Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-11-28
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THE EMORY GAP ROAD.

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THE EMORY GAP ROAD.
Cincinnati Gazette: During the
present week Cincinnati has been
visited by some OF the most prominent
railroad men of the middle southern
states. Among the number were Maj.
d. A. Carpenter and Mr.. w. A. Gum,
of Knoxville, Tenn. In an inter
view with tbs later on the subject of
a proposed road from Knoxville to
Emory Gap Ia small station on the
line of the Cincinnati S0utherD) the
following facts were elected The two
gentlemen above ramed will fill the
respective positions of president and
chief engineer. The principal object,
of course, viii be direct connection
of Cincinnati with the chief city of
Eastern Tennessee-Knoxville. In
the present dtarth Of competing lines
in the south, it is necessary, in order
to reach Knoxville, to make the entire
| trip to Chattanooga and an added
| Journey of $50 miles over the Emory
Gap route.
'tMr. Gum, be good enough to tall
the Gazette something about your pre-
posed road; as yet there has been
nothing but generalizing on the sui
ject."
"Certainly. A ceitain sum of money,
sufficient for all purposes, has been
subscribed in Knoxville to pay all the
preliminary expenses of surveying,
etc. The distance from Cincinnati to
Knoxville will be lessened by $50
miles. We anticipate no trouble or
delay after our plans fully mature and
the work will be vigorously prosecu-
ted" -.. -.
"What are the general advantages
that will accrue, Msjor?n
"Well, sir" (the Major is a south
erner, and they all say well, sir,'
even when it isn't well, sir,
US the Cincinnati newspapers on the
day of publication. Your newspapers.
sir, are great enlighteners, and we
will all be by their circulation
among US. At present it is very small
owing to the long delay in their ar,
rival, but once our road is finished
the Gazette, will have an army of read
ers in our country. Again, large
proportion of the business now done
with the east will be transferred tc
Cincinnati. Our enterprise will helI
your merchants and add to the profitl
of the southern road"
"Do you think the completion of tht
Emory Gap road will stimulate othel
: enterprises Of similar nat1Ie in the
south?n
without doubt. There is small
road running sixteen miles from
Knoxville, known as the Blue Ridg'
road. This road Will be extended
until it stikes the Carolina ant
Georgia syttem, which will again, a
you see, give the Cincinnati Southern
another through connection"
"What kind CT country will tn
Emory Gap road pass through?'
"a good agricultural country, thick
ly populated, and capable of great de
veRpment. Why, sir, at Oakdsls W
will get the trade of an immense irol
furnace which does an immense bust
ness, producing daily ar least fift,
r tons of iiop. Aud this, might say
: is only one of the many advantage
| we will enjoy"
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a turned to ask another question, b
!, discovered to his astonishment tha
{ the Msjor had disappeared. Whethe
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pumping" or had fallen through
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: stimulant, could only be cODjectured
but he had certainly fed, and nothin
! remained for the reporter but to
a likewise.
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\ And teeth become dazzling white
= Beneath the efforts of the brush,
d When SOZODONT is used Alright;
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