The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1849-11-22
Correspondence of The Journa.I
LAwRrrornuRoH a., Nov. IS 1849

getting through the poiItenesS OF Mir CI'm-
ents. Superintendent Of the road many use
;ul and instructive facts. One very promi
ucnt and Interesting ',ct, and one which all
farmers threatened with railroad ought toI
hno V, is that the Little Miami Railroad run
ning from Cincinnati to Springfield, Ohio a
distance &c about IS miles has raised the
value of real estate on its line from one end
to the other so per ARE. This is, BE- lieve.
+, we'll established fact taking the average
rise and learned on the boat last III ght
from citizen OF town close by which it
runs that the rise there woull exceed that
amount; and this road runs through country
winch had fora great part of the way excel
lent turnpike roads well mettaIl, d, Another
tact is thai this road is able to pay about 10
per cent per annum 10 stockE iers In Goa
sequence of the narrow means Of the comps
~ whea constructing this road, it had to bt,
Quilt section OF Il few miles az time and
in Il manner not 50 permanent as was d,sira-
ole Not being able to procure the L. rail
they laid down the fiat bar 3 4 to inch thick
most Of it not above 81 thick. T lc road
has been finished not more Ian 4 years.
The Company are now taking up the old
Hat bar ana supersiruci and ltyiHg Gowh
L rail cross ties a!oae bodied in gravel
The new road thus laid is thought to be as
good as any in the country. 1t looks well
and rides beautifully, and to a MIN disposed
10 20 ahead there is much worse music often
heard than The uose of tine train ia which he
IS riding. This Company is much cramped
for depot room and am Informed Will have
o txpend 500 0C0 for depot and WY room in
order TO maintain It's present position in the
| ity. Their depot in Cincinnati is right on
the bak OF the Ohio and although a half
nile from the business part of the CITY there
are no direct shipments AT the depot but all
! freight coming down the road and 10 90 for
ward goes TO the proper forwarding and COM
mission merchant in The city. The maxum
grade Oil this road Is As feet in the mile wlirh
is not of frequent occurrence liz co lscquenc"
of running up the valley Of the Little Miami
which is very crooked the road has many
curves and is many miles longer than
straight line between its tcrmini. The coun-
| Try through viii in the road runs is compared
with that through which the E. and Ill., Rail
road is to run. unlavorable to Il cheap road.
The excavati ns and entertainments are hea-
wy. The dIscOuragements to the completion
Of the load have been great. hut the energy
OF our sister Stale of Ohio Is indomitable
aud this company is fast overcoming every
obstacle TO first rate road. There are now
daily two generally well illrd passenger
trains each way over the road, and it is esti-
mated thar the road will have transported 10
| 600 toms of freight during the pres mt year.
| Her most effective freight locomotives are OF
Il medium weight from Is TO Is tons inclu
Dig the tender; and the weight of freight
trail usually drawn by eac! iron horse i, goo
tons. The machine and car shops sud black
smith shop of he Company are up Oil the
Ohio river1etweem 3 and 4 niles from the
lepot. | visited them in company with E.
G $, Esq. Principal Euginee~ Of the Com
Pany, 10 whose po!Iteness iu aiIording me all
intCrmltiOn requested on the subject in his
power am much i dehted. The gross ear
| Iings OF this road Tor the lasl year were
520OG85 78 about SO $50 per mile of road
am taken by surprise by the progress ma
ug upon the Rushvill4 and Lawreuceburgh
Itailroad terminating at this Place. 1hi.
road not accur itey designated by its name,
though originally ntemdcd to run to Rust
vile. 1t is noW intended to run to Ie7rr
iiaute. Already the first twenty mills is
i'r u..der way in clearing, grubbilg IL d gr,l
iIhE. The Company wis organized y the
lection of Directors on the 4th day Of July
1919. The clearing and grading of the FIRST
70 miles was let Oh most f,tvortbIe terms Oh
lie 18th of August ,st the lettings being
10 per &c 1t. below the Engineers estimates
And the contractors. originally seven in mum
Der SLY they viii have the work done
April. The clearing and grading of the II. x
81 miles is TO be let this winter, ternEti y 1T
afford, and before nt xt summer it is X
pected to be under contract all the WAY tui
'iartineyille, distance of SO miles. tins
whole distance 10 Terre Hautc from Law
fenceburgh being about AS miles. Docs
"ot this look like tapping the Wabash vale,
WIN our people let New Albany jeff, rson-
lie; MadIson and Lawrencehurgh all build
dllro1Is ito that valley without building
IIe the mselves?
THis Ltwre.ceburgh rold will not COST