Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-06-08
THE H. 3 Q. R. R.
cadiz Willing For 1t to Be Built.


tTclephone.l
The city of Hopkinsville is situated
on branch of the Louisville & Nash
vile Railroad, and we hear much
complaint against this road for the
unequal discrimination in freights
that the managers make against Hop
kiusville. The citizens have il in their
power to meet this difficulty by build
ing branch road TO the Cumberland
river and to the C. o. & S. w. rail
road. In doing this they will open
up and develop channels which will
add to the material wealth of the city
beyond the most sanguine expecta-
lions of her citizens. The branch
which would lead to the G. D. & S.
w. railroad will pass through unde-
ycloped and rich coal fields, while
the branch that would pass through
Cadiz will make an outlet, by rail,
for rich, agricultural country, and
before it reaches the Cumberland,
strikes a rich belt of iron ore land.
The ore taken from the tunnels, we
dare say, will more than pay for cut
ting them.
Upon the completion of these two
branches, what do we have? A coal
field at one end, iron ore at the other,
and also giving two outlets by rail,
and another by water, at the western
terminus Of the branch which will
pass through Cadiz. With these adj
vaniages, we do not think it possible
that Hopkinsville can fail to see the
Importance ofputting one or both of
these lines on foot, and pressing them
to a speedy completion.
The iron ore, mentioned above, is
the richest hematite, from which is
made the very best quality of char
coal malleable iron.
To say that these enterprises would
improve an hundred fold the sections
of country through which they will
pass, would be but a feeble effort to
express our opinion as TO the advan-
tages that would be derived from
them, while in our sister city, Hop
kinsville, manufactures will be built
that would compete with any in the
world.
There are on Cumberland river and
throughout Trigg county heavy for
ests of timber that are unappreciated
now, while hundreds of RATS of logs
are tloated down the river annually.
Thus, with timber, iron and coal, and
with agricultural products at home,
what could facilitate the erection OF
factories faster?
There are men in this and Chris
tian county who have the money to
build this road if convinced that, as
an investment, it would pay, but who
are prone to look upon every new en-
terprise as ethiopian, hence will per.
NIT their money to rust in the ground
rather than risk it in helping to build
railroad. There are also other cap.
italists who know nothing of the to.
biography or geography of this coun'
try, but are now, through agents, in
vestigating the feasibility of the ell
terpriSe, and will likely reap the ben
efits oft ere our business men awaken
from their lethargy.
Hopkinsville has passed through
one crisis, and is now passing through
another, each of which will mark al
important epoch in her history. Tit
first was on the adoption of her pres
ent free school system, which wa'
the most progressive step she had
ever taken; and the advantageou
results attained by this step viii
doubtless be the most cogent argu
ment to use in advocating the con
struction of this railroad, now agi
tating the minds of her commercial
citizens.