The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-07-08
The spartanburg and AshsvIlie Rail-


OoURIRR: Having been repeatedly So
lioited 81 latb by'numerous friends Of
thia}pophlart enterprise to sketch the
line iof the road, its connections, pros
| pedts, &c., would respectfully ask q
place in your coldmns for this purpose,
It is well known that the connection
between Charleston and Spartanburg
isialready complete by the South Caro-
lima, the Greenpille and Columbia and
the Spartanburg and Union Railroads.
From Spartanburg to Asheville, dis
tance Of seventy.four miles, comes the
Spartanburg and Asheville Railroad.
At AsheviIle begins the Western North
Carolina Railroad, forty miles of which
to Wolf Greek. though unfinished, is
graded for three-fourtbs of the dis
tance. This road is owned by u strong
company, who are now making ar
ragements to begin work upon it.
From Wolf to Morristown, Tenn, the
upper terminus, the road ia in opera
ton. We will then pass over the East
Tennessee. Virginia and Georgia Rail
road to Knoxville. Striking there
the Knoxville and Ohio Railroad,
connection, (as Superintendent John
l.. Moses, of that road. in his letter of
May 9th, nltimo, published in your
paper, says.) will be established, By
the construction of twenty miles OF
road to Clintwood, with tho Cincinnati
Southern Railway. Charleston will
then be pluced in close communication
with the lending cities Of the West.
The Cincinnati Southern Road is
certainty. They have all the money
needed to build it. The contracts
have been let out. a very large force
Of laborers is employed. Work is pro,
crossing rapidly, and the impression
prevails that it will be finished in
eighteen months from this time. Bat
q more important connection yet re-
mains to- be noticed. Col. Albert Fink,
Vice-President Of the Louisville, Nash
vile and Great Southern Rai!road, in
his letter under date Of 9Th instant,
says: II am glad to see that you pro-
pose to finish the Spsrtanburg and
Asheville Railroad. With that road
completed. and the gap filled up be-
tween Asheville and Wolf Creek, it
would be a great incentive for us to
finish our road to Cumberland Gap
and Morristown." This would give
Charleston, IN an emphatic sense, an
airline road to Louisville, Chicago,
&c., it being almost as straight rs the
crow flies.
AS to the anxiety of the people Of
the West to 6ud an avenue for their
trade through Southern port, aud
that Charleston il the objective point,
there can be no doubt. The action Of
Cincinnati, in voting $4,000, 900 for
such purpose. the written and verbal
statements of their representative mer-
chants, are conclusive proof on this
point. l have it upon the authority OF
a most reliable gentleman, Just from
that section, that Cincinnati and Louis
Vile seem to know of but one South
Atlantic port, and that is Charleston.
The tyranny of Northern railroad
monopolies, high tariffs, exacted dur
Ing abe winter season, when ths canals
are ice'iocked, long, circuitons and
expensive routes fer the transportation
of their products to our markets,
where they are needed for consump-
ton. and the want Of another outlet
Tor their foreign business, and an iu-
let for their supplies, are the chief rea-
sons that will attract this immense
traffic to our city, and become the
means, when diverted to ns, not only
of introducing capital here that will
stimulate the building up of our waste
places and the development of our re-
sources, but Of mnking the Spartan
burg and AsheviIle Railroad a prohta-
bic and paying corporation. Iu the
belt of country extending from At.
innta, Ga. to Burkville, Va, 500 miles
long, not single railroad crosses the
mountains. Tue Spartanburg and
Asheville Railroad will, therefore, have
no competitor. When these facts are
considered, coupled with the additional
ones that this is til - shortest, cheapest
and best located line, can any one deny
that the construction of this road is
not only practicable. but q necessity?
If the people Of Charleston will re
fleet carefully on this matter, anl cxa-
mine the map closely, land we believe
TINT seif-interest will prompt them to
do SOL there could be little difficulty
IN swelling our subscription list to
sum that would enable us to 10y the
foundation for financial negotiations in
New York or Europe, which would
give us this road in less than two years.
The shares are small, $50 only. paya-
bic in ton installments of So each i.
Surely there aro but few persons who
cannot subscribe this amount to aid SO
magnificent scheme. Unity of action
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