Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-08-25


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To TIE eitizens Of Northern U;no;..
The nook. foy s,,hscr;n,; ion - ~. .,.,,
of ~. Glenn nnd Chnnoo Ta:o,, po;J
| Road Conponv will be onened a. G,l.n.
and CHICAGO and Intermediates MONTE -
advertised. on The 10Th az Anon.t ;n.,.rt
and will remain omen for ten DAVIS
The c;tizene of the North.,n oo.nt;..
Of Illinois need not he reminded carta;nlv
Of the vital interest thew have q The inn.
mediate construction of Rail Road from
Chicago Is Galena-to which 4 = nronos.
ed hereafter to add ! Branch Road Rail
from Rockford to the North. and to dive,ce
from the Fox River near ST. Charles 10
the west. and to Peru: and routes of Rail
Road will no doubt soon be extended to
Rock Island to Quincy. to ST. Lou;s and
to Cairo.
One or two shillines or more ner bush-
ell would be added to the price of everv
bushel Of wheat raised bv the farmers on
the route. and other nrodncts wonl6 h.
affected in like proportions. The facili-
ties thas afforded would. az consequence
double the valne If everv farm On ~.
route Of the road hecanse of the ;ncrease
in the value Of its prodnctions At home
and because every farmer and merchant
would then be able tn forward his nroduce
to market al anv tins when the hest nr;ces
could be obtained for r. without regard
to the state Of the common road. Of the
country or the weather
The GREAT increase Of wealtb and non.
ulation ALONG tine route So certain 70 re-.
suit from the construction If the mad al.
ding SO greatly tn the social advant.oss
Of the neonle and country thronob Which
and near which i wonld mass and the
increased comtort and relief from fat;one
exnosure and exnens. hv hs;no ahis :"
travel in a comfortahls covered %, from
the For RocL or M;ss;ss;nn; river -
Ch;caoo n ,wo n civ honrs n .,i ws.,h
ers instead re occnnv;n., says,aI J,us
throuoh deen mud .. = nou of,sn nso:s
sarv ARE cons;derat;on. not n he forootten
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Conclusions A. to the amo,,n, to h. snh.
scrihsd for
The Board Of Directors Of the Galena
and CHICAGO ITn;on Rail Road Comnanv
have also The nl.asnrs to anno,nss r. ~
nnbI;c that since the Wes,s,n t.rm;nns
Of the M;ch;oan Central Rail Rad from
Detroit westward has heen f;xed at New
Rutralo near Micb;oan c;tv an arrange.
men1 ha, be,n nearIy comnlstsd .fford,no
verv strong reasons 10 believe that an eve
tension of M;ch;o.n Central Rail Road hv
the Buffalo and Mississinni r r Gonna.
nv If Indiana from New R,,tf,lo ,hropah
Indiana to the line Of Illinois At > MONT
on lake Michioan about l6 miles sou,b.
easterlv from Chicago will be commenced
by the first of October next and oomnle,ed
by the fail Of l848 or the sor;no Of lSae
The Road from CHICAGO to the Indiana
line. the Board believe will he as nrnmn,.
" constructed bv the citizens Of Cb;caqo
and their friends and will be comnlstsd At
as early day as the route through Indi.
ana.
Bv the snr;;no NJ ls4e tberefore i 70
now expected that but ten hours will be
occupied in making the journey from Chi.
caoo to Detroit
And this Board are assured bv tina Chief
Engineer and bv the Directors of the
Western Rail Road throuob C.,,d, f,o,
Detroit 10 Buffalo ina, nv ls4e ,h.;, road
Ito be put under contract this month
August. i847). will be SO far advanced a.
to be completed at either end to the nlank
road from Iond,n to Rr,,dtt,rd and ,h.,
but IA hours will be occupied by Rail
Road and Plank Road travel from Detroit
to Butf,)o making the time "a honrs onl.
from Chicago to Buffalo and this time the
Canadians PROMISE 10 reduce e,yh, honrs
bv 1850. on the comnIet;on Of their road
ali the wav from De,ro;, ~ Rnff.lo
Heavy + or edge rails are now be;no
or alont IN he mt doun on all tho ro,ds
between Buffalo and Albany. and the Hud-
son River Rail Road from Alhanv :, Nsw