Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-04-25
Railroad to Rockville.

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Railroad to Rockville.
We wrote few days ago about The ne
cessity of completing the f. d G. Railroad
from this city to Rockville. The subject
is one Of such vast importance TO this city /,
that we will call the attention of the intel
ligent reader to it again.
While Terre Haute is now point OF i'm
portance on the line Of travel between the
Atlantic seaboard and the States and Ter
ritories lying west of us. still. just at this
time. by our apathy, We may find ourselves
stripped of our present importance. and
wake up only in time to see the commerce
aud travel between the East aud the West
passing on road. thirty miles north Of US.
II is known that the Indiana and Illinois
Central road, running from Indianapolis
through the town of notwithstanding
the Wabash at Montezuma, and connecting
with the net work Of roads west of US, is
again about to be worked. Owing, as it is
thought to its former mismanagement, tn Q
work on it has been for some years suspen-
ded, vet much of the heavy labor along its
line, has been done. II has now gone into
the hands of other men, and if there is no
other outle: for the people Of Parke and
Vermillion counties, they will necessarily
be forced to take stock and assist IN COM
pleting the l. 4 I. Central. This being
done, the trade which now comes to this
point from those two counties will go to
other points. Build railroad from Indi-
annapolis 10 Rockville and on through the
county Of Vermillion and all the surplus
products OF those rich counties will be sold
at the former city, and it will also be the mar
ket where our northern neighbors will do
all their buying and trading. Can the city
of Terre haute afford to lose the immense
trade Of the counties Of Parke and Vermil
lion 7 Shall we remain inactive aud see
this increasing trade turned from this point
and directed towards, and find another
market We ask our capitalists. our mer-
chants, our manufacturers, and all others,
can We, afford TO lose this trade q? We
will lose it, if we do no assist in affording
market OF equal facility with any other.
To make this market and to secure this
trade We must assist in extending the E. &
@. road into the heart Of the county OF
Parke. To do this only $2O, 900 is asked
Of the people Of this county. $4,000 is
all that is required to put the road from
here TO Rockville in a condition ready for
the iron. The people of Parke county
have subscribed $4,000 of that amount
The remaining $40 600 should be promptly
raised by the capitalists of this city. In.
| deed rather than the work should not 20
on, we would favor the city, in her corpo
rate capacity, taking stock sufficient to Sc
cure the completion Of this work. When
the road is in condition for the iron, the T
II. & r. road with liberality uncommon,
propose TO take the bonds Of the Z. d C.
road. and upon them advance enough mon
ey TO purchase the rail. This is a most ia
vorable proposition, aud can the road from
this city to Rockville be put in condition
for the iron, it will be but few days until
the cars will be running from here through
the richest part OF the county of Parke and
bringing to us the surplus products and
the entire trade of those counties winch
border us on the north. These are consid
erations worthy the careful attention Of the
men Of wealth In this city. These are con
.iderations which strike at the prosperity
and future importance of Terre Haute. II
our citizens do not take hold of this mat.
ter, will not the stock which has already
been subscribed by the people Of Park'
county, for the extension Of the +. d G
road. be transferred TO the Indiana d Hi
nois Centralr Parke county paI have AT
outlet for her immense surplus--she lciI
find a convenient market, and if il is no
: Terre Haute, it will be indianapolis. In
dianapolis is now being aroused to thiI
matter, and before we aware of it, W.
will lose this entire trade. Can the city
of Tsrre Haute afford tn lose the trade O
the counties Of Parke aud Vermillion p
Let our capitalists, our merchants, aud Oh
manufacturers answer.