The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-06-04
TIE EVANSVILLE, TERRE HAUTE


THE EVANSVILLE, TERRE HAUTE
& CHICAGO RAILROAD CoMPANY-Is
the name of a new Railroad Company
organized on Wednesday, June %, at.
Terre Haute, under the general rail
road law. for the purpose of extend
ing the Evansville & Charlottesville
Railroad to the State line, near Dan
vile, Illinois, where It meets and in
tersect The Chicago. DanYille & Vim
cennes Railroad, now under eonstrue-
ton, and on which the first rail was
laid on the goth of last month. This
new corporation. organized atsTeIre
Haute, has little over forty miles OF
road to construct, including bridge
over the Wabash, and the work is
estimated by the Chief Engineer,
Henry Bacon, after very full sur
vey. to cost something less than
81 900, 900. The gentlemen elected
Directors, nine in number, are a
guarantee of the successful prosecu-
ton of the work. They are as fol
lows: aaai 1
Chauncey Rose. of Terre Haute
w. III. McKeen, of Terre Haute.
Chambers Y. Patterson, of Terre
Haute.
John Ingle, Jr., of Evansville.
Col. E. M. Benson. of Montezuma.
Claude Mathews, Of Clinton.
| Jos. Cellett, Jr., Of Newport.
Sam. Groenendyke, of Eugene.
Joseph r. Small, of Perryville.
Immediately after the organization,
the following officers were unani-
mously elected: HW
John Ingle, Jr., President.
Jos. Collett. Jr., Vice President,
Superintendent and Treasurer.
Judge Chambers Patters on, Seere-
tary pro tenn. 81.
The heaviest of the work is intend
ed to be well advanced before the
year is out, and the Road will, prob
ably open during next Summer, when
the whole line to Chicago is expected
to be completed.
But little gassiug has been INDUCED
in with regard to this important road,
but its early completion will nip in
the bud several very pretty enter
prises, designed especially to rob
Evansville Of much of her trade.
In connection with the report of
the above meeting, the Terre Haute
Express of yesterday says:
Upon the books being opened,
SIS 600 were subscribed for the pur-
pose of organization.
The Chicago & Danville Road is
under contract Part Of the iron has
been purchased, and the road is to be
completed during the present year.
The city of Evansville has sub
scribed 5000, 600 for constructing rail-
roads. sat
Terre Haute is having the St.
Louis, Vandalia and Terre Haute
| Road constructed without aiding il
one dollar. She has no indebtedness,
except a small balance on the Normal
School. Tier taxabes for the present
year will be about 800, 100000. This
city is interested in this road more
than any other. Il viii take coal to
Chicago, and in the return car viii
bring down iron ore from Lake Su-
perior. This city, to insure the COM
pletion Of this road, will be called on
to subscribe at least 100000 The
Directors will not put the road under
contract until the money is raised 10
build it.
It is. estimated that the cost Of the
forty two miles TO the Illinois State
line, fully equipped, will be about
100000. IS
Some private subscriptions have
been made, ranging from $40, 600 to
SIS, 900.
This looks like earnest intentions
to build the road. Its completion viii
do much toward making Terre Haute
a manufacturing city.