Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-11-12
KNOxvILLE's BOOM.
The OutiOOOk for New RatIrOao
Connections.
Encouraging Talks by Col. Cole MAJ
Wilson and Col McGhee.


az and professions, the object being to
hear from some prominent railroad
men on our proposed connections.
The meeting was called to order by
Mr.. Peter Staub. The objects we're
stated by Col. Jno. NJ. Fleming who
Introduced as the first speaker Col.
E. w. Cole, president of the E.
r., V. & g. railroad company. Col.
Cole began By expressing gratitude at
meeting so many representative men,
and st4tsd that the interests of Knox
Vile are the interests Of the railroad |
he represents. II they--the railroad
company..-could increase Knoxville's
population to SO. 600. they would do it,
for the good of all parties concerned.
He paid deserved compliment to the
very successf ii management of Maj.
Wilson and Col. G.. NJ. McGhee, and
said this road is decidedly home in
stitution which Knoxville has right
to be proud OF.
He spoke of the recent acquisitions to
this line which have connected US
with the heart of tie colt On belt of the
south, and expressed the opinion that
the company will not be content to
remain long on the east bank Of the
Mississippi, but will extend into
Arkansas and Texas, thus greatly in
creasing the advantages to Knoxville
AS to the connections to the moth
and northwest and south and south
west, he spoke of he railroad conven>
ton in this city ia 1886. the objects of
which have net been dead, but only
slept, and the magic hand of Col. Nc
Chez has brought them forth at last in
all their life.
AS to the Knoxville and Ohio ex~
tension to the Kentucky state line, he
| said he believed it will be done, and he
would not say SO if he did not believe
it. The E. T., V. & G.. company had
stepped forward ID the aid OF the laude
! able enterprise. This road will be
met at the Kentucky state line by the
Louisville and Nashville road. There
will be no feeling, he said. against the
Cincinnati Southern when the con-
nection is made, but on the contrary
this npany desires to cultivate
the closest and kindest rela>
tons with the Cincinnati Southern.
If, when permanently leased, the G. 8.
folks desire to build Knoxville con.
nection by Emory Gap or any ether
point the E. T., V. and G. folks will
| extend the same privileges and i'm
munities to that. line as to the Carey-
vile connection to Louieville. Or it
Major Carpenters Emory Gap come
pany build their road the E. t., V. and
| G. opens it's arms to it and will give
it all the rights and privileges accord
ed to any connection. With all
these connections, which he believes
will net be a great while coming,
Knoxville will be greatly benefited
and the E. t., V. and g. will do all in
its power to aid in the work.
The road to the south, by way OF
Morristown, Wolf Greek, Asheville,
eto., he said he had every reason to be-
lieve will be completed during next
summer, which will bring vast advan.
tages to the commerce of Knoxville.
In regard 70 the Maryville road, he
could not speak with so much Ger.
tainty, but it occurred to him that the
completion of these other lines will
make the extension of the Maryville
road to Augusta necessity.
He pictured bright future fol
Knoxville, which will have very great
advantages, being midway between
the producing and consuming sec
tivns, absolutely relay station, and
distributing point. With all it, natu-
raj advantages, he said Knoxville
must before many years be a great
manufacturing point. His road, he
says, will extend its bert wishes and
best effort, in the direction of Knox
ville's prosperity and success.
MS1. ~. IL w lLSUu, uunuCAdA aSCA
of the road, was next introduced. AT
ter expressing always deep interes
in the welfare and prosperity Of Knox
vile. he fully endorsed the statements
made by Col. Cole. He said about foul
days ago he drew up contract which
he believes will push t. completion al
an early day the Western North Caro-.
lima connection by MorristOwD. To
day, he said, the ground work was
laid for the Louisville connection
which has always been the object and
desire of the K. & O. road, and
} now that they have the "sinews
of war; there is no doub
but it will succeed. Knoxville, he
thinks, has kept pace with the growth
: OF her roads, and has every reason FOL
I encouragement What the place needs
is means of distribution. The E. T..
V. & @. road is endeavoring TO fur
nish it, and they yet hope to be able II
control other lines. Every line brough
, under their COZ troll is tributary and ad
vantageous to Knoxville.
Col. @. NJ. McGhee, vice president
being next introduced, said he coult
i. scarcely see anything left for him Il
say. It was unnecessary for him t.
express his interest and pros
, perity in bis native town. H
said the Louisville connection
has been postponed many years
In New York, recently, b.
and Maj. Wilson obtained the conseb
> OF the Louisville and Nashville direc
tors to complete the cOnDectiOn ana