To HIis Excellency, Gov. Jaines D. Porter:
  I have received from various parts of the United States,
and especially from Europe, inquiries about the region
traversed by the Cincinnati Southern Railroad. To meet
this demand for information, and thus " attract capital
and labor to the State," I have spent several months in
studying the country on both sides of the railway, its
mineral resources and agricultural capabilities, and have
embodied the results of my observations in the accompany-
ing pamphlet.
           I have the honor to be,
                        Very respectfully,
                                  J. B. KILLEBREW.