Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-05-02
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We give below some extracts from un able commu-
nicatiun which lately sppSred in the Cleveland CO.,
Herald, in relation to Central Rail Road, which
will be rrud III interest by all who engaged in
the construction of this great work. OF the
nication the Herald says:
;" We publish an ably prepared article the SUBJ
Ject OF re great leading wsy lines from the East
10 the West. which will attract attention. The wri-
ter matter of fact practical man. who has devoted
much attention 10 the progress Of internal improve
mens, has presented many interesting statistics
touching the lines Of railroad in progress of con-
structinn and in contemplation and in the West.
Let Us now turn attention towards the Mississippi
We traverse the line Of the Cleveland. Columbus and Gin
cinnaii railroad a direction ~ miles TO
Gaileon Ssmmit. where this road south Cnlutus
Al the Summit il is proposed to continue the southwest
81 miles to BeIefoniane the rail- Dad leading om
Sandusky TO Cincinnati midway between those places The
directors Of the Pennsy Ohio railroad
cent report state fows AT the contemplated terminus
Of road aud where will inersect the Columbus and
Cleveland road the directors OF the BeefoBtane and Ind
railroad being located, intend to their
road which connects lat the Indiana line with the lndanap-
oils and Beefontane railroad under rapid uclion
furnishing capital Of Indiana aud thence Tere
Haute the western border Of the State, forming
tnuous central a load from Delaware TO The Wabash APP
pTOpatng To itself the business Of all the roads
and in progress from the Ohio to the Lakes late
Der Of the Cincinnati Gazette says informed BY tho
Secretary Of the Beleonane and railroad that
tins road viii be pu under contract this spring and that
enough stock to justify has been subscribed This road
where the Pittsburgh the Cleveland and
Columbus oad-passing thence through Morrow, Beefon
tame, and Sidney the Indiana State ine The Middle
Fork Pittsburgh line il evidently early the ground t.
pre-occupy through other agency From The
Indiana line 60 miles. meeting recently held
at Beefontne at which Mr. Roberts Of the Penn
syvania aud Ohio railroad read his report the result Of
preliminary surveys extending fom point the Cleve
land aud Columbus road through the Indiana
State line The report Of the encouraging char
aeter showing the adaptation OF the country to
the cheap Of first class railroad with moderate
grades and consisting Of long straight lines Of from re TO
thirty miles length, connected by gentle The road
will be 100 miles long, and will be extension OF the Ohio
and Pennsylvania railroad"
From the State Indianapolis is SO miles, OF which
IS miles straight lines making the distance from Cleve
land TO the capital Of Indiana 40 miles, An air line will
be about 267 miles The distance BY raiload from Cleve
land Indiana po will not be % miles greater than
from Cleveland Columbus Cincinnaa portion Of the
road in Indiana "a miles, t. be completed this season.
From IndianapO Tene Hauie on the Wabash 70 miles,
railroad eonsructng nearly one half the distance on the
west end is finished. Distance from Cleveland to Tere
HIute 34S miles, air line 337 miles. This exhibits great
drectDess of line also small amount Of curved line.
Dunkrk Tere Haue, 400 miles. the road will be
yeIy nearly an air ne and will not vary therefrom
or 90 miles The world challenged TO produce anything
like for length and direetne's Of contnuou: line easy
miles OF the New York and Erie Railroad with maximum
grade of f. to the mile, have the elements for route
Of great speed.
At Indianapolis several roads converge from the North and
South Some articles OF produce may from Indiana, as
far the Wabash TO Cleveland; as il will be borne in
mind that great South Railroad will be about
100 miles distant from the River They talk confident
ly Of carrying -four from Ogdensburg to Boston. 1856 miles
lair line 265 mies for fifty cents barie Their grades
treble and the of their roads double of what this
line would be. With the enlargement Of the Etc canal
may be expected that -four will be transported om Cleve'
land New York for so At the rate at which -four
is carried from Albany to Boston, zoo miles by railroad for
80 cents would be from Terre Haue 10 Cleveland % cents
The route prolonged from TerTe Haue, would reach the
Mississippi at about $50 miles Railroad convention wal
held vandaa the 7h February, al which the pIeim
nary steps taken for the immediate commencement Of
the rail road from Terre Haute west across ILL
Three
pointed open the books in each county for subscriptions
the Mississippi and Atlantic Railroad Company, to remain
open till the LIST of April next We have then five links oil
companies from Cleveland TO ST. Louis, each moving
ergelicslIy. On this magnificent periphery lnnumerabls
lines of other roads unite at possible angle Multi
tudes of the centres Of circles larger
smaller. Of busy traffic and travel the great pathway
themselves being in orbit Of enlarged and extend
ed movement Of our great circular, arterial Rail Road
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