Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-09-26

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ern road re have not given 70 the road,
IN. eousse Of obstruction hence 70 Peoria,
that attention that itsitnpo'tancs demands.
Il. completion With that between Peoria
aud Logansport, will place Burlington 10
an advantageous position upon great east
aud wc~t route. The following remarks
ia relation 70 this route, We take from the !
last number Of the american Railroad
Journal:
isgaaspors, Peoria, and harrington Railroad.
One Jfthe mos, conspicuous and ,mpor
tan, lines Of Railroad in the United States
considering It's length, the uniform direct /
ness IL its route, and the relation It sus- I
,ains TO other ads, and to the travel and
commerce Of the country, is the one con-
mencing al Philadelphia, and extending
thence nearly due west, through Central
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois
TO the Mississippi.
This line is composed Of the Penrsyi-
yania Central, Ohio and Pennsylvania,
| Ohio Indiana, a short division Of the Wa
| bash valley, aud the Logansport, Peoria
and Burlington roads. When the last
| named link shall have been completed, the
whole will form an uubroken line, of uni
form guage, about 800 miles in length.
This grand chain Of Roads has always
been regarded with peculiari teress blythe
people Of Philadelphia as their avenue,
! through which they we're to reach and
command the trade of the interior, and
has consequently been the one towards
which their energies have been especial
IL directed. The FIRST and most expensive
link. was constructed almost entirely from
their own means, which have also been
extended 10 the two others next in order
reaching to Fort Wayne. The next the
Locansport and Peoria line, extending
from Logansport to the Mississippi River
is now in progress from the local means
of the country traversed To push
this rapidly towards its completion will re-
ouire some Of the aid SO generously extend
ed 10 the other parts Of the line; more par
ticularly as the last link in the chain,
though equally important with the others
is weaker in its own resources.
In addition to the necessity, which COM
pcls every large city to open through
the country with which she expects to
, trade, avenues suited to the wants and
achievements of the times. the people Of
Philadelphia very properly claim that the
above road will secure Observation-Disclosures
| which, from her peculiar position, no other
! sca-board city can possess. The above road
= not only brings that city nearer to any
, given point on the wide belt traversed by
this line, but it places on line between
such points all the great depots of trade
living to the East. With such advanta
! ces it is natural the traveller should take
n the route in which better than any other
$ he can accomplish the objects of his jour
:. new. As distributing point, great man
J ufacturing city, and depot for domestic
: fabrics, Philadelphia maintains business re
}. lations with nearly every western merchant
Q IF he can, for instance, reach New York,
: through Philadelphia, with equal conve
Il uience over any other route, he will take
it as matter of course, having business
J. in both. The city first reached secures
great advantages from this fact alone. The
possession of the shortest and most expe
ditious route is of very great value, as is
yearly illustrated in the very large Spring
! trade which Philadelphia enjoys in con
$ sequence of her favorable position in refer
+ encc to the West. :.
l. The value of the great line Of railroad
# cannot be over estimated. Its construc
i ton is in obedience to proposition leg it
r innate in all its bearings, and one which
: has been fully justified by the result. Il
g has enabled Philadelphia to Command large
amount of travel, and routes Of travel gen
orally become routes of commerce. The
: best evidence of the value of the route te
Philadelphia in commercial point ofviev
is its great financial success. The whole
), route as far as completed, is proving itself
to be one Of the most productive in the
!, country. It's success shows that the lins
: comedies with the convenient direction Of
commerce and travel when left free to take
their own course. The results THUG fal
realized, hare not been accidental or fore
ed, but have grown out Of the adaptation
of the route to the wants of the country
through which it runs
Great as have been the benefits Of tina
part of the lire now opened to Philadel
phia, they will be vastly greater upon thu
completion Of the whole line, both extreme
of which are now in operation. From Phil
adclphia to Logausport, a distance of abou
725 miles, the whole will shortly be in op
Grafton. From the Mississippi river t
] Peoria alb, ut IS miles, one half Of the lint
}. is in operation, and the balance will yer.
q shortly be completed From Peoria to thu
n line of the Chicago and St. Louis Railroad
= the work is we'll advanced, with sufhcien
' means to provide Tor its completion. l
a is between the last named point and Lo
/ ganspo,t, distance Of l2s miles, that tn
n the local strength is inadequate to the i'm
! mediate construction Of a railroad. Th
i whole amount of foreign aid Required
|. would not exceed stock subscription o
: $1,000 per mile for road the entire in
! vestmcnt in which might be made excel
n lent property; while its value to Philadel
phia, and to the great line OF which
/ forms an important link, would tenfold cx
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