The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-05-14

| While the EaSt 1S III d 'eTueuI ofor Gne cOu
pletion Of the Pacific Railroad, Cincinnati is
thoroughly aroused on the subject Of obtain
ing better facilities Of communication with be
Southern Atlantic seaboard. Before the rail.
road committee Of the City Councllof Cincin.
natl, in connection with the advisory commit
tee of the Board of Trade and Chamber oil
Commerce Of the same city, the representa-
tiyes Of the various routes for Southern rail.
road presented the advantages of their respec-
tive lines at Cincinnati on Saturday afternoon,
A large attendance Of railroad men and capital
lists from the South was present, and much en-
thusiasm prevailed. Great confidence was felt
| in the speedy completion OF the grand trunk
line from Cincinnati to Chattanooga. Major E.
Hulbart, OF tie Georgia. State Road, showed the
importance of Chattanooga as the terminus, it
being the centre from which radiate seven
grand trunk lines, eith3 now complete or in
the process OF construction with the prospect
of certain speedy completion. DR.. Haggard of
Louisville, favored a line via Danville and
I'McMinvllle to Decatur, on the Memphis and
Charleston Railroad. Mr.. ". A. Guns, of Lex
ington, represented the advantages OF the Dam
vile and Enemy River route to Chattanooga.
w. j. Ramage advocated making Knoxville the
terminus, and said that that city would meet
the road from Cincinnati at the Tennessee
State line. C. Sittil, Of the Cumberland and
Ohio Road, eaid that the connection between
Cincinnati and Chattanooga via that road
would be made. Governor Bullock, OF eorgia,
ad Jocated short line connection with Chatta-
nooga. Governor SCOTT, OF South Carolina,
favored the Blue R:dge line. The meeting ad-
journed on Saturday afternoon, and the COM
mittee will convene again at the call of the
President. In connection with this question,
the following able article from the leading rail-
road journal OF the United States will be read
with interest:
TIE GREAT SOUTHERN ROAD AND ITS ROUTE.
From the Railroad Record. May 6.I
Those who like ourselves have felt deep
and tireless interest in the possible future OF o
great Southern road for the benefit of and
created by the imperious need OF Cincinnati
rejoice greatly that one step, and great one,
has been taken toward that object. The Par
guson Bill" (ss 1t is called) has been passed by
The Legislature OF OLio. and ia supposed by
tioual. This act gives power to the City of
Cincinnati to borrow ten millions OF dollars,
and m Ike the road. The constitution forbi1s
cities to hold stock in railroad and to aid
railroad companies. But in this case the city
will make the road, aud it is believed there is
inherent power ID the city to do tLls. The
steps TO be taken, as We read the law, are !: l..
To- 70 FIX the terrnini of the road, one Of which
must be Cincn natl; 2. TO have vote OF the
people author zng the construction OF the road;
s. The appointment by the Superior Court OF
five trustees, who are to have charge OF the
funds aud tue work; 4. The actual construc-
lon of the road.
In our opinion each OF these steps should be
taken as speedily as possible. For in spite OF
plcting the WORK. Como 9isoTe.'on must be
had ON the route. and tbre6weeks' notice OF o
vote must be given. It will be six weeks be-
fore the full authority OF the city will be gwen.
After that several weeks must elapse in sur
yeylne the route. which. ought to be done in
must be raised, probably in Europe. Thus
much time will be consumed: Besides all this,
the nubc mind is now ready for action; Shakes
no,re "a there is tide which, taken at the
flood leads on to fortune, but, il not taken at
the flood. NAV lead 10 very different place.
In eyely aspect Of the case, we had best urge
the matter on.
Ul.
Cinclunati is one. The selection OF the other
is. in ct, the selection OF the whole route and
| on this we shall make few remarks. What s
the object of the Southern railroad ? It is not
| fo make q Southwestern road. nor South
eastern road. The former we have by the dl.
rect road to Louisville, connecting with the
Nashville and Memphis the latter we shall
| have by the Chesapeake and Ohio road, now
piakng. The object in view, therefore. is not
| OF ftaln M thar Sto b,,k
| II il TO make a direct Southern Trunk Line.
whi,h will give US not only the trade of East
rennessee. but OF North and South Carolina.
aid Georgia and with the exception OF the
western portion OF Georgia, we can have the
whole trade of that region with the West. Now.
where should cbe Trunk line 20 to secure this
great prlxe2 That is the great question
and il seems to US not very difficult to set.
tie and let us examine 1t step by step:
When the Southern roa1 was first planned
in 1894 and was proceeded with in the fell W.
ino TWO years TIL the great convention Of 1896
il was intended to 20 to Knoxville, thus to be
conueoted with the MAN line IN South Carroll
ma. to 20 through the Rabun Gap in Georgia
th. route now called the '.Blue Ridge Rail.
rnsda rns route. and which South Carolina is nov
engaged upol with great elrnestness. Knox
vile mas ILen the ouly objective peint will
C,nc;nnati. Now, let US examine where tht
Kline Rldce Rl,lroad will go. The Blue Ridge
goes to the northwest corner OF South Carolina
nnnd tb,n cutters the northeast corner o.
Genrgia iRapun County, and then passes the
Rabun Gan iuto tue Valley Of the Eittlc Zen
nass.e t.warIs Kingston, about forty miles
hsIow Knoxville. Now, let us mark this
,o,', Rnt. in the m.antime, observe
tho, II the trunk Line koai were % strike
COZ Kng.ton. on some point making CON
ny n.c,,n', with the Blue Ridge r .ilroad, thai
wom,d oe n direct llne to the South, and woulc
s,r,r. ,wo GREAT seaports, Charleston and ga
yannob. Tor. let it be remembered. that Savan
nah ~ making what is called the Savannah
Y I,ey ,onIe. which goes up on the east side o.
,ha Savannah River, till it JOINS the Blue Ridge
| P.,,rnaI in the extreme northeastern corner
| ~ S,nth carolina. Thus, a main trunk line
wn, .h wonld strike the Blue Ridge Road neal
K,n0stnn would secure direct Southern roaG
-, ,,I, Ghares,on and Savannah. We should
hi, tu, bu ds with one stone, which IS certain
20 Now lat us look at the system of North
car,i;ns rnoJs. North Carolina has been many
,oa ~ I,nil ING up system Of railroads. WHOSE
4 wss,er,, central point ls AsheVille. Thence
,ho nam has been for more than thirty years
~, ..n ,I,,yn tho valley OF the French Broad tc
| r. W,o~u,iio and that would be easlly doue
K''oX,...c IL forty miles above Kingston. Al
,,' lion or only forty miles from the iuuc
t,,.n ot ,;o B,ue Ridge Road, its main ruhk
,.onG hare connection with the whole sys
npuu NJ Mnr,i, Carolina roads; and that system
S'' ~ innt through the whole Of North Caro-
u; .,I,I reaches Wilmington at Que point
F,'a,r vi le al another, and Beaufort at auo. b.
a. In H., a railrosd from Cine nnatl tc
| y. - , ,,ouid T. n ch the whole SeacJasl from