The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-09-22
From the Terre Haute Express. ]


The Lafayette Journal, noticing the
fact that General Boyle has leased
the Evansville, Henderson and Nash
Vile Railroad to a Kentucky COM
pany, who will proceed to complete
the road Immediately, remarks that
IF this be done, it will make the
opening of the northern connection
direct TO Chicago, simply question
Of time" and this connection sug-
gests that:
The proposed new line through Dam
vile, Illinois, to Vincennes, seems just
now to be the most promising; but Is Is
in a very weakly condition.
The proposed line through Dan
Vile, Illinois, to Vincennes, vid Paris
is, probably, the line to which the
Journal alludes, and it is undoubtedly
in "a very weakly condition, but
that is not the Northern connection
which the friends of the E., HI. q N.
Railroad desire, as the Lafayette
Journal ought to know. 1t should be
aware of the fact that the Il. q O..
Road from this city to Evansville is a
very important link in the Chicago
and Nashville line. 1t should know,
also, that the portion of the line ly-
ing between Chicago and DanYille is
in process of rapid construction. Mr..
Collett, IN recent official report to
the City Council of Terre Haute, says
of the Danville Road:
1.-THE Company having completed nearly
one-half of their track, Notwithstanding
the untayorabIe nature of this exceptional
season, confidently promise TO meet the
E., 7. III. & G. r. r. at the State line on the
first day of July, 1870. With an ordinary
. SAMSON. L know or no reason TO question
their ability to fuldn that promise"
The remaining link. that between
DanYIlle and Terre Haute, will be
built as speedily as possible. It is in
the hands of men who arc not accus-
toned to connect their names with
failure. The city of Terre Haute and
the county of Vermillion will be
parties in its construction and man
agement. Our City Council, in re-
Spouse to a petition Of the taxpayers,
is making the preliminary arrange
ments for an appropriation of $780,
600. Before the close of 1870 the
entire line from Chicago to Nashville
via DanVille, Terre Haute and Evans
vile, the shortest practicable route,
will be completed, with the exception,
perhaps, OF portion of the road be-
tween Terre Haute and Danville,
which it may not be possible to COM
plete at so early day.
Our Lafayette contemporary truly
remarks that the road from Hen
derson to Nashville and thence South,
will make, with proper connections, a
shorter line from Chicago to Nash
vile aud all points South, than by
way of Louisville" and continues
thus:
at seems to US that 1t would be alto
gether practicable, If our railroad men
only set about 1t right, to effect such a
combination of roads already built as
would, with the construction of but few
miles, furnish just the connection needed
by way of Lafayette, making q straight
line from here TO Terre Haute or Rock
vile, connecting with the Evansville and
Charlottesville"
We haven't the slightest objection
to the most direct connection by rail
between Terre Haute aud the Star
City. We care not what combina-
ton " decreases the distance-or time,
which is the same thing-between the
two cities, but we can't see how La
fayette is to place itself on the line of
the great Chicago and Nashville
route. The fates seem to forbid such
a consummation. The Journal con-
cludes that the new line, if it is
ever completed, will have to be built
by Chicago capital" This is a very
serious mistake. Chicago capital viii
not be required to complete the new
line, and when completed, Chicago
will neither own or control it. There
are railroad men outside of Chicago,
and there are cities and other corpo-
rations capable of seeing where their
promptly for the promotion of those
interests