Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-06-26
CINCINNATI AND INDIANAPOLIS RAIL.
ROAD.

The Cincinnati Commercial gives
the following interesting sketch of a
ride on this road, oil Of which Is true
and much more could be said with
out exaggeration.
The Commercial, in speaking of this
road, says; $50 =.
There are many things about the
Cincinnati and Indianapolis road,
that specially interests any one In the
habit Of examining and re-examining
permanent sources Of the city's pros
perity. The road, including the line
leased (for thirty years. from Cincin-
natito Lawrenceburgh Is one hundred
and ten miles in length, and cheer
ing announcement-is finished. Its
Directors have escaped the mania for
branches" and extensions, and are
contented with the country whose re-
sources they are wisely developing,
and with the termini expressed in their
charter.
The road, after following the bank
of the Ohio to Lawrencoburg, strikes
a nearly straight line north of west
to indianapolis, taking advantage of
the valley of Tanners creek to reach
the table lands of the State by grade
not too heavy for a profitable upward
freight traffic. The line runs through
belt of country entirely new,
being from four to eight miles west of
the old State road. OF the seventeen
towns 1t passes through after leaving
Lawrenceburg, but two-Greensburg
and Shelbyville-had any existence
before the road was built. The re-
naming fifteen have grown up be-
cause of the railroad, Just as Pitts
burgh, and Ripley, Maysville, Cincin-
natl, ETC., grew up because of the O.
hio river. Where the thrifty little vii.
lagos Of Sunman, Middletown, and
st. Paul now stand, there were only
"woods" or open fields this time a
year a ago. First steam saw-mill
is put up, and just as fast as a car load
Of oak or poplar plank is sawed, the
company are prepared to bring it TO
ready market A quantity of slaves,
heading, &c-vast in the years ag-
gregate--is brought to the city while
the clearing is going on preparatory
10 the shipment of corn, wheat and
-four. In this way the road clears up
the wilderness, furnishes itself with
paying freights, and supplies this
market with the staple products il
most needs. The Western fifty miles
of road passes through rich corn.
wheat, and grazing country, already
pretty we'll developed.
Yesterday We rode TO Indianapolis
on the Engine No. -, with Mr..
Mather, who gave us front seat,
from which the track and country
could be seen to good d slnt lge. The
first thing that strikes the attention
is the snug management Of this line
of road. Most of the employees have
beon on the line from the beginning,
and take family pride in Its success
The President, Mr.. Lord, and the Di-
rectors, are to be congratulated on
this happy feature-the close interest
taken in the Companys affairs by
brakemen, engineers, Conductors,
masters, and, indeed all employed on
the road. itff
The machine shops at indianapolis
are under the superintendent of Rob-
ert Meek; everything indicates that
he is working for the interests of the
Company and solid reputation, as
we'll as fora salary.
The practice Of numbering locomo-
tives Is one that we dislike. Suppose
Alexander Bucephalus the"No. b.
Or in the classification of birds, Au-
dubon might have saved some writing
by calling the American Eagle No. g
in his ornithology.
The practice of signalising trains
to stop at flag stations, by a white in
stead Of red flag, is excellent. Mr..
Lords reason for this ID apparently
leaves the RED flag as esignal ofdan.
ger.
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