Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-08-01


Events daily transpiring that proves most con-
cusively that Indianapolis, from its central position,
will soon have facilities of communication, with all
parts of the Union, superior almost to any city in
the nation We have already Railroads, either pro
ected in progress, dvergng to every point of the
compass Our attention has been Iatterly fixed upon
great Southern work but little thought of. Judge
Han, the President Of the Evansville and Illinois
Railroad Company, and formerly Lieutenant Cover
nor of the State gentleman noted for prudence and
caution in all matters of public policy, has recently
made report, to which we invite the attention of
our readers. The great work, or Railroad, which
he brings to view, from Charleston in South Caro-
lima, to the cities of New York, Philadelphia and
Boston, passing through Indiana and Indianapolis, is
no ephemeral measure. II has already elected the
attention of some of the ablest minds Of the nation
and will be work, when completed, better calcu-
lated to cement the bonds Of Union and intercourse
than any other work in America. Judge Hall COM
mences his report by the following Introductory
marks:
:" Although the Charter authorizes the Company to
construct Railroad from Evansville on the Ohio river
the terminus OF the Wabash and Erie Canal, and the
principal commercial city in Southwestern Indiana, ria
Princeton, point the Wabash river, opposite to
Mt Carmel in the State of Illinois yet it is the fixed
purpose of the company extend their road either by
connecting with other Railroads. by direct to
Indianapolis, the Capital oil the State of Indiana. The
distance from Evansville Mt Carmel is 40 miles, the
distance from Evansville indianapolis is about 40
miles. Indianapolis is the focus to which nearly all the
Railroads in Indiana converge That point gained and
have by of the indianapolis and Beielontaine
Railroad, in rapid state OF completion, direct
railroad communication to the Atlantic cities.
While the East and West absorbed in the great
works of Internal Improvement the South alive to
their interest, and extensively engaged in making
railroads Georgia, North and South Carolina and
Tennessee actively engaged In work OF this char
acter The Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad is
nearly finished. The tunnel through the Cumberland
Mountain-amongst the grandest enterprises I'M
dertaken in the United States-is nearly completed
When finished, there will be direct railroad commun
cation from the city of Nashville, in Tennessee the
city of Charleston in South Carolina. The distance
from Nashville to Henderson, Kentucky, on the Ohio
river, (ten miles south of Evansville 1ndiana( is 49,
miles. BY the Joint acts of the Legislatures OF the
States of Tennessee and Kentucky, company has beer
Incorporated to construct railroad connecting the las
named places. When that link in the chain shall be
finished, and the other works in progress shall bt
completed, (Which will probably take place in less than
five years,) there will be continuous railroad commu
nication from Boston, New York. and Philadelphia
through Central Ohio, indianapolis, the Capital
Indiana and thence from Evansville to Nashville, whicl
will soon be placed in railroad connection with Mobile
Savannah, and Charleston passing in its progress
through the rich grain growing States of Ohio and In
diana, the hemp and tobacco region of Kentucky
Tennessee and the wealthy cotton country of the South
i " In every point of view the road from Evansville Il
Indianapolis must prove to be Of great Importance no
only to the stockholders, but to the travelling public from
the Mississippi Valley to the Atlantic cities That por
ton of the road lying between the city of Evansville
Vanderburgh county, and Princeton Gibson county
distance Of 26 ID miles, has been surveyed located
and placed under contract. The work is now rapid,
progressing and will probably be completed ready fo
iron in the of the present year The estimated
cost of this part of the road including the cost of
rail, is S239 000-(ths does include cars ocomo
tives and depots)to pay for which, the company hav
procured subscriptions to the amount of S279 800 tina
is to say 100000 by the city of Evansville SlOOOO
by the ceunty of Vanderburgh-(both by vote of tn
people in its favor special elections held for that pur
se)-and SO 500 private individual subscriptions
Tie company will be able to furnish the road complete
up to the iron, by private subscription and individual
sOck-eaving the county and city subscriptions to b
applied in the purchase of the ron locomotives
&C., which will probably cost 100000"