The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1850-02-16
cor Pirer Inl'ey CnilrcN'.

Fox River Valley IGilroc,.
For Ricer VHicJ Railroad '--sure enough
is it known 10 die citizens Of Ottawa, that Tor tn
last six months surveys aud estimates have been
making with view to The construction Of a raj!
road from Chicago to the naviyabe waters Of the
Illinois river down the valley Of lie Fox Suci.
is actually the case, AMI we think it may be safe
" assumed that within another year, the PICK AMI
spade will be actively engaged upon this road.
And yet the citizens ofO,awa scarcely know that
such road is talked o.
We give below two articles fom the Chicago
Democrat, showing how much more interest IS felt
in this road at other points to be affected By it than
here. We also published in our last the proceed
ings of meeting at Newark, and We understand
another meeting Is to be held there to-day, in re.
ference to this same subject, and at Bristol 0.ws,
GO, and Aurora Tie same lively interest appears
to be taken in this matter, ami yet, while no place
is in position TO be more affected by this road than
Ottawa, our property holders actually sp?oar to
be asleep on the subject.
Now tbs much We think, may be SAFELY assum.
ed That no rail road from Chicago down the
valley Of the Fox can stop at it junction withth
Illinois river but it must 90 on and connect with
Alton, st. Louis, AMI Cairo Another tlius may
be assumed and that is, that it would be unpar
donable extravaganza and folly TO let such ri.
road cross the Illinois r.yerat any point but at
very near Ottawa; anl for this simple reason,
that the very expense Of crossing the Illinois At
point vest of Ottawa would be so much greater
that it would be saving for the rail road compa.
ny itself to improve the river to tbs placer a;hcr
than to build brils, below US
Yet notwithstanding these obvious coaslera-
tons, will it be believed thu, owing to OF apathy
and Indifference the surveys from Aurora down,
have been CONDUCTED on the assumption being al
most taken flr granted, that tie road mus, con
tinue 10 Peru And we tell our citizens that un
less they bas:r thsae!7 there is serious danger
tha; it riH pass tisa. b. Us and g there Da.
what shall we do'
Improve The Rirsri L: /. once be IN ,cT,.ood
tina: tie improvement: Of tie river to this poin, Is
fixe determination AMI an inevitable fact, and
there Will b no more talk oitaking rail roads q
rolni us TO ilrm Junction with the Illinois a.;
Peru b.! how j, this much desired object to b,
attained We know th.- ia o sticking point, an ;
We FEEL almost ayar7e 10 t,.lln: on the subject.
f,r thor, bq. hon, 81, r,,,.b fall, ,,r, t,r. orl,o
10 ''' ''' ''' ''''' '''t '-''"'' ','-'
ence to It t.F the present seems 20 be out o!p.re
Blu, We really f rel the importance Of the matter
,o, Jcc,,,, ., l.. D.. w., 7, a., -,,., s,1 o-a
We! w ~, - '''1 7''." VI ''','.
or t'VVvVi "hi-A !. l. supposed wII be needle
utterly bc~oal oar present malr,i We rocll.
loo, Racine #, vi ~ IN r,.,r, . L.-prr ON,
-, 80. 81. e.,. an, -. -
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was no larger Than Ottawa. ar.l' strikes u j!
our property holders would ge. their head, TO-
petber onl en- le,vor IN -, , irs. .,,r,.i,.i,, o
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Jectit would not be lefito be only '''kei about fo
another year or two Earnestly cn;rc,tiu- ,heu
70 consider li, sub;c7l WE r,II ,.,.rr,r >, III.
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cd tbnt eY,rts are maxim, Ia -y.,rj Nh. ,-l r,,'
from snror,. d,y,n thc y,Ysv Of ,I.o yov f." 6r,
W,
I'll, will bo oro.borlin,, ,-I ,.,.,, ;,,.r,,-, ND,
.one too in III, gr.,. chain which il, % i,,,,,al
Chicago with G5ienn Cairo AItnn :, To,,is an
the aourisling towns mil -irl ca,n,r,. ~ c.,,,,'
Ill;nn;s
Tbe v,llov + iLe To, !. ,,rL,r, tho r;.bos, q,
Y;cul,uraI NH nanrf,r,rrir, nrTIion. gr,,,c S,,,
There ara host Of inIcnanlaot f.rmsrs nn Il.
bant 81 NE ,ire, Inn, number If cxtrn.iy
nnnuf1etorie, Of n,ur wooden Goods manor nm
3mpleDsnt, ofhusb,niry ofall kinds AMI nun
be. Of hourishpl towns.
All Of these interests. when combined AMI ne
ing in concert Win determination to accompl,
the object. sre abunlant!y nblo 10 furnish the en-
it.l necessary to insure the completion Of Il
road.
Compstent engineers familiar with the topo
rsphy Of the country, and who have made 5,
veys Of the river for other purposes, say that L
route is a favorable one, with easy grades, at