New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-11-19

The Data says this statement
"Comparine this statement with that Of the month pre-
eedipg we find in the aggregate not including the BANK
of New Oeans that the discounts have increased Tor the
mast month 81 96l 29l the circulation reduced s0SOVV
The deposits increased 100000 While tney owe 20 GsSn
fnd that the Canal Bank has distinguished iseli Tor
lberaty favorng the community by an extension oil aus
counts 10 being increase over the month OF
sll56762 while s deposits have decreased s9SOoO ana
its specie increased s332,207.
correspondent in Illinois gives us some important in
formation regard link of one Of the proposed routes
of TIE Pacific Railroad
- LAcox, H., Saturday Nov. H. 1853.
The Fort Wayne, Lacon and Plat Valley Airline
Railroad was let this morning very favorable terms TO
NoLain & Co. Of Cincinnati to be completed IN nye
years from Fort Wayne to Council bua a .oa .,
is TO be- in my opinion the central INK Of great national
yaiIros from the Atlantic to the Pacific,
The Plat Valley, South Pass and Sacramento Falley
undoubtedly afford the most practical route across the
mountains TO the Pacific that be found upon the con
tnent. At Fort Wayne this road will connect wltn oner
roads aiding omost all the principal IN the onion
and from what learn Of late, your City IN not ex
ceted for we are informed that there is plan on foo to
connect New York City by railroad with this central INK
at Fort Wayne If this plan should be carried into effect
which do not hesitate TO believe your CITY wiz De the
starting point Of Atlantic and PACING kairoad no.
withstand the strong efforts of the Senator oil thirty
"years 10 the contrary The road VIII run upon para
lei Of latitude that win accommodate the largest NUMBER
Of peope-upon parallel, too where there Is .e 's s
wealth and enterprise to be found Upon this hne also
10 n he oupd larger amount of good fertile SOIL IMAM
upon any other proposed line of road from the Atlantic TO
the Pacific The country adjacent to this central INK
which stretches entirely three OF the best Sates M
AGRICULTURAL purposes in the American Union wanting ~
miles Fort WAYNE being 90 miles west OF the east line OF
the State OF Indana this tract of country, contend i
not by any the continent in richness ana Ter
tiltv OF soil There immense wealth along this hne OF
road from Fort Wayne west for country so new as th
and the umproved land which is about three iours Of
the whole is being settled up and improved very last
look upon this road being of the greatest enter
urises Of the day. and believe too that Il destined ere
long TO be portion Of that great national highway winch
has been talked written and dreamed OF for the last ten
wears But Notwithstanding the magnitude OF tins pro
ect this central link which ia almost 600 miles IN ienn
had its birth in the little quiet town Of Lacon when Is
located upon the bank Of the Illinois 2o miles above
ST. Louis and six miles below the City OF Henry and
TO day thirteen and half months since this thing had
birth in this same little obscure village at meeting OF
the Directors of the three States the President and Chief
Engineer the road let wealthy and enerprsing Com
paDy to be completed in the short space Of five years
uy great things sometimes take place in obscure local.
ties Our village is small yet, containing only 800 IN
hebtauts-a IL but little known abroad but we believe
that we have as good site for town as can be found IN
the Western country and know that We have good
country ad iaoent town. and we hope to become
better acquainted with mankind at large, and they with
", ere long.
The am ua report OF the Wilmington and Raleigh Rail
road as that the receipts Of the road for the year ending