Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-06-25
RAILROAD RuMB1INes.

WIN ThOIEh ENNOuhAdEMENT'
The Evansville Journal says of our
cw railroad project;
The proposition for the city Of
to take $4,000 stock in
he lIopkinsville 81 Cadiz Railroad,
which is 10 connect Hopkinsville
with the Chesapeake and Ohio, was
carried on the 10Th by a vote of GLIB
in favor to IL against. The vote was
remarkably large considering that no
one worked actively for or against
the measure. Nota single business
man voted no. The people of Trigg
county are soon to vote on similar
proposal, and are said TO be a unit in
its favor. With proper encourage
ment from the Chesapeake Il Ohio
people the roads will soon be built
over one ofthe routes already located,
and through fine farming country,
near rich coal mines, giving a fine
line TO compete with the L. & N.
REJOICING IN CLARKsvILLE.
The GAINESVILLE correspondent Of
the Nashville American sees il in thl;
hopeful light;
GAINESVILLE is considerably worked
up on the l. A. Il T., question, the
livest issue up, and there is rCjoic'
ing over the action of lIopkinsvill'
! in voting a tax of $4,000 by 6l3 to Il
FOR competing line. They argue
that this insures GAINESVILLE an out
let by rail regardless of how thu
struggle for the possession of the |
| A. g. r., terminates. The enthusiast
think strange Of few bond
holders who refuse to sign PROPOSE
tiUns which guarantees an indepcnd
ent road in six months, for whicl
they have worked fifteen years am
paid much money, and now to b
had for the signing away of what !
already lost without paying an,
money.
NOT QUITE so HILARIOUS.
AS was anticipated, Hopkinsvill
voted almost unanimously to extern
aid TO the amount of $4,000 to secur
a railroad connection with the Chesa
peake & Ohio, there being only l
votes against the proposition out c
624 votes polled. The town was te!
ribly in earnest from the start, all
the 'disreputable lobbying and jug
Cling by high officials of the L, Il \
X. r., who spent much of the pa
, week there in an attempt to defe;
the proposition, had the opposite e
feet and put every friend of the mea
f ure at work to accomplish its success
, hence the nearly unanimous vote
: its favor.
Is there a stronger argument IL
the completion of the l. A. " 7.
D Princeton With the G. & o. out
8 the way, the L. & N. promises its f
e vors to Hopkinsville; with the c.
n o. branch built to Hopkinsville tn
place will have freight advantag
that will discount our boosted adva
9 tage because of our river, and W
1t be in position to command ira
1t through competition in freigh
r. Clarksville's advantage has been
cheaper freight; then in this resp
at least the position ofthe two pla'
II will be reversed, and Hopkinsvi
i will occupy the superior position.
IL While the Leaf favors the last pre-
81 osition made by Major Gordon,
Il does so because it believes it to be
the good of the city. 1t does not
this action endorse Maj. Gordo
Is course in the matter, but it belle
al in choosing the least of two evils,a
81 it can see much more good to Clar
III vile in the completion of the road
lg Princeton at sacrifice Of every 4
( lar paid to it than in retaining tn
bonds and letting the L. & N.
= possession of the road, for in t
~ case the road will not be complet
~ nor the bonds paid.-Tobacco Lea
,,o GEO. DITToE's TAFFi
rs. IIopkinsville has voted to .1ubscl
for $4,000 of the stock of the II
I'm kinsville & Cadiz railroad. The '
20 was 6l3 for to II against the pre-
a sition. Hopkinsville, is one of
at flourishing young cities in the 81
les and the above vote shows why 81
ew such-full of a progressive spirt
Newport State Journal.
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