October 12, 1862, Nashville Daily Union (Tennessee)
There will be an immense amount of suffering in this city, the coming winter, if some provision is not speedily made for procuring fuel. The poor, especially, will be in a sad condition, if some measure is not adopted to procure a supply of wood. It is thought that the authorities can get an abundant supply by running our cars for wood on the Nashville and Northwestern Railroad, within a few miles of the city. Or, perhaps, the Edgefield road could be put in operation as far as the Ridge, where immense quantities of wood can be procured, which could be furnished to the people at low rates, and at the same time pay all the cost of its procurement. It is a God-like duty to succor the poor, and it is important that something should be done to prevent apprehended distress.
Senola.