Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-11-09
Cairo q Tennessee River Railroad,

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VIII run from Cairo, Ill, to Cumber.
! land Gap, passing through the coun-
ties of Ballard, Graves, Carlisle, Mar
shall, Trigg, Christian, Todd, Logan,
! Simpson, Allen, Monroe, Cumberland,
Clinton and Whintey, to the point
! where the States of Tennessee, Ken
lucky and Virginia come together,
thus making an air line East and
West, from the Mississippi River to
the mountains.
1t crosses twelve North and South
railroads in the State of Kentucky,
thus giving direct connection with all
cities and points North and South
reached by railroads. 1t forms a
trunk-line of 325 miles in length, con-
Meeting at Cairo with five systems Of
railroads, covering the entire West,
North aud Southwest. Its connec-
tions at Cumberland Gap will extend
TO the roads East of the mountains,
Northeastern Kentucky, and East
Tennessee. 1t will be the shortest
line from the West and Southwest
to New York and Washington City.
CHRISTIAN COUNTY.
The benefits of this ROAD TO Chris
tian county cannot be estimated.
With coal at both ends it will cheap
en- the price of coal in the car from
three TO four cents per bushel. 1t
will save to each farmer 5 to Z cents
bushel on wheat by giving reduced
freight rates. 1t will save on the
transportation of tobacco alone in
Christian county, 100000 year to
the people.
This Cairo & Tennessee River Rail-
road Company has control of ample
means to build the road. There is
but one contingency to the beginning
of the work. And that is the voting
Of the 100000 stock by Christian
county. Just that certain the road |
will be built, and work will begin in
Christian county at once. If it is not
voted the road will not be built
through Christian county. The guar
antee the company gives, that the
road will be built is, that, if they do
not begin the work in good faith, in
l2O days after the voting of the stock,
and complete the road in two years
to the Todd couHty line they forfeit
all right to the subsidy. This is tho
best guarantee that can be given that
they mean to build the road if the
county votes her stock. The people
can rely on this.
This road will be able TO furnish
through freights from st. Louis,
Chicago, Cairo and Louisville and
other points of purchase, to any place
in Christian county on the line OF
the l.. II N. railroad; thus correcting
the inequality of freights now exist
ing, and by this means every part of
the county, North and South as well
as East and West, will receive bene-
fits from this road.
If this road is built it will end
freight determinations against places
In Christian county. Hopkinsville
will get as cheap freights as Clarks-
vile, because the competition natural
y arising from the building of this
independent road will regulate
freights local to the county, while
It's giving Hopkinsville direct and
connection with the trade
,enters of the country will place her
II this respect on the same footing as
and other points where ,
here are competitive freight rates.
At present Christian county is the
'assal of one road, but with two or
hree roads, each independent of tho
'tbers, she would be free from dis
elimination and would prosper, as !
ler energetic people deserve 10 do. I
There is tide in the affairs of men {
which, If taken at its ebb, flows on
o fortune" This time of good for
une comes to counties and cities as !,
veil as men. 1t is now offered to t,
county. /
Vote for both propositions and G
ave three independent railroads, e
heap freights and convenient travel. G