The Evansville journal., 1868-01-10

Messrs. EDsoN, MANN, WELBoRN,
SULLIVAN, and others, of Mt. Yer
non, explains itself:
2 CARMI, ILLS, Jan. LIST, 1868.
Gent en1en: The undersigned citi-
zens of Carmi, feeling deep interest
ia. the welfare and development of
this county, and the great Importance
not only to ourselves, but to the citi-
zens of Mt. Vernon and Posey County,
of having railroad connection with
each other, beg leave to submit for
your consideration the following
statements:
There is at this time, an earnest
desire upon the part of the citizens of
White, Hamilton, Jefferson and
Washington counties, to build a line
of railroad from St. Louis, by way of
the Belleville road, crossing the Illi-
nois Central at Ashley, thence to Mt.
Vernon, McLeansboro and Carmi, to
a point on the Great Wabash River,
when the people of your section can
meet them with road from Evans
Vile and Mt. Vernon.
The distance from Ashley to the
Wabash will not exceed seventy-one
miles by the points named; and the
route is not difficult, One.half of the
distance being a level, fat country
From Ashley to Mt. Vernon, a dis
tance Of about sixteen miles, the road
bed Is nearly graded. White County
has already voted the sum of $780,
900 in county bonds to the enterprise !;
Hamilton the sum of 100000; JEFF
ferson pledges herself to give the sum
of $500, 900, and the grade from Mt
Vernon to Ashley, while Washington
County stands ready to give $500, 900,
to take up the road from Ashley and
push it on to Mascoutah, to which
point the st. Louis and Belleville
Road will be completed in a few
months.
The above statement of facts seem
to, and in our judgment do, warrant
u in saying to the people of Indiana,
and show a determination to build
people Of the counties named will
nloet them at that point with a great
;runk road leading directly to st.
Louis.
The counties west of us are ex-
tremely anxious to know what your
people will do; and in order to give
those along the proposed line an op-
pOrtunity of exchanging views, we
have concluded to call a meeting at
this place on Thursday, the Both inst,
when we shall expect to have the
counties of Hamilton, Jefferson and
Washington represented by those who
will speak of them with authority and
certainty.
We shall address a communication
to the citizens of Evansville, inviting
them to meet with US on the day above
named.
Please advise US Immediately as to
whether ycu viii be represented in
our meeting, as upon your answer
will depend, in some measure, our fu-
ture action.
Very respectfully, yours, &C.,
John NJ. Crebs. @. S. Conger,
R. s. Graham, Geo. Williams,
C.E. Mcdowell, j. j. Powell,
B. l.. Patrick, z. Land,
Geo. S. Staley, ]. r. Webb,
James Facky.
While recommending that our city
should be represented at the meeting
of Carmi above alluded to, for the
purpose of learning the precise char
acter of the proposed enterprise, we
cannot refrain from uttering a word
OF caution against+llowing anything
to divert the attention and exertions
of our citizens from the GRANVILLE
Road, which it will tax all our ener-
ges to build La striving for too
much, we will inevitably lose all and
it is certainly the part of wisdom for
US to concentrate ali our efforts upon
the enterprise which promise the
greatest amount Of benefit to our city
and county, even though in doing so
We are compelled to postpone, or even
lose other works Of as positive
although inferior value That the
road to GRANVILLE Us the work of the
greatest present importance to US, is
so apparent as to hardly demand ar
gument, and we sincerely hope that
no effort will be made to divert the
attention of our people from it.-M.
! Vernon Union.