The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1872-06-28
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The Directors Of the Louisville and
Nashville Railroad Company are anxious
to begin work on the Knoxville Branch
of the Louisville and Nashville railroad,
and would do 20 had not the city Of Lou
isvillc refused to all them rs desired.
We sec from the Couicr-JoWnai that the
authorities refused positively to give them
single dollar of all, and Que Mr.. Long,
member Of the Board of Common
Council made long and very illogical
speech the other night, at meeting held
10 determine the matter, in which he at
tempted to give reasons % why the city
of Louisville should not give Of her sub
stance 10 this road. Among other silly
things asserted by the gentleman referred
10, he said theoxtonsion Of this road from
Livingston to the Tennessee road beyond
Cumberland Gap would not benefit Lou
isville, but Nashville. Now if any man
can take a map aud look at the country
which this extension would reach, and
which would pour its products into the
lap of Louisville, and then say Louisville
wouh not be vastly benefited by the ex-
tension, we would be almost ready TO
doubt his sanity.
Again, if Mr.. Long will tell and show
us how Nashville, situated remote from
this road and having nothing shipped to
and from her over it, is to be benefited
by theextcnsion of this Knoxville Branch,
we will give him credit for more sagacity
than his speech indicates that he pos
sossos. Virginia, East and Middle Ten
nessee, the CarOlinas, and Georgia, with
their cotton, rice, sugar, ETC., would pour
these rich products into Louisville over
this road, and Louisville would have an
other grand artery or trade over which
she could ship her goods, wares and mer-
chandisc, her manufactures, and thus en-
large her borders, ill her Golfers, and
take another long stride ahead of her
jealous rival, Cincinnati. Mr.. Long adj
mittod that the Louisville and Nashville
railroad had been of. vast benefit to LoR-
isvillc, and that the road was well man
aged. For this gracious compliment the
l.. and n. Il. returns thanks and makes
her best bow to the councilman. Small
flvors always thankfully received.
Mr. Long said that the Louisville and
Nashville railroad was rich corporation
and ablin9antlY able 20 Gnish the road
5fsJil, s.nl Ia, ci5ST'5,.s, sid1.. 9..ls g. !,
h it, because ai present ''riIr terminus is
q the wood, and ends nowhere" That
millions of dollars had been expended
lrcady, and the Directors were men of
DO much sagacity to permit the road to
emain in this incomplete condition"
Now what deduction did Mr. Long IN
and men to draw from this assertion,
nd what is the force of the remark?
imply this: Because the corporation is
iealthy, the people of Louisville, (who
re joint benefciaries in the extension)
hOuld not aid IN the work; In other
lords, it is right, equitable and just, for
.ouisville to enjoy large measure Of the |
enefts which this new, completed artery
'ouh bestow, without "helping to pay I
he fiddler" Because an iadiwidaGaI has
honey enough to erect water-works, or
ny other work for the public use, there
IRE the corporate authorities Of the town ,
r city where the work is erected, should,
sfuse to take stock in it 10 aid in the
lattcr. This IS the kind of logic q CON
lined in MIR. Longs address to the city
luncil.
His speech is a bIncomb affair from ,
cginning to end, and, in our opinion, !
i'll wholly fail to hit the mark at which ,
was aimed. Mr.. Long should under ,
and that there is such thing as carry
lg ones guardianship of public trust I
ltirely too farm fact, great danger of
is going to Il ridiculous extreme, if not
actually running it into the ground;
nd to our thinking, the common council
Louisville have well nigh, if they 5
ave not fully, committed these very ]
Iunders.
II may be true, sins, az your spokes-
AN has asserted, that the Knoxville {
ranch tends IN the woods nowherv;' {
Ut if you win travel in body up this I
ny to that terminus at Livingston, you .
i'll find a good road, excellent cars, a {
ell managed road, with trains going
twenty-five miles per hour. You will $
c from three to five long trains of cars
n day, laden with superior coal and fine Q
mbor, with cattle, horses, mules, hogs,
ecp, bark, etc, and you will find pas
niger cars pretty well filled with pas /,
ngcrs, composed Of emigrants going ]
est FROM Eastern Kentucky, Tennessee, |
irginia, Carolina, etc, and you will e
SO find that many of these passengers y
e merchants and farmers going to your +
y to buy the supplies of your merch- b
~ and manufacturers, apl who leave.
oh them hundreds of thousinds Of dol 4
N every year, which, but for this branch I
al that Terminates in the woods-
where" would find is way to Cinein-
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