New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-18
ALARAMA AND CHATTANOOGA RAILROAD.

60 the EGttOr Of The Tribune.
SIR: By the time this reaches you the Alabama
and Cbaftannoga Railroad will be completed Its
fermini ChaitaI ooga, Tennessee, and Meridian,
mississippi and It's length is 296 miles. Its cOnnec-
lions are such that no change of cars is necessary
from I.ynchburg Va. to Mobile New-Orleans, Vicks-
burg. and other Southern and SouthW esteTn points
This road in all respects spasses any other ID the
Southern States IN It's construction and equlpment
and all modem Improvements for the comfort and
safety of passengers. It's construction was COM
1nenced about two years ago. The topography of
the country was such that the cost necessarily
large, but to have built II cheaper would have IN
doubleday been the worst kind of economy. The
time that Will be saved between New York and New
Orleans over this line viii be nearly twelve hours
This item viii prove of great Importance to the
travelling public and Will place the Company to great
advantage over their competitors. The magnificent
scenery along the line of this road is not surpassed
IN this country 1t has the famous Lookout Noun
tain in full view aud traverses the beautiful valleys
of Lookout, Wills and Jones The United States
Government granted 10 this Company between eleven
and twelve hundred thousand acres Of its lands To-
Gated in the state Of Alabama, very much OF which
she road passes through, and from the mghest
authority these lands are pronounced equal 70 any
IN the United States for the production of red and
brown hcmatite iron ore end bituminOus coal
The geographical location Of this line is such that
ats receipts viii unquestiOnably be very large. Inc
gross earnings Of the Nashville and Chattanooga
reason why the Alabama and Chattanooga Railroad
earnings should not be equal TO it, and Will soon be
greater. as II will command the greater portion OF
the through travel to and from the great cities OF
kew-England and New-YOlk through the tbicky
settled sections Of New-Jersey Philadelphia, Balti-
more, Washington, Alexandria, Lynchburg Knox
vile, Chattanooga, Mobile New Orleans yicksburg
West.
The construction Of this line has been under the
charge of Northern, Eastern, and Southern men.
Many of the former have been largely interested in
fhe construction Of of the Oldest lines in the
Eastern and Middle States; their statement is that
Che country through which the A. and c. r. r. runs
ST. as healthy, and, some accounts more healthy
than the Eastern Middle States. Il is rolling and
mountainous, water is as good in any section of
the country, and an abundance Of delicious fruit
grows spontaneously in the valleys. The lower por-
ton Of the road passes through very fine cotton
producing section which will be transported oyer
the line Eastward bound, cheaper and quicker than
by any other route.
This ROAD connects at Chattanooga with the Nash
vile and Chattanooga, East Tennessee and Georgia
and Western and Atlantic; AZ Gadsdcn, Alabama,
with the Eufala Opelika, Oxford, and GunteTsu!le
Railroad; q. ElytOn, Alabama, with tie South aud
North Railroad Leading 10 Montgomery, tine capital
oi the State; at York with the Selma and Meridlan,
winch sends its passengers and freight over Ihc Atala
tnd Chattanooga for thirty miles, 10 MERIDIAN MI3-
tissiPpi, With the Mobile and Ohio and NicksDurg
and Meridian. There is also line ~ coGr,eo con-
siructon ffvm Mobile to ElytCD. which ~ be COM
pieIed within the next twelve mCD,hS These cVL-