Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-03-24


inc the map. he will.fnd that no City
except his own, is in greater danger
to lose its trade. and that none has Of
fered to it so cheap and so certain an
opportunity TO remove this danger.
Our Road brings the two Cities
within 100 miles of each other,-sone
! 70 to 80 miles less than any other Rail.
road or combination of Railroads. We
can carry freight and passengers 10 to
20 per cent cheaper, or at the same
rates, make 10 TO 90 per cent more
profit. Our route must always be the
shortest, to the Table lands OF Indiana.
Competition with us can act only as a
restraint on exholbitant charges, and
such competition we desire, since we
wish to furnish a cheap and popular
road.
The advantage in distance is how
ever heightened by comparing our
grades and curves with those Of so
called rivals.
We have high grades only n few
miles. 60 miles OF IL will have grade,
below 90 feet per mile.
We have no curves on our higher
grades, aud the Radii Of the curves
are never less than 1865 feet.
This latter fact, will, when duly
weighed, reduce even our heaviest
grade below the grades Of other roads
which have to ascend from the Ohio to
the Table lands.
We have very few curves, and full
half OF our road will be perfect tam
gent. topper cent OF il are straight
ilnes.--
We say therefore that the advantage
OF distance is increased by the adlI-
tional advantage, of easier grades and
both fewer AMI wider curves.
We can attain upon SO miles Of our
road the highest speed, of which any
Railroad is capable, and we nightmare
the run between the two Cities in "a
hours,-none will gainsay, but what
we can easily accomplish it in 3 hours,
which is one hour less, than any other
route can do it in.
This hour is all important. 1t ena.
bles us so to multiply and SO to arrange
our trains, as to be able TO make our
connections with almost any western
train leaving Indianapolis. Vexatious
delays are thereby avoided.
For intercommunication between the
two Cities, this is still more desirable,
since we can and will run trans, which
will take the passengers at either end,
and affording them an hour for bust
ness, will despatch them to and fro,
between meals. With IA Railroad hay-
four hours to run, this is impossible
less frequent trains will not answer the
business.
Our road being independent will run
by its own time. aud il will not have &c
be subservient, to the objects of other
Railroads. With the other routes
this is not the case. With the Law
renceburgh road, the ST. Louis Rail.
road will DC the controlling interest
and not indianapolis, SIN The Western
the Central Indiana Rallroad-and 10
the Junction, the Cincinnati Hamilton
d. Dayton. Their time OF arrival and
departure will therefore be regulated
by trains run for other, than Indian.
apolis and Cincinnati purposes and the
reader must see that this will
most likely not suit these points. This
must occasion delays. Ii Cincinnati
and indianapolis do want a railroad
Connection at all, they need one, free
from all cntangllng onneclions;-ours
alone affords TINS.
These facts and the arguments based
upon them are surely consideration
enough 10 prove the feasibility and
praclIcabIlity OF our enterprise. We
have demonstrated its usefulness rs a
Way-road only, and we have shown
1t equally advantageous as a through
road. Joining the reasons for it all
together, ana the conviction is irresisti.
bic, that IL Will be the best paying road
in the west. IL is impossible. mat a
hundred mile Railroad running be.
tween two such places AS Cincinnati
and Indianapolis are and will be, eau
iall W be highly productive.
We omit ali those we'll known facts
anu arsumeats, winch IN The early pc.
Rod VI railroads had 10 be advance / -
Nor will We stop 10 argue against che
preJudIces of tnose who wlll oppose
Railroads.