Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-09-26

whole community, and had no de-
nunciation of the power Of one
man "to say who shall vote and
who shall not" 1t is wonderful
what an appreciation these fellows.
have of the enormous crimes the
Radical party committed in the
name of free government in Tens
nessee during the past four years,
now that power has departed from
that faction, and the machinery
they used SO effectively is liable to
be turned against them. -a4
TIE RAILROAD CONNECTION AZ
3 te LOUISVILLE. 81
The question of connection be~
tween the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad and the Louisville, Cincin~
natl and Lexington short line seems
to have been agitating the public
mind at Louisville for some time.
The city of Louisville, if we may
Judge from the action of her Coun-
Gil, is seeking to throw obstacles
in the way of a free transit of
freight and passengers over this
great and popular route. LOUIS
vile has a perfect right to take a
narrow-minded view of what she
may deem her own interests; but
she must remember that hers is not
the only interest involved in the
discussion and solution of this
question. She might as well I'm
derstand that she is on one of the
great through routes between the
Atlantic and the Gulf The roads
constituting this route by way of
Louisville cost many millions of
dollars, and represent the produc-
tons, energy and industry of many
millions of people. All of these are
now taxed for the want of a con-
nection at Louisville. This may be
fun for them; but, as the frogs said
to the boys, sit is death to us."
If we understand the position OF
the question in that locality, it is
about thus: More than a year ago,
the Louisville and Nashville, and
Louisville, Cincinnati and Licking
ton Railroad Companies, through
their directories, applied to the
Louisville Council for a right-ofs
way through the city. No one
outside of the city of Louisville
could for q moment imagine why
8 favorable connection of the two
roads would not be eagerly courtet
and readily granted. The connec'
ton has not been granted and, il
| we may judge from the proceedings
Of the City Council, as we fine
them published in her local papers
We infer that a favorable connee
| ton will not be granted,
If Louisville does not want The
through traffic over those roads Il
pass through her upon some rout
acceptable to commerce, then why
trouble her? 1t had struck US
however, heretofore, that commerce.
was a thing to be courted, no
repulsed.
Referring to the map, we finc
that q shorter and better route thai
she can grant is open to these roads
By passing east of the city o
Louisville both time and distanc
are saved. Under the branchip!
| powers conferred by the charter
| Of both roads, they have the RICH
to make the connection outside tn
city, without seeking to enforc
upon unwilling recipients the pay
ment of the large sum which tn
connection will cost.
| If we are rightly informed, The
late Jas. Guthrie, while President o
the Louisville and Nashville Rail
road Company, subscribed, in behal
of his road, for 100000 of tn
bonds of the Louisville, Cincinnati
and Lexington Short'line road
looking to connection with tina
road as of great and lasting benef
to the corporation over which he 81
long and SO ably presided. Littl
| did he think that he would be sue
ceeded by men too indolent TO plucl
the fruit grown from the seed h,
had SO wisely planted.
| But let us throw the local publ,
sentiment ia Louisville aside, fo
she is but q single point on tn
great through line, and address our
selves to what can be done. w
learn that there are to be meeting
Of the stockholders Of both thes
roads in October, to consider al
| questions of interest to them, ant
| vote for directories subservient t,
their interests and the public good
As to the value of this connection
atLouisville or elsewhere, the stock
holder has to refer only TO the re
port of Superintendent Fink, o
the Louisville and Nashville Rail
road, and he will find that that gen
tleman estimates the net profits as
result of this connection, at no
less than $4,000 per month, o
100000 to 100000 per annum
and that Col. Gill, the Superintend
ent of tho Louisville, Cincinnati
and Lexington Short Line Road, es
Inmates tho worth of the connection
to his road at $4,000 per month
or about s25O,OOO per annum
When the stakeholder consider!