The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-05-16
Straight Line Railroad.

The election for directors OF the Evans
vile, Indianapolis and Cleveland Straight
Line Rail Road Company, took place last
week at Indianapolis, and resulted in the
choice oftas follow ing board: "Willard Car
penter and Henry D. Allis, of Vanderburgh,
James w. Cockrum Of Gibson, Alexander
Leslie Of Pike, James Cosby Of Davies,
William Mason of Green, John Fl. Johnson
Of Owen, Franklin Harden of johnson, o.
liver H. Smith of Marion, John Love of Del
aware, and Jeremiah Smith of Randolph"
The whole number of votes cast was
s,o41.
Oliver II. Smith wss subsequently elected
President of the board by a unanimous vote.
Willard Carpenter, of this city, wss elected
Vice President; James Green, Secretary
and Treasurer, and Henry c. More Chief En-
gineer.
We have often had occasion to speak to
the public through our columns of this great
enterprise; impelied by a sense of duty min
gled with no small degree OF pleasure, we
have urged its Importance upon the atten.
ton and good sense of the friends Of pro-
gress and improvement, ss measure indis-
pensably necessary to the proper develop
ment of a large portion of our State, aud es-
pecially calculated to enhance the true and
substantial interests of cur growing city. We
have noted strides upon strides in the unpar-
slleled progress of this enterprise, with the
isr. in pxyish tho'
mass of our neighbors, and have now the
pleasure to acknowledge to the public, on
behalf Of the citizens of Evansville and La
masco, a hearty response to the claims of this
great work in the form of liberal ard sub
stantial subscriptions.
The interests of this work from the com.
mencement, have been chiefly assumed and
carried forward to their present prosperous
condition by the indsfarigabls and unrelsxed
efforts of the President, o. III. Smith, and
Vice President, Willard Carpenter, our own
we'll known and redoubtable fellow-citizen.
The energetic manner, in which these Of
fcers have conducted the affairs of this en-.
terprise, has won for il the universal conces-
sion Of having attained a greater degree OF
progress, higher and more enviable reputa-
ton both at home and abroad than any rail-
road project ever commenced in the State or
perhaps in the whole West.
The stockholders and the public generally,
who are either directly or remotely interest
ed in this work, will learn with no small de-
gree OF satisfaction that the entire line from
Evansville to Indianapolis is now under con-
tract, on terms highly advantageous to the
company, and when it is known that Will.
LARD CARPENTER has become the con.
tractor for the entire line, no further assur'
ance need be given for it's vigorous prosscu.
cution and early completion. Mr.. Carpen'
ter has agreed to build and equip the road
within the period first contemplated by the
company, and most practically exemplfed
his faith in the Importance of the work and
the value Of the stock, by preferring to re-
ceve in payne mt the stock and bonds of the
road for the unsubscribed portion of the CAPT
tai.
Mr.. G.. has undertaken Herculean task
and one in which every citizen of Wander
burgh county is proportionately interested
with himself, and is to be proportionatel y
benefited, and he should continue to receive
the Jealous support Of all to the end.
Itwould be an idea entirely too romantic
to be entertained by the coed sense of ihi,
community that this project could fail, or ev
en- falter in the hands of Mr.. Carpenter
He has fully demonstrated to this community
his ability to execute whatever he undertakes
With those who know the means and influ
ences at his command, and his indomitnb
locomotive will, his practical business enter
prise and economy, no doubts will be enter
tanned.