Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1842-03-22

Ecs. &. IND
and renewal Of hope long deferred, VIII The
cunty from this state Of gloom and depression winch las
parayzed every au. sickenet every heart, AMI asn
shall AMI know that pi0sfeiy IN midst, and
that march onward and forward Ia this measure we
have sa,vatonwth1ut remain IA present depu-
rahlc condition. eau we he-itite'
10 app oprate also u inquire into The probable productive
unity completion of The road III order 10
70 estimate appuxmltng the Truth IN this Iegar
>lch data viii bring as with mos, Ger
uy 10 the desired point Whether The stock Is to yield an
income or the community generally oenehtel ~ Inc cum
p'c0n Of the road will mainly tcpeud on Tie amount Of ton
which shall be carried The road, and The eN eni OF
it~ "A me iiun II travel
These may be e,nl;ci from the puation extent Of ter
trcs}, quality hc 3D. an'un and character - production
~ the scope 81 uny Inch must use The al as MEDIUM
81 travel and ghc through which the surplus VIII
20 market together with The influence tie work have
in increase the tavo augmentation OF suc
income on The stock, and of Utility the public, eNcecledly
bat f.u, work. I'M the United states Bv careful examna-
lion OF the territory the sphere Of it, command Of
travel and nage IL results that nearly cnelouIth OF the
population OF Indiana WILL from necessity, use tins road as
ooetr me following Counties containing population oil
l6usl, AID taXabl,s To the amount Of - 9J5 conSu-
tute tn, territory Bartholomew. Boon. Brown, half Of
Decatur II mitcn, Hancock, iendficks. hall oil Jackson
jefferson, Jennings, Johnson Nlisln Mari one-ihd OF
Montgomery Morgan, half # Putnam, shelby, and one-hnd
"a l,gsh.
Thee counties and grs Of counties constitute ncary
fourth % the ppuiaonoFe than one fourth Of the taxa
Die r putty the STATE. and nearly one-iOurth of the
heI q polls and acrrltoy unsurpassed for fertility.
rs. n Sl953i Isci, OF wheat , rs bushels Of oats,
23,7N bushels OF rye, 7569 06l bushels Of conn., and 1916
gallons o, whky. Ihese although some Of the leading
productions. 5 means constitute all Of those which may
hemp Ok eco beef haAsee hay besides numerous arue les
market aud swell TIE amount Of our exports.
TIE Tonnage which viii seek t channel for its transit to
tie Oa3 must be immense AMI the road would even at
Tins eOl if completed, do larger transportation business
than any other work mot immediately connected with the
scaf cities 10 the United states
The of its ta>osatn business may be COMPUTE
Ell with 1leratle certainty, ty COMPARISON wIh other dis
trt II country Of similar population, extent and fertility,
whore Official data have been carefully made and we'd.
The Min valley point of quality of soil aud capacity
forPpiuc viii com with the interior Of Indiana With
Tout ieriai ucongruiiy.
BY ocial data as Indicated by The collectors books sthe
whole trade o the Miami canal, 10th Ways the year 1888
amounted 70 hlty-f1ur thousand tons"
The superntendn- Engineer asceIainel ly invesgl-
nn inquiry that tonnage furnished from a total
extent of county Of about 62 square miles, ani popula
u tiou If 10000.
Now compare This Miami country Of ,62 square miles
and lomlain 81 10000, with the aforementioned counties
constituting the interior Of Indiana, with of 56OC
square miles and population OF 100000 aud take INTO we"
a,o tne similarity IN the quay Of sot ia the two districts
and shall not AXE amount Of tonnage for roa
that should enc as to perseverance The amount OF
tonnage per annnm oh ihe i0ai, would, calculated upon
ia, basis he 96bj6 tons. which, at Sl50 per tn, make fo
tians ottlon a5he, ~ 1893 IL may be alleged that th'
superior cultivation Of the Miami district viii throw oil
much larger plus district Indiana. Ia reply
woud that CHANTING this 10 Dee true, how long ieuo
would require for tls district with prospect OF a markc
opened t1 IT, q rival even tie Miami district IN lis surpu,
: pr' rata with its population
1t h been stated above, that the tnnage calculated upon
the basis o that Of the Ohio district would be 9 GOO tons
which We have foi the sake Of mere estimate placed anSI
dug, Of pl53 pei ton. Now il these g6b66 tons akeI
o. the river IN WAGONS al average cost Of SO per on
Sd cents hundred the cost Of the country for the trans
= poriatn whit 1t would cost per railways AT 2j
per ten. would De 1oji9i dlais which immense ouu
ul3 be equal otd loss. 1t may Pee SAID that II TIM
tonnage could IelCh the bat by wagons
u not ue taken. Ii SD. the loss % the country still
greater for m t',t event va, fan ~ realize auv thin, H. n
= what o.herWe wopld - to market, yielding rctusn f.
