Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1851-08-28
IFor the Daily State sentineI.l
Central Railroad.

Mr. EDrroR:-0n Saturday last attended the meet
ing the Court house. to hear exposition of the
dlton and prospect of the proposed Railroad from In
annapolis eastward to the State ne heard the state
ment of the President Of the Company, Mr. Newman !;
and satisfied, and think every heaTer was, that
if his statements true, the read is o public
utility, and SAFE for investments. have doubt OF the
truth of his statements, for know Mr.. Newman and
know him to be candId honest, intelligent man, of dis
eliminating judgment. heard the observations also of
Messrs. Merrill: Brown Test and Meredh in favor of
this road and concur in them mainly. But there
argument why the citizens here should take stock
this road (and indeed in every other coming this
pace,) which used and the part of the citizens
most interested IN 1t not at the meeting to hear If
it had been used, which argument Is this: Our city,
assume.-and Sny doubts the truth of the assump
ton, have only to say, time will prove it's to be one
where everything that Indianan may want, will be
manufactured by artIZans, supplied by
chants Just good terms it could be at Cncn-
natl. This being SO, need these Railroads outlets
take off well inlets to bring in business. know
there those who honestly think diherently,-who
think cannot compete with that city Madison but
know we can and will. Why, sir, let these men who
doubt that manufacturers extend their business
any they please just call at our establishments
and ask them how it has been since the opening OF the
Beeiontaine and Peru railroads. They have been over
run with business,-been enlarging their borders In
creasng the number Of their hands, and still they have
been unable supply ihe demands. Within the last
sCccks of machine shops has sold SIXTY thrash
ing machines at two hundred and fifty dollars apiece
FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS; and still has had to
fuse applications for more, because they had not the
hands to make them enough. Another fact, Mr..
Butler the Capital House, from the borders of
Wayne county, has order to OF our shops for a
steam engine and boiler, costing from twelve fifteen
hundred dollars. He had first to the shops in Gin
cnna, and got their bids. That of Mr.. Sergeant, of
this city, is exactly that of the Cincinnati shops. And
now the only question is from which place the
gine and boiler be cheaper transported its ownerl
From Cincinnati he float them up the canal; from
this city he must wagon them This gives Cincinnati
the advantage the freight the canal is very low
Now if we had Railroad into Wayne county, our ma
nuacturer would at get the business Thus, then,
see, that enable to compete with Cincn-
natl and Madison we must have Railroad communica-
ton enable them transport their articles And
this account account OF oundries and machine
shops our Touring mills and woolen factories, job
bing merchants, our book-b and bankbo ma
kers ob-printng Offices cabinet shops and chair
shops door and sash and pes and last factories
paper mills, etc., would appeal to citizens
aid in constructing the Central, and every other Rail
Plank road, looking to this city. The Central it is
true is of the important as il opens to us the
richest and most popuous part OF the State,the beau
tiful Whitewater Valley, which has been the great
growing and operating ground OF Cincinnati which has
greatly indeed contributed nonrish her to her pres
ent strength and magn6cence. II this humiating doc
trine be true that after city becomes great gets
the start how comes it that there any city IN
England but London, in Massachusetts, but Boston, &C.
&c? MECHANIC. {