, 1863-03-06
THE CHICAGO AND .LAU-
RENCEYELLE RAILROAD.


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Springfield deprived me Of may seat aa
member, remained there to urge the pas
sage Of particular bill, and Us the bill pos
sesses considerable public importance, l wish
to state through your columns something in
regord toit.
An act to incorporate the Chicago and
Laurcncerillee Railroad Co., is the bill re-
ferred to. The parties asking for this Charter
arc the owners Of the Road leading from VAL
paraso, Ind, to Richmond; q Road IT. miles
long. At Richmond it connects with Roads
running to Louisville, Cincinnati, Wheeling,
Pittsbuzg, &C., and is known as the Chicago
and Cincinnati Air Line. The parties first
proposed to ask for Charter to build q Road
Southeast through Cook county to connect
with their Road at the lndiana State line.
Examinations, however, convinced them that
by reviewing the Paris and Chicago
Railroad Charter, the above connection
could be made with equal facility |
and after the large expense Of depot grounds,
right Of way, &C., attending the construction
Of rnilroad into a large city like Chicago
expenses which they would be compelled to |
make in order to do their Eastern business
this road, running due South near the lndlaua |
State line. would prove IN Important feeder |
to the west end Of their eastern road. In con- |
ferring with parties on the line OF the pro- I
posed road aver We arINea a. spring neia' IL
1euccyille, Crawford Co.. SO we asked for
charter 70 Incorporate the Chicago d Law
rcnccyille Railroad Company. The proposed
roaa "ou1a oe very eheap!} Ou4t, ana Me
we're assured lnat sutuc!eilt sum Mou!u "
subscribed on tue ilhe 10 grace anu tie i. u
c{riEpc nj 1AnEi}la ut the hest coal
mines in Tue state: A. tEls polnt pS II L 1orIy-
hvo males east o. ne t1l!Ilols 1e.! p Rtaren,
and as II goes souln tnc o!sta lton ~ gehs
ttai !uc1eases, hn Iact, ~ pl=es S:,:ta :utouen
country Nalch n1s no IAllroaa 1aGAltles AAt
esef M9,e wlsA from ~ tS si ;1os Cen
tral; Coi; arthur a. once s.aeeo @ at taai u thes
con'd build Toad tnfonSh thai seet!on tnes
we're 1alfly entlIleu ~ IL. :,
Ne elaafn lnat tnls Ioaa Gun ue pult-I
| comes in competition with no other ROAD, and
| passrs through as fine section Of country
| as loys out OF doors. a. country, as betofe
stated, having no railroad aeco1nmodat,ons.
t At all events, the Legislature should have
giScn lis the chance to Try 1t on. !he Road
cannot be built without q grant from the
State. With the grant the effort would be
| made. aud with tie increased value Of all
! railroad property, We think the effort would
be successful. Thus much for the road going
south. Now for the road going east.
| The proposed line to Pittsburgh is only
twenty-five miles longer than the Pittsburgh
| and Fnrt Tayne Road. 1t Wheeling it con
meets with the Baltimore and Ohio Road, and
| makes a line to Baltimore entirely iudepen-
aenl OF any nne we nom % 1se, @ naa onl5 ungm ~
tie way Of Harrisburg. So far as Chicago and
fhe West nre concerncd. it furnishes another
romplete Inc to the Atlantic outside Of any
We now hive. Foe be it remembered, the
BALTIMORE and Ohlo hoaa nas 3a no connection .I'a
Win lineage: except that 3t; II P15ses o'Er 1o lne
western portion 81 ~ Aaaas 1so19. H. Nart
west, West, Southwest ana sonth, e'ghs long
lines Of railroads, with their numerous
branches, We have only TIRE from Ghicasp @ TO
ne Asn anu t %s "ese pfelacEu M eose 70 n shIM iSe
1ne S tons sf' Of eaht M tia have % beel been
constantly, whiting transportation to the sea
board. With competing road to Baltimore
and Washington, me Mest Would aerlse a an
Immense aasantage Al tn1s Linle' ~ uotas,, sonsc
9uencc IT ne large CONSUMPTION q mts.Ga tInt
pfoanGts ~ ~ aa5. ~ ~ a9o,a e1si -,
nag tns ehat!er oesn eea4tea ~ ~ eloss 3d ~
lake naelGatioh next Eu, tn1s foaa M9ui1 e
naEc peeh ou1t anu u ,unins osuea WV H..
channels o. coInmanle'alon ~ It eoLnlteas., a
wherr made, 1%% shai We ST 70 INA Marcel a.s,
submit that tne people oi Illinois nave EIea'
: reason TO complain OF some memoeEs OF tue
Legislature:
"4AA '4SIA ~ AA4@ttt NN-A-
important measure defeated viii endclyol
to answer this question. INC Dill was Pre-
: scnted in both Houses early in the seeonc
, ! week Of Inc SESSION, nna fe1eIfea IN cach u
the committees on Banks aad Corporatlons
We preferred to have tne plll perfected IN IN tnt
reason did not press its consideration by th'
! House committee, But for some reason Il tn
Senate committee failed I 70 aet upon H. T. IN IN
: Chairman. Hon. Bryant 1: scoileld. OF II Ian
, ! 1Af1> cnunfF Mt the fine IL FIRST F1lleG
u stated that there was q strong opposition II
$ tne hill, and that parties wished TO be hear
!. before the COMMITTEE, but when the commit
G tee we're in session the parties could not b
= found. Finding that VIC were making bu
d slow progress In the Senate, wc tnlcd u
G House Committee. After much delay ti
s Chairman ct the House Committee, Hon. 4
t E. Wheat, Of Adams county. promised us
!, hearing. In the mean time the bill had az
|: quircd many warm friends who lived on tn
&c line Of the Road, among the pui0h:r b
u Muufoe, REPRESENTATIVE firm co1es ronntv
Il md n uenter Of I'M co,nmittee. Prer;oi
Ii tn this The h;;l Ind hern nrnscntca tn Ii,
lc Allen, bv the Hon P. Dourhcrtr, Renrese1
is tative from Clark ronnfr Alien nronnnncc
y it all rirhf. and that r. onnht to nas
neforc ffe comm;;ttcc met hovevcr !.
y c,,on,,a ha5 coma nrnr tha sn;r+ orh1s draa,n
ond e 1c;Serete,S ~ atio;pntaS y ~ s ~, Il
n h;11 in tthe comm;+iaa hv ~ con
ID - - s'T,hSt,trtc - e sn,,nistl
1c nE -. a. 49, .se;,o .rn,1, ~. ~
i'll ,t men ~ nss ~" s,po,Hs, avt ~ -, -
iii n psJn ~. Eat1a..a .es+y E;soeI 10
IN anang wy ah nsae sv1"s.emt taoA. ~
-. age maae speeea loF tae snostiG!e-c
N eu nat We were gong 70 ssA oat Ms paIl
- !4e eta1e, ana that our oolect vas spec9tatl9,
&c wanted road, p4t he wanted his ff1end
&c., to control It. we explained that qnd
our b1l!, the road would be commenced, at
j. certainly thirty miles ct the north end Of
j. built, and this much tie most expensive pa
Whereas, under the substitute, ne would n
begsn Hon. a. G. Burr, member frpm SEQ