The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-02-15
The Nashville RaIIroad-Gens BOyle's
Letter.

of the Evansville, Henderson & Nash
vile Railroad, taken from the Hea-
derson Reporter. It appears, however,
that 10 the publication some material
portions of the letter were omitted
We publish the omitted extracts, as a
matter of interest to our people, who
are anxious to know the progress
made In this important enterprise
We are glad to know that, contending
with so many difficulties, Gen. Boyle
has been enabled to accomplish so
much. We can only repeat the earn
est desire which we have already ex-
pressed, that the city of Henderson
will give the aid asked by Gen. BOYLE,
in order that Evansville may be in
position. to render the assistance
promised
TIE General, in his letter to GRANT
GREEN, Esq, of Henderson, says:
The very bad weather has retarded
our work, but we continue to pro-
gress with the track laying slowly
| We have passed Trenton and are now
north of the West Fork, and within
about two or two and half miles
Of Pembroke, in Christian County.
We viii run regular trains to Penn
broke next week and by the last Of
February, or early nwMareh, trains
will run to Hopkinsviile, or Its vicin-
ity. There was a good deal of popu-
lar Impotence manifested at our de-
lay in beginning our work, which,
you knoWgwas delayed by the failure
of the delivery of the iron at the time
agreed. But now the people seem
satisfied that the Road sciy be built.
and that we are doing all it is posi-
bic to do to push the road through.
There is a kindly and favorable feel
ing toward the enterprise here, and
all are now convinced that | will
build the road this far, at least. /
feel confident / can build the road
through, if those who should be its
best friends. do not, in their hostility,
defeat it. .<er "a
feel assured that the result of the
hostility to the road exists with few
persons in your city. A few men,
pOwerless to do good, may be potent
to do much harm. II is easier to tear
GQdus 4ud4 u lay 1t QOWu. Is
easier to. prevent the building of a
road, than il is to build it. What is
the caag OF the exposition to the
road, WHICH is to redoRHd so advanta-
geously to Henderson? Is it 0pp0sil
ton to the road, or to me? Is the
Dissatisfaction with me, because of
what has been done, or what has not
been dOne2 Surely reasonable men
will be satisfied with what I have ac-
complished. You should inform
them Of it. You know what / have |
done. Within ten months / have
obtained 81, 200 / have pur- /
chased over twenty two miles Of /
iron-chair and spikes for the same,
and ties necessary to lay the same on |
- and we have actually. laid down |
nearly 20 miles of track We have (
purchased two locomotives, one pas
senger car. and twenty one freight i
cars. We have the material and the
money 30 complete the road to the
vicinity Of Hopkinsville. The means
to do this work / have solicited and /
obtained, mainly by my Individual
exertions, from counties, cities, and
districts, and from the State Of Ten
nessee. / have obtained from that
State and received from Gov. Brown
low 100000 of. Tennessee bonds. I
Gov. b. fully appreciates the value
and importance Of our road, and has
manifested the most friendly interest
toward it, AID has given to me and
the road the aid. of his influence. He
has shown 70 me friendly and decided
confidence, By appointing me, under
the law of Tennessee, to receive the
bonds and expend the same, er their
proceeds, and account to the State
for the same. 1t is personal trust
confdSd to me. | shall take care to
merit the confidence by faithful adj e
of the trust. Governor s.
BrOwntow further manifested his
friendship to the E., a. & N. r. r.,
by making 2 liberal and just running
arrangement between the e.. III. q N. L.
r. r.. and the Edgefeld & Ky. r. r.,
by which our Engineer and Superin-
tendent is the Engineer and Superin-
tendent of the Edgefeld & KY r. r. !
The two roads are run as one, and we Z
run from Nashville to Trenton, and
in ten days we will run from Nash
vile to Pembroke, COINS citing with
Louisville at the crossing IF the Lou
svllle Il Memphis Branch K. r. This
arrangement effected by me is one OF
great interest and importance to our
'oad. / have asked for aid from the
County Court of Davidson County,
Tennessee, and viii ask aid also from
and HopkinsVille, and con
identity expect to receive liberal help p
rom all of them.
The hitch or " trouble" or what
.ver 1t is, at Henderson, Is one of the
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