Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1852-11-04
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-ss4 Great Achievements. y, s.sa.' ia
There are a lsw. points. Of especiar Interest m al
grenis enterprises In raFoaa eoas'fse'ons -
the movement upon the ira Of the mi 81
i A6otber was the conuecton Of our great depdts of
trade and commerce on the A tlantic coast a thHa,
the extension Of railroads r. m use weaef 20 ne
great lakes. "A fourth, and per .SaPs GROWING
achievement will be the counectons Div Of me
systems of the Atlantic and of the wes Aefn
the opening Of the Lake Shore line which y 20 pc c",
pleted few weeks more...The crossing Vt Inc Are.
ghanes has required an effort great yet 9r our
strength. Both divisions Of the country have Deen
busy at work exponndilg and nerfecfing their ow a
systems, without being able to- effect ihei mtg
Ohio has already become in the extent iand am
pofauce Of her works. by far In advance Of any State
in the Union, with the exception of New ahd IT
reserved TO these great States rst 80 unite
an their respective lines the great divisions OF the coua
try. - .s..I .s..s-.s y -. =. - ,
As soon as the Lake Shore road shall be completed,
the of railroads will be incredibly ealar ged
In the east 1t is bounded by the lake and the Ale
ghany range of But upon the completion OF
the Lake Shore road, traveller book himself IN
New York. not only for every important eastern CITY,
but for Cleveland, Sandusky Toledo, Coinmbos Gin.
clDnatI Indianapolis, Louisville, laiayet lerre Haute,
and Chicago in the ALI these points will be ac
cessble from New York by railroad by the first Of De-
cember next. In year more the Mississippi river,
which but short time regarded as the Mi
thule of railroad enterprise, will be reached and its
right bank become the theatre OF equally cttye exef-
tons that We nowiwiness on the lett. s.~sa - = ,s
we can by no meas appreciate die. nineace tua.
and travel the country and upon The b1suess and
revenues of railroads Up to the present time our
roads have been comparatively uacosmected 7ks, each
dependent for its revenues upon It's local trait cs For
the future, however, they viii all belong 70 one darfno
nions system, and all will contribute the bsne vs. and
revenues of eachs We have, therefore, right an
tcipate very large increase in the fecept upo all
our works. which will add an equal ratio TO the ne
OF railroad property and sseagtbenthe confidence eli
In snch investnents:-' 80 -'-.-'~s~-- -"- -~-s---
The commerce and general interests of the countr :
will be benefited in equal movement OF
property, which has heretofore been confined few
channels from nscessity coareRiece wilt be liberia
ted from this necessity and in the exact direction
of the demand. Railroads. only become the
channels OF the existing commerce of the country, but
they will develop en-lold greater one We have nov
reached point In their history which the extent OF
Influence is beginning be clearly seenand appre
ciated, which the reality is far exceed the most
sangnne antieipatons, and which is fully to redeem all
the pledges given by their friends of the rinmphal sue
of these enterprises At home they the great
agent Of our prosperity They equally the means
by which attracting universal attention, and
which to elevate to the position which shall
soon hold as the, most potent people on the earth
We repeat therefore, that the union Of the railroads
of the two great divisions of the country IS an event of
the highest Importance both the history railroads
and Of this country and hope see the opening Of
the Lake Shore railroad, which is accomplish this
union, celebrated in a manner worthy the occasion.