Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-04-30

west connections, which have made
Georgia the most prosperous OF all the
southern states, and would have &C,
com plisbed the same result for South
Carolins, but for peculiar political
and industrial conditions which have
retarded the growth Of that State.
Thus. both on the north and on the
south We see the value of these east
and west connections which create
commerc foster Interchange, build
cities and make prosperity. We fnd
Georgia growing the thriving, live
and vigorous city of Atlanta aud
the commercial city OF Savannah,
while Mary land builds her great
city of Baltimore. Between Is q
tong gap almost entirely cut of
from east ard west connections. lyiog
between Bsltimore and Charles OIL,
com pretending the coast states OF
North Carolina and Virginia and the
inland states OF Tennessee and Ken
lucky, and Involving also paris of
Alabama. Georgia and Mississippi.
Not only has there never been any
thing like connection between the
coast and Tennessee, but he different
divisions of Tennessee have been iso-
lated and almost without commercial
intercourse with each other. As re-
suit, We have three divisions which
are are almost separate communities
and which bsve far more connections
with the surrounding and Deighbor
states than with each other. The
Jackson projected road Is the line
which will reverse all this, and such a
line is to be built beyond all question,
for the very simple reason Inst IL is
going TO pay somebody to build it,
and, If combinations suut one out, or
buy one our, another will come in un-
Ill II lie accomplished. No such profit.
able enterprise can be, for any long
time, prevented. This road will give
TO all parts Of Ten nessee the internal
communications they need amongst
themselves, and also the route to the
sea they all need. Jackson is geo.
graphically the center of West Ten.
nessee. A line thence to Nashville
will run nearly northwest, and thence
TO Knoxville, very litile south of
east. At Knoxville 1t will meet with
the roads running from south Caro-.
tenn of roads.
OF us, Charleston, by reason of the
bend in the coast to the westward, Is
nearer to US than any port Of North
Carolina. A short gap d lis up the ur-
rallied space between Knoxville and
the coas'. Thus line from jackson
will easily reach Memphis and its sys-
tenn of roads to the west; leaving the
railway center at Jackson 1t will strike
the great commercial center of Nash.
Vile, connect with the CiDein natl
Southern in Morgan or R0ane county,
with the Knoxville center and thence
with the coast at Charleston. Thus IL
promises more and better connections
than any line which can be devised In
the south, aud, by nearly east and
west line, connects closely all parts of
Tennessee. These are part of the sd
vantsges. 1t will form the best coal
and iron road In Tennessee or In the
south. From the Tennessee river to
Nashville it wilt run through the
greatest iron belt In Tennessee, known
as the great western iron belt. II will
run near the line dividing White aud
Putnam counties, across Cumber-
land county, a corner of Morgan,
and across Roane toKnox vi lille, through
| Emory Gap. Ia all these counties
1t will strike iron and cosl in work
| able quantities, and in come of them
immense deposits aud of fine quality
No road can be devised which will d.
more 10 bring together the Iron ant
coal of Tennessee, of all kinds, ant
| from all quarters, than this one. 1t Il
the mi sing link which will complete
the transportation system of Ten,
nessee, and especially as TO the iron
and coal supplies, which are soon &c
play such great part In the growth
of the state.
While Pittsturg brings her ores
five hundred and eight hundred miles
ours will all lie within q compass o
three hundred miles, il we count al
that we can need within three cen
turtles. If 1t is desirable to draw upoi
the magnetic banks of Cranberry, il
| North Carolina, all the ores from Gran
berry on the eastern boundary to tn
western limit OF the western belt will
be contained within an area of thIe
hundred miles, while the coal will Ii
almost equally distant between th
two iron ceDters of Knoxville ant
Nashville. The more this line is con-
sidered the more IL will grow la favor
1t is also 10 be expected that the road:
which are at present considering 1t are
doing 80 with reference almost slone Il
commercial advantages, and these fu
ture advantages, growing out Of ths
great coal aud iron supplies which III
along the line, have not yet formed ,
part OF their calculations, although
they will bring more profils than al
The present AMI purely commercial
advantages, gr9a. as these will be.