New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-23

nah line. When we are ready to take the business
we shall get it. There is already more grain cor
lecting st. Louis than the trunk lines can carry
The system of through freights has unlocked yast
fertile areas that were heretofore dle LOT tne aGh
of a market, end we shall see production IN JUG
West so stimulated by the demand OF EufvgPeau
consumers that the collections at ST. Louis VIII eX
ceed anything yet known. There has been aireaay
81 600, 900 subscribed for putting barges on 11e
Mississippi and floating the surplus that tne rosos
cannot carry to New-Orleans. We shall De ssIsneu
with some of this surplus. You must remember, 700
that Kentucky and Tennessee raise vast anoun,s NJ
tobacco, wheat. etc, and that this production VII
be increased by the cheap frelghts we VIII oher
and the encouragement we Will give. nave no
fear about not getting all that we can carry from
st. Louis to New-York, and that, too, without I'M
pairing the business of the trunk lines ALREADY a'
work.
what about your line TO Havanap
1--WE shall have that in operation in very rev
days and 1t must be OF great interest To the genera
public. We will run a special Havana tram IRON
New York that will leave that city on satupTdayo
say after dnBer-and land the passengers In Pensa-
cola Monday morn ng They VIII then be taken III
fast steamers and put in Havana IN TWO DAYS;
making the entire trip IN 1our days OF less' IIlu
avoiding the long and dangerous sea voyage. Ing
Cubans are proverbially poor sailors ana L 90 not
see why this line shall not be the great hghway.
We are having freight cars made WIN pas
tropical fruits imported at Pensacola TO the
Eastern and Northwestern markets Wecan put TINS
fruit IN Chicago and ST. Louis four or tye DAYS
after it is delivered to at Havana. At present 1t
goes to NewYOrk by n long sea voyage, and Is then
shipped westward from that city. we nave also
arranged TO put on a line of steamers from Pensa-
cola to Vera Cruz. ana Mr.. de Armiak is now IN
Pensacola concluding the arrangements. The h2-
ures show that 90, 600 people go or come from vera
Cruz to Europe annually. This travel we should
hope to get and carry through from Pensacola TO
New-York-thus saving it the long voyage around
the Florida Reefs. Our pioneer boat OF the Iiavanai
line will he the Admiral. which carried Uenerai
Grant 10 Cuba" ~ - -
1t is said that the Louisville aud Nashville Com,
pany has concluded the purchase of the Mobile ana
New Orleans Road and that the technical arrange
ments will be shortly concluded 1t also appears to
be settled that Colonel E. w. Cole instead OF at
tempting to organize opposition to the Louis
VILE snd Nashville Company, will retain his posi-
ton as president of the Nashville and ChattanoOga
and have supervision Of the line from ST. Louis TO
Savannah, as originally projected by him. MI;
NewcOmb is a young man 20 have virtual control
and direction of so vast "a system, being ohIy
thirty-six years of age. Every movement he mas
made, however has the appearance OF success. lie
has now prestige and the public confidence. lhe
south looks with great enthusiasm to the opening
of the through lines that promise TO bring her ports
INTO prominence. Mr.. Newcomb closed his conVer'
sation by saying: " We have never taken single
step through any sudden exigency. our system
has been built logically and deliberately, piece w
piece until it is complete at last"
LFor other Rdtl'cay Intelligence see Second Patsl