The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-07-21
From the Baltimore Pat
The Railroad to the NIlssLsainni.

The Railroad the Mississippi.
The Columbus (O) Journal, noticing the recent acton
of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad upon extending h
road to the Ohio river, saws:
There seems now to be prospect thai This great work
improvement will be pushed forward to completion within
reasonable time. For long period il has been nj stand
looking us 1t We're from the summit of the AlIeghane 0
the most advantageous point to nersect the Ohio river
which was the limit originally prescribed for the supen
Gus Undertaking But should the work take the course m
dicated by the foregoing paragraph Wheeling will enq
but bret season the advantages of terminus. The pc
Pile of Ohio viii look that short time only viii ep
before the road will penetrate the interior of Ohio
ing itself with the richest agricultural region between the
river and the lakes, and drawing from both large amount
OF their present transit business 1t will @
with the river again Mt Cine nnati thus securing TO se
all the advantages and benefits junction at a point
vantageous for interests in seasons of low water Will
at the same time it VIII be reaching long arm thougR
the fertile valleys and broad praries our western neigh
bors towards the Mississippi The word will then be-
Baltimore and Wheeling" but "Bahimore and st. Lonis
which will comprehend all the intermediate points WI
and parcel of the inevitable destiny of the rest
In connexion with the above, the following artc$
from the Philadelphia American and Gazette is of inf
terest, as showing that here in Baltimore have nd
time to lose IN going with road or after ALL PHI
adelphia may get to Ohio before us:
PENNsYLvASA RAn.RoAD CoMrANY.--The proposals HI
grading the first eighteen miles the eastern division q
this road including the bridge Susouehanna near
So Ieet IN length were opened at Harrisburg on lh
,9,n, acGoang 10 notice. The president and commute
OF the directors were in attendance The character Of TIC
company had drawn crowd of experienced contractors
Harrisburg, and some two hundred proposals ten
dered Tor the work eighteen sections There was A
great disparity lin the bids which general were uncom
monty low and after careful examination and compa
so te work was allotted To fourteen companies and nj
dviduas on the next day. and put up with list Of
the successful competitors The result created great excite
nen and the bids were declared by of The contc
tors TO be lower than any other work The cost grad
dung and masonry on this section will amount less than
Slo0oo per mite, including the piers and abutmeus h
bridge at McAliser's which crosses the snsnnehann4
about miles above Harrisburg, where the wafer vaie|
from ~ to feet only in depth. Materials for masonry are
ie
presenting few curves and low grade
Inc committee proceeded to Pttsburg imedatey after
me eng TO be present at the opening the bids there on
the I'D The ground is favorable on the dr.
VISION and VIII cost much less, and the competition will be
very great Tor work on this road The fact of the company
commencing operations with million of dollars in cash
and ITS ability to make prompt payment and continue the
Work are duy appreciated by contractors who cage
for the next letting the eastern division The corps ot
engineers are busly engaged in surveying route which
be prosecuted with the greatest vgor as long as the weather
viii permit.