Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-11-05

one of the Ksntucy Csntfal, the other Of
the Louisville and Nashville. Then. 100,
ex-senator Gordon, Of Georgia, has been
here for two days In conspltasion with
Senator Fendleton, of the Kentucky Cen:
trail Mr.. Gordon 10 closely Aconnectso
With the Western and Atlantic road.
which 10 the only outlet of the Cincinnati
| Southern from Chattanooga to the SOUTH
/ east.
Lii supposed that part of the plain u TO |
connect the Western and Atlantic with THIS
new line from Gncinnatis so asT 70 centroi
the Cincinnati Southern more etectuaHy. 4
/ From Knoxville there is O. road running
! nearly south and connecting with the
Western aud Atlantic, just east of Cha ID |
Inooga, so that this new line by the hen-
tucsy Central and other roads will be
II complete rival of the Southern road, run
= ming almost parallel with 1t, str king one
| very important point (knoxvllie) tnas .ue
Southern does not reach, and tapping the
q great artery between Chattanooga ana tne
! Southern sy stem at point oelo" woelo T ~
Cincinnati Southern reaches IL. LUG
= w estern and Atlantic is understood 10 ve
:. controlled in part at least by the Louisviies
and N ashville. Thus this new line wiz
4 practically control the outlet OF the ooutn-
n ern road to the advantage OF i@ own NV .h,
@ line from Cincinnati, and van les:n sh1
systems of North and South CsroIna ~
g The road whose CO operation it gains ny tne
noct;oc At Gareyyille, north Of Knox
: vile.
q A Times>Stsr man set cut this morning
To investigste the maiter. He found con-
% siderable excitement and some symptoms
\ of alarm in southern railroad carcies.
The s;tuatiop seemed 10 be thoroughly
3. understood there, the only question oe.pg
how much the new line would irJure the
d nrosnects of the Southern. A visit to Mt
a n iiott PendIeton, OF the Kentucky Cen
"a t-ai a,;c;ted from him the through line
Of would surely be built. and that Cincinnati
NAV expect @ new through line TO snt
d. southeast within comparatively snof
ur time. - 80 :
Mr. Peudleton. Ia conversation regard
;ra the nroposed new line, admitted that tn
sntucky Central was to become portion
- svsfem which would prove q new ant
direct line from Cincinnati 70 the south.
eve expect to construct eur road" b
"a said. "to the line of the Louisville AM
Essbyille, and understand that they pro
From that poin. there is a road in opera
zion TO Knoxville This line 10 owned b.
ofI x noxyille people, who also own o lin
runninR southwest from Knoxville whic
~ can with comparatively small expense 3
- extended to connect with North and Sout
AZ tCsrolina systems"
de IAnd this through line. will be owne
an hv the Louisville and e sshvillef'
"NG they are not buying these lines. bt
Ia as they construct Q part of the road {
hez course they will have voice in the msn
ed RgemeRt." 49, eH.
bic Twill this road, then, be 8 rival Of th
ais Cincinnati sou thernf' -
ia HNo; it need not seriously injare th
III Southern road, though it will naturall
hdivide certain portion Of the throus
business, but it must be in the main ben
OF ait 70 the city of Cincinnati for it wi
'ies give her another through line to the soutl
10 east and q connection with o section
an. country not heretofore open to US. 4
llt, course, if the Southern road was built f
aer the mere amount of money it will ear
rel this road might be an injury. But II Il
mo tobject is the Development Of business
Of this city, it will be benefit. H..
AT the Southern railroad ofice d
-, Clement said there could be no doubt th
an the movement meant new line to Z
iof south. What the effect would be on t
are. Southern road he could not yet say. Oh
is cinnati business it would, of course, hel
yer Mr.. Ingalls,, of the G.. l., St L. q
hat said that the movement was characters
and of the L. e. NJ, and if carried out would
ion big thing for Cincinnati, making IT
mr. important point to that system and Lou
ire. vile but a way station. a. 81 3