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scrutiny, persuaded that there will b,
trade and travelling ON this Rail road, So
hcient---and more than sufficient. TO keel
the road In order, maintain the motivI
power pay all expenses and yield an an
pie dividend 10 the Sock holders.
Notwithstanding all the adVantagea a
ready enumerated that this rail road will
possess however ample they must be-
yet they will be bot as perquisites, COM
pared with theinconie that it must ulti-
mateIy derive from source not yet sta
led, and which among The special advaa
tages Of the line has been numbered,
=, lOM Tile YellotO creek, CdrroElton unc
ZOdr Rail road, aOil be a link in a cOntir
nOHs chain d frdtlody from The Sea Coas
to the mouth QfM Missouri and the in
mense regions ofthe Great West.
The protector ofahy splendid improve
ment Is always derided ss a Visionary
Mems increduIity battles with the bold
ness Of the conception until rejection
convinces them that the project 10 feast
Bile, Hence when a scheme was frst
broached-or suggested as practicable,
OF extending a rail road across the Cont
nent from the Atlantic States TO the mouth
ofColumbla river it was treated with gen
eral ridicule. That such a great work
will be accomplished long before the end
Of the present century, cannot be doubt
ed.
Postpcning, however, such magnif.
cent project Tor the present, it will re.
quire but little Imagination to conceive,
or faith 10 believe, that within a few
years, the United States Mail will be car
ried, and passengers conveyed in rail
road cars from the mouth oft Missouri
river to the Eartern cities. In corrobora
ton Of this project, it need only be men
toned, that BALTIMORE ID now going to
work in good earnest, 10 push her fail
road 10 the Ohio. And also that, last
year, rail road was located in the State
of HIN ois, extending from the town of Al
ton on the Mississippi river, for more
than seventy miles IN an eastern direc
ton,
The Importance Of Pittsburgh in a
commercial point of view, we'll ueces
sarily attract the Baltimore and Ohio
RGilroad, at least branch Of it. TO
that place. But will Philadelphia be
hold, with indifference, all the travel.
ling and ali lhe winter and early
spring trade, as we'll as much of the
summer business 20 10 Baltimore?
She certainly will not. It is therefore
certain, that if one OF those cities con.
structs a Rail road to Pittsburgh, the
other must do so likewise. and conse.
luently two eastern Rail roads will
centre at that place before many years.
A company has been incorporated
for making Rail road from Pitts.
burgh TO Conneaut on Lake Erie.
And another company is authorised
10 construct Rail road from Cleave
land on the Lake towards Pittsburgh.
These companies must, as matter Of
course, descend the vally Of Ohio, on
lhe right bank Of The river as far as the
mouth Of Big Beaver before they can
Ieave the Ohio for the lake. The
rail road ofthese companies will there
Tore be continuation OF the Eastern
roads for twenty eight miles below
Pittsburgh, along The very line that
best suits The Western rail road.
From the mouth Of Big Beaver, the
quite for great Western rail road
leViates but little from q due west
course. Proceeding from that point,
Town tho right bank ofthe river TWEEN
y.six miles, the direct line would be
Interrupted by the Ohio making bold
weep TO the South, aud running about
me hundred miles in nearly south.
,rn direction, if it was not, that Just at
he great bend in the river, Big NIloto
Creek breaks through the hills coming
rom the west and this opens straight |
'assage 10 the heart Of The Mississippi
,asin.
Having entered Upon this vast eoun
~ of exuberant fertility, the main
inc of rail road, 10 its direct western
curse across the best portion of Ohio
indiana and illinois TO the State Of Mis-
ouri, will intersect many other i'm.
and send of numerous
ranches on the right to Lakes Erie
nd Michigan and to Michigan State,
nd on The left 20 the Ohio river and
Lentucky. In word the YeliotO
reeE CGrrolIt0n and ZOar Railroad
'ill be key 10 the mighty west.
The following estimate Of the duan
ty Of trade and the number of pasSen
ers that will probably use this rail
Dad is given with difiidence, as it is
'eely conceded that much oft is con
'ctural. Correct statistical infOrma.
on cannot be had in a section of coun