Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-06-22
A Railroad Down the Valley OF White
River,

We have heretofore called the atten-
ton Of the business men Of IndiAnapo-
lis to the necessity for railroad commu-
nication With the coal and iron region
Of Southwestern Indiana, and the fertile
valleys Of the Lover White river and
Eel river. The Gazette, published at
Martinsville, states that it is understood
that parties interested in the Indiana
polls and Cincinnati Railroad have pur-
chased the old road bed Of the Martins
vile and Franklin railroad and con-
template building q road through from
Gosport to Shelbyyille. We learn from
q gentleman who recently visited Mar
tinsville, that General Burnside is at the
head OF this enterprise, and that conf
dent expectations are entertained of It's
accomplishment. We need not enlarge
upon the disastrous effect which such q
road would have upon the business in
teresis of Indianapolis-it is enough to
know that Cincinnati would take from
our very doors the rich commerce Of q
large section Of country naturally tEibu-
tary to this city.
The Gazette further remarks:
We have railroads and rumors of
railroads at the present time. Right
upon the heels Of the news from Frank
lin, comes the information that Hon.
Albert G. Porter is about to assume
charge OF the road known as the Straight
Line road, to connect Indianapolis and
Evansville, and that il was intended to
90 ahead with the construction of the
road Indianapolis 10 certainly blind TO
her own interests If she does not build
this road 1t is said to be of more ben
eft to her than any other road she could
build. The truth is, that we have been
fooled so often by railroad spectators
that we doubt the probability Of our
having O road any time soon.
The citizens Of Morgan county have
subscribed and paid literally to one
railroad project after another, and have
been bled in turn by each. Notwith-
standing the large sums they have paid,
and received no benefit from, they would
again subscribe literally for the certain
ty of railroad. Indianapolis has
great interests involved in getting q
road through to the southwestern coun-
/ ties of the State. These counties have
equally as great interests involved. The
agricultural and mineral resources OF
these counties demand an outlet, and
Indianapolis demands access to them
Will those interests combine and build
such a road7
We do not know whether any effort ia
being made to revive the straight-line
road, but there is certainly no enter
prise so important to the interests of In
dianapolis, for railroad that shall give
us access to the iron ore Of Green, and
the coal which exists sbundantly on the
line of the old straight-line route, and
on the line of road which might be
constructed between this city and Vim
cennes. The immense agricultural pro-
| duction of the intervening country
would render either road one of great
Importance, but the coal and iron would
give an impetus to the manufacturing
interest of indianapolis which can bt
derived from no other source. Is it no
time that the real estate owners, and
the merchants and manufacturers Of In,
dianapolis were looking to their inter.
ests in this mRsterf-IRd. Journal