Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1837-04-13
General intelligence.
ILLINOIS.

lhe magnificent scheme OF Internal
Improvement, which was announced
some ume ago. as having passed the
House OF Representatives, has at length,
by passing the Senate also, and receiving
the Governors signature, become a LAW:
and the gigantic young State which has
adopted IT, may now be expected forth
with TO stride on faster than ever, TO that
vanward place among the co-states, to
which she is obviously destined by her
extent, the fertility of her soil, the adj
vantages of her position, and the well
directed eaergies of her people
Two ample pages of the Illinois State
Register" (priuted at Vandalia) Of March
y, are filled with this important Act. The
editor says:
Since the passage of the Bill Tit
was approved on the 2Sth of February
'lhe land office here has been literally
crowded with persons DESTROYS to enter
and occupy the public land. We have
no doubt the passage of the bill has al
ready increased the value of land il the
State more than JOG per cent; and every
day is adding TO its value. We have
the utmost confidence that every acre-of
public land will, in few years, be set
tied by emigrants, who, while they add
TO the population of the State, will in
crease its wealth, its influence and pow
er among the other states of the confed-
eracy."
More than ten millions Of dollars are
appropriated to the construction Of rail-
roads, and the opening of rivers: besides
ha
ses Of internal improvement, among those
counties through which no railroad or
canal is provided for at the State ex-
pense.
The following works, and appropria-
tons for them, are directed by the Act:
To open or improve the navigation ofthe
Wabash, Illinois 81 Rock Rivers,
each Sl0O,0 900
The little Wabash and Kaskaskla,
each $4,000
To construct Railroad from the
CITY OF CAIRO (erpected.obe built
at the mouth of The OhioD to the
Southern termination of the Illi-
nois and Michigan canal; ria Van
dalia, ShelbyviIle, Decatur, and
Bloomington to be continued to
GALENA; $500, 600
A railroad from ALTON on the Mis-
sissippi, to Mt. CARMEL on the
Wabash, (below Vincennes), uia
Edwardsville, Carlyle, Salem, Fair
field and Albion; with branch di.
! verging from EdUardSuilie, via
Lebanon, Nashville, Pinkney-
Vile. Frankfort and Equality, to
.Ma,eneeto,cn, 1900, 900
I A Railroad from Quincy, on the
Mississippi, to the INDIANA LINE;
ria Columbus. Clayton, Mt. Ster-
ling, Mesidosia, jacksonville,
Springfield, Decatur Sidney and
DanviIle, l,S50,000
a Railroad from point in the great
Central Railroad, directly be-
tween Hilsboro' and Shelbyville.
TO the Indiana Iine, near TERRE
HAUTE; oia Shelby Vile, Charles
ton and Paris: go. 600
/ The Central Rail Road is the
one running northward from Cal
| A Rail road from PEORIA, on the IL
linois, to WARSAW on the Missis-
sippi; VIA Canton, Macomb and
Carthage; 100000
A railroad from ALTON, ria HILLSIDE
70, to the CENTRAL RAIL>RoAD-
100000
4 Rail road from BELLEv1LLE, VIA
Lebanon, TO the Alton and Mount
! Carmel RAILROAD; 10000
( A rail road from BLooMINGToN, in
Mclean county, MAcKINAw, in
Tazewell county; with branches
!. running thence to PEORIA and ria
fremont, to PEKIN: $50 900
The first of these Rail road routes we
should estimate by the map to be, from
Cairo to the Illinois, near Ottawa 800
miles. Thence to Galena, ITO miles
/ Total 40 miles.
The second 1877 miles and it's
/ branch, l25 miles-total 262
The Sd 225
The 9TH 10
The 9th I25
The 9th SO
The 9TH %
The 9th and its branches, 80
Grand total, 1917