Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-10-17
TRANSPORTATION FOR SOUTH EEN
FREIGHT &
me Queen city Getting Alarmed
Meeting OF Business Men at Clnein-
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The 0ueeu city Getting Alarmed
Meeting OF Business Men at Clncin.
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Cincinnati is getting alar med about the
difficulty experienced in getting raiiroaa
TRANSPORTATION for goods sold to southern
BUYERS. The Gazette has the proceedings
Of a meeting held at the Merchants hotel
in that place, comprising Southern sales
men and influential business men tor the
purpose of devising some means Tor Iaclii-
Eating the shipments of freight South.
The committee appointed at previous
meeting made the following report: o
"Whereas, at meeting OF southern
statesmen, held at the Merchants Hotel on
the 18th inst, to devise means for the reader
transmission Of goods to the various por-
tions of the South, the undersigned were
appointed committee to draft resolutions
| expressive of their sense ofthe great impor-
lance of some remedy TO this embarrass-
| ment, to the interest of our employers and
patrons; and, ~
"WHEREAs, We know that great him
drance does exist TO the transmission of
| Cincinnati freight, because of the many
| anxious inquiries from customers as TO the
Whereabouts Of their goods, and OF express
| siops to seek in future other markets, free
| from such objections. For three years this
great obstacle to a prosperous trade has
| been keenly felt by us, and now Is grown
| TO be so formidable that, if means are not
| speedily used to remove 1t, great loss OF
| trade will be the result. Each salesman
| from the section named can name numer-
| GUS BUYERS of their acquaintance who have
Of, RI of
have represented in vain to them that the
| difficulty was one of season; that next
| season. would see completed other railroads;
al increase Of rolling stock on the Old ones,
| the completion of the Portland Canal, etc,
and at least these hopes deferred cause Us
| to feel our inability to hold the trade here
| In the face Of the strenuous efforts made
hy other rival cities to obtain it. Before
we 90 again to this section to solicit ousl-
| ness, we deem it of the highest importance
that some measures be adopted guarantee
| inc speedy transportation; therefore, be 1t
stResolVed, That We most respectfully
call your attention to the early completion
of your Cincinnati and ROckport Railroad,
as a matter of vital Importance, and one.
! that will afford instant relief 10 our shipping
| interest. This road, extending over the
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| Ig.; thence TO Rockport, distance OF sixty
| miles. forty of which are graded; thence to
| Greensboro. KY, on the Ohio river, twelve
miles below Rockporl; thence distance OF
thirty-eight miles to the Elizabethtown and
| Paducah railroad-this division being COM
pleted and trains running daily-forming
junction with the Elizabethtown and Pa
ducah railroad, and through connection
with the Memphis road to Memphis, and
also important connections via the Mobile
and Ohio and Nashville and Northwestern
roads to all southern points. This road
connects us with a section of country that
we are at present largely interested in and
not reached by your proposed Cincinnati
| Southern railroad to Chattanooga. When
| a sufficient sum shall have been subscribed
to complete this gap FROM Mitchell TO Rock
port, iJ gives US direct line through South
ern Kentucky, West Tennessee and the
eutire South, independent of the Louisville
| and Nashville road, and this gap can be
completed within the next three months,
thereby affording ready transportation for
spring freights.
"Resolyed, That we also respectfully cal
attention to the feasibility of extending the
Cincinnati Short Line Railroad from La
! Grange, or some convenient air line point,
to Elizabethtown, KY; there connecting
with the Elzabethtown and Paducah Rail-
road, and with the Paducah and Memphis
Railroad at Paducah; also making further
| important connections at Troy Station,
| Tenn, with the Mobile and Ohio Railroad
and branches, thereby giving US an outlet
to the entire South, and q road that we can
have control of in the shipping.
"Resolved, That we earnestly request
some member or memSers of the firms we
represent, and all others doing any South
ern trade, to meet in convention at Board
of Trade rooms, in Cincinnati, on Monday,
Oct. II, at O'Clock, and take the question
under consideration.
"ResolVed, That the action of said con-
vention be published in circular form, and
! distributed to all sections of the South.
"CHAs. A. ELDEN,
sf3. G. Couch,
ar. 3. RANKINs,
''Committee."
The report was received and adopted.
The following resolutions were also adopt
ed:
"ResolVed, That the merchants of Gin
| cinnati deeply regret the great delays occa-
stoned to shipments South from this point,
| and that they will encourage both by Pc
cuni&ry aid and patronage any system de-
vised for a more rapid transit of freights
! shipped South from here.
Resolved. That the merchants of Gin
cinnati look with great favor upon the pro-
posed Cincinnati and ROckport road as
partial means of relief to the present evil,
and pledge ourselves to assist In its speedy
| completion.
Resolved, That we demand fair and
| equitable transportation of Cincinnati
| freights destined to Southern ports, and con-
| denim the system of discrimination as I'M
! wise aud unjust to liberal commercial
! policy, aud that we will use every effort in
our power to remedy the difficulty with all
! the means at our command"
When on motion committee consisting
| of S. 3. Sachs, W. NJ. Hobart and Charles
Elder were appointed to visit Louisville to
| confer with the managers of the Louisville
and Nashville railroad. And then the meet
| ing adjourned to convene again upon the
| ra'IIrn of the committee,