Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-04-04

Pittsburgh est Indianapolis and showing the effect Of
connecting this line a, that point With the railroads
there The line fiom Pittsburgh through Beaver
Pa Salem Canton Masslon Wooster. Mansfield, Marion
Befif0nfane and Sidney. Ohio; Usion, Winchsstsr
Muacie anderson and Pendeon indianapolis in The Sats
OF Indiana and from thence through Tcrie Hane and fan-
dalis ST Louis. Having pointed the route on the
map proceed show the effect OF this line upon the Pills.
burgh aud Philadelphia road Of which, IN FACT 10 only an
extension and why is that il il the policy OF Phiadelphi,
10 aid this exclusion all in her power This road
will Indianapolis with six raoads oil an aggfe-
gate length of 200 miles, radaing vm the capital 10 every
part Of State including the 0h aud Wabash rivers and
connected by double union rack, requiring no power bu
steam. There fas not generally SUPPOSED aud that IS
that Indianapolis is about the anc~ In the thai
Cincinnati from the Eastern aud Ata tic cities My
sition is that it is essential the city Of philadelphia 10
meet The railroads OF Indiana at the capital oil that State
and pass the trade and travel dlety through continue
Pittsburgh and Phad lphia, instead OF
fHcng H. now down 10 the Ohio liver, and relying on
finding il again by the liver route 10 Pittsburgh Let me say
to you that have in the of last noticed the
Western business travel to The East and
you its direction 10 not Philadelphia. 1t crmes
up the Ohn Cincinnati it usually leaves the boat there
aid take, railroad Sanduky, and passes to New
York by the Lake To this route will be added an
other refer Columbus and Cleveland road both
these routes are N York and Boston and not Philadelphia
you will in vain look for much aid fom Them n
thsre principle in travelling, every one KNOWS
that will stand in your way and pIeven, tar paric
patnn business of these Cincinnati oues and that IS
will willingly transfer themselves aud
baggage from line line, when they can nave
continuous line that will this purpose The tiave
Cerednd these will be the through lines the same
will keep who take the at Indianapolis st
Louis any point the cent? line om leaving hat line
hence it clear that the true policy q" Philadelphia IS TO as
in the construction If the central line we and Thereby
bring the business and travel from the interior Directly ant
upon the shortess possible route t. Pittsburgh
There another route wih which Will have 10 com
pet-I alude to the Baltimore route, though canno, bu
think that there will be great falling off Of the travel and
business Of that road when Genital ROAD shall be com
peted still that road will strike the Ohio liver below Pitts
eurgh and may draw u much travel from the route
and eore the policy Of directing the travel and bushes
to Pittsburgh, above the terminus of the Baltimore road
may be permitted before closing II word IN relation
the Indianapolis and Belefontane road with which m
connected aud recommend TO your canhdence aid
regard That road is the link running northeast from lnc
annapolis Ohio line il is about eighty miles lone
Of which about eighiysix miles straight and no curv
$3.50 feet radius; the highest grade is hity feet
the m and remarkably adapted is the ground 10 the TOAD
that the cost constituted 10 substantial manner with the
or edge rail- will exceed So 900 t, the mile. ready
the motive power This road will undoubtedly pay well
engineer the dividends 10 per cent upon III
capital stock from the Of it, connected
tons with rapid annual increase. We shall be pleased
have your subscriptions aid whenever may thin
proper 10 do so.
you have listened 10 the interesting remarks OF Nj
Roberts before address you, will close with IN
single remark that trust aud most auxously hope sha
yet great Central line constructed from the Atan
the Pacific stll firmly binding glorious Union
geher bcev do that the Union shall be he
and cherished above all price, by citizen OF tn
Heaven blesi, aud happy land.
The speech listened 10 with much interest. hequent
interrupted by applause.