The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-05-18


pleted, to call it into action, giving us the
source.
W THE CITY OF INDIANAPOLIS.
The east end of our road termin ates at the
Capital Of the State, and will connect on the
Union track, in the Union Passenger Depot,
where there are now twenty-six trains re.
ceiving and discharging not less than three
passengers daily, with the several
railroads radiatng from the city, in every di-
rection. Indianapolis is confessedly among
the most fourishing cities of the West. and
bids fair to become one of the largest inland
cities of the United States. In 1921 the
ground upon which the city stands was an
unbroken wilderness. In 1880 the town
contained ,O85 inha bitants. In 1910, 1852.
In 1850, 8,034, and at the present time, by
estimate. near 10000. The city lie located
one Of the best bodies of land in the world,
and from its position as great railroad
centre, it must yet become a manufacturing
and wholesale commercial city Of high i'm.
portance, and especially SO when it shall be
aided by the direct connection, through the
White River Valley, with the Ohio river at
Evansville. now being made by our road.
EVANSVILLE AND LAMAsco.
The road, az located, strikes the wharf on
the Ohio river, on the street dividing the
cities of Evansville and Lamasco, which ure
in fact but one locality, though governed by
separate charters. They occupy the natural
southwestern commercial point In the State,
and indeed the only point for some four
hundred miles on the Ohio river for the i'm
mense business of the Wabash, White river
and Green river Valleys. The Appendix E
is referred to as showing the great impor-
lance OF these cities. There were 1850
steamboat landings, besides other craft. at
the wharf within the last FIVE years. They
now contain population of some $4,000,
rapidly increasing. These cities bear the
same relation to the State of Indiana, that
Cincinnati does to the State of Ohio, and it
is obvious that their local advantages must
place them on high business grounds among
the most prosperous cities on the Ohio river.
Our road is not only of immense importance
to the cities of Evansville and Lamasco, and
the Capital Of the State, but also to the whole
State of Indiana, and the railroads centering
at Indianapolis, az it will throw the travel
and business from the south upon the centre.
instead of around the State. while 1t will add
largely to the population, the taxables, and
general prosperity Of the State.
THROUGH BUSINESS.
II Is about l54 miles by river from Gin.
cinnati to New Albany. About 200 miles
from Evansville to Cairo. at the terminus of
the Illinois Central Railroad. There are
now six railroads running directly or indi.
rectly from indianapolis to the Ohio river,
within the l54 miles between Cincinnati and
New Albany, inclusive, While our road is
he only one projected from Indiana polls,
running directly to the Ohio river between
New Albany and Cairo, within the 400
miles, including the mouths of the Green,
the Wabash, the Cumberland, and the Ten.
nessee rivers. AS the navigation of the
Ohio between Evansville and Cincinnati, in.
GLIDING the Canal at Louisville, is suspended
by low waters and ice for so large q portion
of the wear, ant as the cotton and groceries
from the South FOR the interior OF Indiana
and Ohio, must necessarily pass the wharf
at Evansville, our tn rough business must be
VERY heavy in that connection; and az we
cross the Ohio and Missi ssipni railroad about
twedty-three miles east Of Vincennes, If that
road shall change its gauge, which we have
adopted, or anextra rail shall be laid, 90 as
t, make direct through line, without trans.
shidments from Cincinnati to Evansville, an
immense through business would be done
over that line. Our connection with the
New A lbauy and Salem railroad near Cos
port, is also of high importance to both roads,
as there must always be heavy interchange
Of freights and passengers between them
So With onr intersection at Martinsville with
the Franklin railroad terminating there.
There will be large interchange of bust
ness between these roads, and especially in
the article of coal, from our beds, as the
Franklin road will save near sixty miles Of
transportation, 10 the roads east, with which
it connects.
At Indianapolis we shall connect with all
the lines west, north and east; the most i'm
portant of which for US, at present, is the line
to Cleveland and Pittsburgh, over the Belle
fontaipe, Piqua, and Columbus roads, as they
are of our gauge. If, however, the gauge Of
the Indiana CentralRailway shall be changed
to the Ohio gauge, as we understand is con-
|templated, so as to give us direct through
line from Evansville, by Dayton and Colum-
bus, to Wheeling, Pittsburgh and Cleveland,
over that route through Central Ohio, with
out transhpments, that line would command
very large business from our road.
An important fact. entitled to much
weight, in estimating the character of our
road, and the ultimate value of our stocks,
is, that it will be the connecting link, in the
valley of the Mississippi, between the North
and South. By the railroad maps of the
United States it will be seen that the ex-
tended continuous lines from Boston. over
the Western road, and the lines to Indiana
polls, our Eastern terminus, is 683 miles
From Philadelphia over the Central Penn
sylvania road, and the lines to Indianapolis.
is TAG miles. From Baltimore, over the Bal
timore and Ohio road. and the lines to India
nspolis, is 703 miles. All these great through
lines, with their extensions and tributaries.
built at an immense cost, are now in full and