The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-06-19
THE EVANSVILLE load.
Editor Exchange:

EdUOf EICHdHgc'
see thai there is now railroad
being surveyed and probably being
constructed from Evansville, Ind, in
this direction, known, perhaps, as the
Ohio Valley road, without any defn-
lite or decided objective point. |
have also seen several different asti7
Giles in various papers in regard to the
probable route and its ultimate ter
minus south. | also See that nearly
all who have written on the subject
seem toIbe ignorant of the topo sraphy
of the country through which the
road will pass after crossing the Ten
nessee river, coming this way. Hav.
ing been on the road as travelling
salesman for number Of years, as
you know, aud having travelled over
this tennessee river country from
here east, northeast and southeast, l
believe | know its local advantages
and disadvantages about as well as
most anybody, and think 1 am capa-
BILE of giving some valuable dottings
to any railroad company who may
think Of building a road through the
Tennessee River Valley.
The country in Kentucky from
Marshall county, ON Tennessee river,
through Galloway county to the state
line is very favorable to the construc-
ton of railroad, except portion of
Marshall county; that is little brok-
en-. The western half of Henry
county, Tenn, is fine farming sec.
ton and generally level. Southeast,
ern Weakley county is generally a
level surface, and fertile and pro-
ductive country.
A railroad built from the crossing
of the Tennessee river anywhere in
the neighborhood of Benton, Marshall
county, KY, and run in this direc.
ton, via Murray and Grassland, KY,
Caldwell's Tobacco Factory, Henry
county, Tenn, Cottage Grove, Henry
county, Tenn, Como, Tenn, Gleason
Tenn, and on to this point, would
pass the entire length through the
finest agricultural country in West
Tennessee and southwestern Ken
lucky, and from Como, Tenn, to thiI
place, through as fine an agricultural
and timbered country as there is il
the state of Tennessee, and road car
be constructed over this route for a
least one-third less cost per mile thar
over any of the other speculative
routes, and can be built to this place
where. southern and Southwestern
connections can be secured by tn,
Louisville Il Nashville and Illinois
Central railroads, and saving o.
twenty-five miles in distance over 6
line to jackson. Tenn, as terminus
and the same connections secured.
At Murray. KY, the distance t,
May6eld, KY, earest.raiIrOad point
is % miles; Grassland, Ky, neares
point to railroad is Paris, Tenn, q
miles; Cottage Grove, Is miles Il
Paris; Como, 10 miles TO Dresden ant
IL miles to Paris, Immediately be
tween the two. BY reference to
map, you will see that the route is al
most an air line, and passes througI
the best paying route that a rOa,
could possibly be built in West Ten
nessee.
Now, in conclusion, it does occur t,
me that if the people Of Milan will be
! stir themselves and have these fact
( properly presented to the builders o
: the Ohio Valley road, they will cer
, tainly see the advantages offered, AM
consulting their own interest will Gel
tainly build to Milan to get the tw
. all important connections if the,
{ should desire TO extend their lin
south further toward Birming ham O
Corinth. Yours truly,
P. &. LovELACE.