Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Indiana) 1864-1865, 1865-05-25
CINCINNATI AND FORT WAYNE
RAILROAD.

In our last issue we ahhounceu
that the business men Of Cincinnati
had determined to build this road.
We also Published an article from
the Richmond Republican, showing
acme Of the reasons for making that
announcement. But since our last
publication we have been permitted
TO examine the correspondence be-
tween the Presidents Of this road
and the Grand Rapids and Indiana
railroad, and from that correspond
ence we have additional reasons for
saying that the business men of Gin
cinnati are now feeling great inter
est in this connecting link in this
great through route from Cincinnati
to Grand Rapids, Michigan. We
have been long aware of the import
ance Of this road to the country and
to the people Of Cincinnati, Rich
mond, Fort Wayne, and the inter
mediate points on the line, and we
were aware that there was very
great interest felt in its construction.
but at the same time we did not
deem it polite TO say much in refer
ence to the matter until the country
was relieved from the burdens OF the
war. Now as the sun Of peace has
risen, With glorious prospects of a
bright future, We feel as il it was
time to lay this matter before our
readers, that they may prepare their
minds for intelligent action upon it.
Mr.. Lomax, who is President oil
the Grand Rapids and Indiana rail
road, says he has correspondent with
leading men in Cincinnati, and has
had a conference with them, on the
subject of q consolidation with this
and road now completed and run
ming from Cincinnati in this direc.
ton, and he finds the interes. in the
project very favorable.
That we may fully comprehend the
the work before US, We give to oul
readers a tabular statement of the
condition Of this road, showing wha,
is done and what is necessary TO bs
done to prepare the track for the
iron, from careful estimates by /,
practical engineer.
Grading and Masonry, from Bluff
ton to Fort Wayne, 23]4 miles. $40. a93 o.
Button 20 Camden. II miles..... 9.233 u
Camden to Winchester. % miles. &c. 70l g.
winchess'r to Richm'd, 221 miles. ,2i2 s.
Bridging the whole distance. s534
miles NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. IL goo Ol
Engineering and other expenses. Is COO OF
Making total of...........s2a3.36l l.
About fifty per cent. of the grading
is already done, besides some of tn,
masonry; and the work done is in
good state Of preservation.
The company is entirely out o
debt, and have now at their disposal
in good real estate, s22, 600, and il
conditional cash subscriptions, closed
up by note, 100000. But the est
mate made by the engineer for the
cost Of preparing the road.b bed fo
the reception of the iron, would nee
essarily be too low at this time, owing
TO the increase in the price Of labor
as that estimate was made before tn,
war; twenty-five or thirty per cent
would now have to be added.
1t is not necessary at this date L
show the value of railroads TO tn,
people, as the experience of the las
twelve years have fully demonstrated
that the only questions now to b,
settled are, whether the present road
will be such one as will accommo
date the people along its line, and i
so, can it be made, and how? W,
propose in articles hereafter TO show
these facts.