Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1853-06-30


panied with the map alluded TO, from gentle
man who understands the matters of which he
writes, and who, in common with our citizens,
feelSa deep interest in the proposed road:
Bosrox, Mass, May 25, '53.
EDITOR OF UvIoNIsr;
Dear SIR send enclosed map
now circulating in the Eastern Statesg purport-
ing to give the great "Central line of Railroads"
from the Atlantic Shore TO the Missouri river. |
At the last session Of your legislature, when the
people of Pike county were asking for a charter
for a railroad across that county, TO connect
with the road at Naples, it was opposed by the
delegation from Adams, who solemnly declared
that "they were determined TO build the road
from Meredosia TO Quincy" and make COM
muncation from Quincy east, via Springfield,
Some Of the citizens of Pike county who had
been informed, AND KNEW THAT 1T WAS NEVER
INTENDED TO COMPLETE THE ROAD FROM QuIN-
/ cY TO MEREDosIA, but TO connect a through
route TO the East by Chicago, stated these facts
20 the members of the Legislature from Sanga-
mon and Morgan, yet, disregarding these state.
menls, and relying on the averments and letters
Of interested politicians, some of those members
no, only voted against the spike County Road, !"
but used all their influence against it, If such
men, whether in the Legislature or not, can be
sustained by an intelligent people, | shall be
disappointed; in opposing the Pike county road
they acted in direct opposition TO the will Of
their constituents, ard sacrificed their dearest
interests, and | believe they will see written
against their names "thou hast been weighed in
the balance and found wanting"
AS your interests and those Of Pike are iden-
titled, ard as your paper has espoused the cause
, Of Railroad across Pike County to connect
with the Naples and Springfield Road; send
this map for you to use as you think best.
/. 8. PARSONS.
This map has a fayorite route Of its project.
a ors represented by broad black line, running
: from Boston to ST. Joseph. 1t is composed OF
: Western Railroad, from Boston to Albany, N
e Y; the New York Central Railroad, from AL.
IS bany to Niagara, the Great Western Railway
n from Niagara, through Canada, to Detroit
Michigan; the Michigan Central from Detro
:, to Chicago the Central Military Tract Railroad
j. from Chicago to Quincy; and road from Quin
- cy connecting at Palmyra with the Hanniba
ID and ST. Joseph road. The whole affair is cal
r. cuated 10 deceive the emigrant and traveller
IN and when it is remembered that large portions
IN of this route are not constructed, and some per
O. haps never will be, as they exist only in mag
- nation, the audacity of publishing such frau
a upon the public must excite surprise, if not in
v dignation. 1t is plain that this forms a part o
m the deep scheme resorted to by the Michga
w Central Railroad Company, and their particula
ed friends interested in the Northern Cross Rail
1t road for the purpose Of defeating the chare
an and niuring the prospects Of the Naples an
SIS Hannibal road. They seek, by thus DRAWN
II attention in another direction, to conceal the in
" disputable fact that this road is on the mo,
lie direct route from the Atlantic cities to the We,
IN tern frontier. A mere glance at this map
n sufficient for the conviction of a reasonab
mind, although the important lines Of road rul
de ming east are omitted entirely. The Grei
nd Westean Railroad, which will soon be extent
oh ed to Decatur, and doubtless from there to Ii
or Fayette, Indiana, connecting at that point Wi
ig- continuous lines of railway TO New York al
IDS Boston, is represented on this map by sma
EAR line running from Naples through JACKSON"
ne these men have it, to Springfield
of The policy of the Michigan Central r.
to Co., which is the "head and front" of this who
affair, is to prevent such a connection with Il
Great Western r. r. as will tend to draw
act any patronage from the Military Tract Roa
an built by them as tributary TO the Michig
ne Central; and it is idle to suppose that they wi
It, in any way, encourage the construction Of t
wv Quincy and Meredosa road. Recent develc
II" ments clearly show that the pretended negot
ere tons and subscriptions 10 that road never ext
fol- ed, but were got up for tile occasion, in order
ned influence the legislature TO reject the Pi
en- County Charter. Their whole project has
len 10 the ground, and whether our legislatc
the can be longer deceived with such himsy p
;no, text remains yet 10 be seen.
ny If any regard is TO be had for directness
I Ine route, the convenience of the travelling publ
lis and fair, honest Legislation, the Pike cour
ION charter should be passed at the next session
UNI the Legislature.
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