New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-10-24

this work sipge-handed as were, ~ hiei Eng n.eI
If the Illinois Central Schuyler, BURIAL rIls Npu anu
Osborn have one after the other he'H t"e T,l
Ee.chum Burrnll Edgar and Perkins, 70, iIedsu'E
hin .loken Bunce and Alderman have OSeh StSFe,
tar,s. while Neal. Du Puy anu " nSur N'.o uA'
chsroe of the Land Department, ana " man an
Nortwck, Comsto"k' Done oiafSs o n', Sner!coI'
e.d Tor Greater or less lengths OF ine % n
~ &c tho road and the Railroad system 81 Iilnos
ba. s,rand,d from IS miles of strap -rai IN May iNi
10 , go in October lcoo I;.,.,;, s
vesn time Chicago hss increased lis popuailon ron
., 90 ia 0OO and the State II Illinois from s5.Ooo
~ 5Cn oo0 The export grain trade of Chicago has
sueec steadily by year unll II e'lIa'i - oOU
bpshes last wear and promises u re"cl -VoVVV" "i
bpsh.l- in 1896 The import trade III unioef has III
rsso5 ~ a corres pOn ling ratio, aud was equal o.
% eco OC0 feet in 1859 and gives every indication OF
,ourhiug 40 600. 600 for the year 1870. .
In tbs brief statement OF events we onl' giving An
account of the natural obstacles presented III country
conparatiyely new, to the construction o' d lne iao
a, ,iht angles 10 the ement OF trade ana eulSrd-
tiop we will alude only 10 the vmdic,ve opposition
If ,aous towns and bclgerert cities 70 the iocuoh
NJ ha line and construction ot TIE road; we suan not
rIa,a o the food and fevers of the two hrst yeas,
NV ,b cbora Of the third nor the cholera aud money
manic combined of the fourth but leave these matters
~ a more minute and longer history OF Inc rosa
COL Mason leaves the Illinois Central IN tue prime
nj ito and manly ygor. He has acquired since hls
residence with US the confidence and esteem OF all
ranks and conditions of men and we think wou" be
difficult Ia name another enjoying So VICE personal
ulautv founded on those yraces OF mnd ana nedr'
Which distinguish him even among high'mnded Chrs'
tian gentleman. ,,,:A
Col Mason is AT present engaged IN building the
Dubuque and Pacific Railroad the pioneer railroad OF
the RAPIDLY growing city of Dubuque and in several
other minor enterprises He will. venture to pre-
dict take leading part in some OF those great schemes
of Pacific Railroad Improvement, which seen 10 be
slowly rounding into form and 10 give evidence OF eN-
ceediDg the largest of the present as much as these he
least of Il past. -.
AT this time the Illinois Central holds a position
before the financial railroad world sufficiently hugh
ard distinguished to confirm the sagaclty Of the most
sareuiue Of its original projectors, and 10 justify the
assertion that il is the most splendid enterprise
of mOcem times. .
This road may be said 10 have solved the problem
of the successful and profitable cultivation of the entire
pracs If the State and the solution seems 10 threaten
revolution in agriculture almost equal TO that OF cot
tou.manufacturng by the introduction OF machinery
and steam POWER. As consequence, the Illinois Cen
tra Railroad is cumuatIng IL a magnitude beyond al
fxuectation It's interests and business promising Ia
take breadth and yasness that will outstrp all calcu
a;ion and override ali management and the enterprise
enbarass rather by excessive vitality than any want
of IL nsres the Cut alton of every of the prares
in the Free States and renders thi, problem worth con-
Steering whether since such a double miracle has been
wrought on the prairies of Illinois by Railroads SINH
lar one IN kind though not in degree notwithstanding
local Iecuiarities may not be wrought the magnt-
cent n aires and mineral lands of the Southwest