Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1851-06-11

THURSDAY Tomorrow EVENING, at ear
ly candie-ligh;ng; for the purpose Of MAXI
arraDseine nts for celebrating the Four,h Of Jul
;, Rail Road Convention.
The Convention at New Castle, O,
Thursday last, We learn from returned
delegate, was very numerously attended
The interest manifested by the delegate.
and the facts elected. gave full assurance
tina. the Road from this place to New Cas-
tie will be energetcally prosecuted and
completed.
The extension Of the road nor,h-wes
from New Castle, will be a more difficult
matter 10 accomplish. on account Of the
confiictng interests extending upon the
various routes proposed. Williams on
Wright. Esq, and his associate delegates
from LogansPort, urged with much zeal
the making Of their town poin. in the
extension Of the road to Chicago. The
friends OF the route by way Of Pendleton
Noblesville. Lebanon and Lafayette also
endeayored to impress upon the members
of the convention the advantage of their
favorite route. The Convention recon-.
mended, after much earnest discussion,
that the New Castle Company proceed to
survey al! the proposed routes, so as TO
secure the selection Of the best
In reference to the southern end OF the
route, from Richmond to Hamilton, there
was also some warmth of feeling exhibit.
ed between the delegates from the rival
roads Of Eaton and Oxford, or the Four
Mile Valley Rail Road. 1t was urged
that sectional interests and local feelings
should be discarded, and public interests
alone regarded in the southern route
This certainly should be the case in crca,
and important works Of Improvement; but
we find that there is generally more sell
Ilshness than mere patriotism in all our
enterprises. The former however, when
'ubservient 20 the public good should be
The Eaton route claimed
Q be farther under way than that Of Ok.
ord, while the latter urged its merits on
he ground of its having the loves; grade.
ma being six or milo. ,h, sl,or,es,
quite, and the one that must ultimately be
'dopted as the direct line from Richmond
Cincinnati. The friends OF the Eaton
cute urg cd the recommendation of their
load, by the Convention, because Of its
Importance to ihem-they having pledged !
themselves TO their bonGholders that j, $
hould be the connecting link between
'hIcago and Cincinnati. The Conven $
on complied witt, their wishes. and so far
It's endorsement goes, the Eaton route
as made part ofthc great thorough fare q
ON the Ohio river to the Lake CITY of the II
ortllwest
We learn from the delegates of the 5
our Mile Valley Road, from whom we :
ave derived this information, that their e
omPany has completed all necessary |
rellminfry' surveys, and the location of
'e road will be perfected in a month,
hen the lettings will be made, and the :,
aiding commenced. We are further in
rmed that the directors Of this Road are
'Soclating with the Board of Directors
the Indiana Central Railway Company,
the right Of way under their charter
:, >. N'"' 'e' tn
I'm the State line 10 this place. That no :,
uh's are entertained of the satisfactory
OF said negotiation, the Ok :;
u company consenting TO adopt the :,
diana width Of guage, thus making an
interrupted connection Of the Indiana
ads with the Queen city.
We are not advised as to the state of "
'gress of the Eaton road; nor of the
'ntion of the Company as to the width -.
suasc they intend to adopt. Those -,
ST intimately acquainted with the ope- =,
ons and prospects of the COMPANY. ~
'ever, express no doubts as 10 the com
'ion of the road during the mex. wear.
most of those with whom we have
versed are in favor of making i, of the
lana guage. Those who have charge
hese projects are the persons TO deter nro
e as to the expediency of making both ed
IS. Individually. we hope both will Yea
made. and if capitalists are willing to NIL,
ST their means in rival routes. we sea 20,
.ood reason why printers and other
persons should objective therefore fur,
! all parties success. +
he delegates who attended the Con. ~,
ion at New Castle, are gentlemen of }
character. and many of them possess {
'ecuniary ability TO carry out almos. G
project they may engage in. This 7
connection now proposed to be 4
e is one Of vast Importance, and J
d develope the natural resources of
try unsurpassed in the West. or per- u
any portion Of the country We r pr.
it may be prosecuted with an ener. WI.
orthy its importance FASH,
a seo.o-FH.- forgot TO mention last week 'ee
+" get Satagkta' is also very common in no
'y-the operation singers 4 man. moud