Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-11-11
For the Fayetteville ahserver.
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Railroading.

Jug up Udu ASSiIilSS diuOuS tHSuu-
selves, neither to their own ad-
vantage, nor to the advantage Of
their favorites, / propose to give
them something to think about of
more solid good to our people, and
of far more Importance.
1t is conceded on all sides, that
the Branch Railroad running from
Fayetteville to Decherd, whatever
may Rave been the inducements
at the time of its location, is not
at the right place aaosC, under cur
changed circumstances. Many
expedients and plans have been
suggested to set the matter right,
but none that, in our judgment,
came up 10 the mark. We do not
propose to take up these sugges-
tons in detail and examine them.
for we have not the time, even if
I'VE had the inclination, and our
friend Wallace had the space to
give US. But we will Just say
this for all the suggestions that
have come under our notice, that
not one of the lines suggested can
eUer hope to become part Of a Grand
Trunk Line. We take it as a mat
ter of course, that none of our
people would be contented with
mere Branch Railroad if they
could obtain main line. 1t is a
notorious fact in our experience
and observation that Branch Roads
tributary to main lines, must bear
all the Inconvenience and much of
the expense of broken down To-
comotives and cars. The princi-
pal Road always contriv es to shove
off its worn out rolling stock on
the branches, and having the ad-
vantage as it does this cannot be
altogether prevented. Hence We
say if possible let's have q Main
Line of our own, and ''play sec
ond fiddle" to none.
Some of our people seem to
think that all that is necessary
| in order to build Railroad and
make it pay is to run it through a
fertile section of country. This
is a mistske. Some of the best
paying lines in the United States
run through very poor sections Of
country, atleast for long distances.
There is not paying Railroad in
the country that depends on its
, lcdy travel or business for its sup
port. There must be something
at each end of the Road. Itmust
connect some points Of some i'm
portance together, or at least sup
ply part of the line for such con-
nections. Railroads must be built
from one commercial center to
another or must form part of
line connecting great commercial
centers, in order to be paying
Roads. If we want to build a
Railroad that will succeed, and
will pay, we must build such one
as will offer to the great travelling
and commercial public some In
ducement to make it a part of a
Main Line. Then no matter what
kind of ground it is built over, it
will pay.
We think such Railroad can
be built through Lincoln county,
and we offer one suggestion as to
the line. We think that Rail-
road from Franklin in Williamson
county, through Lewisburg and
Fayetteville to Huntsville would
accomplish those most desirable
and necessary objects we have
hereinbefore indicated Or if you
like, start from Nashville through
the same points to Huntsville
The length of the line from
franklin to Huntsville would be
some so or 50 miles, and the line
would cross but few ridges or wa
ter courses where the work would
be expensive. There is no line
in the country over which Rail |
road could be more easily built,
Npd none that would offer greater
inducements in the way OF con-
necti0ps. If we wished to travel
north, northwest or northeast,
the nortS end of this line would