The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-12
Opportunities in Mining Manu-
featuring, Farming and Timber
Districts--Mountain and
Coast Resorts.

The Southern Railway has over
e40o miles of track, reaching into
and fairly networking the greater
portions of the states of Alabama,
Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi,
North Carolina, south Carolina,
Tennessee and Virginia, and with
the closest communication and tranic @
arrangements to Florida points and
to New Orleans and the Southwest.
Ii has terminals on the Potomac,
the Ohio and the Mississfppf, mt tho
great gateway points to Dixie.
1t reaches the Important ports of Nor
folk and West Point. Va. Charleston,
| 5. c., brunswick. Ga. and Mobile, Ala,
and at each has the finest dock. ware
house and track facilities for handling
large ocean traffic in or outward bound
At each II makes close connection with
steamship lines to home colonial and
foreign ports. The Southern Railway
company's lines largely follow tho nat
ural roadways and routes across the
mountains. along the Piedmont regions
In the valley, plain and coast districts OF
the South. and so furnish the easiest,
ffest-dffeet- and quickest routes for
freight from the interior TO the seaboard.
or from Northern to Southern polntA
Why This System II Great.
This Ii ono reason why this system IN
great and why II does now and always
viii exert a controlling influence upon
the commerce OF the nation and be an Inn
portant and directing factor In the de-
velopment OF tho Southern country. II
is able by means Of its direct lines to
care for grain from tho West to the sea-
board and for freight from the seaboard
to Western points with shorter hauls
than the so-called trunk lines; and these
same lines enable II to give the interior
cities and districts of the South the best
or advantages In reaching the shipping
ports OF the South Atlantic, or the best
markets of the North and East
From Louisville and Memphis ON the
Ohio and Mississippi rivers direct lines
travel southeast or east across the noun
tains. or south OF them to Norfolk,
Charleston and Brunswick. The main
line OF the Southern Railway from WASH
ington city. the national capita, runs south
west through Middle Virginia, Through tho
Piedmont regions OF North and South
Carolina and Georgia to Atlanta, the me
tropolis OF the central South, a distance
OIL s4S miles. thence almost directly west
through Georgia, the rich iron and coal
districts OF Alabama and the fertile va
zoo Valley OF Mississippi, to Greenyille ON
the Mississippi river. further distance OF
45s miles. The line from the Ohio river
runs through tho famous Blue Grass re-
zion OF Kentucky; from Chattanooga,
Ind commercial interests, the Alabame
Great southern starts and passes through
tne birmingham and other important Ala
- =, regions to Meridian. Miss. From
ChattanoosA southeast runs q Line, pass
ng through the rich section OF north
western Georgia, through Atlanta and
snrough ~, central and southeastern Geor-
ia 10 the busy and important port OF
brunswick. From Memphis a line eocs
hrough southern Tennessee. f1le north
corner OF Mississippi, the lovely
through Chattanooga. Knoxville and east
Iennessee. through Asheville and the |
Land OF tho sky 20 the main line and |
,oes the line TO virginia's capital and |
arGest city. Richmond, and to the cort
4 West Point. From Sanford. y 'S,'
trough Greensboro TO Mt Airy, ~
Yadkin line. Down from AsSevtiie
caches line TO Spartarburg and Colurn-
IA, = 80, g.. and from there another line
uns 70 the port OF Charleston. An imporS
ant branch runs from Charlotte, N q
through Columbia TO Aiken, s. c.. and
,ugS,sta, =. Ga. Importsnt branches reach
the vaaley or Virginia and other Inn |
ortant Virginia sections, 70 many man
featuring and other districts IN IN. |
arolinas, to many places in Georgia, In
uding Columbus, Fort Valley Eiberton- |
ennille, Hawkinsvflle and to Bristol Uar, |
man ana other rich portions OF Tonnes
e. Lines run from Rome, Ga, to Selma
Ia, thence to Mobile and Meridian There |
too much OF the Southern Railway |
ystem TO describe II fully or even 10 teil |
II tho districts II reaches or the branches |
: network OF lines Il has.
There are few important cities or
ecuons I'm the south, east of the
'ississippf, to which its lines 40 |
OF go, few Industrial districts it
oes not penetrate.