, 1869-07-19

ttct aud fesxtlae route between Pana aud 1ouis3-
ana, Il thesc potnta, beyond probability Of =
cn4nEe1 were liked, md, having decided On
shif, 10 lease to q corps Of competent, dlstntef-
eslcd engineers to h2rnoulze local differences
"A Eatter Of tu1Ise. ihesr 2re local differences;
eEerJ point TINT can possibly muster ups reason
Why The road shoald bc put through or Dea1 Il Il
pefsstenH5 urging II. CaEnnt1Ile md CaTolt ~,
county seats Of Aaceup1a AID Greene Counties,
acd ofher points a!oEg that line, are nchttcs for
hat route. which would necessiate the uullatn3 of
TIE 1oan along the Mississippi! from Louisiana tn
Csazkssllle, ten or twelve uIles; thence 70 Itch
ne!a. Oh The fadI2oapolisd d Sc. Louts RuilRay, ty
q very ci1cuitous, rough and barren route; cxpcu-
k!se IN CONSTRUCTION hnd maintenance, and COM
pa1ltIsclF unttoportan1 lu local reso11 From
Ltc' Eed to Pans, - ni}ca, the Indianapolis
{ St Louis Roal Is se'y crooked nul dangerous,
belns through district 50 rough that when It waa
cGnsttutiea It's builders, alstr L!alins theIo-
heiscs to take 1t that route, unefed thou.
saods Of dol1aH, 10 ne ore informed,
to ie relicrcd from what thcr foua'} 70 Le bad
tnfga!n; but the oacf WAS net accepted ASIDE
Ircm The EoUghness Of the COUNTRY, the crooked.
res. and exrena1reness Of such a road, hoEeTer
Well It might do as . local road, even now buIi1
1t would Eor answeE 6ie demeuI for through
rortc, simply Eecaose 1t would turolrc q loss Of
TOO much time In the passage Of each traln bc-
tween Pana md Louisiana, e4 by tae direct route
TIT dlAtaoce 1s aboui n!nety-eEgnt tn1e., and the
otler ruute at least one hundred anu twent5; nud
delegates without Interest In our local matters
rl4tn!Y Indicated this The people Of this point
and along the ltne u the ruad, Il 1t should rasA
here are perfectly willing - abide the test Of d.
gectaess, feasibility Of construction. and tue con-
etrratlon Of the local prodt Of the road
Nacoupia County will vote On the 1sta Of Al
gust Oh the proposition OF Tie coInty'a Hu5scub-
aps 41.vss. fvA .~eA ea14 e eaft>ln, proposed
railroads that ,uay be constructed within the
county: voters to cast thdr ballots for OF ag4ln4t
all Of the following named roala, or any Of them
~ the vote on each will be counted s'paraiely: :
TIE Ltchneld Western; Pana 4 Louisiana 7:
Rockford, Rock Island, St. Louis, Jacksonville i
Ca.linynle; and Illinois Fasmers. .The total Of
these roads, Il bnllt, that will probably lie wtihtn
this county, Is 1870 m!!ea, which would lie sao-
tcHption Of f96o,0oo. We hnve heard that s,nce
the meeting here, the people from thc middle part
Of tue county. seeing the Indications strong tot
the road dlfbct from P2u2 to Loulsa1a, hare H.
dnced tie County Court 70 submit, also, the PAM
Ca1ltnyi1e, Casfo11toD d Clasksyl1le Road, wht1h
Ia merely an effort to head on the direct route,
and which, We hear, the Judge Of the Court char
aescttsGd Is "nse-trand' end Which he witt.
held on lhe dfst RubnIsslon on
that account. The northern part OF the
cauuty wishes to act In The spirit Of fairness n thts
matter, being willing to give others all The assist
nnce they ask for themselves, and Wishing 10
throw not even straw in the way OF bullu!ug any
other road We trust the other parts OF the county
are willing to act With equal tatrncsa The bonds
arc TO be Issued Whcu the roads are completed,
hear eight per cent Interest, and te paynble IN
twenty years. However the rote may 50, It w!!l
not hinder the building OF this d1sec. road. From
Pana pea1ls to the Illinois 1t can he graded Tor
COO per mile, ns railroad men declare. The pre-
ltntuhly surrey ts NOW progressing, The 1esuis Of
which viii send Joa. II hehooyes the people Ct
this section to wake up, for there Is . prize withIu
the!r gfasp for which Others ore desperately st.v.
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