The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-04-22
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tiOn.
Under the heading, "a Battle 70
Supremacy" the Chicago Trinun
says:
w. H. Osborn. President, ant
James B. Clark, General manager 0
the Chicago, St. LOUIS Il New OrIean
railroad, which is the New Orleans
branch of the Illinois Central, whC
came here to consult with Presiden
| Ackerman, of the Illinois Central, a,
to the construction of the new line
from jackson, Tenn, to Nashville, tt
join there another line to be built t.
that point from Knoxville by the
Cincinnati Southern, left for then
homes to day, after having agreed tC
go ahead with the project. 1t has
been the aim of the Louisville &
Nashville ever since it began its great
consolidation scheme to cut Of the
Chicago, St. Louis Il New Orleans, as
well as the Cincinnati Southern, from
all the Southern through traffic Origi-
mating at Cincinnati, Louisville, Nash
vile, etc. The managers of the Chi
cago, St. Louis & New Orleans, as
those of the Cincinnati Southern, do
not propose to De shut out in this
manner, and have therefore taken
steps to form junction. and thereby
a through line from Cincinnati to
New Orleans that will be seventy-6ve
miles shorter than the LouisvillerOute.
The line from jackson to Nashville
has been located. 1t is about one
hundred and thirty miles long, pene>
trating rich, productive section, IN
which iron Of superior quality abOunds
and which now produces cotton, corn,
wheat, tobacco and live stock. 1t is
understood that if this road is built
the Cincinnati Southern will construct
a branch from the terminus Of its main
line at Knoxville to Nashville, about
one hundred and fifty miles long, thus
forming by seventy>fve miles the
shortest line from Cincinnati to New
Orleans, and to all points west of
the Chicago, st. Louis u New Or
leans road. 1t is understood that
parties from Nashville will go to New
York to meet there Mr. Osborn and
consummate arrangements for the i'm
mediate instruction Of the jackson
& Nashville railroad, as the new ex-
tension from jackson will be called.
The road can be cheaply built, as
nearly all the material Lecessary for
its construction can be had in the near
vicinity cf the new road.
As the new line via Jackson to
Nashville and Cincinnati will be about
seventy-fye miles SHORTER than the
Louisville & Nashville route via Mo-
ollie, Montgomery and Decatur, there
can be little doubt as to which will
get the business. The line from Gin
cinnati via Nashville and Jackson
would overshadow the route to the east
via Milan ana Louisville to such an
extent as to make the Louisville peo-
pie rather sick Of some Of their recent
bargains, by which they thought to
throttle all competition. In their
recent negotiations between the Louis
vile & Nashville and the Georgia
lines to Augusta, Macon and Savan-
nah, the latter forced the Louisville
& Nashville to abandon its Montgom-
cry route for Green line territory, and
to take its business via the Chattanooga
& Western IL Atlantic road to Allan
ia for Green line points, thus forcing
the Louisville d Nashville to give up
more than two hundred miles travel on
its Decatur and North q South Ala
bama railroads. 1t is strongly sus.
pected that the Louisville & Nash.
vile, in its recent acquisitions, has
gained considerable dead weight that
will result more to its injury than
to its benefit. There can be no doubt
that the Mobile and Montgomery and
the New Orleans & Mobile lines will
prove heavy load to carry, as both
these lines depend upon through bus
iness almos; exclusively for their ac-
count on either of these roads. There
can he no doubt that the Louisville Il
Nashville will open a fierce war against
the new competition, but the latter is
in every way prepared to meet the en-
emy, having fully considered all the
before the determina>
tion to construct the line was taken.
When the war strikes these giants the
fur will fly in the South, and the small
fry will do we'll to stand from under.