The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-04-23
The Straight Line Railroad.

TIE indianapolis Journal contains the
following article in regard to the resus
tation of the Straight Line Road, which
rcvives the hope that the enterprise Is
not dead:
We are glad to learn that there is q fair
prospect that the work upon this important
route Of travel is likely to be vigorously re-
sumed. The capital which has been accu-
mulating in the East. during the monetary
crisis, and so long remained unproductiye, is
roy beginning TO seek earnestly the means
G. profitable investment; and a company,
possessed cf large capital and experience in
railroad enterprise. has been examining this
important wort, with a view of proposing to
complete it on fav rrable terms. We learn
that they have carefully examined the entire
route and -I. present and prospective means
of the con. pany, and are Of opinion that tho
work ought to be and can be successfully pro
secuted. They have, we also learn, made a
proposition TO the Board OF Directors, which
Board is TO convene in the early part oil
MAY to consider. There is so general dis
position among the farmers on the line oil
the work to have the road completed, that
we trust and believe that contract Will be
made with this Eastern company.
In connection with this matter We ate
pleased to learn that the opposition to tho
company, offered by q few persons by de-
lenses 70 stock subscriptions and by Qu0 Tdr
rdnt0 proceedings have been uniformly I'M
successful. In the county of Greene, only
last week, qrO 'rdyrdRtO proceeding was
quasled and the company obtained Judg-
ments in some thirty or more cases upon
stock subscriptions. We do hope now that
the clouds which have recently hung over
this enterprise have begun to clear away,
that persons owing the company may
promptly pay up, without wasting their
means in unsuccessful litigation.
We are pleased to learn that if the
Road shall be transferred to new COM
pany, its location will he changed so as
to carry it through Petersburg, Washing
ton, and other important villages which
the present line avoids. This proposed
change has enlisted the good feelings an(
cordial support Of the citizens Of thos'
places, who have heretofore been luke
warm or inimical to the work. We sc,
in the Washington papers earnest appeal
to the citizens of Daviess county to com
forward and aid the project, should tn
proposed transfer to new hands be made
We have before mentioned that Their
is an excellent road bed, already gra
ded nearly the whole distance from
Gosport to NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. forty on
miles in length-belonging at present t
the New Albany and Salem Road, an
which was partially built by that com
: pany, as branch from its main stem t
! the Capital OF the State, but never com
} pleted. 1t is proposed to purchase thi
grade, if the New Albany and Saler
Road will take its value in stock Of tn
) Straight Line Road. This arrangement
would leave only the distance betwee
Washington and Gosport, about 60 mile!
to be grubbei and graded. The com
pletion Of the Straight Line over tn
present grade from Gosport to Indiana
polls would accomplish the original plan
of the New Albany and Salem Road j
constructing it, and give them direc
connection with indianapolis. Thes
projects, if they can be effected, afford
f reasonable prospect that the road ma
: yet he carried through to indianapolis
and the amounts already expended on
will not be entirely lost.