The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-12-10

have fuinIled the duties OF Ll9lr I'LL
fcult positions, without bias from
any judgment of their own as to the
merit or demerit of the law they were
executing. N Y Herald
GRANVILLE and MattOOn Railroad via
ShaWneetOWns
Judging from the report of Capt.
Eaton, of NATION, one of the late
delegation to Chicago, to lay before
the capitalists of that city the impor-
lance of railroad from Mattoon, or
some other point on the Illinois Cen
trail. TO Shawneetown, the enterprise.
so far as Chicago is concerned, met
with but little substantial favor
Capt. Eaton reported at the meeting
in Mattoon, on Monday night, which
meeting was called to hear his report,
that
THE delegation laid the whole
project before the capitalists of Chi
cago, the Board Of Trade and such
distinguished railroad men as Mr..
Young, who built the great Eastern
and also the Pit-sburg and Ft. Wayne
Railroads; Mr.. Douglas, President of
the Illinois Central Railroad, and
Mr.. Arthur, long known as its eff
cient superintendent, and while they
could get no assurance Of money 70
assist them in their enterprise, they
were assured by these railroad men
OF experience, whom we have men
toned, that the proposed line and
connection was a most important one
one that could and should be built,
and for the building of which the
delegation offered too much of a bo-
nus when they proposed to warrant
81 100000 for the line from Nation
to aWneetown-some 120 miles.
Mr.. Douglas assured the delegation
that the Illinois Central would take
hold of no railroad project, aud gave
them the very sensible advice to go
home and organize, depend on deter
mined home exeTtiOn to grade and tie
the road, and that then with the pros
poets they represented, there was no
doubt but that Eastern capitalists
would take hold of the enterprise and
give them such assistance as they
might need"
This is rather plain talk. Now, we
think Chicago capitalists should be as
much Interested in opening commu-
nication with Southern Illinois, as we,
cf Southern Illinois, should be to
open communication with Chicago;
and for the reason that while, with
our present glorious prospects of the
almost immediate construction of the
Cairo & Vincennes r. r., we could
possibly do without Chicago. Chicago
would probably be largely benefited
with eur trade.
But while we are decidedly in favor
of railroads running in all directions
throughout the length and breadth
of Southern Illinois, we are not in
favor Of having the legitimate route
Of the GRANVILLE and NATION Road
changed so as to leave GRANVILLE and
Albion out In the cold; nor do we
propose to sit quietly at ease and see
it done without a word of remon-
STRANGE. Nor do we think Evansville
and Mt. Vernon are entirely indiffer-
ent on so important a matter to their
welfare. The GRANVILLE and NATION
Railroad, would by no means end at
Grayville. So soon as that road
should be commenced, the business
men of Evansville and Mt. Vernon5
would see the vital necessity of hav-
ing a connection with if, and would
go to work IN earnest to secure 1t. 1t
would be we'll for the capitalists of
both Evansville and Mt Vernon to
rouse up Immediately, and take the
initiatory steps towards helping to
secure the advantages of this route.
A. the conclusion Of Capt. Eaton's
report, considerable discussion took
place as to the next best steps to
be taken resulting in the adoption of
the following preamble and resolu.
tions:
WHEREAS, The citizens Of Mat
toon and Western Coles County, feel
a deep interest in the early compile
ton of the Nation Il GRANVILLE Rail
road therefore,
g ResolUed, That it is the sense of
this meeting that the committee APP
pointed, consisting of @. Nj. Dole, A.
Eaton and Il. Noyes, proceed at once
to the several counties on the line of
the road, call meetings and ascertain
Whatcan be done in raising funds, as
nearly az can be, and further to ascer-
tain whether the officers of said road
propose to carry out the wishes of the
people, and if so to call meeting OF
the Board at once and make such
purpose known"
Subsequently Messrs. f. X Lafe-
YER, J. L. True and II. S. Clark were
added to the committee to solicit funds
to detray the necessary expenses of
the delegates, and the meeting adj
jonrned to meet at the call Of the
chairman. Can't. A. Montgomery.