Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1849-11-08
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From the Louisville Journal
GREAT CENTRAL RArLwAY-This is the age &C
railroad improvements. The North. the South, the
East and the West alive 10 their intcres-all
pressing with their railroads, connecting their
principal cities with the interior, and concentrating
their commercial action upon their towns and cities,
while they uniting distant points, and almost
Initiating time and space compared with for
mer movements through the interior by stages. or
even upon our rivers and lakes by steamers The
elder States Of the East I'D Off and reaping
the fruits of their foresight and energy. The object
of this article however. not merely speak Of this
matter in general terms but to direct the attention of
our readers, and especially of the citizens of Louis
vile. TO the great Central railway between the cities
of Boston, New York, Philadelpha. and Baltimore
through Indianapolis. to iniersect the Atlantic and
Pacific railroad at St. Louis This ia evidently 10 be
the great interior horoughare Of business and travel
of the United States and will be important 10 form
connections with it from the commercial cities su-
ated off the line. The citizens of all such cities
will be deeply interested in having such connection
and especially will this he the with The citizens
Of Louisville shall attempt 10 show.
That our readers may have before their minds and
be enabled to trace on the the lines of this great
Central railway, descend to particulars The
Boston line through Springfield to Albany, New
York, where it the Hudson river line from the
city Of New York. a single line is run from Albany
through Herklmer, Syracuse, Rochester, and the in
termeda:e towns to Buffalo, on the lake and from
Buffalo line is being constructed on the south side
of the lake to Cleveland and Sandusky in OHIO There
is another line from the city of New York, by Co.
shen, Deposit, Binghampton, Andover, and Orleans
TO Dunkirk. the lake, where it ntersecs the line
last mentioned. We leave these lines at Cleveland
and Sandusky. and proceed to bring up the great
Pennsylvania line. This line is intersected at Pha-
dephia BY line from New York city through the
State of New Jersey. Frum Philadephia the line
West through Lancaster Harrisburg Pisbure
Beaver. and the intermediate towns in Pennsylvania
Salem, Canton, Wooster, Massillon, Mansfield, Mari
on, Bclefontaine Sidney and the intermediate towns
in the State Of Ohio; Union, Winchester Muncie
Anderson, Pendleton indianapolis, the capital of In
diana, Greencastle Terre Haute, and the inermedi-
ate towns in Indiana; Marshall Martipsyile, Green
up, Ewington. Vandalia the old capital Of 1llinos,)
Greenville, Pocahontas, IlnoisOwn opposite ST.
Louis on the Mississippi, and intermediate in
Illinois. This is the great central direct line between
Philadelphia. by Pittsburgh, Indiana polis and St.
Louis.
The line from Boston and New York. which we
left at Cleveland and Piitsburg, connects with the
main central line. from Cleveland, at Gallon west
of Mansfield; and from Sandusky Bellefontaine on
the Mad river railroad The great Baltimore line is
ntersected at that city by northern line from Pha-
delphia, and southern line from Washington City,
From Baltimore, the line runs near Frederick and
Hagerstown in Mary land to Cumberland. from which
point il is about being extended through The noun
tains to Wheeling, Virginia. the Ohio ST. Glars
ville GAINESVILLE and the intermediate towns TO CO.
lumbus the capital Of Ohio. From this point, two
lines will run west the ore through Urbana, Puua
and Greenville TO Union, at the Indiana State line
where it will ntersect the great central trunk line
before described, and the other through Springfield
Dayton. Richmond, and the intermediate towns in IN
diana to Indianapolis where ii will connect with the
capital of the State of Indiana. end with the lines
of railway iniersecting the main line at that point
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this article is mainly to show the citizens of Louis
vile the interest they have in direct railroad corn
munIcetlon between this city and 1ndianapos-Cn-
cinnat is about SO miles or four hours run from the
main line. She will doubtless tap the line by her
railways through Ohio and perhaps at Indiana polls
and it is for Louisville. that is 100 miles or hours
from indianapolis, to look TO her own interest At
Indianapolis, besides the Madison and Indianapolis
and the centre line that enters the city from the north
east, known the Indianapolis and Bellefontaine
railroad, under the charge of o. III. Smith. running
80 miles TO the Ohio line, being link in the great
Philadelphia and Pitsburg road with which the Ceve-
land and Sandusky roads connect we have stated,
there several other railroads Icing constructed,
the main line West, to Here Haute 20 miles, under
the charge of Chancey Rose; the lafayette road to
niersect the Wabash at that point, 20 miles, under
the charge Of Albert S. White the Peru road 10 in
tersect the Wabash and Erie canal at that point. 10
miles, under the charge of Johr~Burk and a contem-
plated road from Indianapolis to Evansville on the
Ohio river. 1t is only necessary direct the mind
of the render to the facts have stated show
the great Importance Of connecting our city at Indi-
ana polls with these great lines of railway Such
connection would put us in direct communication by
railway with St. Lonis, well with the whole in
terror of Indiana, Illinois, Ohio the Eastern States,
and the Eastern Atlantic cities by the most rapid
movement known to this progressive age. Our con-
nectinn completed. and it will be but Is hours by In
diana polls to ST. Louis, Is hours Sandusky on the
lake. the same TO Cleveland "a hours to Pittsburgh
36 hours Philadelphia, SO hours to New York, Al
hours Boston, "a hours to Baltimore, hours to
indianapolis. We will not detain the reader with
comparison of the time here stated (Which is at 20
miles the hour railroad which will be increased
to 30 miles the heavy t rail now generally used)
with the time now occupied by the present mode of
travelling; the reader Will of do that There
is however one matter to which we wish TO draw the
attention OF the business men of our city, well
those of Southern Kentucky and Tennessee and that
is, the great facility that will be created by this con-
necton for the transportation of goods from the East
ern cities. We have now TO rely solely upon the
Ohio river, and our experience is ample TO the
great difficulties that we have TO encounter in obtain
ing goods after they have been purchased in the
East. "ben the merchant purchases his goods it is
generally upon short credit for least part of the
amount, and IL is great object to him to get them
into the market as soon possible. Here he is met
by the Obstacles Of ice and low in our river
and he goods thrown into the warehouses at Pitts
burgh, Wheeling, or Cincinnati waiting for trans-
portation. All this will be avoided when the great
central line shall be completed through Indianapolis
and connection shall be made 10 that city. Our
citizens know that there is n road commencing ut
Jacksonville opposite to city, under the charge
Of William G. Armstrong. now progressing to COM
petioD. This road intersects the Madison and Ind-
annapolis railroad of Columbus Qnd.) and will. when
finished give US the direct connection at Indianapo-
lis, much to be desired. Will not citizens at
come forward and give to the company the ne
cessar nv aid 10 cOmpefe ths road without delavl The