Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-06-13
Northern Railroads.

The route OF the Snuthern Michigan Railroad ap-
pears to be fixed by the way of Bristol and Elkhart
to South Bend, 1.-The legislation of the State of Mich
igon having compelled the company strike the St.
Joseph river ~ that State, and they have concluded
to accept the amendment This will leave Goshen
about ten miles south Of the road. They, however,
promise that town branch. The South Bend Reg
lister of the 9th inst says:
Col Bliss the President of The Rail Road Company. with
Judge styke MIR. LIenfeld MIR. Hannah. Mr.. Hanback,
and NJ Sargent stopped here I>t week ON heir route
westward along the RaIlsoad hne. They determined
that he Road shall be built il the citizens who mO,e
deeply interested will aid they have light To expect ~
the entr~e They intend only having the exte"Siou
10 Coldwater completed this fail, and laid with rail, but
also by that time % miles West Of that point
under contact To be completed and ready o the next Spring
business. This wilt bring within 40 miles Of this
Bristol is T. raise $4,000 Stock payable ic CASH, labor
and materials and Elkhah 10000 which they have both
agiecd to do. They expect 80 600 from st. Joseph
which large, but which be raised If every
interested will but put his shoHlde 10 The wheel aud sub
scribe the dTOuni Of stock he cOuid be ciHg TO take rdh
than 10 abandon oreUsr The hopes Of Rail Road; for
this probably the last chance. With these subscriptions
aud with prompt action the Directors assured there
nothing the extension of the RAILROAD 10 Msha-
waka and Sou Bend by YEAR FROM NEXT WINTER. Moie
these points hereafter.
From South Bend to LaPorte have been
run, Soc Town and the other via New Carlisle and
Lakepor The Southern is reported by The engineers
half mile and better and cheaper grade.
But the increased business would be obtained tho
Northern route might compensate for this The location is
set led up"n, but Is held under advisement by the
Dec1rs upon the reports and maps Of the routes.
In connection with this subject the South Bend
Register publishes the following article from the
Chicago Journal, in reference to the Northern lnd-
ana Railroad
The charter of this company, designed the
stTuction of Railroad through The counties Of In
diana Michigan City. has recently passed the hands
of the fIiends of the Michigan Southern Rail Road Ii is
organized under special law Of Indiana whereby the in
corporation Of the company for that purpose authorized
under aud with amount of capital TO be detemn
ed by the company Under his this company has been
organized with capital Of million and half Of dol
lars with power to increase the The Directors Of
the Company George Bliss of Massachusetts, john b.
Jarvis, CHARLES Butler, William E Marcy, John Styker,
aud Edwin G Litchheld of the State of New York; II.
BeaIdey of ESha county, Thomas $ Stanfed of ST. JO
seph county. aud VIM. C. Hannah E. Morrison, A. p An
drews-BIsdey and-Ludlow of LaPoIte county Indiana.
A Committee Of the BoaId Of Directors in town, and
understand that the preliminary surveys, which have
been sometime in progress, nearly completed and that
Board tend place whole under
om The State line of Michigan through the OrheTn
ties Of Indiana Michigan City, within the ninety
days. At the Michigan State line, at Bristol, this
road will with the Michigan Southern Road which
will be IN operation 10 that point ealy in the summer of
1851; and the line will be extended from Michigan
City under the charter Of the Western Division of the Buff
falO and Mississippi Rail Road Company, which is leased 10
and controlled by the friends Of this ente prize and it
needs organization under the general Of Illinois for
IA miles, to form entire line of railways, under
agemenl, frsm Lake Erie TO Chicago.
This road when completed will be the dect cute
on this city lake Eie; and with the
Of railway being constructed around the South shore
Of Lake Erie il will furnish a. means Of ready aud unn-
teuup'ed communication, all Of the year, with
the Atlantic SeabOaTd.
No place interested than Chicago il prosecu-
ton of this work. and wish the Company every
III their enterprise.