The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-06-10
The straight Line RatIro.d.

The straight Line Railroad.
While writer calling himself "South
Western" (it should be anti South Western
has endeavored in a communication i'm the
State Journal. to create the impression that
the people of Indianapolis regard the proPos-
ed Strait Line Railroad to Evansville, with
indifference, we are glad TO learn net only
through IL multitude Of private sources. but
also through editorials in the papers Of that
city, that warm and liberal spirit exists there
in favor Of this road. We may give the fol-
lowing editorial from the State Sentinel as
evidence of this fact. 1t certainly argues
but little for the Judgement and dlscernment
Of the citizens OF indianapolis, to insist that
they are Indifferent TO this magnificent enter
prise, 80 oserladen az it is with advantages
to the Capitol. We sssret without hesIta-
ton, that it will prove one Of the most impor-
tant roads to the prosperity Of that city, If
not actually the most important road she can
claim as her own. But below we give the
Sentinel's article. which speaks for itself:
INDIANAPOLIS, EVANSVILLE, PADUcAH, MEN,
PHIs. New ORLEASs.-A lew years ago, the
produce of Inuiana, Illinois, and Missouri. as
well as of Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee,
sought an outlet over our rivers to the ocean,
for market and expectation. Our rivers,
upon whose waters this immense commerce
as carried, all tended directly for the city
of New Orleans, where the people from all
the nations of the earth ssemble, and en-.
gage in commercial sale and exchange, with
our citizens, of the products Of every cline,
fer the essentials of life with which our
great valley is SO beautifully best. But
since the mighty power OF steam is no longer
confined to the propeliing of boats on the
water. and railways on the land are super
ceding ste smers on the rivers, travel and
commerce are leaving the tardy boats for the
rapid cars. whenever other things will justify,
and wherever the enterprise OF the aye has
taken advantage of this greatest Of modern
discov- ries. The universal Yarkee nation
led off; our brethren more Suoth on the At
ldn.ic seaboard followed; the great West,
with its mighty valleys and wonderful produC.
tveness, and teeming millions, became the
point OF main attention, and we soon wit
messed Boston, New York, Philadelphia. and
Baltimore, stretching out their iron arms
from the commercial enlporiums OF the At
lantic to the Mississippi changing the natu-
raj currents Of commerce, and driving, al It
were in day, the immense business of tn
great centersl people, into their citles.-
While all this has been in progress, New DR.
leans has quietly reposed in her supposed
security rely ing upon her natural advantages,
as being the only city at the outlet OF the
father of waters. and his thousand tributaries.
But even she has become aroused from her
dreams of security, and is now putting forth
her strength in extending her railways into
the States North and East of her. one of the
most prominent of which is the road being
BULL from I'll - city to Memphis, Tenn
This road Will Ue upon an air line about
$50 miles. MeTphis is the great point on
the Mississippi 242 miles, by river, below Ca
iro at the mouth of tine Ohio, 29l miles below
Paducah at the mouth of the Tennessee, and
40l miles below st. Louis. II is to be the
great point on the Mississippi, above New
Orleans, where the railroads from the Gulf of
Mexico, New Orleans, Arkansaw, Texas, and
the Pacific will find their terminus. By an
ex mination of the maps il will be .een
that q straight line from Memphis throuI h
Paducah ~ indianapolis, will un through the
city OF Evansville. the distance from N IN.
phs to Paducah is about l55 miles; from Pa
ducah to Evansville 81 miles; and from
Evansville to indianapolis las miles, on air
lines; making the distance from New Or
leans to Indianapo is 7s5 miles, or IS hours.
From Memphis to indianapolis $50 miles or
IL hours. Fr IN Paducah to Indianapolis
255 miles Or 8 hours. From Evansville to
InI anapolis las miles or hours. The
me e 'nent of these facts is amply s1ffi.
Client u plare the line Of railroad that ss ssds
at the bed ni this article, upon high and
commanding grounds; but when we add to
these the fact tn It this line will take the ira.
vel from the Mississippi river so far below
Cairo, the terminus OF the Illinois Central
Railway, and st. Louie, the starting points
Of the lines to the Eastern Altar tic cities,
that the traveller could reach Cleveland on
the Evansville and Indianapolis lie, before
the boat would be at Cairo by the river, and
would be at Boston, before the steamer could
reach St. Louis by the river, it becomes evil
dent that, whenever it shall be constructed.
II must be the great thoroughfare of travel be.
tween New Orleans, and the upper Ohio
Northern LaAes, and Eastern Atlantic cities
The CANADIAN CoEFLAGRArros.- Lates
accounts from Canada, with regard to the de-
structive confagration on the Ottawa river
state that the area burned over cannot be 'esl
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