Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-01-10

comprising, with its branch, a distance OF about 30
miles. This improvement will probably soon be ex-
tended, by of railroad, to some point on the
Ohio and Erie canal, at or near Fort Wayne, dis
lance Of about SIS miles.
Truly the State Of Indiana is getting along rapid
Her present prosperity is wholesome one, and | do
not fear repetition of the financial disasters that
some few years since overlook her, The enormous
amount of railways at present in of construc-
ton and completed-comprising extent of over
1910 mles-Inay well astonish person not familiar
with the resources Of the State.
But when consider that Indiana admitted
into the Union late 1916, and that she con-
tains population of one million, may cease to
wonder.
Her immense coal and iron deposits are also Just
coming into notice, and rapidly building up
trade, which will in short time rival that Of al
most any other State.
Cotton manufactures are also springing up in va
rious quarters, upon large scale-caused by the
chespncss and abundance of fuel, and the proximity
of this fuel to the cotton plantations OF the south.
The people Of the west and souh-paniers, capital
lists and consuners-have at length discovered that
it is cheaper TO carry the cotn to the coal and pro-
visions, where they in such close proximity. and
with chesp and ready means of communication, tina
il is TO carry both cotton and provisions TO eastern
water power, or an English coal field and then 20
bring II back again, as manufactured articles, to be
sold on the very ground upon which it was raised.
The capital of Indiana, now a fourshing city of
some 5000 inhabitants, and increasing 25 per cent
per annum, in 1921 was wilderness. This might
also be said of The whole State The forests are dis
appearing rapidly before the of the emf
grant and in their places spring up if by magic
fields Of gran that need but he To convince the
skeptcal that the soil of Indiana is of the best
for agricultural purposes that have in the Union.
The hardy and energetic population Of this State
have in them that ndomitable perseverance and en-
terprise ofa down-east Yankee that all OBJ
staces; and the next thing with them. after the tim
Der is cut from the ground is railroad to carry the
production of this ground to market, for they ap-
pear to be fally impressed with the idea that
ket will not come to them.
One great secret of the construction Of so large an
amount of railway in State, is the cheapness
with which they can be built | have been surprised
TO learn the light of roads in this State, and
think may with safety state that all the roads
now being constructed will not cost the average
$4,000 per mile to grade and bridge them. Some of
them cost as low as 1880 per mile, for their en-
tire length.
The nature of the country, also, is such, with its
long and gently undulating swells, that easy grades
aud curvutures be adopted, and they can conse-
quenily be worked very cheaply. The great abun-
dance and cheapness of timber for superstrucure and
repairs, and of fuel for the engines is also Of great
assistance towards the cheap working of the roads.
The grading of the roads is, much of it, done by
the people, through whose land il runs and pay taken
the line, and pay taken in STOCK in fact. everything
except the machinery and iron. is made or done in
The State; and we may long expect to even
the machinery and iron manufactured by her own
citizens and in their own State.
Is not Indiana a splendid specimen If the enter
prise of the American people! In 1920 a wilder
ness In 1850 with 100000 inhabitants, 1900
miles of railway, and 500 miles of canals.
Thirty years only to accomplish all this What
may we not expect of her in the next thirty years
Ere three years have passed away, Indiana viii
make herself known TO the world, if by no Other
GIVE respectfully call the attention of every one
in want of good watch, or iewelry of any kind. al
the very lowest prices known here, to the sdver
tisements Of w. H. Talbot We knoD that he il
selling articles prices fully 20 per cent. lower thar
ever before known in this market Now il cannot b
called " aristocraiic," to wear good gold toatch
when they do not cost the old prices of silver one
however it may look in some eyes. Speaking Of
eyes, pity those who necessitoted to spec
tacles but for their accommodation, they have only
to call on Talbot and our word for it, he can make
them see double. And if you get them on, you viii
be able to find almost any thing you want and from
the low prices. 10 see your money doubled in your
hand. Try him.