Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-12-15
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THE sANDUsKY RAILROAD.
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al any one Will take the trouble to ?
proceed along the Jefersonyille plank
road. passing over he bridge at Silver
creek, and along the embankment
about quarter Of a mile 10 a li'tlsI
white house on the left hand side, he (
will see something worth looking at.
Here The Sanduskyr diyergingfro
the curve. to get the right direction, It.
stretches of Ia a straight line In a.
nortierly direction. Asia as the eyed
can reach, the timber on the liae of 4
the road is cut away, and grubbed up,
and the greater part Of the grading is
already done. One OF The bcst, or-s
ganized bands Of laborers ever en-
ployeda on sny road, is scattered alb
the way along, and numerous groups,
Of men are industriously toiling with
ploughs, wagons wheelbarrows, and
other implements, to prepare the ~aya
for the iron horse, which IS ere longn
to come laundering along thevistathus
opened up, with passengers aud merf,
chandize from the Estern cities, with !,
the products Of the country a.ound the"
great Northern lakes, and Of alongex-
tent Of some of the most fertile regions
in Ohio and Indiana, to pour into theY
lap Of New Albany tide OF CONNER,
cial wealth and prosperity, which is
now little dreamed of by the general
ity Of her citizens. q
Though considerable energy has
been manifested in getting his enter-o
prise under way, it is certainly fact,
that large portion of our people have
not appreciated fully its magnitude
and importance. This is no. the case
at the northern end Of the line, where
this road is universally looked upon as
destined to form one Of the great thor
oughfares of trade and travel between
the North and East and the South and
West. They FIRST perceived the want
oft, being already in the current of
the trade flowing between these greet
sections of the country, and in a po-
sition to see that that current required
nearer and better channel; or that q
nearer and better channel may thus be
obtained and many Of its present Diff
culties and distractions avoided. l
That they are right must be clearly
evident 10 any one who will take the
trouble to look at the map Of the coun-
try, and exercise his thinking facul-
ties for few moments.
1t is the natural line OF portage from
the great Lakes TO the 0hio-a shorter
line cannot be found between fayor-
able points of navigation on these wa
ters, and longer one is unnecessary.
Therefore, it will form a connecting
link between them that can never have
rival.
If this be so, and unless all our
maps lie, and all our inoformalion in
relation TO the country Is false, 1t must
be so, who can ever estimate the am
cunt of business that must come upon
this road?.
Some of our people, and perhaps
even We ourselves, in some moments OF
dependency occasioned by the present
hard times, have doubted whether this
road could be completed. But there is
really no doubt to be entertained.
Such a road once started must be com
pleted. 1t may be somewhat delayed
by the present stringency OF the times,
but that II will be completed and that
too within reasonably short periods
certain.
The company have commenced work
moderately, with the determination 10
contract no debts during these hard
times. but TO pay for e,e'y thing as
they so. Before entering upon any
mans land he is paid in cash for the
right Of way, and with the means at
their command they have no doubt Of
being able 10 get along without any
assistance from abroad for year or
two at least. But long before that time
the money market will, in all proba-
bilIily, be easier, and the work may be
prosecuted more rapidly.
But with the force now employed,
and Il will not be diminished, very
good progress is being made. The
CONTRACTORS have already Gro sed tie
Jelersonvillo Railroad. BY spripg
they win be in the neighborhood OF
Charleston, and b. next fall thercis
every reason 10 believe they wiliinsarh
the point Of junction with the Ohio and
Mississippi Road near Versailles
-sBy the policy thus pursued, though
the road may be longer in making.
there will be no sacrifices OF bonds or
stock. and the stock will .be kept good.
There is every reason for thoserdh-
gagged in it to keep of good heaTt.--
The road will be made aud the slock
will pay those who hold it.
" A. Tribune,