Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1847-06-01
CINCINNATI AND ST. LOUIS RoAp


A correspondent, of tho Cincinnati Atlas
makes the following suggestions relative to .
new route for this proposed work, leaving Rich
mona entirely out of the line.
The object which the city should havs in
view Is 10 unite as many interests in such a
work as possible, aud with as iittle exne nditnra
OF capital Hitherto the principal ate n.ion has
been gwen 10 the reate through Hsmil,ou and
the nee 10 Richmond, mainly under the SUPPOSE
ton that road would be made via Hamilton to
Dayton and thus the making of 20 or IS miles of
road be saved. Bat BY the route Indicated very
little. If any distance Will be saved. the 70 arc
other routes that can be taken quite near a.
from Hamilton TO Indianapolis. Another consid-
Grafton IS tina, the trade OF Hamilton and ali that
region is already secured by the Canal, and will
be shii more SO by the Dayton Railroad; while
that OF kiehmont and in general Wayne county,
is secured by the White water can al and the turn-
pixies from Richmond to Hamilton.
"A more Southern route has been mentioned
via. Brookyille and Nashville, which would be-
somewhat nearer; but il would be a more ex-
penslve one than any other suggested owing TO
the deep vallies of Mill creek, the Miami and
WhItewater--the hills intervening between
which are very high and will require coasidera-
Bile deviatiens from the direct route 10 obtain the
requisite grades.
The course suggest is to pursue the river
TO Lawrcnceburg, 81 miles, by which ALL difficult
ty As TO grades is avoided. From Lawrence
burgh take the route marked out for the Rail-
foau formerly surveyed from Lawre nee burg
Indianapolis, 10 Napoleon 80 miles. This line
ascends the valley of Tanners Creek at easy
grades. and attains the table land in about g
miles. From Napoleon TO Coium bus, 80 miles
above, II Will unite with the Madison and lndi
annapolis Railroad about euui distant from tho
two places: say A miles from Indianapolis
making the whole distance from Cincinnati to
Indianapolis l25 miles; and requiring only 81
miles Of road TO be made, all Of it over a country
/ remarkably favorable.
{ - 4 mother conSif era Of
that by tins means direct commu ncation NAV
be secured between Cincinnati aud Louisville,
for charter has been obtained for a Railroad
from Columbus to Louisville, distance about IS
or 20 miles; thus making IL no farther between
Cincinnati and Louisville than il is by water;
and obviaiing all the Inconvenience attendant
upon low water in the summer and ice in tho
winter"
We think the writer Is entirely mistaken in
the view that the trade "of Richmond and in
general of Wayne county is secured by the
Whitewater canal and the turnpikes from Rich
mond to Hamilton" A Railroad WILL BE
MADE from Richmond to Dayton or Cincinnati
Ii 10 DIS; ton viii the turmpkss secure the TRADE
of Richmond to CINCINNATI A road from this
place to Dayton, and there connecting with q
route east, will take nine teuths of the surplu
produce sent from this place to the Queen
City. The trade from this place to Cincinnati
is by means insignificant, and that city ha 3
felt its influence in her present prosperity.
The route proposed By the writer in the Atlas
would be one of easy construction; but the road
for 81 miles the bank of the Ohio would DO
comparatively an useless expenditure. Cincin-
natl has that trade AMI it cannot be diverted
from her. The location of the road 10 lawrence
burg would not dcvelope any new sources for
trade and commerce; whcras its construction TO
Hamilton would make Lowell, which cannot
be under the present facilities between the two
places. The trade along the line of lawrence
burg quite certain 10 be take n to Cincinnati
as IT is from this point. We repeat, a road will
b. made from this place east and west, and If its
track be taken to Cincinnati, it will throw in
to that city ten times the amount of trade that
can be obtained the route proposed above