Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-01-31
LOUISVILLE AND NASHVILLE RAIL.
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The Merchants of Louisville i'm Council.

ROAD.
| The Merchants of Louisville I'm Council
| The Louisville Commercial and Courier
Journal of Saturday contain a full account Of
the meeting ofthe Board of Trade City Coun-
Gil and merchants of that city, on Friday eve
ming last. It was numerously attended by lead
| ing citizens and was earnest aud practical.
| The objects of the meeting were explained by
the President Mr.. W. B. Hamilton then took
| the floor He said the question before the Board
was one of vital importance. The idea of a
| Knoxville road had been conceived by the la
mented James Guthrie, and it would have been
carried out had he lived He was glad to see
| it brought before the people of Louisville He
had ever believed 1.-THE best route to the South.
Guthrie had conceived the idea of extending the
Lebanon branch of the Louisville and Nashville
railroad to Knoxville, and at a meeting of the
stockholders of that road it was unanimously
agreed to extend the Lebanon branch TO the
Kentucky State line. For want of means the
project slept, and it could be opened only by
the, same means, money. He believed this the
quickest and surest outlet to the South. There
were many ways in which this could be accom-
plished Some of them might not be proper TO
be discussed; but for the purpose of bringing
the matter to a test he had prepared preamble
and resolutions, which he asked to be read.
The Secretary then read the resolutions, as
follows W 4 ~ ~ GT
WHEREAS, We believe it to be the interest of
the city of Louisville, and the stockholders of
the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Compa-
ny, and justly due the counties which the kncx-
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branch be finished and put in connection with
Knoxville, Tennessee, with as little delay as the
interest OF all parties concerned will admit;
therefore,
Resolved That the Board of Trade do now
appoint a committee of two (2). who shall, in
our behalf, request the General Council of this
city to appoint committee of three, go whose.
duty it shall be to confer with the President and
Directors of the Louisville and Nashville Rail-
road Company, and to take such steps as will
secure the early completion OF the said branch
road.
MIR. Brannin favored charging the committee
and direating them also 10 enquire into the
prospects for getting control of the Nashville
and Decatur road This road and the Knox
vile road, he thought, would give Louisville as
good Southern connection as she wished. The
road to Chattanooga would not remedy the ex-
listing evils Louisville experienced. When W.
get to Chattanooga We have the Western and
Atlantic Railroad in our way. They are in con-
troll Of the Nashville and Chattanooga road, and
the latter is the road in eur way. he said pro-
duce was now being shipped from Chicago
through Louisville South cheaper than we can
ship it. He hoped the Knoxville road would be
pushed through.
Mr.. Hamilton rose TO explain That the stock
holders of the Louisville and Nashville railroad
in the counties below were opposed TO this Leb-
anon extension to Knoxville He had admon-
ished stockholder sonio time ago that Louis
vile was moving in the matter, and that it was
time he was getting ready to assist i'll furthering
matter SO important to Louisville He believ-
ed that public sentiment favored it, and that all
opposition was dying away. Improperly pushed
onward, he thought we could have road to
Knoxville completed in two years. 81 Il
Mr.. Porter vacated tho chair and remarked
that he had intended to offer the resolution just
offered by Mr.. Brannin. He referred to for
mer report by the Board of Taade committee,
quoting the closing remarks about the n ash
vile road and It's connection, which expressed
the hope that this road would cooperate with
JIG SItiACho InS
and connections. Heebelieved every business
man was willing to be taxed OH everything he
possessed to extend their influence southwark.
If it was not done our trade was lost. To affect
this Knoxville connection, the Louisville and
Nashville railroad would have TO build fifty
nine miles of road, and the whole route would
then be two hundred and forty-three miles. At
Chattanooga the same difficulty of insufficient
communication was observable. To ship goods
southwark they had TO ship over the Western
and Atlantic railroad, now run in the interest
of the Nashville and Chattanooga railroad.
The President then announced Messrs. ". 3.
Hamilton, \. Brandels and j. B. MeFerran as
the committee.
These gentlemen arc al warm friends Of the
Knoxville extension.
We learn from President NcGhee that add-
tional information has been forwarded to this
commsttee and prompt action urged.
We have to suggest to our business men that,
in their communications with dealers in Louis |
vile and by every possibleRFay, the extension
be urged. Agitation must do us good, for the |
facts arc with us.
Th, Ur,ifod Sfosas Cour,