Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-11-16
WHEELS AND CROss-TIEs.
The Emory Gap and CRreyyllIe
Connections,
Some Notes ON the Situation In
the World of Engines and
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| When there is so certain q chance
that Knoxville will soon be the cen ter
of region containing several railroad
builders it Is ntts bad idea to keep
their benefits clearly before the people,
4 Between two lines OF cold STEEL with
its bracelet of cross-ties, there is not
much physical resemblance to the
patriarch Moses, but just as Moses led
the children of Israel from bondage,
80 the Emory Gap connection will be
the Moses that will lead Knoxville
into new and prosperous fields that,
until its inception. were not dreamed OF.
The connection with the Louisville
system will be also of great imports
ance, as much in its direct effect as
the Cincinnati connection, and all eur
citizsns can aid the movement and Ii
should be yeheerfully, DONE In this
case, however, the aid can only be in
moral support, for the men having it
in charge are abundantly able to carry
1t through. The good will of our
people will be with them and that is
all they ask or expect. Fortunsts it is
for US that the two proposed connec>
tions will in no wise interfere with
each other.
In the Emory Gap rosd more
than good will will be neces-
sary. The company is composed of
home people and although they are
backed by that powerful influence. the
Cincinnati Southern, Knoxville must
open its purse strings t, a certain ex-
, tsnt to them. r.--z.-- eAw
What are the advantages OF the new
) road? The answer would embrace
every feature of Influence which goto
build up city. In the first place 1t
would be competing line to coal
fielde. When we are paying sixteen
cehts for coal to expatiEts on the point
is needless. To say nothing Of the
hardships OF the poor whom we have
always with u.s." how can Knoxville
, ever reach that point in the
| "O4tO tARt AAtUkO hhE
intended her to occupy. Smoke stacks
will never rear their unsightly but
; wealth producing mouths towards
f heaven when their food is Coz ting six
teen cents per bushel. 4vT
In the second place the Emory Gap
!. connection gives competing lines to
! Louisville, Cincinnati and Chattanoo-
t ga. We take it for granted that the
, Louisville connection will be built
and believe it will be doDe at an early
date. The distance to LOU ,ville by the
Emory Gap line is 267 miles, the grades
being go feet to the mile and So of curv-
J ature. The distance from Knoxville
to Louisville by Careyville is 267 miles
with 66 feet grade and an 50 curva-
ture. The distance by the latter route
is elk miles shorter, but practically
the distances are about the same.
By Emory, Gap, the distance to
Chattanooga is 120 miles and by the
1 E. T., Va. & Geo. r. r. 1t is 112. BY
the former the grade is so feet and on
3 the later 1t is 20 feet. Again the
routes are practically the same. ~
i To Cincinnati the advantages are
I also about equal. From Knoxville te
Cincinnati via Emory Gap the dis
tance is G97, and when the Kentucky
1 Central builds to the Louisville branch
! as Senator Pendleton says it will, tht
| J;.to,oo f.o-,, KpoO1;ITo a, (Hio nj N m q q
i. via Caryviile is 287 miles. The lattel
is ten miles shorter, but it is compen
= sated by the advantages of the Emory
= Gap in grade and curvature.
Again, for it takes a long time t.
nsrrate the advantages Of the Emor.
. Gap road, there is some prospect of tn
:, completion of line from Lebanon
Tenn, to Kismet, on the Cincinnati
;. Southern. Our citizens will remembe
< that a line was surveyed from
s here to Nashville. AS th
country builds up this lin
will be a necessity. Now whel
+. the Emory Gap is built there vii
# then be only ninety miles to build
u The distance to Nashville from her
# by the present route is 263 miles, vi
{. Emory Gap it would be only 1sO miles
!. By this movement Cincinnati woult
; be in intimate connection with Nash
= vile, Knoxville and Chattanooga.
Again the Atlanta and Charlott
q people who own the z. & A. road Wi
u begin work on the latter a
soon as they sse an ou
d look toward Louisville or Gin
cinnati. The Wolf Creek connection
> is also only q n alter Of time, and the
Knoxville will be in most fortunat
position. She will have independer
3, and competing lines for the east. wes
north and south. From her geograph
. ical position she will be relay an
:. distributing point for all direction
and her prosperity would be assured
3, Her freight rates would be lowered, c
> course, aad her passe-ger rates woul
also take downward cours'
J, Instead of paying the preser
fare from here to Cincinnati
q the price would be only about $50
!. and we would not have to wait unit
the roads are finished to begin to fe'
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