Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-12-04
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One Of the important Of the year for the
travelling public Is the Cleveland and Erie Railroad
This road commenced less than two years since and
fully completed and in running order last week This route
Is only ninetyfve miles in length communicating with the
road from Erie Buffalo, and completing the chain from Bos
ton the east to Toledo the On the 23d instant
the road opened for travel when by invitation
gentlemen from New York. Pennsylvania Ohio and
Michigan present TO celebrate the event
The Cleveland and Erie Railroad Of most direct
roads IN the country and has been built with its equipments
and in running order at aggregate Of $4,000 per
mile and the stock at this moment worth twenty-five per
cent. premium.
compromise has been effected between the several rail
road companies in Illinois having authorized routes
Ct Louis BY this arrangement the Beeville and Illinois
other road the State win extend their eastwardy
ing the Ohio and Mississippi railroad and thus establish
rect connection from St. Louis through Indianapolis &c.
the seaboard St. Louis corporation holds stock in the
Ohio and Mississippi Railroad Company 70 the extent Of
s5OOOO0 and her interests directly consulted In this
arrangement which will obvats the necessity Of passengers
from that city passing through Alton point twenty miles
due north from the former.
While Massachusetts,, Vermont and Connecticut have firm
established their important lines Of INSTRUMENTATION
and New York has fully accomplished its great links trade
and travel that Ohio Indiana Illinois have adopt
ed measures to direct lines railroad
veyance from the great Mississippi in the west to the Atlantic
cities north of Virginia.
The most important probably Of all the Western roads now
IN course OF construction the Illinois Central Railroad This
vast undertaking. cost millions Of dollars could
never have been seriously attempted without the aid Of Con
gressi but will now, with the contributions by the General
government and the help OF European capital be carried into
effect This Company have published statement Of their
affairs on the LIST ofNovember 1882 further Of stock
authorized 50 as to create aggregate capital Of
the tinstamen Of IS per share the stock be paid
the 18th OF December the construction bonds negotiated
amount TO s9OOOO00, Of which 100000 bear per cent
annual interest and t5oO0o00 sold in England per cent
The cost Of the road estimated at 000 towards which
the Company have available nearly 600
ing balance Of IS, 900 to be provided for
While the East and the West thus binding themselves
together by iron links and chains and thus uniting and
cementng interests which would otherwise be ut or
occasionally in conflict, find the South il pushing her
works Of internal improvements far its resources will
permit
continuous railroad has been for year or two Ia opera
ton between Savannah the the
looking to extension thence TO Nashville Memphis and
Louisville Now road Is projected unite Savannah and
Augusta with Pensacola This important link requires time
and capital but Is essential the true DEVELOPMENT Of the
commercial and agricultural Of Georgia and West
ern Florida
An equally important road is projected known ne the
Blue Ridge Road from Anderson Court House. South Caro-
Ina the Tennessee State line distance Of one and
forty miles thence point Of connection with the
East Tennessee and Georgia Railroad, distance Of thirty
miles This improvement according to the estimate OF tho
engineer viii cost $327600o for the first seventy seven miles
but South Carolina IL burdened with debt OF only
ooo and her credit unmpoached the additional pub