The Evansville daily journal., 1853-02-26
Si9,o96,OOO.


There are ninety one counties in the stcte'
the whole value OF whose assessment accor-
ding to.the Auditors report for 1852, as
shown above, for lands, lots, and improve
ments, was $l45,OO0,0O0. The relative pro-
portion of the nine counties above named to
the above valuation, on an equa. assessment
would be $l4.340,0 0,000-while in fac. it is
Sl9,O96, ,0O)-showing an excess of S4,756,-
000--equal to 80 l-3 per cent, on their true
appraisement; again, the whole value OF all
the taxables in the state excepting stocks, In
round numbers, is as follows, $20S, 100000
according TO the Auditors report above refer
red to. The whole value OF all the taxables
in the nine counties above referred to, accor-
ding to the same report for the year 1852,
Excluding stocks) was $27 100000 in round
numbers. The relative proportion of these
nine counties, to the whole number of coun-
ties in the state, (ninety-one) should be
S2O, ,47O, ,000-showing an excess of S7,337,-
OOO-equal to thirty-three and one third per
cent of excess, on our true proportion Of all the
taxables of the state, exclusive of stock, as
compared with the other counties of the
same; again, the above nine counties of the
state, have sos families-their proportion
according to the census, Of the whole num-
bcr in the state shows an excess Of five per
cent tofinhabtants; of the whole number in the
above nine counties is ll6,5O0. Our popu-
ation i'm those counties viewed in relation to
the whole number in the state, would be ac-
cording to the census, as the average propor-
ton, $4,000, giving an excess Of twenty
per cent, to-wit: lS,600, as the overplus in
making the average again.
HoGs.-Thc above nine counties have ac-
cording to the last census, 29l 900, hogs. The
average of these nine counties should be-,
taking the number in the whole State, $780,
600, showing an excess of 81 90 0 for the above
counties equal to twenty-seven per cent.
CoRN.-The above nine counties raised,
according to the census report, 6,7SO,OO0
bushels; their average of the whole amount
raised in the State should be sos .O0O--an ex-
cess OF 69l ,O0o bushels, equal to l2k per
cent.
OATs-The number of bushels of oats,
according to the census report, raised in those
nine counties, was 542 ,O0O-her average to
the whole amount raised in the State would
have been 52O,OOO-making an excess of 22-
600 bushels, equal to per cent.
WHEAT.-It is well known that in this ar
ticle the northern portion of Indiana. has the
advantage of the southern. Our soil is bet
ter adapted to corn, the northern portion of
the State to wheat. We have, however, given
the statistics for the nine counties above
mentioned, eight of which are considered as
part of southern Indiana. The result is as
follows. The whole amount Of wheat raised
in the nine counties above named, according
~ ssso ga ,onn h..- - The y
erage should have been 633 500, though a
decrease OF 90 per cent. on the average 90
far wheat is concernod.
There is in the state Of Indiana 100 miles
of railroad made and making, the average
cost of these 100 miles of railroad would be
probably $4,000 per mile, the proportion of
this amount if the roas were paid for by the
several counties in the State for the nine
counties through which the contemplated
strait railroad line from Evansville to Indian
apolis, would run, would be S3,7SS 900, the
whole costing $4,000 600; the whole ex-
pense Of the strait line railroad will not prob
ably exceed S25 100000. The country thro'
which it passes, being admirably adapted to
small grade road, and the grading and su-
perstructure probably obtained, at prices as
low as any railroad in Indiana, following the
valley Of the west fork of White river the
greater part of the route, leaving those coun-
ties through which it runs, with the road
which is now already complied, a saving
Of 81, 2SS 900, had they been uxedor paid as
counties for the seventeen hundred miles
of Railroad completed and completing, de-
Quoting the amount already paid by Wander
burg and Gibson, not exceeding 100000,
for the construction of the "Eansv lie and
I Illinois Railrcad'' as far as completed
We have this show we beliee, the perfect
ability of the counties thro,gh which the
Railroad will run, to compee the grading,
bridging, and Experimentation incon-
, venience or embarrassment, at small ex-
, pense. The grading, suprstructure and
| bridging completed, there is 10 sort of diff
Guilty as all Railroad experince has shown
\ in procuring Iron. The capitalists at the
e east are now seeking investments inIndiana
|. bonds, and Railroad, stocs above all other
o investments.
i The Madison and Ihionapolis Rail-
road stock is now at 100 inWall ST. Indi-
!, annapolis and Terre Haute terminating at
8 the latter place, can be Opposed of in any
v quantity at par; the same With the Bellefon-
!, laine and Indianapolis, win which this Road
v connects; the same with le Lafayette and
Q Indianapolis. Ii these stoks are at par now,
), as they are, what will be ne value of ours
>, when completed! 1t macs the great inter-
v communication betweenthe states north
4, west of the Ohio river, an those south west
e of the same stream. Its the most direct
D certain and erpeditious an economical route,
II not only between Lake ;rie, and the rail-
: roads betting that Lakebut between Lake
II Michigan, and the rairois running around
r that with the Gulf of Meico, and the States
bordering on it. II nopnly opens direct
le communication between the Northern and
n Western States and Mole, aud Charleston,
aud Savannah but also VIII New Orleans
n If any one doubts thislet him look at the
s. Map. Trace the copsstion OF this road
b. from HendersA~-to Nshville, thence by
n tho Nashville and Chaanooga railroad to
,g Charleston, branching Atlanta in Georgia to
as Savannah, again by the Nihville and Alabama