Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1849-10-03
RICH MOND RAIL ROAD.

our readers, on the prospect Of speedy
of Raj Road from this point
- the city Of Dayton. :
IL IS well known, that. for several years !
p,st, we have had our attention directed
10 the city Of Dayton. as the point most ia
vorablc for a connection of this character
with our own city; and 10 this conclusion
we were led, both. by public interest and |
gcogra phical position. We supposed the
line that nature had marked out as cen
the government Of the L. States adopted
for the National Road, to be the true and
natura! position for road which was des-
tined TO become the line Of commercial in
tcrcourse between the east and the west.
This spirit was promptly met and respond
ed to by the Daytonians who offered their
utmost aid in pushing the project on to a
successful issue.
And although there has appeared, for
some time past. q want Of action, which
induced the belief that we were only grasp
=,
voidablc difficulty of placing the Spring
field branch Of the work III Il state OF for
wardncss; the whole weight and respon
sibility Of which seemed to devolve on
Dayton. But that difficulty overcome. we
may now say, that the issue is fairly, firm
", and irrsvocably presented, and we
know Oft one condition upon which II
can fail of success, and that is, the reIul-
site amount Of stock. We now have the
most indubitable assurances that, if TWEEN
~ thousand dollars additional stock are
subscribed, to assist in grading that por-
ton of the road east of the State line, the
whole line Of grade will be put under con-
tract this season. Fifteen miles OF the
road from Dayton westward, have been
put under contract, and the grade is nca:-
" completed. For the residue Of the dis
tance, about 25 miles, there is vet requir-
cd eighty thousand dollars, OF which sum-
they ask us to furnish twenty thousand.
II is true this has refcrunce to the grade
alone. But for the benefit of our readers
we will state that the stockholders Of the
Richmond and Miami Railroad Company
are assured that whenever the grade is
completed, we will have no difficulty in
procuring the requisite amount Of capital
10 place upon it the superstructure.
Again, when we take into consideration
the fact. that if this road is completed,
there will remain but the one gap, be-
tween Richmond aud indianapolis, upon
which some favorable and encourag 9
action has not been taken, for the purpose
Of forming this central thoroughfare from
the Atlantic cities to the interior of the
west.
This truly is an suspicious crisis in the
state ofthis long agitated question, and we
cannot avoid appealing, with something
like triumphant anticipation. to the citizens
Of Wayne county, and asking. whether the
oil empire county, which has a larger in
terest Of wealth, produce and population.
than any other county in the State, shall
miss the present most favorable opportuni-
~, to add this jewel to her trophies of in
dustry. economy and enterprise? And we
address ourselves the more confidently to
the people Of tho whole county, because
our views Of the grandeur and magnitude
Of a work whose extended arms rest upon
the extremitics Of the Union, are not cir
cumscribcd by a mere section. Ii IS true,
for the interests and growth of Richmond.
il would be better the road should not 20
beyond her; but the laws Of commerce.
and the wealth Of nations. which as inev-
itably seek their channels, as streams
their levels. must govern these things. and
il becomes us cnterpri>ing and enlight-
encd people. who love the age in which we
live, and the progress which gives an earn
est Of the dcvclopement of additional
greatness. to put our shoulder TO the wheel
and hasten the period when we can sli
down on this great highway of the world.
aud behold the vast caravans as they shall
come from another Tadmorc of the West.
to pour on, their rich abundance on the lap
ot the Atlantic scaboard.
But this occasion is douhly important.
II wears another aspect which should adj
,nonish us not TO delay.
The Dclciontainc road which runs a
bout 90 miles north Of US. is partially un-
der contract These Interested in that
work, are cndeavoriny to direct attention
from all other sections. 50 as to make that
i'S, western route On the south of US. We
ind the people OF Cincinnati and 81, Louis
cooperating. to form a union fthosc two
points: and they are undetermined as TO
VIVA, route they will take. whether south
ofus abou, o5 miles. or near the river. OF
more central route.