New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-07-29
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The annexe, letter in regard TO the Hi

nos Central Railroad appears in The S1leH Qi) Air'.
cate. It contains some Information no. before pub.
lished;
SPRINGFIELD, Qu) June II, 1852.
DEAR SIRs As there exists a very considerable
leiy the public mind and much iateret as 70 thu f.
ture progress of the work the Illinois Central Rail
road 10 the southern part OF tae State take the o9ry
of add eessing you upon that subJect From the mo-
eut of the acceptance Of the charter by the Comp
Il has never hettaled relaxed s Efforts o bring its
Affairs INTO such position 20 urge forward the enter
Prise Ia entirely satis actosy toe public Of
his State, and there never tas been tine when il
doubted that such would ultimately be the result
some delay necessarily occurred account Of the Oh
tacles witch sprung up at Washington, In the way OF
procuring TIE Conveyance By the Government of the
lands granted to the Company, which was not finally
consummlied Until about three m1nths since.
need Lot refer 70 tue causes Of thai delay It Is su-
c.ert 10 say Il u Il was not the fault OF the Company Il
did IT. however, delay until thai business brought
to a close; The contrary, Immediately alter the &C
ceptsuce # the charter It Commenced its operations,
employ Us agents and engineers and have completed
tie entire survey and location offs line G! road i0cu
ding the brGnche7 being distance Of about 700
miles; Ia Itself work OF great and labor and d.
msndIng much time Indeed, it Is extremely doubtful
whether that work would not have been better done
had even more time been employed Ia doing it, Tae
charter however, required Il to be done within speci
fed tine and must bc done before the work Of procur
If the right Of way and the construction OF the work
could be commenced. These surveys and the work
already done, in actual construed and acquisition Of
land ttlrs, have already involved expenditure 10
uIIo.s Of about 500 zoo.
They have now been completed and on toe lj!h aud
Ith inst lhe for the grading Of very large
ulrllOn q, tae whole work were let = contractors az
Chicago IL the nth, the first t.gllon extending from
CairO 10 Big MUDDY Vas lCs 70 MeISrs. Carney Ellis e
c., or the second diyi-.Jn extending from the BIZ
fdy 10 tie iuucii Ct the Chicago branch with The
main line was lsi 90 Messrs -hepheri, Spencer co.
Tie cCu,ract OF both these companies require III
Who'e work O. De- finished ~ or IA September Of nex,
year. Which is probably is soon a. contractors c-il
safely undertake % have i done. lac Rofz VII IL e.l
human probability, be corp.-ud - tue tne asteed
ueCU The cont acts tor cash. uLd large pensos
GItsch' TO IT, failure % fuliD tcell
Contracts llye ESQ been male alors the lice -
va'..u points for crc5s ties 20 Le delivered la s1cl
season, tie. he wo-k Of syilg down the tack may
tOrlut1ce a soon ~ the grading g ont VI tie way
Ths iron bee Ietu cOnirsc' q ~ r. ll 4rd i1r near
Is the wcC'e main if tie Chicago branch md pJr'
H. of The Gsieua brALch from Fr1epc.t o. Gtrna. Il
will be shryad - Nsv ork End ~ wOr'eans, and that
asgt co Tor he road l-on Cairo % the Junction l0ih.
ed sccorcr. = or tract VII arrive ~ Cairo during On:
coming winter and be ready for Ito road before IL,
then con enct necessarily AZ Cairo aud p1.ess north.
ward 10 he junction az Il, iron caonol be transported
into lie country expect lie al shal BE com.
p.ed IN TIC cJur.e of Lc1t year therefore sumo con.
ilccrsh'e portion Of tbe road from Cairo nOrthwari
nusi be con pleted. It's, therefore, cel,in as ray
iuuIe event ordinarily be- tht tl!s srea. work Ill
IroaTess lie completion, and nothing but some ulsx.
~ cied calamity can arrest IN progress.
II would seem, therefore that all grounds Of dstrust
were at Al end slthOugh the work may not have pro
gresstd ias tie hopes Of the people may have Id
them 10 Anticipate. Yet very much has been &C .or.
phshed, and perhsps mere than ever accomplished
In Tie sane ZINC By any on2sny engaged IN any en-
terp'ise Of Ike ms ynitude
7eTy ioIse amcuSl o. mercy la, already been es