The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-06-28
The Evansville. VaPml and Paducah
RailrUau-Ihe It0ute Proposed.

A1A4ADlh JOAA y 81
DEAR SIRs: [ find the following in
your paper Of this morning;
The Paducah Herald IN an article COM
TnenLfng on recent editorial of toe JOUR-
Nal on the Evansville, Carmi and Padu-
elh Railroad. presents the following facts
for the consideration OF our peoples:
BY a direct road, Evansville may lose a
little of the Illinois trade. but she would
be more than com pensated for this by
short line OF connection with the South.
W e DO not desire to NEEDLE in Evans
vile railroad matters. IT is not our funer-
al But petty expedients and netgn bOr-
hood railroads viii not answer In these
days OF gigantic ralifO"d line snort.
speedy and cheap lines are those which
will do the business of the country, and
viii pay for thetr running.
b trtcing line on the map, 1t viii be
seen that railroad from Evansville, by
way OF Paducah, to Mem phis, and thence
into interior Arkansas, 1s almost 81 direct
line; Whilst ~ also gives 10 EVanSVllle al
most direct line through West TeuneSs
and Central Mississippi TO New Orleans.
But ubtless Evansville Will see and
appreciate all these things PUducah has
no Jealousy in the matter, but ON the con
Irary Will gladly cooperate Ia building
the proper Kind OF read.
To answer, [ beg leave to say that
If [ understand the aims and objects
Of the Evansville, Carmi and Paducah
Railroad Company. it is to build one
track across the Wabash River, with
DidnCiCS ~ J. dduCdh Auh obs l4OuiSs
the point of divergence being at the
Wabash River, and not at Carmi as
some persons seem to suppose.
By articles that have appeared in
some of our papers it seems to have
been thought by some persons that
the company designed building the
road through Carmi to Paducah.
This has not been my understand
ing OF the intention of the company.
But that they aimed to start from the
funk line at the bridge on the
Wabash, and to run by one branch
through Carmi to St. Louis, and by
the other branch, aghich does not pass
through iGyHsi, but through New
Haven, Equality and Goleonda, to
Paducah.
The Paduch Herald very wisely
says that = petty ecpeajeats aud neigh
borhood railroads aoiU not daSI0er IN
these days Of gigantic railroad lines. y
But it the Herald applies this to
the f., G. & 2. Company, it does so
because the aims and full designs OF
the company are not fully known to
the Herald, for it Is something in the
nature Of u gigantic railroad line
that is aimed at. We have been led
to believe hat the company intend to
build a road to Paducah and also one
to st. Louis, and when this is done or
the completion of these lines assured
the parties whS---4ave been most
active In this matter, intend to build
an eastern line to Seymour, and
thence to some railroad center in
Ohio, perhaps Columbus, Ohio; thus
ma king the best route East from New
Orleans, Vicksburg aud Memphis
w hen we have built road TO Sey-
mour, we will form a connection
with the Erie and the Penn
sylvania Central, and by building ten
or tweuty miles further, to the line OF
| the Cincinnati q Indianapolis, with
the Baltimore & Ohio, into whose
hands the Indianapolis Il Cincinnati
has lately passed. Aud at Columbus,
Hamilton or Dayton, Ohio, we would
make a connection with all Eastern
| lines.
It is to the interest of Paducah
that when the bridge at that point is
completed, she should have compet-
ing lines East and North
If Paducah really has no jeal-
ousy IN the matter. and will CO.
operate in building theroad, Evans
vile will furnish her the best posi-
bic road East. and place both cities
upon one Of the great through lines
Of the country.
Evansville expects to live In the
face of competition, to thrive amidst
the prosperity of others, and to excel
only by superior skill and energy.
We look upon any other designs as
circumscribed and ruinous.
THROUGH LINE.