Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1849-03-07
R:lil Road.

IL IS useless TO dIscu55 the question oil
the Railroad, farther; it has already been
iavestigatcd sufficiently to satisfy every
vantages to the farmers and TO the trading
and travelling public are so apparent that
the business man cannot Tail 10 see them.
lf our citizens will show that they want
amount Of stock themselves, we think
there will be but little difficulty in getting
the citizens Of Cincinnati, and the inter
mediate points to cooperate with US III
making the road to that place.
That there will be. a rail road from Gin
cinna,i TO ST. Louis within few years we
have 40 doubt; and tina, it will be made
by way Of Richmond, Indianapolis and
Tcrre lIautc, if we will only exercise due
diligence we have as little doubt. This
route is preferable 10 the southern one IN
every respect except one, the distance
This is superior because it passes thro'
the central ard most wealthy portion Of
the State. According to tho State Audi
tors report Of l6Ao, the tier Of counties
through which this route would pass is
worth more than double that on the south
ern route; hence the articles of commerce
will be more than double.
The southern route would be nearer al
rect, but it is too h;lly for the great nation
al thoroughfarc. The road must ncces'
sarily be very crooked, and the grade
much higher than by way Of this place.
which would make the time of travelling
through on that route equal to this.
Another objection to the southern route,
is, that it is too near to the Ohio river; the
products of that section already have an
outlet. The great arteries of travel and
commerce ought to be located so as TO
secure the greatest amount of business.
We think the citizens Of Cincinnati ought
n compare the merits Of the two routes
before they determine upon either. lhey
nav think they are sure Of the trade and
producc Of this section of the country any
how; but there would be greater degree
Of certainty of it il they will aid us in ma
king tho road. VIVA, say they! We
think our citizens arc willing TO do what
!, reasonable in it, The books are now
open for stock
from Cincinnati to Hamilton completed.
Tho road from Hamilton to Eaton graded
and the road from the latter place TO Rich
mond in the same situation. lfin doing
this, the people here, and between Eaton
and Hamilton, had expended all the
means they could command, how long
would il be before the Cincinnati and
Hamilton Company would deem it essen
,;.l 10 their road to have the extension
com plc,ed to this point! The stock in
their road would be improved by such ex-
tension, and tho moment that capitalists
in the Queen city can be convinced that IL
would be profitable investment OF funds
to extend the road they would furnish the
means to do it. Now tits an untried ex'
pertinent, and capitalists are 10th to en-
gage in project Of that kind; but let the
road TO Hamilton demonstrate to some de-
gree the immense trade and commerce OF
this section Of country, and it will not be
long before there will be demand Tor
stock in our road. 1t can scarcely be cS-
pec,ed that our people can raise the nee
cssary means to complete the road to Ia
ton with heavy rail, with borrowing mon
cy or obtaining subscriptions of stock
elsewhere than in the immediate vicinity
Of the road. This additional stock can
be had after VIC shall have expended the
full amount Of our ability. 1t would be
useless, however, to attempt TO raise means
Nv loan or otherwise uatil this shall have
been done. Our advice then would be.
thu, our commissioners should proceed ST.
mul.aneously with the Cincinnati and
Hamilton, and Hamilton and Eaton com
panics to put under contract our line OF
road-put forth all our energies, and when
VIC shall have put our line in order for the
rails. there will be no difficulty in having
the road completed.
John Il. Siiii, is announced as can
dida,e for the legislature. in the Wing
subject to the decision Of the Wing party
VIM. Thompson, Esq. of Harrison
township is announced in the same paper
for tho same office under the same condi-
tons.
HrWc are authorized to announce
GroRcr w. WHITMAN Esq, as candi
date for the legislature, subject TO Wing
nomination.
OrWe are authorized to announce
OLIVER BUTLER Esq. as q candidate io'
IT., lla,,Ssa Of Rnr,roSnr,t atiyn SuhIScf &C