New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-17
POWER OF RAILROADS.

The effect of railroads has opened in the his
tory Of town and city building that we are no longer to
look alone to the seaboad and lake ports and great water
power for the elements and facilities of erecting arge and
commercial marts The operations of ra roads are rapidly
md most conveniently supersedng those formerly neces
sary clements for the rise OF town Together WIN all
It's other advantages, of water powers capital Nc MAD
ison is favored in high degree, by its railroad connec
t;ous While stopping at the hotel, in this capital,
neked M a pamphlet containing the following remarks
on this subject and upon careful examination finding the
statements correct, / copy them as beng Apply ex
pressed:
We have been look for the larger marke,
towns Of the interior nsvbe Water where tue packet or the
could dhase lie freight to be wseSnsd INTO toe eoaa
iry ard debsed enant could purchase his oan
experience Of few past year. has demonstrated concIu
y.y that the Of the country destined to be done in
s s::s4sd Se ed The
fully with either class in the transportation OF Pa'en se
and carving produce and merchandise the car gaining Asy
The result toward which this gradual revolution Il the bn'
ofthe country ObvO sly iendns 'to nesirs.e me
xheh have heIst.oe hen sn0sS y Ss b. the sdn.s. viii
be wholly inland IN IN midst o. thar custom
The hose business agents they se-the great
mari sn from Albany the et
Govtmen peher nor Troy h my .G sns- Ger 70 ~
,nd NAV snrps The Central Railroad has called INTO bns large
Road As link in New York to the Mississippi
isolate Detroit. and build up some vs spov.d
v Msdon the h defined TO become the CEN
~, Of system OF aosd communicate extending 20 every
Zen state and in oouneco with beyond is bounda.
MS we need is the growth Of the toEr except
s sI.y h &c t.i y
The tendency Of business to certain ceners render
iuposibe for men in locating themselves TO inquire what
are he future prospects of any place Formerly
great water power harbor the Ike were neeessayto
insure the growth of large town but laeriy railroads
have worked complete revolution and the point where
GREAT railroads cross is 10 be important center.
Madison is very fortunate in this respect IS on the lice
OF travel between the great lneres OF Wisconsin and Use
timbeIess regions of Illinois is also the main route
of travel from Lake NhigOn the Mississippi River be-
ing connected with the former BY two and With
the latter by already in progress Being thus con
peced with tne Cities Of MlAsukee and Chicago the as
ter city being the greatest raroed center in the N"rn
west where thousands of strangers will stop from day 20
day and after little rest from their journeys, large NUN
Der. will take the cars of the BeOit and Madison Rtro
for The capital of Wisconsin which they viii resch 10
few hours ride by day light, through rich and pleasing
country and of the mos. romantic IN the Mes'srn
States The people Of this immense agricultural d.reT
who viii be obliged TO depot their produce al Mad;oh
I'll not he more surprised at the advantages "hien I
will receive than will the inhabitants of the capital Tor
goods cen be bought and sold here cheap AZ S
shore cash viii be paid for al kinds OF produce; mn
ions of dollars viii be expended and circulated here a1
in the vicinity in finishing and extending the rairoaas
already nearly done and those PROJECTED rd Jas' co-
neuced and this investment must add full four times ue
toe, of the roads to the re yaiue OF the proper!
district for a. railroad is constructed cspA
its turn their attention the development of the nsar
resources which it hss made available. Mr. A. manglac
lures locomotives Mr.. B. railroad cars C. builds anout
inc mill D. hotel for the accommodation Of strangers
sra Carpenter Is called build houses for the macnn
its ard families 20 live IN, etc, ETC -.
lis within the knowledge Of many residing in ne LA.''
and nethaps OF many in the North west that CONSIDERS
Re ortion of the western section Of New YORK lsy ior
Ian uuiphAbed and almost vslueless because Is isl
ehpds and giant forests almost inaccessible 20 tae
.ncraut and agricultural Improvements was Gay '!
IN, tedors Journeys and excessive tell hat people NON
tb Fest could reach that region at all until the Ere %
nal was dug and opened the way for emgrenis 20 ~,
into that wilderness with their fsmiiles ana inpi5e
go go hack the produce their hard industry had rasei
s ne soil fret with great labor cleared Of Its rusgei
Srrf.iiV their lands rO3e from mere u"Ai---
- a. few shilliurs per acre, 10 the handsome Pri.e
ef.s s5o and in many even 70 ahun1sei uDh1.s
80 rl,e Bu, soon tie demands q travel hfaeri 1h'
unts Of prod seeking the old states 1A1 .' Nc