The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1853-07-16
4 Now Cut-OI.

4 New Cut-0i.
writer IA the Chicago DeTo;ra; calls the at'
,ention Of he people Of Chicago TO the imPor'
tance Of constructing M airline railroad from flat
city to In Sale as competitor to the Rock Il
land roal To figures that the difference in the
distance waall be sJout 90 miles in favor Of til.
road ghich be called new cutoff. Now Il We
were the people Of Chicago, ard had the en'er
prise 10 DO it. we would build road from that
ciiy via Ospego, down the valley Of Fox river,
through Newark. aud Ottawa to the Verm,llon
coal beds in this soanty. /, might also be extend
ed to tho Genital Railroad some or 10 mile:
s,nh Of tn, Vermllon This toaI would not
only pay - vel IA lhe Rock Bland road but
would open q coal field to Cnic1go which has no
parallel IN the west.
I. seems stra1Ee thlt these vast inexhlustah!s
bed Of coal, .ni The .,als Of tho dense'y s,,tei
asi wealthy regions which surround them, have
thus fir been so s.ss.eI by The railroad s:hem
ers OF Chicago
TIE valley Of TX River IS by oil odds The
richest aul nos. furnishing strip Of country in
the State. We make 10 exception. l, abcunjs
wh water power. upon which are already many
ezcqleni girls. mills vollen flc,oris' paper nil-.
cav mills, DC, 10 full operation building stone,
lime, coal, aal any amoun. Of excellent timber
end, 8, a fafr,inG country It stands foremost 10
az uo.slorn Illinois, The Yermiilion country Is
n.X! to it-leu-eiy pnPulated-wih timber,
store, water power DC, and above sii, it, coal
bela,. many Jf which are from 70 Il feet
thick, cropping cut along the banks Of tie river,
from its mouth to Pontiac
Many of these beds are aiyenjy worked. anl
should there lc IA outlet created for them, Inn.
dreds Of shafts would be at once sunk, ard a II ale
would soon spfiag rp which wonld ouly be equal.
ed in Chicago by the lumber trade
Men, well acquainted with mining operations
have examined these beds, and klirm that they
are of the very parest qnalHs of titam'nous
coal. and that they can b worked with profit a;
from sl.i.i TO sl,2o per ton delivered 4, tic
mmcs
We say to Cbcsgo, il IS important If ,he wish
Ga to secure this trade that she should take the
matter in band o, on,e. The so much dreaded
cut OF Size shouId. Fsmember is the vorl; ola for.
e'en wealthy company. This con auy cares bit
little about accommodating any body bat its
own interests. lis object is to draw the trade
nod t.avel OF The ives; fion the lakes aud throw
upon lis own road This same company ha.
an eya upon the Fox river valley; and it has al
oye.o these coal beds, and 1t las ether schemes
IN wtw which when ma,urcd will s,a;tle
Clicaeo more than dozen cutcfrs would. We
thEow cut these iusnuatians by way Of caution
ing Chicago to be cn-ber guard and not be found
sleeping while the rumblngs Of volcano are
felt anl beard beneath her, and which sooner or
later, il not checked vii! shake her to the very
foundation.
This road then, We contend is the first Chicago
should try to build l, would lop off two m.
portrait bran hes Of the Southern Michigan which
are destined to take this trade away from Chica.
50.
The idea Of running an all line road TO LaSalle
to secure trade and travel 10 Chicago is folly The
writer is behind the times. Let the Peoria aud
Bureau valley road be completed once, aud what
chance will there be for lnuch trade 40 travel
at LaSdie The Rock Island road will fake il
oil at Peoria, and your cars IN your new Gu, of
viii never break down with the freight obtained
at La Sale. Steamers will no mere carry pas
sengsrs TO the head Of navigation, and only such
freight as they may have in tow for tho canal, or
Is intended for the wharf Of Peru aul LASalle
Peoria will be the re'shirpihg point; and during
large portion OF the season, boats viii not as
scend the river above hat city. In order then to
make your new cut of competitor Of the r. l.
Il r. it would DO necessary TO run it to Peoria.
This, however, il deemed necessary, might be
done by crossing the river at Ottawa, and pass.
lag through the NeImillien coal field, by an al.
most air line, south OF the Illinois river 10 Peoria
This road wonld pass through decidedly the best
part OF the state from olc end to the other, and
would possess many important advantages ever
the Peoria and Bureau valley road. lt.would
cross The Central road, s or 10 miles south Of La
Bale, the TT Wayne and Mississippi Western
Airline r X, near Lyons in Marshall co. and
would advanIugeously connect with all Tie roads
ceuterlng at Peoria.
let tho people Of Chicago look at tho map
snd cglnina his route for themselves, and il they
deem /! worth on cffort-et il ho made