The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-11-03

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county, and our city of Columbia, fec
the necessity of more railroads, an
have had several under contemplation
the Duck River Valley Railroad, tn
Marshall county road, and the road t
| Memphis, but here is a road that vii
be built very soon, the southern termi
nus (which is not yet determined.
may go to Florence, Ala, or TO Decatu
--Columbia and Maury county can, an,
ought to get the road.
Take map, Mr.. EDITOR, spot Chica
go, the great commercial centre OF th,
Northwest. The road il already unde
construction to Mount Vernon, on til,
| Ohio river; thence to Princeton, Ky.
then forming connection with the Louis
vile and Paducah road, having from
this point direct connection with Chiga
! go, ria Louisville and St. Louis, bring
| ing st. Louis and Chicago as near us, a.
| Cincinnati-thence 80 miles to Clarks
vile, and it's important railroad connec
tions; thence to Columbia, about 81
| miles, forming connection with the Nash
vile and Decatur road. BY means o
! this road connection is formed with ev
! cry importan: line in the South, to New
Orleans, to the Gulf, ut Mobile, and I,
all the Atlantic seaports, forming The
most direct line that could be had from
| the
! LAKES OF THE NORTH To THE GULF OF
NENICo.
This line will close the chain OF road,
that will bear upon their iron rails The
immense trades between the grea
Northwest and the Cotton States of tn,
South, besides opening to us quick anl
cheap transportation to all the great
markets, for all the various products o
our own fertile lands and beautiful coun
try. The benefits ami blessings will
not stop there. The increase OF popu-
lation and enhanced value OF lands
that invariably follow the building q
railroads, would more than repay Mau.
ry county for the building of the road
But this is not all. This road penetrates
the finest coal region in the world, al
Princeton, and over narrow gauge
road coal could and would be delivered
in Columbia at 5 cents per bushel. The
iron ore ofthe very best quality, lies in
incxhausiiblo beds, along the line of the
road in Hickman and Dickson counties.
With iron almost at the suburbs of Co
lumbla, with competing roads to fur
nish her cheap coal, iron can be manu-
featured in Columbia at from Sl2 to Sl5
per ton--less than in Pittsburg. With
cheap fuel. cotton and wooden factories
will spring up. capital will seek invest
ment i'll your city, for you will then COM
mand competing, and have cheap tFaus-
portation, cheap fuel, and the iron, cot
ton, wool and wood at your door. With
capital, will come labor. Look at the
question fairly; j. not this the road that
the people of Columbia and the county
are the most deeply Interested IN. The
road will be built, and that soon. II
you do not secure it to Columbia, Il icHl
10 ,rcst and south Of yoV. If you build
the Duck River Valley road, it will de
velop the country along the line, but
will it not act as a feeder for the St.
Louis AID Cincinnati packet line, along
the Tennessee RiveI? Mill il bring
you cheap coal? VIII any other road
now in contemplation bring you cheap
fpoI, the life Of cities? | wish we could
build all OF pur raads, bHt if we can't,
then We should GEEK the most available
and valuable. The Columbia, Clarks-
willie & Princeton road would develop
that portion of our county known as
Duck River Valley, crossing Duck Riv-
eg somewhere about Williamsport,
and thence on 10 Columbia. The line
might then with great profit be contin-
ned on through Marshall county, thus
making Columbia railroad centre.
1t is opig question Of time when the
road will be built through the State,
from Memphis. It is nor a question
GAINESVILLE g. Princeton road, with its
grand connections, and vast trade. If
any road in the State will pay a profit
to the stockholders, this will, and none
could be built that would more rapidly
develop and bald up your city. 1t
would reach the vast coal fields of Ken
tnckv. the rich iron ore of our neighbor-
ing counties; an immense lumber bus
mess would be developed; the great pea
nut crop of Hickman and adjoining
counties, that now amounts to hundreds
4fthousands of dollars annually, could
be controlled by Columbia. ne might
fill dozen issues of your paper with the
many advantages to Columbia and the
iQunty, to te Feaiiaed by the building
of this road, but we pause and ask de-
ten at ths hands OF our people. Clarks-
vile invites your co-orporation, and
seeks 4 connection with you. The road
,cW be built with or without your your
cooperation. If not built to Columbia
it yill be either Pulaski, Decatur, or
Tuscumbia, ia Florence. We earnest
ly urge immediate action in this impor-
tant matter. We call you to our assis-
lance, Messrs. EDITORS, with your ready
and auent pen. Awake, arouse our peo-
pleto action. Yours Respectfully,
ID