The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1869-06-03
S}listellaueo11s Artitles.
From The Cincinnati Railroad Record.
The Southern Railroad.

In regard to what should be the termi-
nus of tie Southern Read, and what were
the great objects to be accomplished, we
have expressed ourselves freely, in past
articles but, since the arrival OF nnmcr-
Gus Southern Delegations, and the strife
for the Southern terminus has become so
active, it may be interesting to state the
case gain, in the light of cost and geo.
graphy;
LIST. The People of Cincinnati want
South line of Railroad. To meet this
want, two points are proposed; Chatta-
nooga and Knoxville. The direct South
line passes between these two points, and
hence, it will not be q material variance
to 90 to either of them.
"a. But. Chattanooga is 60 miles farth-
or South, and here arises the question of
cost. will Cincinnati be committed by
establishing the terminus to make the road
to that point? If the Road is to be be-
tween those two points, and Cincinnati is
herself to make the road, which the new
law requires, how can she help making
the whole road? In that case, why
should she make 60 miles moro road than
is necessary? But, it said, that the city
will buy the Kentucky Central, and in the
same way will buy some road in Iennes-
see, to be made to the State Line. Sup
pose this done, why buy 60 miles more
than is necessary? If the city of Cincn-
natl is to buy, or to make q railroad from
Covington to Chattanooga, it will require
all of ten millions and more. Hence, we
think it safer, simply on the ground of
cost. to make Knoxville the Southern ter
minus. But, we confess, that Chattanoo-
ga is on the straight line from Cincinnati
to Pensacola, which is our Cincinnati and
Mackinaw Line, completed.
Sd. But, there are other considerations.
mentioned in our former article, which
makes Knoxville as the proper terminus
in the South 1t is absolutely necessary.
If Cincinnati would derive any great ben
eft from her ten millions of dollars, that
that she should have road connecting
her with the South Atlantic ports This
she will have ultimately with Norfolk, by
the. Ohio and Chesapeake Road but
whero will be the connection with Will
mington N. C), Charleston Is. g., Sa-
vannah (Ga.), unless her Trunk Line is
SO made, as to connect with the Systems
of Railroad in North and South Carolina?
Now, the North Carolina System OF Rail-
roads is to come down the French Broad
to Knoxville; and the South Carolina
System is to be continued through the
Rabun Gap (Ga.), by the Little Tennessee
10 Knoxville 1t is true, that those roads
NAV be connected with Trunk Line to
Chattanooga, but only SO, by extending
branches farther than is necessary, and
by Cincinnati making 4 longer Trunk
line than is necessary.
4th But, there is another point of ma
terial Importance. Supposing that Chat
tanooga is selected, is not almost certain
that good engineering will require the use
of two thirds the Chattanooga and Knox
Vile Road at any rate? If you take up
the map of Tennessee, you will find that
the railroad from Chattanooga to Knox.
vile goes for two-thirds OF the way, al
most on the direct line to Cincinnati,
being but little east of north. 1t is not
probable, that a good engineer will find
any better road from CINCINNATI to Chat
tanooga, than to go directly to near Will
lamsburg. KY, crossing the Cumberland
Mountains, on direct South line to
Jacksboroust,, and thence to Knoxville
and Chattanooga, and not far from the
exact South line from Cincinnati. 1t is
very we'll ascertained that the Jacks
borough route crosses in the most practical
bic gap in the Cumberland mountains, and
is on the whole the easiest made. We
think that this modification of the Knox
vile route would probably be better than
either one of those proposed. If the
Chattanooga terminus be selected, we
feel confident that this will be the result
of it the present Knoxville and Chatta-
nooea route will be used for 1lO miles of
the distance. If this be true, and the
map shows that it is, we can not see why
Cincinnati should make, or what is the
same thing, buy OF become responsible for
1l0 miles more of road than is necessary.
Some people seem to think that it is no
matter whether we have direct railroad
to the Southern Atlantic or not; th:t it is
only necessary to have the trade from the
Southwest! If this be the case, the ten
millions Cincinnati is about to expend,
will be as completely thrown away, as if
it were put in the ocean. The straight
line to Memphis will be made in n few
days TIA Louisville, and the Bridge over
the Ohio will soon complete it. Memphis
is the center Of the Southwest. 10 Nash
Vile VIC have already two lines, one by
rail and one by river. Whatever is wan
ting TO the Southwestern Lines will soon
be made by private parties. The object
of Cincinnati is very different thing from
this The object is TO make q Direct
Trunk Line, which while it admits of all
collateral branches necessary to connect
Tennessee and Alabama with the main
line, nevertheless looks to Georgia, South
and North Carolina, as it's real ultimatum.
A.,.4l,;nae rhnrt nt thnt will ho a fnilnrn