The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-31

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vents from earning sufficient to be well cared
for and made safe and convenient for the public II tho
Western on having such roads let them SSS
two roads, already building from S. LOUIS eastwsrd M
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slow TO aid him in building second road in precisely SINH
principle building soiaPstns road, between The Western
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Terre Co s St. From tn appssra
that The company was organized on the IN Of Apgu 1850
an act Of the late extra SESSION O. The Ls,au.s va:
Z the requisite subscriptions be obtained
accompanying this pamphlet the proposed
the roadyiz through the towns of Grcenvillc Van
dala Eryington Marshall &C. The surface Of the country
ow obstacles to the construction Of the Mississippi
and Atlantic road 1t will he hundred seventy
miles in length OF which about hundred and sixty three
miles will be straight line and miles of curved line,
which will OF less than $3.50 feet radius
In grades sixty miles Is level eleven miles, under i've
feet twenty miles from Ave to twenty feet eleven
miles from twenty TO thirty and fftytwo miles from
thirty to forty feet grade The capital heretofore subscribed
500 600 10 be provided by equal issue Of stock and
bonds We have in recent rtce expressed the opin
ION that Illinois in its present condition. and with it's
population cannot support three trunk lines Of
road running East West There Of the
completion within twelve months of the Ohio Mssissp
p Railroad from St. Louis to Cincinnati which will furnish
direct route between those cities and from the latter point
there will be abundant lines to the North
cities The Alton and Terrt aute road will furnish short
dant facilities OF communication through the heart
diana by of the Indiana and Terre Haute Railroad
forming Of the Great Trunk Line 20 Cleveland Ere
Buffalo, Nc The road might possibly its stock
holders after Illinois shall have population
that OF Massachusetts, bat rapid strides
Western States their agricultural ther
vast mineral products think there will not be business
enough for at least for three great trunk lines
near each other and running nearly In the direction
II should be the aim Of capitalists to their
forces important line between two such points ST.
Louis and Terre Hautc there bear State In the
Union that point to past illustrate the folly Of
misplaced railroads that State Illinois There nothing
now to show tor the vast expenditures Of 1S0 There
important cities the proposed route OF
the road that promise furnish local and profit
able business for competing roads