Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1850-02-20
Railroads.

On the 4th INST, q meeting Was he'u III VIC
Warner Building in this place, relative TO the
route of a Railroad from Richmond 10 Dayton
thro' New Paris We did not attends but sup
posed, as delegates were IN aitrnddrce from
both Dayton aud Paris that j, was rather an I'M
portant meeting and that the rroce eoings would
be furnished for publication; bat are d,s aPPoint-
ed. We told, however. tia. some miunder-
standings were settled by speeches Several
propositions, we also undo rstand, have been pass
ing between the Dayton ami Richmond boards OF
Directors, since the meeting. the result Of which
will be made known III due ttae. Those OF cur
citizens. whom we have heard express their
opinions in regard TO the tro routes-,hro' PARIS
to Dayton, and tliro' Eaton 10 Cincinna;i-are
decidedly in favor of laying the Road TO the
State line as TO accommodate both routes, II
practicable; but all willing TO trust TO the
discretion Of our excellent Board Of Directors
they are aud always have been acting in goot
faith towards our Dayton friends. anu if the
DAYTON Board act with the Ike good faith, We
have no doub; but the ROAD will yet be maae.
For the information OF our reaier~. to the
feeling on the 81 h~ct OF Railroads N other pia-
ces we copy the following extracts from our eN-
changes. The Cincinnati Chronicle says:
1--WE have all the surveyed attHH'es
through the State of Indiana. and know
very we'll that the route from Lawrence
burg Northwest. requires toleraoiy high
grades. bu, none that offer any insuPera-
BILE difficulty. The question. then. Is one
not about Engineering. but about the in
terests of Cincinnati. The county Of
Rush. for example, is one OF the largest IN
agricultural products in the State OF lndi-
ana This county would b. reached By q
Railroad through Co,.nersy.lle, but not by
one through Richmond.
We merely mention this. 10 show that
local interests, on particular routes. do not
embrace all the interests of the city.
There are four Railroad routes from
Indiana into this city. which may be con-
s,ructed under existing chorters.-and II
is absurd TO say. Gas some have said. What
Indiana has refused a charter for a direct
: route TO this city. Tr) of these routes
: are as direct nature has made practical
ble The Indianians have been anxious.
ever since our recollection. to come to this
, CITY. and we should aid as far as possible
: in carrying out their views on this subject
= In reference to the Richm1W and Eaton
Railroad. we have been the earliest and
5 strongest advocates of Railroads IN thai
direction. Our first idea was, when there
was comparatively no Railroad spirit that
the route would be from Richmond tc
DAYTON. and hence down the Great MAN
Valley. But unquestionably it will be
more direct through Eaton. and Preble
county needs such a work.
correspondent Of the Eaton Reg ister thu
: writes:
IL have been for sometime noticing tho
, movements of our Dayton friends relative
TO their Western Railroad. and cannot see
why they endeavor TO avoid Eaton. Mr.
+; Forrer saws in his report. that the line thro
r Eaton is 81 miles and 75-1oGths long. the
northern line is 35 miles and 72Io0ths
and the middle line is 80 miles and G8
lUWhs long. Thus vou viii see that tht
line which passes through New Paris is
4 nearly one mile longer than the one which
passes through the town of Eaton-the
middle route is shorter than the Eaton.
one mile and seven hundredths. The
r maximum grade on the upper or northern
!, line is stated 10 be 80 feet to the mile
whilst on the middle and southern
routes 46 feet is the maximum grade pei
: nile Since Mr.. Forrcr made his survey
J other lines have been run. on. or near the
line between Eaton and Richmond. anC
80 feet per mile is spoken OF as the max
imum; and an Engineer and party are
this week 10 commence another eXplora
ton between said points. and it is conf
IDENTITY believed. that. line VIII be found
in which no grade will exceed % feet pc
8, mile With these facts staring our Day
ton friends in the face, how can they re
fuse to make Eaton point in their line
: All must admit that road having grade
. % to 80 feet per mile. can be travelled
much sooner and with greater loads. thar
one having 46 TO SO feet grades. Th'
route by Eato on is enc mile shorter thar
the New Paris route-will certainly COS
much less money. and should in my opin
ion be adopted. That part lying between
Il Eaton and Richmond VIII BE- made, am
r that too at no great cost. IAToN. y
/: The editor Of the Register says: From
, making Eaton a point III tae route Of IL
DAYTON Western Road. our Richmond
v friends would find il no less a DESIRABLE
arrangement for them; atIording as
would the choice Of an eastern or south
G ern market, as circumstances might die
II tate
- From the New Castle Courier.