Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1850-01-30

ii TO DAYTON. The terms are said 10 be
very favorable to the Company.
Rail,r0y from Hamilton TO EatOR-
Contracts FOR a portion of this road arc
advertised in this days paper. and prepa-
rations are making to prepare the line
from Eaton 10 Richmond. Our friends
at Richmond need bu, to take hold Of this
matter in earnest. and Railway COM
munica,ion between this city and that will
be completed in very short time. This
will not only facilitate trade. but will
prove a good investment. They should
loose no time in starting the surveys and
the subscriptions. When they shall have
commenced the work in the proper spirit.
they will find aid. if they are found TO
need it. Now is the time to begin.
We copy the above from the Cincinna-
ii Gazette. We assure our friends of the
Queen city that no time will be lost by our
citizens in making vigorous effort to Sc
cure a railroad connection al Eaton
Several lines have already been run. and
it is known that route can be located a,
a low grade and at a small cost. A final
location between Eaton and Richmond
will be made at an early day. A consd-
cradle amount of stock has been sub
scribed in this county for the extension Of
the road ives, to the county line, which. if
completed will leave but fifty miles to
connect Cincinnati with indianapolis.
..Cincinnati and her Railroads.
This was the subject Of lecture deliver
ed in Cincinnati a few evenings since. by
Alphonso Taft We find in the G.ze,tc
brief synopsis of the lecture, in which.
referring to Indiana, Mr.. Taft "showed
that the Southern route (Ohio and Missis-
sippi) would connect Cincinnati with all
the improvements Of the State, in the most
direct and practical manner; making Gin
cinnati nearly equi-distant from Indian
that there existed no other charter by
which We could go direct to Indianapolis;
and tina, the Indiana Legislature had re-
fused to grant any such charter by de-
cisive vote al their late session, adopting
the Illinois policy OF making their Rail
roads build up their own cities" Mr..
Taft appears also to have discovered that
the southern portion Of Indiana is more
populous and pays more taxes than the
more central counties. We should like
to see those 'facts and figures" We
/ .b0 ,A, al Il
ments that such is not the truth
The Southern route spoken of, is not
as the route through Richmond. The
charge that Indiana has acted illiberal to-
wards Ohio in granting charters is entire
ly gratuitous, and that she has adopted
the selfish policy of Illinois is equally
untrue. The charter for the Ohio and
Mississippi road. connects directly with
Cincinnati and passes through the entire
State-the Junction Road connects with
a road from Cincinnati, via Hamilton to
Rushville. one Ct the richest agricultural
districts in the S,ate-the Richmond and
Terre lIaute road, also connects with d
road to Cincinnati, and passes through
the centre Of Indiana. Thus giving three
outlets from one city in Ohio to every
portion Of our State Indiana has acted
with great liberality towards Ohio. Such
has not always been the course of Ohio
as those who recollect her course in re-
gard to the location Of the Whitewat
Canal well know. But our object is moi
recrimin alton. We are an xious to secure
connection by railway with the great
commercial metropolis of the west. and
we ask the citizens Of the Queen city &c
examine well the three routes proposed
and we feel confident tn at they will favor
the Central route, as the best, cheapest
and most certain Of completion at an
early day.
/ Railroad from indianapolis to Gin
cinnati.-During the hurry of business
incident to the close Of the late legislatures
we are informed bill was passed emit
tied an 'Act to incorporate company 10
construct a Railroad from Rushville to
Muncie." containing provision that said
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