The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-11-22
RAILROAD TALK.

We have not wasted much breath
upon the question of q railroad
through the southern part Of the coun-
ty, for two reasons. First, because
we have not thought the railroad
would he built rs easily in reality as
il IL being constructed on paper, and
secondly, because we ce'icve tie
Louisville s. Nashville road would
build a branch from this city to some
point on the new road and undo all
the great things that GAINESVILLE
claims will be accomplished, to the
ielriment Of 'Ilopkihsvillc. If the
l.. 8 N. road did not do this Hop
kinsville could herself build and
eluip road tapping the Clarks'ille
& Princeton branch ut the nearest
point, for $lC0 600. 1t is merely n
question of time when road will DO
built IRON IIopkinsvil'e 10 Canton
and this ia really OF far more impor.
tame TO our city than the other road.
In the first place we do not believe
the c. & T.. branch will be built. The
~pcakers propose Tor the company to
build four.ffths, il the people will
build one.ffth aud grant q right Of
way.
They claim that the road will ccst
$20,0JD per mile. Now 1t must be
something like Fifty miles from
GAINESVILLE to Princeton which would
make the road cost round million
dollars. The people would have to
raise 100000 aud 10 be plain We
don't believe they would If they
could, or could If they would. Clarks.
vile. the city that expects to be bene.
fitted most by the road, is not in n
condition TO do anything to help il
along. Like the whole State Of Ten
nessee. GAINESVILLE, is in anything but
a healthy financial condition. Sherc
minds one of the Greenback orators
who know exactly how 10 pay off the
National debt, but couldn't pay Tor II
800 Confederate Spond when they
were selling at 500 per thousand
But overlooking all these things and
granting that the ROAD will be built
we do not see that any irremediable
harm would be done our county or
city. The lands in the section OF
country iniersecied by the road
would be enhanced In value and the
revenue of the county corresponding
ly augmented. There cannot lie
mnch harm In this. Then we havu
shown how the outlay OF 100000
could ihwart the purpose of the road
entirely.
We should not console ourselves
with the reflection that the Legisia
tnre will interfere in our behalf
The charter procured by Capt. Allei
and approved April Is, 1880, doe
away with the old one, which re
quired the road TO pass through thi
city. II this were not 'he rgse thu
Representatives of Trigg and Cald
, well counties could easily get a char
: ter that would leave us out in tn
cold. We might as well realize frs
as last that II the project is carrie'
through the road will be built.
y will then be time enough for us to be
gin to talk the matter over. We Gu
q easily hit Upon some plan TO saw
), IIopkinsyille from the clutches Of he
. Tennessee riva'. The two cities hav
, been rivals for several decades an
;. GAINESVILLE has been the suffere
! She has become impoverished by tr!
ing to put on too much style al
Hopkinsv:lle has been slowly all
surely advancing, with "pay as yo
80 go" for her motto and to-day she
.. ina healthy financial condition vii
of the carpenters hammer ringir
% upon almost every street, as improv
IT. ments are going up, and with h
NJ population doubling every decad
r.. If GAINESVILLE wants any thing fro
IIopkinsville she can get II. ltw
be an easy matter to whip a beat
ar enemy. Let her come OH with h
lie railroad aud she will find that oil II
wv schemes will amount 10 nothing,
,g. far as lIopkinsvillc is concerned.
IL we must clinch in Que more dea
IL struggle aud declare "war TO I
". knife AMI knife TO the hilt" thu
m. clay OH McDuff," etc.