The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-10-10
our peipbbors 10 no purpose. We only create

our neighbors TO no purpose. We only create
prejudice against ourselves along the line OF
the present route, without being able TO ac
complish anything-which prejudice may OPP
crate greatly TO our disadvantage, when we
wish to bring forward measures that promise to
be of great utility to ourselves.
Ii would be very fine, certainly, to have the
Rail Road from Cincinnati 10 st. Louis passing
through Evansville, but if impracticable why
iniure ourselves by talking of it7 Better far
that we should yield the present route our ear
ly cooperation and seek TO derive advantage
from il when completed. This We may do
without engendering bad feeling, and with the
concurrence of those who are interested in the
Vincennes route. Let get charter for the
construction of two lines of Rail Road TO con-
meet with their's-one going to New Harmony
and thence 10 Mt Carmel, joining the st. Louis
line near Olney--another line tn 60 to Indian
apolis via Princeton and Petersburg; intersect-
| ing the Cincinnati line near Washington, and
thence ascending the valley of the West White
River to indianapolis. Yielding our support
TO the present line of Railway we should dis
our lines were completed what would be the
result? In Illinois we should soon divert a large
share Of the trade, while in Indiana the trade
of the richest counties through which the route
to Cincinnati would pass, instead of going &c
that city would come TO us, and we should
make tributary 10 us far better region OF coun
try. than if the main route came through ou
town. Our lines, too, would pass through pros
porous points interested in their completion
and able TO aid in accomplishing it. Extend
ing our right branch to Indianapolis along th'
West White River we should traverse anothe
rich inland valley, fertile and productive, des
titute of permanent transportation, and abb
10 aid in the enterprise. At Indianapolis too
we should connect with the projected road Il
Belle fontaine, and thus open continuous lin
Of Rail Road from Evansville TO Sandusky
which would at once become the great route c
: travel FROM the South TO the North by way
the lakes. 1t would have preference over tn
: Cincinnati and Lake routes, because passenger
from the South, landing here, would reach Sar
dusky about the same time they would aTflv
at Cincinnati if ontinuing on the river-an
those going South would prefer itbecause the
: would reach the Ohio river at point fror
which at all seasons they would be certain of
o speedy conveyance Southwark.
:, The rich valley which we should thus pene
: trate in going to indianapolis. would pour on
d upon us its rich stores of agricultural wealth
e the cross line to Cincinnati would also yield {
y us larger share of Produce than if il passed q
: long our proposed line-our market would be
e come grea; one, the Pork and Flour and ott
u er agricultural products which now go 10 Mac
u ison intended for the South would come 10 l
j we should have lines of large steamers pl!
II ing directly from our place TO New Orleans
Z the stock of our Rail Roads would be desirab
" from the large trade and great travel which tie
J. would secure--our town would grow with III
c paralIeled rapidity and we should, without il
g curing the envy or hostility of our neighbor
e become prosperous and great.
IS Shall we then benefit ours, Ives by not int
n fering with our neighbors, or shall we defe'
y our own certain hopes of greatness BY attemp
:, ing to inter- ere with theirs? The subject
y one of great moment, and we owe it TO gu
l. selves to consider it carefully in all its bea
4 ings, before We are committed TO any Parlicr
m lar scheme.