The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1872-11-07
and NashriIle RaiIroad.

The Huntsville and Nashville
Railroad Co., chartered March %,
1870, under the general law of Ala
hama, viii commence at Huntsville
and run in a north western direction,
and interscct the Nashville and De
catur Railroad at or near the State
line between Tennessee and Ala
hama-say ut Pulaski. This is an
important line of road to Huntsville,
for several reasons: First, it will
develop the north western part Of
the county. Second, it will enable
parties going to the western mark
cts to reach Pulaski in about the
same time they now reach Decatur.
Third, it viii save TO the merchaH Is
Of Huntsville a vast amount of eX-
pcnse in the way of freights. The
charges from Decatu to Huntsville,
over the n. d c. Railroad, amount
TO about the same as from Louisville
to Decatur. Thus the merchants of
Huntsville would, in ten years, save
enough in the way Of freights to pay
for the entire construction Of the
road from Huntsville to Pulaski
Nor il this all; it will. bring 4 vast
amount Of additional trade to
Huntsville, which nov goes to other
markets. The speedy construction
Of this line of road will bring the
East Alabama and Cincinnati Rail
road to Huntsville; otherwise it will
run up to Woodville, and thence
north to Rock Spring, or to Win
chester Tenn. This lie lie ctio Il
would he ruinous to the future pros
perity of Huntsville. This is n
matter in which the Louisville, Nash
Vile and Great Southern Railroad
Co. is vitality interested. Let it tap
their road at Pulaski, via Huntsville
it will be a powerful feeder. Let
it 90 the other route, to Winchester
and Cincinnati, and it viii be
formidable rival. There would be
but little difference in the routes
from Nashville to Montgomery in
the rival roads. A Narrow Guage
road from Huntsville to Pulaski,
about forty miles on an air line, can
be built and equipped for $40, 900
ut the outside cost, 100000
Huntsville and Madison county,
Elkton and Pulaski and Giles cOun-
ty, can build it, and it is to their in
terest to do it. 1t will be the best
investment they ever made. The
road eventually will be extended
North west through the counties of
Lawrence, Lewis, Perry, Decatur and
Carol, to Huntingdo-, Tenn, where
it will intcrsect the roads already
built from that point to st. Louis
and Chicago. Thus tapping the
Tennessee river below all obstruc-
ton, which throws q vast amount Of
freight upon the road from the
Tennessee, Cumberland, Ohio and
Uper Mississippi tributaries, and
when finished to Huntingdon would
open up an air line from st. Louis
VIA Huntsville to Brunswick and
savannah on the Atlantic seabOard.
This is the great desideratum with
all of the Weste1 Cities, to get the
nearest and cheapest route to the
Atlantic seaboard. This road will
accomplish it.
1t is conceded by distinguished
civil engineers, that Narrow Guage
roads can be operated for about half
the expense of the broad guage
roads,-that they are capable of car
rying double the amount of live
weight to the dead weight, whereas
the broad guage carry double the
amount of dead weight to the live
weight; then the friction and the
wear aud tear of the broad guage is
much greater than that of the mar
row, and will, as matter Of course,
last much longer than the
broad guage. Nothing can save
Huntsville from retrogression but to
make it q Railroad Centre, which,
together with her great natural ad-
vantages, will make her great man
ufacturilg aud prosperous city
Huntsville Reporter.