The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-10-08
between Cincinnati and Charlesson.
This gap consists OF three PORTIONS

one Of thirty miles from Chitwood to
Oaryeville, Of which part nine miles is
graded; another Of forty five miles,
from Wolf's Greek 30 Ashsville, which
is more than half graded, and the re-.
naming gap OF seventy five miles is
from Asheville to Spartanbnrg, and
lies within our consolidated charter.
"The route by Carysville, although
Il will be the first constructed, varies
from the line which We propose, and
which will fually be adopted OBJ the
shortest and best iiue to Chicago. ht
Morristown the route will cross the
Tennessee and Virginia Railroad, and
proceed directly by Cumberland Gap
to London, in Kentucky, the present
terminus Of the railroads South from
Louisville and Cincinnati. The dis.
tance from Morristown to Cumberland
Gap is ifty-one miles, aud from thence
to Loudon fifty five miles. So that by
this route the craps ia the entire road
amount together to but seventy one
miles moro than by Mr.. Redfcld's
statement. A company iu full organi
zation has oharter for the road be-
tween Morristown and Cumberland
Gap, and the road from Morristowu
South to Wuii's Greek has been long
finished and is now in full operation.
The portion from VOLTS Creek to
Ashoville would probably have been
completed before this time, but for the
fraud Of the State agents in North Ca
rolina, who stole away it's means. Ar
rangements are in progress to resume
the work, and it is expected that the
road below Asheville will be ready for
operation in time to receive the cars
from this side. So that we have every
induoement to press on to fill the gap
of seventy-five miles between Ashe-
vile and Spartanburg. OF these
seventy-hve miles twenty four lie be-
tween Spartanburg and the foot of the
mountains"
The estimates OF the cost of lhe Sec
tion from Spartanbnrg to the foot Of
the mountains, is placed at $257, ,973;
and while the section of country i'm.
mediately interested muy be able to
raise the money, it's exhibition of
energy and determination ought to
awaken tho interest and secure the aid
OF those more remote from the locality,
but 8 rongly interested in the through
connection. How much the West and
Northwest are interested in direct
communication with the Southern
a atlantic States. is indicated in this cx
tract from the address:
"When it is considered that the cot
ton-growing States import from the
Northwest not only corn, but bacon,
-four, lard, beef, whiskey, mules.
horses and cattle. and that prop r
tional increase of business to our rail
roads and reduction in price to the
consumers of all these articles would
be produced by the proposed railway,
the advantages become more obvious
In tue single article Of corn alone, the
importation of the States of South
aud North Carolina and Eastern Geor-
gia is set down at $40. 100000. What
ever portion OF this comes from the
Northwest, comes now by the circuit
ons lines which reach New York and
Baltimore, and thence by the ocean to
Southern ports. Suppose route to
be opened which will reach the con.
sumner in shorter distance than even
the first step to New York or Balti-
more, aud is it not obvious that this
route viii o0m mauia the trade? The
distance from Chicago to New York is.
by the shortest route, 935 miles, and
by the usnal freight routes it is from
$50 to 1.043 miles The distance to
Charleston is 7S6 p,ilcs. The mere
statement of these distances shows
that tho Charleston route would ne
cessarily take the trade"
The great scheme of the men OF
1886 will yet be completed. It has.
in fact. worked it's way in spite of
financial crashes, rival lines, civil war
and the drawback of many long years
OF retroactive reconstruction, paralyz-
ing energy and absorbing tho means
that should have gone in part to open
ing this grand connection of the
South east md North west The ef-
forts now made in the face of so much
that is discouraging to pierce the
mountains and fill the gaps needed to
reach the great grain centres. elicit the
commondation of the Journal. "South
Carolina" it says, sis certainly not in
condition to undertake great enter
prises, but it is most hopeful sign,
not only of her energy, but of her re-