Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1853-1853, 1853-04-11
The Great Western Railway and Hannibal and st. JO-
aaph Railroad Connaetion,

We are glad to find that the people of Spring
field, ILL.,, are beginning to manifest their appre-
citation of the vast importance to themselves, of
connecting as soon as possible, the Great West
ern Railroad of Illinois with the Hannibal and
ST. Joseph Railroad. ....
An article urging the Importance Of this mat
ter, lately appeared in the Springfield Journal.
The Quincy Wing has the unblushng efTrOnt-
cry, after publishing that article to talk about
railroad through MeredoSia to Quincy accom-
plishing this grand result! We like the way
our neighbor of the Pittslield Free Press takes
of the Wig. The following are the articles
from the several papers referred to above:
st. Joseph and Hannibal Railroad.
This section OF the country - indeed the
whole west-haVe deep interest in the certain
and rapid completion Of this road. 1t will be
the great route Of travel from the east 10 the
western boundary Of Missouri. Nature points
cut natural connection between that road and
the Eastern improvement by the Great West
ern Railway Of Illinois.
We learn from the Grand River (Mo)
Chronicle, that the st. Joseph and Hannibal
Company have adopted for their road what is
called the middle route, by which means the COM
pany have secured the entire quantity Of land
to which the road is entitled under the Congress
sonal grant. This fact renders the construc-
ton Of the road secure.
We are anxious to know what is doing on the
route of the Great Western Railway from Mer-
sdosia west to Quincy. The necessity of a
connection of the Great Western Railway of
Illinois and the St. Joseph and Hannibal Rail-
road, must be apparent TO all. The interests OF
the central portion Of this State and the interests
Of the whole country demand it, and that speed
ily,-lSprlhgfeld Journal.
Just as soon as the cars reach Meredosia on
the Springfield side Of the river, neighbor Fran
els! You can't get up the steam too soon. Lay
down the irons Put on the cars! Fire up and
blow your whistle! You will hear q res ponsive
scream from the other side of the river. There
10 nothing like pushing matters, and hope all
the pushing will no! be confined to this aide of
the river.-[Quiucy Wing.
In the above there is an evident mistake. The
general tenor of the articles would convey the
impression that the finishing of the Northern
Cross Railroad would give connection with the
Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad; when in
truth the terminus would be only sixteen miles
nearer Hannibal than If the road stopped atNa-
pies showing that it will take sixty miles of rail-
road to obtain sixteen in direct distance.
Further we would like to know when the pro-
iected Northern Cross road became one with the
Great Western Railway Other errors on the
part Of the friends of the Northern Cross road
are noticed in an article published this weeks
I"The Quincy Fraudulent Map" frem the
aHanhiIal Journal, and we now say to the
friends Of the Great Western Railway, and to
capitalists, that if they wait for connection
with the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad until
they get it by way Of Quincy, by the Northern
3 Cross road, they had better get Rufus Porter to
build them an ssrial connection for it would be
decidedly the less windy of thStwo. There
must be connection, and will be, when needed;
but il will be road thirty-six miles long instead
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