boh Lntl price with cost a trans ouatou, but the orig
nal price would te css ormlTe accounting to e price Of tax
5h''ei Ne nave, b. comparison with The Miami canal
ia arrived Al estimate which SO coo tons annuu
freight ga our Ioa yes ia order u M axe orr position per
icN safe, te cs natca, D. e ucei 10 4,,5j5 TONS benz
* precisely one-hat the result OF That b,e the DINO d
tle.. i4is amount Of tonnage reduced, vii make al
IA ,of'e non freight CAT si5O per Un OF si2l9o and
a Iy way of further illustration viii that Pa
ID been ac tanned u New Yok, that there pail for freight
mont u tat States uciuin- tolls, eight g. uansp'rtao
coIc &c. an amount elusl o. dollars 90 cacn inhab
items within the she.e of tc trade passing on those works
: ru-a surplus 10 .kct at cheap a'e tends O. q.cIsou
II inefe.-e ot tllt >lgill, raised.
. lt~.iFes also 90 s.lv h.W much may tepcLd ON
Al increase 8 >u1 products 81 load shall be cnpet
-'rs @ aifd It cheap tlus 20 The Ohio The fur
D. tier ilci Is manifest That citizens hail iucIoa>
vs. uei 4Iqus 90 pay transit duties equal TO oneoulh t
am INST Ild y an 80 ai Io uttion IN Ne" l'rs o. woul
ID produce revenue hon te ,ht alone Of S3i0OOO tn
a great mcseise 800 ihc productions attended with CORES
nnnE enhancement oi te value ot real estate land haVln
IN Teid 81 ten from eight anl ten dollars pc
Fl. -clc 10 tiIft Ety. AMI i-liy dJIllls yer acre
Heretofore have been Germ. the effects and rc
suits 70 TIE road 10 relation % au tati1n products am
q, merchandise. Al estimate Of The income fon passenger
" ue less ee't''a ID, ne data upon winch hee>innate Is
IA %, nte natso aa-oe perfect; but II canno We tn1
hr ut Pm, revenue from passengers uai 10 that fO.
s. freight. Ui.l hc realized.
N From the reports AID ,ati- rical tables published ty
hfty railroad companies, SHOWN thar with mole tia
q ou>iN, ct e companies. The iecep,, f.. passengers
n larger than those l.m fei-hi>
H. As th iold Will De wUnolt competition, and as the com
v nou roads in alyll soil wctched contlt o
r aa-e portion OF the year, it Will not De an eNtVas'r
estimate 60 place the al twenty thousand per aniu
8, thousand dollars.
vii appear them bv the foregoing and est
rh mates, winch have auncd an approximate result
h. both ard public utility from the road upon OBJ
huaic and My thousand dollars pes aunsm derived
IN about equal proportions from fieigt and Is,sengeis
Iai, hazardous nc u VIII increase
Il least ;v,nttave per cent per annum for some wears
AZ 10 has lcen above suggested that wound he advisable
M al down fiat bafIom Gllfhs 70 Edinburgh Tins c9uS
n the later place the approaching desg e.
as by present course. aneuty the fiat bar Oh
5r substitute the as the wooden PORTION oil I'D
SuFcr-ucule shall need O. De renewed Al tatt peol 10
he t taken mp may BE- either used Tor some branch ra
+. ti-po-el 90 i3r smith purpose
We cannot enteain Doubt tut the amount suggested
% proper Tor counties % subscribe q ;he stock, VII
he readily taken by the amount lost 10 the citizens
those annually he single article Il pork, II
beyond The p'ymeat proposed n tue stock Ih' >u5scul
the r complete the ro-i 10 El'aouh ID
- app lChn- season.