New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-20
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QFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE UNITED STATES
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF NEW ORLEANS
THE NEW RAIL OUTLET.
Opening of the North and South Link /
tiie Louisville and Nashville System.

Opening of the North and South Link fl
the Louisville and Nashville System.
We copy the following from the Louis
vilie Commercial:
On the twentyninth day of Septembe,
the latest extension Of the Louisville anG
Nashville railroad, that of the South ana
North railroad, will be opened for the trans
action OF business. The opening Of this road
gives Louisville direct and speedy commu
nication with the Gulf of Mexico, through
Aobue and Pensacola. 1t was the last re.
naming obstacle to the acquisition by Lou
tsyllle Of a trade which st. L0uis and New
Orleans have enjoyed, and the control of
Che line from Decatur to Montgomery and
from Nashville to Chattanooga, fully
stocked with the superb and abundant roll
ing stock Of the Nashville road. with new
rails throughout, relieves Louisville freights
from the blockade bondage which has held
them and lays them down in Montgomery
In forty. eight hours, when it formerly took
them eight to eleven days to reach that
de tination.
The distance to Mobile is 157 nearer than
10y Atlanta. From Louisville to MontgOm-
cry is 495 miles; from Montgomery to Mo
bile 1870 miles; from Montgomery to Pensa-
cola 1853 miles. The diIapidation Of South
ern railroads has passed into a proverb;
but shippers and passengers by this new
and direct route to the sea, controlled by
have acquired, will now find the line
throughout up to the highest standard Of
the line between Louisville and Nashville.
a vast region of agricultural and com.
Incrcial wealth is laid open to Louisville.
Abe cream of the cotton region is brought
by easy transit to our doors, and if Louis
vile does not take immediate ADVANTAGE of
the facilities, not only to increase her little
cotton trade Of ten or twelve thousand
bales, but to establish q cotton mill on a
largo scale, upon the basis of the charter
granted several years ago-if she does not
at once eagerly welcome and hold the ad-
vantage, she will be shining terribly against
herself.
This extension also gives her access to
large Southern cities, which have been sup
Piled largely by st. Louis merchants who
shipped down the river to contiguous rail-
road points, at low rates. This trade is eff.
1ectualy done away with St. Louis goods
were twelve or fourteen days on the way.
Louisville is brought within forty-eigGt
hours Of the same region.
Blockades of freight below Nashville will
hereafter be unheard of. The experience
OF last winter was d grievous one Hun
areds OF cars lodged helplessIy along the
hnes south of Nashville, and great annoy
ance and loss OF trade was occasioned to
our merchants.
Now, regular freight trains, with all
ueeued capacity, VIII run directly from |
louisville to the Gulf of Mexico, and our /
merchants can now show their enterprise
by awaiting themselves of the new facili-
ties as soon as soon as the road is opened.
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad Com
pany have effected this trade inlet by an
expenditure of over SO COO, 900 1t gives us
lhree routes to Mobile, by jackson, by the
Humboldt and Mobile and via Nashville.
Decatur and Montgomery. They have not
been aided by Louisville, and will not get
gull returns for their expenditure for many
gears; but it will prove profitable invest
5nent for them in q few years
To all railroads who have clamored for
subsidics, we point to what has been done
by this corporation. If You have enter
prise, gentlemen, and mean what you say
20 at once and do likewise. When your
roads are built to Louisville you will re-
ceive your reward, as the LOUIS
vile and Nashville has in abundant
Srade and patronage The railroad com
paBy, however, which comes begging and
tawning before our city fathers for money
% be paid ere pick has been struck in the
earth, does not deserve help OF any kind
whatever
The opening of this new Southern line to
Aouiayille's business men will, we under
tand, be appropriately celebrated by an {
along the line