New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-03-03

con pleieo currs the present 81 aner, upon watch
the work IL already Tar advanced
The Report AZ the Company jus, published. ard
which ~e snr.I exhibits clearly the cosDec ion Of
thi. me with the Ausn,ii cties-Bostos. Ne~Ysrk,
Phi s6elphis and Bai'imore
Ab5u, four thoussnc miles OF completed railroad,
are concentrated upon its ,s,ern ;ermou. the ousi-
ness of which with 81 Louis AMI the Wet ~id pas
over the Terre Haue and Alton Railroad. which cc-
cupies in connection with them, the position Of q
trunk line.
The Report may be hsd at the Office Of the CON-
pspy No. Is Williams st,
REPORT
At the les; Arsu, Meers cftse Company he'd shelby
vie N shelby Co1uy il cts the sth Of Juse last tae
urce'ssr'd va, directed TO prepare the un an aus, 'ae
Of the progress. aaio Of the ~Ok OF ssSssrassiSs
TO- tie Information Ut the soeAholSers.
Hsyps at thar time made s-asrs state neat Of the sa.''
e.t b.p "a, Srr Sr,stesS 81 ts ora.r. Of "a. ~o.
~ ,S.I.s,s gs. in H.. .,t.ns~t. SS.S .seeaat OF
The eoHooG and progress OF the rOsi the close OF the year
The road Located throughout s entire length
fou the cir, Of Tere Hsnf- in the sts Of csisns TO the
city Of the State OF Ihnoi. s rs mile. leuEa
ssrirs from the fine rere asut- ard Rich nond
Rsrc-d 1er Hsu- ard connecting there 9Th thss rosd
zee 10 b. cir, ana crosses the WABASH and Cana snd
the Nshssh hver upon srisfe $50 'eet in enrh out upon
approved plan OF Ses rrus sad sustained upon
.butnens PIER the substansl mssoarv tua-
opesus' of Is fest e,ee will a'~sa
tro the wsbah River the Lire proceeds BY st M.ys. In
xiso Ccunry hdssa s.rss the State Inc a. SaDso,d. TO
Psfis the 'hE OF Edgar C0gniy tn nee BY dsndse~
Midway and Ashuor 10 Charleston the .hre tosn OF Coes
Hin Gle Censl Road AZ d.sac. Of 81 miles trom rers
HAnie sud rs from Chcsso sfOdDs us an important eou
Cechrsu. Cove to She hy,t- the shir- town OF sseoy
crossing he ks River in tn- south part % ne
no Ceous Rsiiosd distance Of a ues from tbs Chi,
Rr.reh ara rs mile. rsm Alton From tae Junction the
honsom.ry Ccu-ty ard theuc- By Lchied. Gie.pe San
Hi Behatc the city OF Alton, on the Mississippi
River
Nearly miles this entire distance perfectly 'tr,sh
svius consequently. about IS sile upon wneh curves
are ourc, ard these sre OF arse rsem
TIE 'i4de efforts tee to the mile v" ontn.y oy
the c. p,ny its nsxmum large proportion OF the IN"
Il ia below tAs msI mum grade, ana much oil IL rprss
level
Frcm tb. description it will b. toe the line passing
embracing some ofrhe popuou. snd f-re u
the State veil sdapted TO secure sse and vsa.oIs ocs
sfe; reedom snd Its moderate g. dients
TO safe rspd snd economical sr.portson OF ps"-n
so r ,bs .p ,e's o. isns uast for .Sn
upon the entire oue will secure for the road "a almost ua
uitec supply CT the great .spe' OF the western eouny
ne Of railroad being constructed from Alton to
Ilinoistown opposite the City Of It Louis This line vi"
With our rear the CRY OF Alton aud 6y
sresoy made will run n connection with our ue thus
s-os the connection 90 long desired bet seen 81 JUS inc
area metropolis Of the Wet and the Ad.ntie e'ti-. Thu.
line Ia nearly resd, the rails and will be about IA miles
in epsh from s junction - h 6nf r1sdi and
be peteo with the completion OF oar ros1
to the iIo. Cenus Railroad.
