New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-08-28
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Nov, to snov sou hottie he Central Railroad 10 20
our iBieYestx We viii submit few fscts .oo
First, The Iihrois Central Railroad "a nearly svo
DDee N length, and connects LAe hlcnlxsh Win sao
ONO River, at the teIrnini, Chicsgo snd CAro;
extends rom Cairo 10 Dunei.h, opposite TO Daogq1e,
aid is 40 miles in length. From Cenrss norta, os
bcth ines tie route IS through The great unwo'uea
districts Of lnintis. II 10 open prarie, b'osd ieHe
ard beautiful throughout slmor the entire dstsnce
Ttese immerse fslos were once "gareees OF u oes
cit" or desert ssrdeps-as free iol al ve5tSes Oh
civilization IS the .rsckese deep. For uiles there
wac MT human hsbnston. Tne mlfods OF sciss
lying the vicinity Of the Dlicois Central ksiloai
were simply ard Only wilderness boz u
new There are . bundled Few cities sna
vDsges along the line Of ne read, nearly al OF
which have been made since the road vas bull; Isese
are the fr.t fruits Of cur gree. Central Railway, aod
nowhere on the Coltinentcsn one get 90 grand 'ie
OF American progress a. on tue Inc Of tais rosa. IL
hss added twenty i've years TO the growth OF l!nor
ard when We rotlce the rspidity with Wncn Iino.
has CARED the front rank Of States are sure ina,
TO Ilros Central .ilroad We greatly indebted
for this RET ut.
Second. Egypt" or Southern Illinois, va. once,
indeed lard Of dsrkDess. M1Tky clouds reEeo oo"n
upon IL, AND the mortior,
Listen. white msn, 20 rot there's
acted by ell Wes.ern emgrerts or those seek ng
nt homes IN the Missssibpi Valley. IL now oeins
Rapidly settled by the best Of EIglsnds cons ana
selecting for their homes the ricn soil and peasan.
climate of Southern Illinois, which has been msoe &C
cessibe only by the Illinois Central Railroad. we
have often asked the new settlers Of Egyp. IRON
VII 1t part Of the Union they came and the answer IS,
generally from rome Of the Eastern States, TO which
they would not return, O. resldent Tor any consdeis
ton. -
Third. The most extensive cosl mines 10 the West
are on the line OF the Illinois Central Railroad. Az
DuquoiD, below Centrsia, 600 turs Of coal have
been taken fem the Central Mines most OF which
goes 10 Caro-, to supply s'eembos,s.
FcH,M; IhTty counties N iiiinols. SCUM 81 .ns
grain district Of the State. ALI grains are harvested
several weeks earlier then in Northern Illinois, and
reach the Chicago market sooner, and commsnd the
highest prices Now, what would this part OF the
State do without the Central Rsirosd1 Ask the
farmers what they would do. IL IS 10 them what toe
River Nile YVES to sDcisrt Egypt, maker and pre-
server" a. the same time
Southern Illinois. the demand for the products OF
which is at the North / saw, In june last, twelve
acres Of tomatoes in JoDesboro Union County rpen-
ing for the Chicago market also, another held oil esht
sores. Tbese end various other fruits are sent by
express TO Chicago and other markets. long before our
Northern fruits are ready for use.
Sirth But we have other fsvors for which TO
thank the Illinois Central Railroad, not only for it's
having added millions 10 the imnedist wealth OF the
State in the sse Of lands, in their increased value
and by tie revenue yearly paid TO the state, but
for having afforded US the most important commercial
1Sclllslet. lis CdiIo 10 SiONihk
fast in spite Of foods) gives - 600 miles OF steamboat
navigation. IL keeps up direct communication be.
tween Chicago and New. Orleans in Winter and
Summer; slso, between New-Orlesns aud the
Upper Mississippi. Like the two crest after.
les Of the body, carrying fresh blood 10 all
parts Of the system, giving life and energy 70
the whole, so the Illinois Central Rsil ,osd. with its
two branches is the arteria system Of our STATE. L.
is our pride aud hope. It's management is without
fault fro the first 10 the lowest Officer The psssen-
ger and freight trains arrive and depart from every
station on exact time. The public hesr OF no accidents
or collisions of careless engineers, or faulty con-
struction. The eyes Of seepless Argus are wa'ch-
ing over every interest Of the grand enterprise, aod 1t
is Justly ssd TO be one OF the best governed rosds in
the world.
In the SEINE article referred TO The Herald, il is
urged that the English and European stockholders
have DO care for the interests OF Illinois, and VIII do
to get nd Of the annual State tax OF $OO
have only reply that there not the least iouada
ton in fact for this remark and it is therefore unjust
and untrue. The fact of extensive European
ownership in the road is piima face evidence of its
Importance and value a. so great distance from
home
Our trans Atlantic ueighbors have reputation for
being careful in regard 10 their Investments aud their
heavy interest in the property OF the Illinois Central
Railroad il but another pledge for It's safety and
SUGGEST DANA.