The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-06-18
OUR FOURTH RAILROAD.
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Road

A Good Prospect for Work 10 Com.
mcnce Soon ON the T., +. q y. o.
Road.
From the Evansville Courier of late
dates, we learn that it is probable that
the Company will soon commence
work in earnest on our new road t.
that point. We expect, at an early
day, TO see the engineers out, making
their surveys, when we will be able
TO give our readers full particulars as
to the cost Of the road, its location,
etc. Evansville is wide awake as to
its Importance.
Read the following extracts from
the Courier on the subject:
In common with a large majority
of our citizens, we look to the COM
pletion of this work to give our city
a commercial importance and advan-
tage she cannot otherwise attain. II
will bring to our doors the products
and minerals of Southern Kentucky
and Tennessee, and open a market to
our merchants and manufacturers
which is now supplied by Louisville.
Everybody admits the value of
this Southern outlet-everybody is in
favor of the jackson Road, and eve
rybody will be glad to learn that ar
rangements are about completed for
the early construction of this import
ant road.
Gen. j. c. Stone, of LeavenwOrth,
Kansas, who conceived the plan upon
which the Union Pacific road was
built, and who has been identified
with many of our most important
public improvements, has been over
the proposed line of the Jackson Road
and is sufficiently satisfied with the
practicability and importance Of the
enterprise to make contract with
the company for the speedy construc-
ton of the road.
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There are two projects before our
citizens, the location in our city of the
machine shops of the st Louis and
Southeastern Railway, and the build
ing of the great Southern road, known
as the Evansville, Jackson and New
Orleans route. The Jackson road is an
older project, and its agitation is now
timely. 1t should be put through,
and, no doubt, a popular election
would result largely in its favor. The
petitions, asking the County Commits
sioners to order an election, will be
presented to that body to-day, and the
Commissioners will learn from a long
list of names of our heaviest tax-pay-
ers the feeling in favor of favorable
action at their hands.
The arrangements for building the
road are such that it will be pushed
with the utmost vigor, if the people
show that they wish to have the route.
General Stone, who will personally
superintend the construction and ar
rangement OF details, is one Of the
foremost railroad men in the country,
and his name alone is a guaranty Of
good faith and integrity. We regard
this road as one of the most needed.
Public money, which might be want
ell for other projects by disintercsted
parties must be saved for this.
We learn from w. F. Nisbet, Esq,
President of the Evansville, Jackson
and New Orleans Railroad Company,
that the Rolling Mill Company have
partially made arrangements with
Gen. Stone, contractor Of the said
railroad, to furnish the rails for this
railroad. This will put one Of our
largest home industries Oh foot, and
give employment to two or three hun
dred men in addition to giving Evans
vile this long desired and most popu-
lar railroad. We know it Will, if ar
ranged, receive the public approba-
ton deserved at the hands Of our cit
liens.