The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-01-03
Cincinnati and her Southern Railroad
Connections.
From. the Knoxville Psess.]


Chattanooga, as an objective point to Gin
clnnati's operations, is important only IN the
fact that 1t is held as the best point of-eire
once to tho various Cotton States. Chatta-
nooga, in Cincinnatis calculations, 10 regarded
simply as geographical point, which 1t Is I'M
porlant to reach, In the general plan OF South
ern connections. If the same end can be &C
comrrshed through other points, and oy dill
ferent and cheaper, or shorter lines, and more
speedily, it is the rational argument Of the
Commercial that the pet scheme Of grand
and costly and lopg-delayed trunk line should
be- abandoned, and the opportunities Of the
hour be seized and improved at once. IL
sees no donbt-.f not, it can see-that ALREADY
the knoxville branch Of the Louisville ana
Nashville road is completed 10 Livingston,
within twelve miles of London, KY, and tnat
the extension of the Kentucky Central, from
NIcholasville to Danville, distance OF twenty
eight miles, will place Cincinnati in connec-
tlon with that line. It mightsee further, that
the Knoxville and Ohio (late Knoxville and
Kentucky road. already completed nortn"aro
distance OF forty miles, is now in the HANDS
OF company able and determined to complete
1t. 1t was bought with special view TO lts
Northern extension, and its completion may
be set down, at last, as thing Of certain ac'
complshment. An unfinished gap OF eighty
eight miles separates Knoxville from the
Lebanon branch, and this, added to the
gan between Danville and Nicho!as7llle,
leaves a gap OF only one hundred and slSteen
miles to be closed up, to make complete
the railroad communication between Cincln-
natl and Knoxville. The shortest line yet sur
yeyed for the Cincinnati and Chattanooga line,
we believe, is two hundred and forty-three
miles In length-which is yet to be construct
ed. Ten months will suffice to complete the
Knoxville line the Chattanooga route could
be hardly opened in three years, where the
present Obstacles to its commencement out OF
the way. By reaching Knoxville, Cincinnati
would practically accomplish all that could be
obtained by the direct line to Chattanooga.
Aud she would accomplish much more. She
wou,d secure shorter route to Charleston,
South Carolina. by way of Knoxville, than BY
way of Chattanooga, and at much carrier
day. The Southern Railroad Association has
lately become the purchaser Of the Cincinnati,
Cumberland Gap and Charleston Railroad.
From Morristown, on the East Tennessee, Vir-
clnia and Georgia Railroad, this road is COM
pleted forLy.three miles in the direction OF
Asheville, North Carolina. An extension OF
torty.four miles, which will certainly be made
without delay, will take it to the latter poinf.
From Asheville to Greenville, South Carolina,
is but sl1ty.hye miles. GreenVilie IS the
northern terminus OF the Green7ille and Co.
lumbia Railroad, which has lately been pur-
chased BY the South Carolina Railroad Com
pany, of which Mr.. Magrath is President.
simultaneously with the extension Of the Nor
| ristown Road to Ashe7ille, the road from
Greenville will be pushed forward to that
| point. thus completing Knoxvllle's connection
with Charleston, by way Of Asheville and
Greenville. at an early day. The filling up Of
gap of one hundred and nine miles will COM
plete The connection. So that, by way OF
Knoxville, Cincinnati can, at less tnan one
fourth the expense, and at much earlier DAY,
than by another course, secure all her desired
Southern connections, being, when at hnsx-
vile, nearer 10 Charleston, by way OF the line
aforementioned. than when at Chattanooga