The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-07-02

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SATURDAY MORNING,:::::::::JULY 2.
HE vincennes Gazette and ..is1vai.
ry.D
there seems to be determination on thu
part OF the friends of the projected Evans
ynIe and Indianapolis ESQ csIlsdJ Straight
Line haiiroed, to make that work a rival of
the oirect line OF railway from Indianapolis
through Vincennes to Paducah on the Ohio
prn. Gazette, 30n.
The Gazette publishes this week another
long hysterical article, in which it charges
upon the friends of the Straight Line Rail-
road, determination to make that work the
rival of "direct line of railway from India
raPoiis through Vincennes to Paducah on the
Ohio river" Now we do not pretend to
know how this matter seems to the
editor of the Gazette, but We do know
that there is not, nor has there been, single
movement on the part of the friends of the
Straight Line, that would justify any such in
ference conclusion. On the contrary,
they have always regarded the project as
one which defied rivalry from any source
Its friends have pursued a quiet unobtrusive
course without reference to any other line,
either in word or deed; until the venerable
editor of the Gazette "threw down the glove.
and commenced an unprovoked attack upon
what he was pleased TO term a "visionary
project" without merit or capital.
Even this uhwarranted and uncalled for at.
tack was not seriously noticed, by the friends
of the "Straight Line" coming as it did,
with such an i'll grace from the especial "Or-
gan Grinder of the various soulless institu-
lions and bogus corporations which have rails
ed their hydra heads in his devoted town, and
under his special "prophesy" fourished a
brief season at the expense of honest but de-
luded individuls, then died out, leaving no 9TH
er memory behind them but infamy and dis
grace.
The gauntlet thrown out by the Gazette
was justly treated in the columns of the
Journal, as a ridiculous attempt to lessen
public confidence in the Evansville, Indiana.
polls and Cleveland road. Such an idea as
"rivalry" never once entered Il mind of the
writer; for if the Paducah and vincennes
proposed road, was as full of merit as the Ga.
zette man is Of vanity, it could not possibly
be regarded as rival Of our road.
II is nevertheless true, we have heard
doubts expressed about the Gazette mans
road ever being built, even before the Salt
Lake aud Toledo extensions were annexed
to the main trunk, and those doubts were bas.
upon the following considerations:
First, that Vincerues, where the project
was first conceived, if we may Judge her by
her past history in pub lie enterprises, could
not build the proposed road.
Second. 1t was difficult to discover what
conceivable interest Paducah could have in
a road that would cffectually cut her off from
be ng. as she is. in the low water season, a
terminus Of navigation between the larger
and smaller class of boats, on the Ohio and
Mississippi rivers.
Such step on the part of Peducah, as en-.
couraging an enterprise that would deprive
her of large moiety of her trade, and build
up rival town some five miles below, look
ed too suicidal to be credited for a moment.
Third. The people alorg the line of the
proposed road make no demonstrations in its
favor, apparently satisfied for the present,
with the liberal accommodations afforded by
the WABASH river.
Fourth. The abiding confidence in the
belief that "capit1lists are generally men of
sense and discretion, and not easily deluded By
Misrepresentation" into hazardous invest
ments, led our PEOPLE (who regard Straight
Lines in their conduct and dealings, as well
as in railroads to be of the first Importance
to doubt the ability of the Vincennes L,ue
Stock Brokers', to procure the aid of foreign
capital to build their road.
The above are some Of the reasons, which
caused the Straight Liners to fall into the
egregious error that the "Dircct line road''
would not be built in hurry.
The venerable editor, defines an "air line'
TO be one that is straight between two given
points, and then proceeds to show that an air
l'ne from Henderson to Paducah, would lead
along the bottom lands of the Ohio, crossing
the river not less than six times, &c..-which
"seems to him utterly impre cticabie. Grant
it-and permit US to define direc. line, the
digniied title Of the Gazette mans collection
of railroad curiosities which forms his net
line, that is to be b-iH before any body knows
il. A"dircct line" if we understand it, means
a straight one, between two points. Two of
the points given in this case are Vincennes
and Paducah. BY reference to the Map we
find thata directiine between these two points
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