Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-01-23
The Railroad between MurfreesbOrO
and GaIhafin.

and Ga1iatin.
The Murfreesboro Neies of yesterday
calls the serious attention of the people Of
Rutherford and adjoining counties to the
necessity and importance OF speedily build
ing a railroad from Murfreesboro TO inter-
sect the Louisville and Nashville railroad
at Gallatin.
We are a little astonished that our neigh
boring cotemporary, in speaking Of the in
ducements offered for the construction of
this road, should discriminate in favor Of
Louisville against the interests of The cap
ital of his own State.
In order that our business men may
keep posted in regard to this proposed en-
terprise which had its origin in Wilson
county, because of the delay in COM
mencing operations on the Pacific railroad,
we introduce the following extracts from
that paper upon The points discussed:
It's immediate result will be to make
Murfreesboro the shipping and selling
point of all our products that now seek a
northern market from the rich and pro-
ductive counties of Rutherford, Bedford,
Lincoln, Franklin, Coffee, Cannon and
Warren. 1t will also make Murfreesboro
the point from which those counties will
draw their supplies Of merchandise, gro
ceries, etc.
1t will put our products in the Louis
vile market as quickly and at as little
cost as it now requires TO put them on the
Nashville market. This road will be the
direct route of travel from all points south
of Murfreesboro to the north, and from the
north to all points south Of MurfreesbOro.
In order to make it manifest that it is
our interest and true policy to construct
this road, we will examine into the actual
amount of tax paid by one single county
on one article of export, which would be
mostly saved to the producer if his market
was at Murfreesboro instead of q more dis
tant point. The county of Rutherford
raises annually from 10000 to 10000 bales
of cotton; this cotton is usually sent
10 Nashville at a cost of one dollar
per bale freight. 1t then has to be
carried by drays either to the Louisville
depot or to the wharf, or be housed in
NdSnNllle dDu await HdihCt thCiCJ obO
in either case it lie at a cost of not less than
four dollars per bale, a tax directly on the
producer, and which would be saved if he
could sell at home, or ship direct from
Murfreesboro to Louisville. The same
process is pretty nearly repeated on all our
merchandise and farming implements COM
ing through the city of Nashville; and on
all travellers going north or south, there
must be reshipplng of baggage and ON
nibus hire from one depot TO the other,
all of which would be avoided on the pro-
posed route.
In addition TO other inducements 10 con-
struct this road, it would inevitably bring
TO the rich and fertile counties of Middle
Tennessee, Northern skill and Northern
capital, the two items that we most need.
Manufactures of various kinds would
spring into life, directed and controlled by
men whose interests would be identified
with our own, and who, while enriching
thomaelves would add to the common
wealth of the country, 1t would bring the
mechanic and settle him here, where he
would be richly rewarded for his labor and
add largely 10 the value of our population
The Importance of this road cannot be
oyer-estimated by us, and the route the
most practicable of any that has been con-
templated in the State; mostly a level
country between the two points, with bun
two water cour, es of any size to bridge, and
one of them, (he East fork Of Stones riv-
err, very narrow; every view of the pro-
ject invites us TO be at work and build the
road. We have undoubtedly large sur
plus of cash means in Middle Tennessee,
and there is no investment that promises
so well as this road. 1t is impossible for
il TO be otherwise than paying stock.