Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-11-02
TIE LAST LINK IN THE CHAIN.

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From this city east there is a coninuousline Ct rail rosds
extending to various points in New England, l,l0O miles
in length. The traveller from Boston to New York can
20 with the unrivaued speed OF steam TO Sandusky City, and
some forty miles south oft, on his way to the great valley OF
the Mississippi. Persons at New Orleans In Louisiana, at
hatcher IN Mississippi, ut Little Rock in Arkansas, al Nash
Vile IN Tennessee, etSt. Louis in Missouri, at Burlington
IN Iowa. nj Quincy in Illinois, at Louisville in kentucky,
at Madison In Indiana, and ut Cincinnati in Ohio, can all
travel by steam from those points. To meet their friends COM
Ing from The north and east, and can approach them almost
within hu,ing distance. The completion OF the Sandusky
and Cincinnati rail road will weld the last link in this vast
iron chain. IL will practically extend the Great Western
rail road from Boston $4,000 milcsin into the rich, and almost
bOundless valley OF the Father Of Waters" IL will
bring Cincinnati. the queen city at the west, with its Co.
600 inhabitants, within 81 hours travel 10 New York and
Boston.
Every intelligent man knows tina, the farther a rail road
or canal Is extended into the heart ola populated region.
whose inhabitants possess, nS we Americans do, n marvel
lous propensity 70 travel every where, and see every thing,
Ia. say nothing OF our wonderful business cnterptise, the
more lucrative will be the stock ufevery mile OF such i'm
proNcments. From the first ten miles OF steamboat and
locomotive travel from the great empuria Of this state and
New England, every additional ten miles added thereto Is
tributary To the business of the tnt. Taking this Just
view of the completion OF the great chain OF steam commit
nicanon between the Mississippi. the great lakcs, and
the Atlantic. may we not urge the owners OF the rail road
and steamboat stock between S~andusky, New York, and
Boston, to come forward and complete this link in the chain
"a y matter OF private glini
The road passes through rs fine a section of farming
land rs can be found on tins continent. We are assured
that the people living On the route will no, only give the
right at Way, but will get out timber and do other work,
and receive stock in payment.
Provisions and labor are abundant and remarkably cheap
and the country admirably adapted TO the construction Of
such u work by the general oNenness of IT. surface. and the
abundance Of material. A little money, however, is needed
To- oil the joint oi western enterprise. That the stock will
yield a good interest, there can be no doubt. Next year
will witness the completion OF the Miami Extension Canal.
when goods will be sent via the Erie Canal aud Lake Erie
from New y orX To Cincinnati at less than 81 per 100 lbs,
varying of course according 10 the charge for toll.
Tho interesting citizens OF the pork emporium, arc deep
~ interested IN the speedy completion OF a work that will
concentrate at that point, so much OF the business and tra-
vel at the great Southwest. Steamboats, can reach Gin
cinnau. on an average, more than ten months in a year.
Tins aud the great speed of The river boats, will concentrate
Mt that point, a very large portion Of the persons wishing 10
visit tie northern and eastern Atlantic States and cities.
Wheat Is carried from Iowa, Illinois, Missouri. Southern
Indiana, aud Kentucky, 10 Cincinnati, TO be manufactured
into flour. This, and the pork and lard of that city, will
much Of It, come north through the Miami Canal on its
way To- n. York and New England. \ propeller carrying
2OJ tons can well afford, with full freight both ways, TO
bring these and other agricultural staples from the Maumce
bay to this city AZ 81 n ton. SiNty cents will cover the .N.
pense Of transporting a barrel OF flour from Buf.lo to New
York. Considering the cheapncss Ut towing horses, and
their keeping on the line of the canal from Cincinnati To
Manhattan, the expense Of transporting hemp, tobacco.
pork and flour through 1t will be very low. We mention
these evidences ut the concentration of western produce at
Cincinnati, en- route - an eastern market, as strong pre-
sumptive proof that, with a continuous steam locomouon
business men and Others will adopt the same, or n conugu.
Gus line of travel.