Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-11-10


parties interested, and especially the
citizens of GAINESVILLE, to tho |. A. &
I. railroad. For years and years our
citizens have desired TO see this road
built and operated, approaching the
many benefits TO accrue therefrom.
Finally the road has been graded for
~ miles and ironed thirty miles to-
wards Princeton. The work Oh II
has stopped. There seems to be 10
grounds to hope that under its pres
entmanagement will work be resumed
on the road. While we exceedingly re-
greet this, yet we believe such TO be
the fact. While this is so, yet the
road already constructed and the
franchises granted to the /. A. & T..
railroad company are too valuable to
be thrown away or escape the atten-
ton of parties able and desiring to
own and control them.
AS matters now look il seems that
ono of these things will happen
list. An independent company
will Gecome the owners of the road
and its franchises.
2nd. The @. Il o. railroad COM
pany will purchase il; or
Bird. The L. & N. company will
become the owners. +.
fla company independent of both
the Chesapeake & Ohio and the L. &
N. should own and operate the road
the most benefit would result to
Clarksville, and therefore if practi-
caDle-and it is practicable to secure
this result-we should much prefer
this. If an Independent company
cannot be organized with sufficient
energy, pluck and capital to become
the purchaser and successfully ope-
rate the road, as a next resort an ar
rangement should be made if posi-
BILE with the c. u o. road. In this
way GAINESVILLE would have two
competing lines to Eastern markets.
1t would have two out of the three
great through lines competing for its
freights, its trade and its traffic. If
neither Of the above arrangements
can be made, then as a last resort,
and ono to be regretted, the L. q N,
company will be the purchaser and
Clarksvllle will forever lose the op,
portunity to put itself in a position
to command the competition in
freights offered by two great lines Of
railroads. The L. & N. would moi
be interested in carrying the road to
Princeton, where it would connect
with the G. Il 0. Its interests
would best be subserved by making
II a local road, which should bring
tobacco, wheat and other produce tc
GAINESVILLE, thence to be shipped ovel
the l.. Il N. to Eastern and Southern
markets. The freight traffic Of
Clarksville is an important feature
Rather than divide this traffic with
the G. 81 0. the L. u N. could AFFORD
to pay more for the l. A. & I. as i
now stands than could the G. q o.
which could only hope 10 divide will
the L. q N. the freight traffic O
Clarksville, and that too at rates re
duced by reason of the competition
The L. u N. company exists as
business enterprise, If it could Sc,
that it was best for its interest tt
iron the l. A. & Y. to Ceruleal
Springs and stop it there it would
have the right to do so. This enc
once accomplished and Clarksvill,
might as well forget her dream o
two through lines on which to re
ceive and ship freights, and foreve
yield the hope of becoming a compe
tive railroad point. If our informa
ton is correct steps will be taken t,
secure sale of the road in the mex
few months. There is no use now II
asking whose fault is it. That thi
party or that party has blundered o
made mistakes does not help matters
What must be done now is 10 fac
matters as they exist, take advantage
of what is in our favor, and do tn
best we can to remedy that whicl
promises to be injurious to us.
Our business men can appreciat
what is at stake. They can, If the
will, solve the problem.
Born, to the wife of Mr. CIV
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