The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-09-25


We always rejoice in the prosperity of our neigh
bors. Our friends of Mobile are indulging in costa
sizes over the passage by Congress of the Bill grant
ing alternate sections of land On each side of this
road, 10 aid in its construction. We learn with
much pleasure that the act grants alternate sections
for six miles east and west of the road along its
entire length, and when such cannot be found
vacant within those limits, they may be taken
wherever they can be found within fifteen miles of
the road on either side Thisi magnificent grant,
and the people of our sister city have great cause
to rejoice over it, 1t insures the completion of the
road within reasonable time, and it will not only
add greatly to the prosperity of our excellent neigh
bors, but of the people in all that vast extent of
rich and fertile country through which it passes.
We repeat that we heartily rejoice at the passage
of this important measure. We have some know-
edge of the difficulties which have to be overcome
to get measure of this description through Con-
gress and have, therefore, no small appreciation of
the honor due to those members of Congress who
have had it specially under their charge. 1t is a
great national work, and has, therefore, very prop,
erly received this liberal donation from the General
Government. That our readers may have some
Just conception of its importance, we copy from a
St. Louis paper the following highly interesting
article on the subject 1t was copied into the paper
from which we take it, and we regret that we can
not give it its proper credit:
mobile and Chicago Ralroad.T best route for this
great improvement has been by elaborate surveys
II passes through five States toows 625 miles in Ala
in Western Tennessee SOs in Western Kentucky and 375
mules les eeay N ~, inGs msng the distance from Mobile
from the Gull Of Mexico 70 Lake Michigan, S67 miles. Its
general course from Mobile to the Ohio River, is slightly
of north thence Chicago about the same degree
OF north IT crosses no navigabe stream small in
II an average distance of 80 miles from the Mississippi
yr and not less than NY miles average distance respective
tTi5naTIef OF The Mississippi river the equally
south, 1t occupies belt Of country almost entirely destitute
Of natural channels of communication and forms at the same
time the most direct cheap and durable trunk line of railway
hat can be projected for the great valley OF the West II
ascending gradient sleeper than 30 feet per mile and none
elevation south OF the Ohio river above tide, 505& feet. It,
position Tor the intersection OF other divergng lines
dIed and twenty miles from Mobile, in CLARK county Mis-
ss'sppl,t VIII cross the Ncksburg and Montgomery line
coral fields Of the Black Warrior Vnev @ C oo e
which branch may eventually be extended 10 Huntsville
Alabama In ishmingo county, Miss, will connect with
North Alabama to the Georgia railway at Rome or Chaita
n0oga BY branch road % miles long, it will intersec the
from Mobile This branch extended through Columbia and
Nashville Tennessee, to Louisville Frankfort Kentucky
and thence to Incnnat forms connecting line Oimmense
value the States of Tennessee Kentucky Indiana and
states TO the Atlantic cities AT Columbus Kentucky il
w receive branch from the ST. Louis and Pacific line via
the Iron Mountain OF Madison county, Missouri About SC
miles East of St Louis will inersect the impo an line from
that city and Alton to cincinnati and Louisville Sill urheI
North, and halt way between the Ohio and Lake Mich gan
VIII cross the very direct EasteTy line from Spring.
Illinois, to Indianapolis Columbus and Baltimore Al Peru
the Southern terminus Of the Illinois and Michigan canal
Will branch to Chicago and Gaeua, gather the traffic OF
the Lakes and the pper Mississippi and ualy be extended
nOrthwardly to Lake Superior
As north and south trVHE line, these numerous con
nectl ons, (wlth many more thought Of which will
one by one spring INTO enCe the becomes
uensey seed) VIII give It immense amount OF TeCprO
cauhg tTa4c while ITS junction with the great rivers
ONO and Mississippi at their confluence, this respect nc
less fortunate There each and every passing steamer will
nave access to the road without going of its courso and
connected with all the towns and villages situated mon the
banks OF the numerous rivers, whose waters here minge
he total present population, bite and black in couD
TIES 70 DC manly accommodated by this road not less than
UOU with an aggregate export and import nnnag e 75
uU TONS he ent population of States and parts
states, whose markets and will continue be chiefly
the Gull pHs, upwards of 100000 with an estimate
export and important tonnage OF 1905 600 tons While the
whole present population OF the Mississippi BASIN including
the western portions OF Virginia, Pennsylvania and New
ORR, which VIII be connected with the Gulf by the Mobp
avenue. is S,5O0,OOO. - ' ~
The total cost of this road from Chicago to Mobile ss7
miles constructed with heavy rail- is 10 TO me ward
and fully stocked with machinery for its opening business in
proportion TO hs extent and producveness OF the country
VIII not exceed $ cooper mile aggregate of $40 @
less than one half the amount already invested in railways by
the city of Boston, ~