New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-12-02
IOWA.
we.terr Raiironds-Iowa Legislature, &c.
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IL will doubtless interest your readers I'd hno"
something about the progress OF railroad con-
structiOn in the northwestern section OF our
Union. and will therefore give bret view OF
what has been done and is doing IN thar respect.
First. then. beginning at Chicago, which now
promises 10 be the greatest railroad center IN
the country We find that il Is the terminus oil no
less than ticelre such roads, which are completed
or in process OF construction, or which VIII be
speedily commenced. They are the following;
From the east Isl. The Michigan Central,
extending frcm Detroit, completed. I'd The
Northern Indiana and Southern Michigan from
Toledo. Ohio, and Monroe, Mich, completed.
Sd. The Fort UdyHe (Ind. and Ch'cago' eH,
tending from the former place, where IL VIII
connect with the Ohio and PENNSYLVANIA ROADS,
10 Fhiladepha, via Pittsburgh, forming the
nearest route 10 the Atlantic seabOard from the
North.Wes and lessenlng the distance 10
New-l ork fifty miles from that whichls now trav-
eled 4th. The Cincinnati and Chicago road,
via Richmond and Logansport. Ind; projected
and commenced and will soon be completed 10
And, rsontown, Ind 9th. The Nec- Athany
ind. and Salem, running from the former
place on the Ohio River, via La Fayette, Ind,
10 connect with the Michigan Central road TO
Chicago; rapidly approaching completion
From the North lst. The Lake Shore Raj
road, extending from Green Bay, Wis, on the
west side of Lake Michigan, via Kenosha, Ra-
cine, Milwaukee, Sheboygan, &c. I'd. The
Chicago & FORd-du Sac Road, extending from
the latter place at the head of Lake Wuneba-
90. in Wis, by Il course little west of north.
From the South ISt The Illinois Central
Road. extending from Cairo, ILL.,, at the mouth OF
the Ohio River, and there connecting with the
Mobile, Ala and Ohio Road. The ILL., Central
is nearly all under contract. I'd. The MtSSts-
sippi s. Chicago Road extending from AhOn on
the Miss issippi, little above st. Louis, via
Bloomington and Springfield, H., (the Capital.)
Completed from Alton TO Springfield, and to be
finished throughout speedily.
From the South Vest: |. The Military Tract
road extending from Quincy on the Mississippi,
in process OF constructions ,. The Chicago and
R0ck Island road, from the latter point on the
Mississippi, via Joliet, Ottawa and Peru-com-
pleted TO Joliet from Chicago, and 10 be wholly
finished next Year.
From the North Hest: The JaReSriUe and CHI
zero road, now building to the former place in
Wisconsin, whence it will be extended north
west TO Madison, the capital of Wisconsin, and
west to Dubuque, Iowa, on the Mississippi
These extensions are about being commenced.
From the West: The Chicago and Gdlena
road. This is now misnOmer. The road is
only to extend from Chicago to Freeport, 80
miles east OF Galena, where it will intersect the
Nouh-W ESTEEM branch of the Illinois Central
road which terminates at Dubuque, in Iowa, on
the Mississippi. An arrangement has been
made between the two companies.
Thus it will be seen that Chicag0is the center
of sOne twelve roads, radiating in all directions.
The whole distance travelled by these routes is
t,ro thousand nine hundred and ten miles, or near
ly three thousand miles. If to this we add the
distance travelled by those roads with which
these connect. it will amount to many thousands
Secondly, tuning 10 Missouri, we tind first,
the 81. Louis and Pacific Railroad running
northwest across the State, aud the Hannibal
and 81. JOsephS running west from the MISSISSIPPI
ii 10 the Missouri River, for the construction of
both of which Congress has made a large dona-
ton Of land, and the work on which has been
commenced. There is also road constructing
eGsfuardiy from ST. Louis 10 Cincinnati and an-
other in the direction of Philadel phia across
Illinois, Indiana and Ohio.
Besides which, thirdly, there is the Pe0ria and
OGudukG, Ill, Road, in process of construction,
conn. citing the former place, on the Illinois
River, with the latter, on the Mississippi and
which It is designed TO extend east TO ntersect
the Central Road'and cross Indiana and Ohio,
and ,cea into Iowa. Then there are roads
building from Milwaukee and Racine, Wis, on
Lake Michigan, westwardly TO JdReSr,ie, where
they will cOncenter and connect with the South
ern Wisconsin Road, which runs to DaJague, in
Iowa
Many OF these roads are done and in opera
ton and of the remainder, some will be com
peted i'll all next year, and the rest in two years
al the iaIthest. How amazingly will they facil-
tate the settlement of the Northwest and adj
vance its prosperity! BY booking at the map it
will be seen that they traverse this section in
every direction and open up direct cOmmuui-
cation between New-York and every part of this
vast and fertile region. The journey from New
York to Chicago may now be made in A. hours,
and ere long 1t will be completed in less; while
III one year a traveller from the commercial
metropolis may reach the Mississippi River in a
little over fifty hours
The railroad that is in process Of construction
through CGRadd from Windsor, opposite De-
trOit and 10 be extended by Governmental aid
through NewBrunswick to Halifax, Nova SEQ
tia, DERIVING, OF course, between New Bruns-
v lex ana Nova Scotia will when done, enable
us TO reach Halifax from the West 10 take steam
ers for Europe, as soon as we could 90 70 New.
York!
1t will be seen by the above that there are
several railroads in rapid process of ccnstruc-
ton towards this State (Owa) from the East,
viz: The Southern Wisconsin, from Milwaukee, I
Racine and Chicago, via GAINESVILLE, 10 Dnbg- /
que; the ChieagO road across northern Hi
nois, also to Dubuque the Chicago and Rock
Island, to the latter point opposite DdreapOr,
Iowa, and the Peoria and Oqua,cka, which will
terminate opposite burlington, Iowa. Besides
which, there is road 10 be built down the val
ley OF Rock River, connecting with the western
Chicago road; and the Aurora branch Of the
western Chicago road is also to be extended TO
Albany, Ill, opposite Camanche, Iowa, which is
N the Mississippi. All these roads will be con-
,tructed ere OIg.