, 1859-01-10
IHlnni. HirfF HRi1ronu-A New Policy
III tho Construction Of Nouds.

III tho Construction Of Roads.
u" II: At1c;ofp1e SPOKEN iayorabfy Of
ibe above Nsmel r.'asl, l$th lis RESPECTS ifs lc-
cstion through sone Of the wcallhirst conp.
ties Il! The State, ss conn' ctions at Peoria Il,
t!"' No III anI ii Jacksonville ut ll,c South,
maxim. il i liAt1 III 4 continuous line from
th'ca.h IL -. lotll$ and :lto as to the IN.
cg@y aud hisip'sS sasacitF u it, President.
Hon. Il. :: TAua.As. o( Cas- cduuty. Com.
mrtc"'l only brief p:rtod before the rcvul-
zion Which l,as proved fatal to 70 1nany cn-
tctm,z y. IN ulalost any olhrr haNt}s
1t ton would have >Eccumbcd, aad
its 1np!etiol, II not altogether defeated,
w"uid have hen Al least postponed TO IL pc
riod - remote as 10 render j, no longer
n,at:rs 6 inicre$' 10 lis projectors. But Mr.
Tnu,aas tnrli hisd Of tLc enterprise with the
Grin resolve 10 curry it - i tucccssful cum
cius;oa; an'l we :ee1 warranted in saying
tb;n, in thu lace ol Ill The ljscouragcncuts Of
the ,irEcs, lc hts succeeded in placing II upon
fu'h l.a>is as 10 render its snccrss certain.
To 10 this, l!c du* originated u new policy
QUE "hicl will ut encc Commend itself iagor-
.b!y to al! practical men, aud which will.
without doubt. he largely followed hereafter
1T otLrr enterprises Of like character.
Thu 1'nlicy consists in :he preparation Of
the roa:l tur III: rails by means Of local sub.
scrip.uus altogether. and theu purchasing tue
i:on with ii:<. ,nort :ayc hond-, setting apart
tlc ioaal rrt earnings Vi the road FOR thc pay
1n.n' Of the iAteres: aud principal Of thesc
hoct:i nnii the whnle Indebtedness is puil,
whra the roat viii pass luto the hands Of the
e:uc!saod"rs tree from debt. II is required
BY the 1red ot truss, rs also expressed upon
The face Ut the bands, THAT the trustees shall
annually exhaust tu. whole Of the net carn-
iu.s, or any otLrs income 1rpm whatever
eoatca derived, in the redemption, by lot. Of
thc first mortgage bonds; 70 that il the bonds
20 elected for redemption are not presented
for payment, thr Interest thereon is to crase
In thc Gaze Of the Illinois Riyer Railroad,
$3lj,uu0 hare been subscribed by tle cuuu-
ties interested, AMI tue rrna iuder hy 500
p"rsoas. chiefly farmers, living upon or con
t.ueus Ia tue liuc o. thu road. The road il
e. ? miles long, some 50 miles OF which is
now ready for the rails, and tie work on the
rem lining postIoa Is bling prosecuted with
tncte4+'1 eaesxy. The Hlubcr, iron, aud
otacr materials for ail the bridges from the
nnr4h:ru terminus IL Virginia, Is miles north
Of J,:ck>ouSile. arc delivered, except some
of the ttoNc for tle Illinois lsirer btijga
ut i'ckiu, which is belug prepared and will
b. !eaty by March next to construct the
rc1.lblns piers. The whole road~bed wil} be
ready for tie rails before mex: October. All
tie irou las bcel purchased with cash pro~
c"rdS cl ttl. first mortgage bonds, and ife de-
veiy is to bc commenced the LIST Of March.
ard completed Ly JAs,e next. The rails are
TO be Of 1h= best Easlish manufacture. Tue
BID Of this roul, nearly all OF which is on lsyel
table lau'!s far above high water, will cost
much less and be far better than modt, and
EQUAL 10 any, CT the roads in Illinois, and a.
cLeaply kept in repair an1 operated as any.
owing 10 its ligi: grading, the quality Of its
material and economy and character Of, its
construction. Sandy loan, o: itself good
hallastjng, constitutes tbis bed for two.tblras
Of It's leugtd-from Pckin to the Sancamon
River. The other is mostly on, level ground,
with 1Ishs grading, and can be bal1astcd with
good niatesitl without hauling it more than
ten mllee- Tue curvatureE, grade line, tna.c-
sial, Ties, and plan ol construction will make
this firstciass roau,
1T consequence Of tle aboye favorable CIR
cuuas'ancrs, aud notwithstanding the bed.
plan, ETC., are " Grst>claze," yet tie entire
cost oi the road, including everything feren
inc!Ediag tue actual diecouus On the bonds
told) will be less than s22 900 per mile. The
se'utl's through which this road ruas fPpo.
t'a' 1sz Will, aa2op. Ca-. and Mor1pu> con-
taih' according TO the State CENSUS at 1s,.
anu tne State as'*aetncat Of 1857, for tara,
ton, larger Population md NOR. 1..}th
per m.le, than the counties along INV otbrr
|luc OF road In tle State {excludinp coot e.
~onn The ca'eu!atioa). The aggregate r,nr.
tnn Of sald five counties, ACCORDING II ~
'<e IL g., ,9cl--or 1000 POI mile Of ,,,s