New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-15

CHICAGO TO ER THE MANUFACTURING CENTER
OF THE WIST.
To me razor Of The TrtbHn,.
SIR: Chicago is the railroad city Of the West.
aud not OF the West alone but OF tho world Her growth
without parallel ia this any other country. is due
entirely to her railroads From hamlet OF 10 souls IN
O she has risen to- great city Of 100000 people in 1870
From the business OF single store. which al she
could claim 20 years ago. she has grown to be the fourth
city Of the Union IN tradehcr wholesale trade IN 1869
amounting not less than sn5GJ2.o)) Her trade in
lumber and grain exceeds that Of any other ctg while
the value OF her live stock market in 1869 S6 100000
Only in her manufactures does Chicago continue to be-
ncOn-idcrabe cityf5 100000 being all she realized
from that 1869. just thing prevents her
from standing in advance Of Pittsburgh Cincinnati and
St. LOUIS aud that IL the lack OF abundant supply OF
coal OF the best quality at moderate cost But for this
she might be to-day the manufacturing and distributing
center of iron. machinery rolling stocks for railroads.
and a thousand minor articles for the entire West
Fortunately, this great aud imperative want now and
hcncefOrh to be supplied by tho opening OF her last new
railroad tho Chicago, Danyille. and Yncenucs. This
road opens up broad section Of country that abound5
with the best coal in Illinois The Grape Creek mines
which inexhaustibe aud cheaply worked yield coal
from which the bost pig iron is made without cokng and
all the YcrmlUn County coal Is excellent FOR domestic
purposes. over this road too. the coal Of tho Brazil
Mines Park Coz Iud in Illutabe quantities. Il brought
miles less than by any other route Though this coal
has been known but four Ave years. the iron made
from it is nearly valuable 40 charcoal IRON and more
than S30OOOO have already been invested IN furnaces
and rOllingms that will got their supply from these
Brazil Mines The coal Is conceded to be tho best for
making iron hitherto discovered 10 America
With these great advantages ut her command. Chicago
will he free to go ahead With better facilities for dis
ributng manufacturers supple, than other city in
the world: with greater superabundance OF food than
any other city in the world surrounded by Statos which
az distant day will have population possessing
greater wealth than any agricultural district OF equal
extent in tho world and now with supply OF cheap
fuel for manufacturing equal the best in the world.
Chicago will not be long I'm assuming that position for
which nature seems to nave designed her as the cher
central manufacturing city OF this continent.
VIII tins road be SUGGEST VIII it, bonds which
are being marketed complete the road ana equip.
meut, be a good and profitable Investment
Railroads nave mado Chicago and sho IN turn has
made a handsome profit for all tho railroads raiating
from her "a - center.
Let the facts Of half dozen older Iino, roads tell
their plain simple story The old Galcna Railroad
obtains It's business from 20 square miles Of territory to
each mile Of road.
The Chicago. Bur aud Quincy from - square miles.
The Chicago, Il; l. aad Pacific from - square miles.
Tie Chicago, Ait and st. Louls.frOm - square miles
The Illinois Central Chic Br)irom Il square miles
These are well known to he among the best paying
roads the country but neither OF them has coal and iron
a. a speciality The Chicago. Danyille and Fincennes
lrayerscs Just rich aud productive territory az any
road the state, aud 1t draws It's business from an
area much larger than either OF these older roads
The editor OF The ChicagO Tribune, who /, entirely "a
mar with the character and capacity OF the country
traycrses, speaks IN late number OF his journal dec
2D Of this new road and its importance TO Chicago IN
the following explicit terms:
Before this time next ycar-pcthaps before next
haryesta railroad viii be operation from chicago
line railroad 10 Evansville. the ONO River which Is
IS miles To Chicago than Cairo Is by the Illinois
starting at Chicago this road IN southerly
direction near the Indiana me eto9gh an oin aii3
cOurhc. the road pursues the Ola HUBBARD lrau'
MnS ,d yiIIgcs More than oncthird of its route IS
directly over vast fields OF the best coal ia Illinois and
where crosses into Indiana it passes through extensive
Jfno,t. of iron ore II also brings within few hours
ride Of Chicago the celebrated Braz cOaluelds OF lhu
ana which furnish the best coal for the Manufacture oil
iron vet discovered in the West
Wccau supposing otherwise than that
IN. road when completed TO Ddnylle, and connected
with the Terre Hauto and Evansville Road making, ~
fact continuous line from chicago TO EHansyio0
less than that carried by the Illinois Central IL passes
through equally good country and very niue oil tho
products OF lower 300 miles OF country It trayeroe3
and controls have reached tins market Inc coal
and iron Of the road must be heavy from the
start aud large trade I'm grain, cotton. hogs. ana fru
will seek the Chicago market, to be exchanged Tor lum
ber merchandise, groceries, building materials say n'h
furniture &C. our business men have been asleep 10
The coming advantages OF this great and valuable artery
I
nOs and Indiana from Lake Michigan TO the ONO Kyer
It is time they had awakened up and were making their
preparations transact their new business, winch III
few months will be pouring INTO their hands,
II this new road begins with business equal to that OF
the older and best roads in Illinois, 1t would be short
sighted and unquestiOnaby bad economy for the Com
pany to build any other than drstciaSS railroad Ac-
corlingy no pains expense is spared to secure the
greatest aanabe degree of 1rmness durability to all
parts OF the structure; aud the completion Ot tins
work II /, believed there will be better new road IN
90 " "A
that This road connects, not one nconsiderabe town
with another but the chief city or the West with an lm
poant -cctOn Of country aud thence with the cities OF
ierre IIautC, Evansville Nashville aud the cities OF the
Gulf. =, ~,
The bonded debt OF this new road amounts IN the
to s. 10000, about $4,000 per mile Ihs -
some 81 than the debt OF six great ILLINOIS
roads IL only half that NJ other roads whose loans
have been popular and 1t il just Onequarter To the mile
OF our great transcOnncntal railroad, stretching from
omaha 10 Sacramento, according to the Official statement
made u few days ago. - -.,,-
Tic bonds Of tins road spoken OF 10 the advertising
co lmis of TuE TRIBUNE They beng negotiated by
lLp old and w, known Iron House OF W BAILEY Lang
Z TO, No. a ClitSt New YORK.