The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-07-23
For the Milan Exchange.
THE EVANSVILLE RAILROAD

In the issue Of July 4th Of tha
jackson Wing and Tribune, an article
appeared advocating ythe editor the
line through Spring Creek, Lavinia,
McLemoresville, Mckenzie and Como
as the best and most practicable route
for the Evansville, Jackson end New
Orleans Railroad, and for that line
the editor Of that paper proposes to
work. Does not the editor Of the
Whig and Tribune know that the del
egates from jackson and Milan to the
Evansville convention in April last
agreed that they, as the representa-
tives of Jackson and Milan, would
work for the Milan line? 1t seems,
from the tone Of the article, he does
not. If aware, of the agreeme-t, he
ignores it, and proposes to work for
line which Is detrimental to the inter-
est eff Milan, and for a line which
everybody who is acquainted with the
country on that line knows Is not the
chest and most practicable one" for
the aforementioned railroad.
The editor Of the Wing and Tribune
proposes to work for a line which
crosses three or four considerable
streams, having lowlands On each side
at least a half mile wide, which are
covered with water in tirAes Of floods
from two to six feet deep. Between
these rivers, and running parallel with
them, are ridges from two hundred TO
three hundred feet above the lJwlands,
making a route about the worst and
most impracticable in ell West Ten
ncSSce for Il railroad.
The editor, while ignoring The agree-
ment between the delegates - the
Evansville convention, proposes to
work for Il line which Is not the "bCst
and most practicable" and one which
is not to the interest Of the company,
but a line which is exclusively i'll the
interest Of Jackson and the editor Of
the Wing and Tribunc-ia the interest
Of jackson, by diyerting the Evans
vile road from Milan and running it
through the country from which h,r
principal trade is derived; but mo~y
especially, we think, because The
editor is afraid that the road might
stop here should it come on this line.
In the interest Of the. editor OF the
Wing and vibune, in order to obtain
the votes Of those towns and tLat
country for himself in the coming race
for Congress. Gen. Atkins l. very
popular with the people on that line,
and the editor knows that something
has to he did, or the General VIII
carry the day.
The line through MILAN, OF to Milan,
i the chest and most practicable
route" for the Evansville road. Il
runs through a country which !: com
paratively level and rich il ag.ieultu-
raj wealth, making a connection a
Milan far superior to any on the line
for which the editor Of the Wing and
Tribune proposes TO worli-a conEce-
ton which gives the merchants Of
Evansville an outlet to all Of the
West Tennessee and Mississippi trade,
and connection which will save to
the company one-half million dollals
should they see proper to make Milan
the terminus of their road.
= The two great trunk lines Of the
New Orleans and Chicago and the
Memphis and Louisville roads cross at
Milan, and the prospect Of the early
completion Of the Tennessee Central,
running from Nashville to Memphis,
by way of Milan, Trenton and Rip
ley, makes Milan a railroad crossing
Of no small importance.
Why, then, should The editor Of the
Wing and Tribune work for q line
which is not to the interest Of the
company or to Milan, but solely for
the interest Of Jackson and his own
interest, unless it Is for the reasons
which we have endeayored to set forth
in this communication?
Since Jackson, through the editor
of the Wing and Tribune, has gone
back upon the agreement with or
delegates We propose to work for the
line ria Milan, because it i TO the IL
terest Of the company and or inter
est, and because it is the best and most
practicable route for the road.
Should the editor of the Wing and
Tribune persist in advocating the line
through Spring Creek, &c, to Nc
Kenzie, the citizens Of Milan viii not
be deceived as to his intention. The
issue will be made between Jackson
and Milan as to the terminus Of the
Evansville road. Morn ANON.
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