The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1851-04-15
Evansville and Illinois Railroad.

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There appears to be growing feeling oil
encouragement or support for this road, IN
every quarter it is likely TO take its COURSE
At Viacennes, its connecting point with the
Wabash river, there is the right spirit man
ifested TO build the road from Princeton to
that city, and we have high hopes that the
result will be such action as will in brief
time place this link of the road under cou-
tract. 1t has been proposed 10 run the road
thence to Terre Haute, there TO connect with
the indianapolis railroad-an extension prom
isng many advantages TO the road running
as it will through a rich country, and in di-
rect line from one prominent point on the
Wabash to another. That such a connec-
ton with the Ohio as this would offer to Ter
re Haute, should be regarded as highly adj
vantageous 10 that place, no one will doubt,
and certainly its citizens must fully realize.
A meeting on the subject of the extension OF
this railroad was recently held at Carlisle: as
will be seen by the notice of it below. The
best spirit, we understand, prevailed at this
meeting, and the counties along the line were
well represented. 1t appears our ndeiaiga-
bic lellow-citizen, John lngle, Esq. was pres
ent and addressed the meeting. We extract
the following article from the Wabash Elk
press, published at Terre Haute, which al
ludcs to the Carlisle meeting, and highly
compliments Evansville:
| WABASH RAILRoAD.-A meeting upon the
subject Of lurlheriDg this railroad, was held
at Carlisle. in Sullivan county, on the I'd
inst. The meeting was numerously atten-
ded, by gentlemen who have the means, in
! fluence and inclination TO stop not short OF III
innate success. Not only Sullivan county,
bnl from Vanderburgh to Vigo, were repre-
scented. and the best feeling ana much enthu-
siasm prevailed. Addresses were made by
several gentlemen present. JeHN INGLE, Jr.,
of Evansville, a Director and Secretary OF
the Evansville and Princeton Railroad. (Which
will likely be finished this year) addressed
the asSemblage at length, and submitted sta
tstics and facts which satisfied every one
present of the importance OF this road TO the
country through which II will be located, and
10 all the towns through which it passes and
viii connect. Ending on the Ohic,at Evans
vile, a fine shipping point at any season OF
the year, the business Of the road would
hardly ever be intericred with by the many
Inconvenience and drawbacks which are
common in more northern iaiiiuies, and with
tin advantage which Evansville has in its
locariSf-., j, might soon become what Cincin-
matt. Ieu;sYille or ST. Louis are, to Ohio,
Keniucys or Miss 1u-i-the several States
in which these COZ mercial cities are situated,
affording them every conceivable article OF
Consumption. traffic Or Manufacture at rates
far below smaller cities or towns
Our own town and couniy i've also or
abiding interest in this road. as il sends by
the river every year, immense quantities. o.
lprodure, of most all SORTS, to the southern and
eastern markets, and it often happens thai
the sbippercould obtain better prices, could
ne get lis produce into market before the
Wabash offers him an opportunity, by the
usual spring iresheis. We hope tie friends
oil The Wabash Railroad. Will not be aba.h-
cd at the magnitude of the work before them.
and but a few years may he permitted 10
pass, before Evansville aud Terre Hauie may
6reaIJttSt together at Vincennes.