The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-11-28
The Great Southern Canal.

points North ana west lDAJ look 10
the enterprise as n new channel OF
communication with the sea and the
world abroad. Savannah, although
the ocean terminus of the work, has
not been alive to its Importance,
simply because her attention has
been but little directed to the sub
iect. 1t will loom up soon in its Just
proportions, and our people will not
iail to see and appreciate both the
magnitude of tho work, and the
yastness Of the interests it Is destln-
ed to promote, Atlanta is alive to
it, being distributing point to a
large portion of the State and need
ing cheap iron and coal for her man
ufactures; why should Savannah not
be, possessing like interests, and be-
inc in addition the great point OF
foreign shipment for the vast
amount of commerce destined to
pass over the work? A very little
reflection will open her eyes to ITS
claims upon her attention and ac-
tive cooperation. Make Savannah
the exporting point for the produce
Of the West, and you inangurato dl-
rect trade and foreign immigration
But / cannot enlarge Mt this tIme ON
the results Of the work.
A brief outline Of tho work may
not be an inappropriate subject for
d letter at the present time. The
project under consideration contem-
plates a continuous line Of water
Communication, natural and artificial
rom St. Louis, in the State OF Mis-
souri, to Savannah, i'll the State OF
Georgia. The Mississippi, the ONO
and the Tennessee, to Gunters
Landing, including tho canal around
Muscle Shoals, now being construct
ed, form the upper portion OF the
line. The company now organized
in this State, and whose work IS the
subject matter underimmedI"te con
sideration, propose to continue thus
Ifna Cn,,th G,r,t NV . canal from
nn,4o,,s l!,,T T.ondinr to fine Coosa river
. at Cadsdon, in the State OF Alabama,
thence by said river elglty-seVeh
miles to Rome, thence up the Eto-
,n'l,| -, !, ,n1 Ti,la river TO Il pole near
=, Roswell, in Cobb county where 1t
will CROSS the Cbnttnhoochee, thence
,,;l Arsnto to one of the tributaries
:, H",.,,,l,,aa-Y I,' ,l,,,, -Yoll,w or Sontb river.
o'",Se T' Wes'",,l,,ao and Altomaha will
, l,9 VI,,'r, tIn ,.o9n,a;nJar of the line until
: 'ol an;nt uI 'lo yLoii M Iva reacbad nearest Sa-
- v,rm,,aL rH, --s"v thn month Of the Ooho-
- an1a ,,l, f,.,n, which III. canal will be
IS jcGnt;upod 10 that city. The dis.
:. tonra from st, Louis TO ~uvann0h by
Nj th;s ronte is about thirteen hundre,
n nolos
20 ''',., c,, :, tho nro;oct r,r q Ion.
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tlmo oouo:9 .':1 TV,o nlrjI' 'aont and en-
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80 OF the lho7' a;e o,i,'I.'i' ao;on n,
%, %, line by Scieh'lnc coi1'i't''IVil t 80 (Voe
h Sanlzed ny inc 6oVern,np1rU l,n antr ~ m Th
~ ~ lngton Tor 'h"t oAPte1n 4So 0",S o9SI,i,oer,
,o ,o Official foPor' VI 'ho io, 'Hs rann;rn
~ copies OF Whlch nave t3 pooi' m G""ors, t'non,U
" here, VIII be presented 70 Oom9 It ! iol o.
y at the approaching Se5Slo'' 5> ~ nnot 'oI
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- cablity, anu l"rcuG'' 'no "o'n ~
w prohiabIeheSS Oh 'iie n "oiN ,,''a 10 ''l ~ -
yestment' even @C INC tln'iiG'io' ,,;n,o '
wv pense fequlfea lot coi'''l ,!'' ''oO''i' e. ~
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