The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1855-11-14
From lhs sieu. H,rala
Better Late than Never"

diana Railroad, whish will. when properly |
equipped to the business interests Of |
that city, be invaluable. The road is now
regarded as the only channel through |
which her merchants and manufacturers can
successfully compete with those of New
York city. All we are surprised at, is,
that the editors of Philadelphia have not
long since walked up to the great impor
tance of this improvement and volunteered
their advocacy in the construction Of the
road in which Philadelphia is ten-fold more
interested, pecuniarily, than any other city
either east or west. But ''better late than
never" and from present Indications, indlr-
ference and, even opposition. is likely to be
made up, by united influences, increased eff
forts and cOmmendable zeal At time
too, when support is most needed, and aid,
is likely to prove the most beneficial.
Among the advocates of this roaI, we
are glad to see, in the foremost rank, now
the daily Times. The proprietors of that
paper some three years ago, when the Reg
lister was under their control were fierce in
their opposition to this Improvement, and,
the warm advocates Of the Hempfeld Road
-misled by the influence of one of their
editorial contributors, an e1 editor OF the
Steubenvile Union, who had revenge to
gratfy-but, the loss of half a million
subscribed by Philadelphians, to that i'm
provement turned out a poor reward, for
the mere qualification Of personal animosi-
ties of disappointed editor or the errOne'
ons application of money, through the false
representations of prejudiced writers.
In the Times of the 7th we find an able
aud well written leader upon the "High
ways of the West" the diff of which is the
advocacy of the Steubenvile and Indiana
Railroads. tie road above all others in
which the Philadelphians are most interest
ed. We give below one or two extracts,
and regret that our space to day, will not
admit of the introduction of the entire arti.
Gle. The editor says:
X 1t will at once be
seen of how vast u consequence to Philadel.
phia would be a direct railroad communi.
cation with the west-wish Cincinnati, Co.
lumbus, through Indiana, Illinois, and SO
on to ST l. uis-a road which should bring
these places, by days travel, nearer to
their Atlantic market at Philadelphia, than
to continue on IN their present routes to
New York. Such road would affect an
almost instantaneous revolution in the
whole movement of the trade of the west;
and by centering it in Philadelphia, would
withdraw from New York and place in onr
hands, the control Of its resources and bring
10 us the incalculable prosperity which il
must impart. 1t would be like changing
the mouth OF mighty river, running for
thousands Of miles through the heart oI
a fertile country, and leaving its old sea
port and capital high and dry.
A scheme. something like this we are
about to urge upon the attention of the
merchants and capitalists of Philadeiphi,
for upon them alone its success depends
0 The only hope OF securing this colder
prize to Philadelphia is through the pri
, vale subscriptions of her citizens. This en-
terprise is the completion and equipment o
the Steubenvie and Indiana Railroad
now almost finished and wanting only
F., tgi6ing sum. (Iiterally speaking, when com
: pared with itsimmense results) of $3.50, ,00
. to equip and furnish the rolling stock Of the
b road, and to complete short intervenin!
50 section.
! The Steubenville and Indiana railroa'
has been constructed by the enterprise ant
: with the raoney of the citizens of Steuben
/. vile, and other towns along the route
, They have done more for themselves in tn
work, without foreign aid of anY kind, thar
the projectors Of any other western roa
: reaching towards Philadelphia, and as evi
dence of their firm and sangune confidence
in the character of their improvement, the
added ia June last to their already larg
E subscription, one hundred and nine thou
sand dollars. They feel, therefore, tha
they have done their full part ia an enter
). prise which is destined to benefit vastly 9th
z er Communities, and that they may nov
e with just propriety, ask little outside as
si5tance. Believing that this city is direct
ly and largely interested in having the roa
y certainly and speedily completed and ever
{ cent contributed by it to that end wonlt
n be so much money most securely and prof
: tab!y invested, the Steubenyille and Indi
ana railroad company now solicit the mer
chants and business men of Philadelphi
)" to supply the two hundred and fiffy thou
e sand dollars which are yet required to fnis
!. up AID stock the road. When the entlr
- chain Of highways referred to and Of whic
the Steubcnville and Indiana road forms
principal link shall be completed, it wi
constitute an avenue of communication be
e tween Philadelphia and Cincinnati whic
will be sixty-three miles shoite ter than an
other lire either built, projected, or capa
ble Of being constructed, north or south G
: it, between the same points or termination
L II will also open an avenue between S.
IS Louis and New York by the way of Phila
e deIphia which will be over one hundre
> miles shorter than any New York rout
. now in use or suggested.
5 There are numerous collateral advanta
is ges arising from this road, which, as tine
= must necessarily suggest themselves to al
. acquainted with the business interests an
movements of the country, we do not sto
10 dilale upon. We will only add that en-
y ergetic measures are now in progres
among cur business men, to bring this mat
a ter to- focus, by callinga public meein
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