Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1837-04-08
MADISON, INDIANA.

The following cheering account Of Madison, il
this state, will be read with considerable pleasure
by such Of our citizens as are not Immediately
quainted with the prosperity Of Madison. We Wis
tied that place in 1880. At which time il cid n",
contain population Of more than $500, now it ca
cesds four thousand, having nearly threbed lis
number in the short period of seven years. We
copy the following extract from Dickneis Report
|er, Of the 2Sth uitimo.
There are, ut present, two Presbyterian. two
Methodist, one Baptist, ard one Ep'scopa'an chui-
chcs. There is also Branch Of the State Bank
Of Indiana, with a capital Of 25O.OOO DOLLARS.
Preparations making to build large aud ex-
tensive ho,el, during the present year, ~ COM
pany Incorporated Tor that purpose Al the last ses-
sion Of the legislature. Active arrangements
being made to supply the town with water from the
river, by the erection Of ample water works.
There is ship yard in successful operation; aud
from the immense quantity olive timber. winch IS
said to be greater and indeed preferable, 10 any
other point which 10 ats built, with other
ciies for boat building, it is expected that lar
ger number o. toas will be built there tina" AT any
other location. Connected with this large
foundry and engine shop, all in complete operation.
The commerce of this place, h1zaId nothing 1"
saying it is greater than that Ut any other place
within the Limits Of indiana. From its central
position, there is now extensive forwarding aud
business done with the ineTIos, a. |
well Us heavy Transactions in dry gnOts aud 2oce-
ries. Merchandise is landed Tor lDdansl,ois 9, ana
as Ear north as the Wabash tusether win ali the
int rmcdia,e tow ne, en- b,acing as Iarye, J"os q
larger district Ut country, than that "i Cincinnati
WIN the interior Of Ohio. IL acknowledges to be,
1t present The third f not the sec0.d pork market
q the esi;-there were near forty Thousand hogs
.lzughtered during the plst season, anu the iin-
yer will increase from year to vear with the as ;
oDisl,ing rapijiiy, with which the resources vi tue
Interior are developed. Al The sessuD before LAST,
winter be fore last, Legislature passed. as ou
re aware, an "internal Improvement bill, ""Pps"-
,riaiing ten millions Of dollars to vari"us pubic
works. Among the works provided for tv that q
Ill, is the rail road from Madison to Lafayette, Oh
he Wabash. where the Wabash and Erie Canal ter q
inmates, distance Of near hundred anu sixty I
niles, passing through the heart OF the State, aud
reversing district If country in s exteai. unsu'-
assed earth for fertility. This 10 the sNLY rasi
Dad, would observe, which the Safe agrees to, /,
make. The first tweniy -tw" miles from Madison, :
Iere put under contract last November, and There
re now great number Of hands 1t w0rs on 1T
'weniy-twO miles more, am ssEogmed wsil be pat
nder contract early shis spring, end the wisaiel
osk prosecuted With ssfisisg viessus to 10 cSsp-
the rpost Of shek~iscipaI eaeisees,
= ascestaioed that IN average anosni of PsOdvee
ID merchandszs % slsesdy saippsd 70 and frO0I {
Iadisoo, the rate Of sse delGav per ewt, wosld
sduce . sevsaUe to the State asau.lly Of swoi
undred and 6(y ibo0ssod d llsss. aeai ia perl n
mt. The essiaased eose u The wosA. Lea THE q
- 10 completed land il will be 10 spsisg) add
aces the deaisy Of Nsdissa. upoa bss,s which I.
'nnos &C shaken. Il throws Esrsves the psoduc-
oos of the rch aud fertile country north, into 'ts
p, and With such . cosotry. usequsl;ed in natu-j
resources, AID usssspassed in extent, impsovingl
Q = ish astonishing raPidity, whas may not reel
'nably expect for Msdsonf In addition to this
osk, we have now clay turnpike. thsown up aud
AIDED, thirty feet vide, from Madison 70 Niichi-
IN c,ty on the Lakes, running from the south to d
. c2ireMe north of,be Slate; snd is in cooiem- 81
aaion to MeAdamixs 10 1t IN early period l.IG
toa 10 III these works, the braseh ofthe Charles ii
and Cincinnati rail rood which u IN cGaiempla III:
- 70 make Louisville, gill pa. vishs sweLiy ifo
lies Of Madison, which, ii connected with our poad
% make is tho nearest add csoss cxpedisiOu-i
sss fia0 C&asIsssoo 8. C. To the Lakes il t:ssIl,
~. Wah ID these advasssses in prospect, esnl6l