The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-02-20
Indiana in 1850.

State Bank OF Indiana and afterwards PreSl- |
lent of the Madison and Indianapolis Rail
,oad. has communicated some interesting |
statistics of this rapidly growing State, in a
letter to Hamilton Smith, which Is published
in the Cannelton Economist.
Mr.. Merrill puts the total population ofthe
State on the LIST of July last, at 1,025, 000.-I
Steamboat navigation (the Ohio) OH the
southern border oft State, at least eleven
months in the year." $40 miles; on the Wa
bash. for about four months in the year, ,"
$50 miles: on the ST. Joseph, for 'about SIX
months, " 90 miles; on Lake Michigan, so
miles, making a total of no miles of steam
boat navigation. The flatboat navigation is
stated at 1880 miles. 1t consists, in addition
to the Ohio, Wabash and ST. Joseph. above
mentioned, of the following particulars: w hite
River. four months. so miles; West Fork, two
months. 235 miles; East Fork, two months,
IT'S miles Muscakitack, one month, IS miles ;
Potoka, three months, 80 miles; Anderson,
two months, 80 miles; Vermillion, two months
20 miles; Tippecanoe. three months, IS miles;
Kankakee, six months. 100 miles; Fallow,
three months, 80 miles.
Indiana has the following Railroads and
parts of Railroads completed-viz Madison
and Indianapolis 86miles; Shelbyvile Branch
16 miles; New Albany and Salem SO miles
Jacksonville and Columbus, &c miles Shell
byvilIe and RushviIle, 20 miles ShelbyvIlle
and Knightstown, 26 miles Lafayette and
indianapolis, (north end.) 80 miles; Peru and
indianapolis, (south end % miles; Indian
apolis and BeIelontaine, % miles; Terre
Haute and indianapolis, (west end, 80 miles
making a total of Railroads completed 325
miles, (The amount equipped and in use is
not stately
A railroad from Lafayette to Crawfords-
vile, % miles, has been put under contract
and Mr. M says of the So miles of the Indian
apolis and Belefontaine road, not included
above. "thc whole will soon be completed ,
In addition, Mr.. M. says: Surveys have
been made to extend the New Albany anC
Salem Railroad to Bedford so miles, on tht
whole route from Jacksonville to Columbus
about DO miles beyond the part under con
tract. The Lafayette and Indianapolis Rail
road has been surveyed to this place, (Indan
apolis, So miles in all. The Peru and In
dianapolis do, 70 miles in ALL The Terri
Haute and indianapolis do, 70 miles in ALL
These last two roads will progress to compile
ton. but not rapidly"
The agricultural products of Indiana las
year, Mr.. Merrill estimates at $4,000 00
bushels corn, 100000 bushels wheat, IS
100000 bushels oats, rye, barley, &c. Hog
fattened last year, 1900, 600 head of which
he supposes CSC, 900 were exported. Averag
price of wheat through tie State so cents
near a market it was from go to zoe per bush
Ell, remote from a market 40c; corn from Il
to 30c., according to situation. Hay is state,
to average in price So per ton. Beefand porl
are put at 81 so to So 90 per 100 lbs.
There is much irreguarity in the assess
ments Property for taxation. Mr. Merrill
thinks that real estate is assessed at abou
two-thirds It's actual value. On this, tn
State, County and Road taxes, amount t.
about 40 cts. in the $780, or 26B cts. on tn
actual value.
OF the % 100000 acres ofland in the State
Mr.. Merrill represents that 14,20O,0 900 acre
is first-rate farming land, 4,450,0O0 inferio
farming land, and 3,75O,0OO refuse land.