PRESENT CosDGrioN og rHE ROAD
nsmeIy from Terre Hsste westward scout ~ miles. to
point five miles OF the Ahmors sta on snd from
Alton eastward 81 miles "a the town Of Liehh-ld TIE
rails srr.dy laid beyond these points and psrte, act
lively eugssd s,ing down the track With view Of CON
retng the road the tso functions OF the Illinois central
Railroad from each eud Of the line st the earliest csbe
d-y extension line above referred TO from Al
ne.s TO con ueuce st Logi, aud hc.s aad the
northern portion the State TO Gsess and om the sute To
Caro- BY connection with the msn ine q tho aS. Zen
rsl Railroad while by our connection with the CneNo
bsneh Of that osd. from the east We 'as s'o hs,s Is'
traffic between TerTe Haute isosnspo Cinsinpsti Louis
vile and Essnsvis upon the Ohio river go when points
Hes of railroad already In operation fiom Ter7 H,uteJ
ne remaining portion OF the line between these june
tos OF the Illinois Cenr- Road shout 50 miles Ia -nsn
will Be finished without eesy the srsdos masonry and oiss
ira Of which inc udng the heavy wos a. the crossing OF th
The rosd az completed aud pu opers throughout
it- length by the close OF he ensuing autumn
,i.,ips OF nine ocamo,v. engines ten rst elias.
s freight all built the rest style Of workmanship
and with the - recent improvements
CONNECTING LINES OF RAILROAD.
BY examining the the United sses And .einf UPON
IL the lines IN the adv l'ioa Of
wi b. l central position brings iao t.sOta
be With the great lines rsdns % the Asatc
already yeted well with those that gro nov ID
progress. =.
the cs Of Ne Phade phis B-on aud Baltimore "a
the terminus OF reed At ierre Hsute ~- shall b
sbe idea # the .nvsnt.s' 70 be secured 70 u
W. IpoS ..s u o"' ''''
CTm.ucit A. Boon and following the line Of ths
Yors ,,rus R,icsd Buffalo theuce by tue Lake shore
Railroad 10 Cleveland thence by lines railroad
bv 20 Ind snapoli. and Hiae
shs have an Of lf miles on railroad 10 sctda
operation crowded with business through the whole extent VI
the ertife dstasce
II W, besn At New York and p.s. tbs Hudson River
BsrosG Absn' and thence follow the linz above de.crbed
,h. 9's al he, II completed 'stosa or II
from. New ioI follow the New Yors sad Eh. R,lf'sd to
puukk and there Intercept the above de'crbsd Hoe We
shall fnd distance Of as miles Of railroads IA dali. operation
II from Phi sS-lphi, aud pas, the Psnusvvsns
C.uta Rsfosd 10 Ptbbaah sod thence ~ me ONO az
PennsylysIs Railroad TO its tetsscon Cie-tne WIN the
line from Cles-nd 20 Indianapolis We shs' mad ln- OF
railroad miles ter- Hsute In scus operation.
II iron Baltimore aid 20 by the Baltimore aud
Ohio Raj road to Wheeling ana thence ~ ne Cents ONO
Railway 10 Connou thence by the noe 70 Asnn aud tue In
dsus Central Railroad 10 Indianapolis aud thence t. Tore
h auie have line Of rs miles In sctusl operation
IL Cincinnati and proceed BY the rsTosf via
Lawrence bursh 10 Indianapolis and thence To Tore haae
Combining different lines and snch portions
Of hs common TO two % more VI tae 9e' soo's
completed aid ia oaiy and Constant operation oet.sen
refe Hsute ssd tho cues OF the Est,
the Sc Lou. aud navigation Of the rivers
Of the W.st-the Missouri snd Mrs ~iPpL
OF the lines completed, but now under consrueon
with wheh 90 AZ 10 oe ofonght INTO ia nsdss
the .aysnt.s.ous arrangements, TIE Wsb.,h Val
II y.raues-; II will unite wish our line Paris IN EirN
County $50 miles Alton and passing 10 the valley OF hs
VsyGe to Toeao where viii aDe os,isson Of
LsIe E- and form the shortest connection between ,. Louis
euah from PaT. Toledo AID Ps.s through tue not
in portsrt section Of the Sta OF Indiana
road the direction Of Cleveland snd thenes 70
Fast the connections ths will -Dss t 60 be considered
the thOrOgzbfses Of tho business between tbs
Nearly 500 90 have sr-ads Dsen expended
upon tbs line aud pssy onshslf Of tn "h'e Will be IN
opersIan BY July OF present " h-n sope ed u
will the p.t.d ine' above -nnlest.d,
the Cleveland ana rsdO tsiroff. BT
mice. add he hSsnh Inaots Central
RAJ which wi cOmp.eed IN Mach next iIj miles,
sha rave total length slrose cIhSsrfnI epon me
ch will concentrate road ~ mso ua1s .ha wiz
ISss a the favorable Inc, 90
st eoLnscted with 81 Louis and the s.vlston Of the
Nj. h-ss.ppi Rivers IL vii BE- feoeDbersd tnti
lie junction. - the
Civ Il and qarny the nsEsstos " me soan
Is f.vofsbly carried from ths point
sub0in .on VI b- distances BY fairssd ABOVE
referred 70 for conves i~rce NJ reference;