, 1873-02-20
DUE SOUTH.
Proposed Airline from Chi
cago to Nashville.
The 0wensboro Route to the Gulf
and Seaboard.
Tho Richest Portion of Kentucky
to Be Opened to Chicago
Trade.

Az, In o1den times, all roads wore aaid to lead
to Rome, 40 there is tendency everywhere mar-
Tested by railroad builders to uako for Chicago
from East and West, North and South. The
| most recent Of these enterprises ig one whose
nature and promising and important aspects arc
! beat shown BY the map We give in this issue. tho
route due south by OwenHboro aud Nashville,
| which certainly possesses great claims to tho
consideration of cur citizens, It involves the
opening of q grand trunk line uia Danvillo, Vim
connos, and OwenRboro, KY, to Nashville, Tcnn.,
md the Gulf and Atlantic noaboard Of the
South. This enterprise has boon laid
before prominent railroad mon Of tho city
by 1fr. James @. Rudd, Of Greensboro, Ky.,
and Is meeting with much favor. Our map savoa
longtly description. Chicago is alrcady con-
nocted with Vincennea by WY Of Danyille nnd
Torre Hauto. The links to be completed are 70
miles betweon VinconnoB and Greensboro, and O
portion OF the route between Owonsboro and
proposed railway connection will bo seon at
glance. OF the largo and wealthy agricultural
region, OF which Owensboro Is the oontre, much
is already known, and Of tho benefits resulting
great southern railway ByHtom, and centres Of
trade, 1t is not easy to write too glow7ngly.
Greensboro is n city Of 5000 Inhabitants. tho
mart n! Of region yory wealthy in proportion to
bacco producing region Of Kentucky, extending
nearly to tho Tennessee line. This county
raises more thau oue-fourth Of all the tobacco Of
tue State. Most Of 1t finds its wny to Owonnboro
thonco to the difforolt cities Of tho West. Tie
tobacco trade Ia extensive, and there gecms to bo
no roaHon why Chicago should not largely par
tcipato therein.
Greensboro, Il will be soon, lies upon an air
line botwoen Chicago aud Nashville. Tho Ken
tuoky counticH lying botwoen the two cities first
and last mentioned arc not only rich in agricul-
tural products, but in coal Of the best quality,
the entire region. Iron oros arc found III atund-
ant and e1iauetless sources, md lead exists, nj
though to what extont has not yet been dotar-
mined.
owenaboro and Nashville is entirely completed,
to stroude City, 50 miles from 0wcnBboro, tho
track lB 1aid from Stroudo City to tho State line
ct Tennessee, the road-bed is graded, and really
for tho ties, and thence to Nashville, Ss miles, It
Is untouched; Work is progressing energoticaly
y all along the route, md there is little doubt
that tho cars will be running botwoen tho two
term.ni within eighteen months. The Oompany
pushing thiH great enterprise is largely composed
Of owennboro capitalists, and tho tobacco coun-
ties Interested arc assisting liberally.
Tho distance from Chicago to Nash pillo by tho
proposed through limo is 40 miles. At this
point # touches tho centre Of tho great Southern
Of 1tissiasippi, Alabama, and Georgia, !
Q vast district, having bounllcss wealth. in cot
ton, most OF which goos to tho East upld to E,,-
abroad is beginning to bclioyo the pro spect TINT
Chicago may, at no distant day, become seaport,
as well a9 lako port. Tho deepening Of tho old
canals m T. to atmit Of tho passage Of ocenn craft,
which have from timo to timo boon di scussod
in YuE InlnuNE, will doubtless reach su.eh re-
Hult. With, the contamination Of sloh
tho commercial irnportan co Of
With this route to tho secured to CHI cago,
not only tho Northwest, and tho largo 10 ytion
Of tho Woat whose trade allo NOW controls, will
Heok Chicago, but the Southwest and ,tnst |
tract Of country duo south will find Chicago to
10 tleir mopt economical point OF export end |
import. In view of such MI event, the compile
lion Of grand trunk route duo South assumes
from Nashville; Chicago is but i4o mlles from
.he capital OF Tonnossoo, and la rapidly roalia-
ug equal advantages in competing Tor its trade, |
We layo Etyon above tue diutanoau betwoon
ho various points between Nashville mud Chi- 4
ago, But the completion Of d new route from
Danyillo md Vinoonnos, through Pars, Illinois, |
sill shorten tho dBtauoo uyor twenty miloH, A t
company has recently boon organized to build
ha sovonty mi'ea between oweneboro and Vim
,onnes. and It ia especially in tho intereats OF
his road that Mr. Rudd now visita Chicngo.
The ctizons Of VinconnoH are greatly Interested in
ho proposed route between this city and Danville,
nd still moro 30 in tho road between their city
nd owensboro., Public meetings havo boon
lod to forward the enterprise, and company
laa boen formed with capital Of a9,O00,0oj
shioh oan bo increased at will to 1000 600. The
ollowing gontlemen have boon chosen Direo-
ors. r. r. Cobb, Dr. A. Tatton, II. A. Toulks,
Y. II. DoWolt, n. +. Mallott, L. l.. Walton.
louefal LAz. Noblo, Z. ". ViaIio, Hon. JAMES
}. Williams, and Colonel @. III. Allen, al Of Vim
ennes and vicinity, James O. Rudd, Of Owons-
oro n.y., dooalet Morgan, aud ". II. PoRoy,
+ Pike County. Tie following oiainorn |
ayo been oleoted BY tho Direotors' moot
ng In full Board, Z. L. Walton, President;
)oonel G. II. Allen, Vice President, General
az Noble, Secretary, Hiram A. Foulks. Treas-
ras. Tho prosecution Of tho enterpr4p 10 ip IT,