The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-10-02

From the Railway Ti-fes.
Evansville, indianapolis and Cleye.
land Strai-h Lilac Railroad

land Straighs Liac Railroad.
We have been furnished by Mr. Smith,
PRESIDENT Of the Company, with a map OF
this road and an abstract of its alignment
ana connections; and as the Company and
contractors engaged in the construction OF
the road have moved steadily for ward, and
are prosecuting the work with an ample
iorce, and meeting their estimates promptly
IN these stringent times, il affords US pleas.
We 10 present 10 our readers the abstract re-
ferred 10, which is fully explained by the
map before u.s.
capital of lndiaua, to Evansville, the south.
western city OF the State, on the Ohio riv.
err The length of the road is $50 miles,
ana such Is the directness of il alignment
mat 1t is only about three miles longer than
astfa'ght line. The road runs down the
extensive valley Of White River, Astounding
10 IRON, coal, marbss, and white oak, poplar.
and walnut timber. The directness of The
Inc, viii for all time secure il from rival
roads, the bane Of our present railway sys,er.
The country through which his road passes,
one of the very bee, in the State for wheat
'orn and hogs, with good hydraulic power
IN the whole line, insuring heavy local
business without competition.
The paramount character of this road
however Is, that it is an imopr,ant link OF
l3O miles in the chain Of roads connecting
he cities of Buffalo and Cleveland on Lake
Erie, through the city of Indianapolis, with
Evansville on the Ohio river, upon the same
gauge, SD as to avoid transhipments between
the Lake and Ohio river. This through line.
when completed, will be 43I miles i'm lennth
between Evansville and Cleveland compos
81 of the following roads OF the 4 feet 10
nch gauge; that is 10 say--the Cleveland
nd Columbus, from Cleveland to Gallon.
miles; the Indianapolis and Bellefountaine
Dad, from Union City to The city of Indian.
DOLLS, 81. miles; ana the Evansville, Indl.
noPolIs and Cleveland Straight Line, from
Indianapolis to Evansville, 800 miles. This
lust be one of the great business lines of the
Vest. AT the North, on the Lake, il re-
ewes the travel from the Central and Erie
Dads OF New AT Crestline it receives
he travel from Philadelphia, over the
pennsylvania Central and the Ohio and
pennsylvania roads. AT Union City il re.
'eives the travel from Baltimore, over The
lhIo Central, and Columbus, Piqua and In.
llama roads, as well as the business and
ravel from The north, over the Cincinnati.
Union and Fort Wayne road. AT Ipdiann.
bis IT receives the business and travel of
he Peru, Lafayette and Central Indiana.
lsd Cincinnati and indianapolis roads, be-
ldes being IN connection there with the Ter
Haute, the Madison, the Jeffersonyille, and
ne other roads radiating from that point. Att
sport II connects with the New. A lbanv
ma Sal IN road, receiving the travel and
business from the Ohio river at the foot or
he tails, from the south, and from the north
he business and travel from Michigan Civ,
Chicago and Detroit, as well as The travel
Tor the south from the Michigan Central.
ind.the Michigan Southern and Northern In
mana. Flity niles from Evansville and one
hundred from indianapolis, the road connects
ilrect'y with the Ohio and Mississippi road.
making in fact a most essential link in tba,
'reat work connecting over the link of fiGy
niles of this road both St. Louis and Cincin. |
latI' aud the intermediate cities and towns
Win the city OF Evansville, over 200 miles
'eIow The city OF New-AISany, the terminus
u the nearest railroad above, on the river on
Ither side. Such is the alignment, and such
re the important connections of this GREAT
inc of railway
The connections OF the road at Evansville
re not less important to its ultimate success
nat Those already mentioned. Evansville is
ne southwestern city of Indiana, containing
u active, energetic population of ever TO- Il
w rapidly increasing. 1t is the natural point
DR. the trade going south, of the Wabash,
hlte river and Green river valleys, as well
5 central and northern Indiana. In must
Or all time command very heavy trade. 1t
ears To lneiana, a corresponding position
} that borne by the city of Cincinnati to the F,
tate vi ONO. Each OF these cities occupv [
he southern outlet upon the Ohio ri err OF !, ,
lc'r respective ftates. Cincinnati is the {
,rmInns oil the Wabash and Erie Canal. the I
INCEST canal in the world.
The entire groceries for the State of In. {
ana, from New Orleans, pass the wharf at :
Evansville to ports above, to be carried out {
TO the interior of the State upon the various {
ilroadS form The following points. at the cost |
river transportion, lockage at the canal |
SIX OF ice, and bars and shoals i'm the river y
nd the unavoidable DELAYS above at the ter. u
mus of a railroad is New-Albany, go miles L
Dove Evansville; the next point is Jefferson f
lie, 2l3 miles abov. Evansville: the next +
adison, 263 miles above E ,ansville; the r
'xt La"renceburgh, $40 miles above Eg- +
lsville; and the next Cincinnati, 363 miles !;
'ove evansville; and yet the transportation
ON Evansville t. indianapolis, Of the T
oceries Tor The centre and north of the +
late, VIII cost no more than from either F
the points named, saving the entire cost, F.
SIX ana delay OF the river transportation f
ON Evansville TO the points above. r
D with the travel, the passenger vii! =
I'd carried to Buffalo or Drnkirk, before the Fl
manning passenger on the boat could reach G.
oulsvllle or Aew-Ab any. Such will be q
e effect Of the completion of this line. =
But there Is still another important con. q
leration in relation TO the connections of q
is road at Evansville, and that is, that il e.
to meet at this point the Southern roads g
pm Charleston, Savannah and Mobile. over ~,
c line from Nashville to Henderson. now O.
Didly aDDrO1chiny com in,ion M L.. u