, 1870-08-26
ILLINOIS.

Opening of the Sntsjssnn polls, lk4onui-
i1s-ton d AHrAteru IkatlNny-lE. III.
feet 0A the En*zu#trisx OF Central
1liinoia--~RltprinE OF Gram to 7'o-
lcro--etnt IL 1so.~ M. &: . TO Chlcn-
Eo-nnnytllc NosT aud .ri,cxs-Thc
ssrand 1'TnirIe.
[fKoN nrR sFEctAL CORRESPONDENCE
CuAxrAlGs, ILL, Aug. u, 1870.
1t i. l.ow nearly Twenty-Five ycara eince the
frat liuc Of rail'vny reached Chicago from the
East. Slneo tlon every year Laa Witnessed
new additions, tftiier from tho Est, tho
North. tl,e West, or the South, until Chicago
has been made the commercial emporium Of
the West, tie arsi1sr Of values, and the dis
triouto1 VI the Industries OF vast area Of
country. Int, while these accumulations
have been moving 10 the Ci.ynf the Lakes.
other r"rcea hese been busy 70
draw portion Of this trade directly East, and
to divert it from tho lake,. Railroads. have |
been demonstrating that thoy eau compete /
with water freigts uudcr certain conditions,
AID ae s!,csc ccn .itions lie favorable to Cen
tIAl Iljiuoir, it may be cnu=aered certain thai
tho freiglts will ho divided between
the linca OF rnad ruunrs directly |
I.aat. and With tho river, lakes |
an3 -aiE.oat, tar; -;"prt.tioa ~iG Chicago and /
Buffalo. Within fllo r--t !cw months tho |
1NIAsA. OILS, IiJou..i*G1os AID wks1.lsN
leAis.tuAN
',ar lern il, operation, making colnee'ion |
with Tho Toledo, Mai'as!. Il We-teE7, Hsiiro7ft
at 1:anvil!e, tnpritS THO Chic iso t,ra:l- OF |
Tic Illinois Ce1,:ral Railroad At Cham. ,aisn. |
the 1n:in line, and tlr c,,ieasa. Alton 4 81
1.ouis, 1t bloomington, aud the Caicaso Il
burlington at FeuIia- II you NIL take down
CanplIella County Atlas, yuu vii! ece that
tl,ie road rnnH through tisr very 6.s11: Of tho
grain, beef. and p"tk Count: - OF tho State.
ny the 1Ai,flle er September j! wlsl have
filed tho la., gap iu tll5 l,,4o uf coa4:aauica'
t;ou with tho I'tllneylyania CentEai, ~lieu i
will taLe its placu arnoug tli. great through
1iner from tlu Atlantic ~ the Pacific.
Tie effect Of tlu- lew lsns Q! raat II alraan7
fell III tho cheapcnns OF ffeiyhts ut points
| oa otAas .eat.s, aad ill., opeuia:s u ee;aon
Of cou:.try l;l.t has had 10 wagon It's piolae44
for ions di-t1sc.a. 1su wihio It draws Large
| amounf1 Of freight from oth-r tn@:a ";A 10
great e1te.t c'mrc'rate them N snpT!ss"s
ta tllc.n other fr.s5l,s and rarscngcr tr3iae
IN return, 1t will aid to build ui' oh Il laaan-
tries outside Of the f.zul the :;ardea, and Inc
orchard. %-.,,
c,stcrn uiinois "ero comi'r1set1 "''n''' III"
land district, and j. o,.e will look over tnc
,,a;enss rccuyjeA in Coos Coaass toe tus
iapds south tf the old I.d'an bolndafS hhe.
will 20 seen that }a,m, snx;,1s ~ ,.n .l1SS' alice %
l
ecs St tue s9r"'esh to b. t5s lss'' arss ' ea:e1
tnmo particular piece Of lid, fheie Msse
many Of moving iutetehf' aud thus ntne Ely
~ 1sS 1u1lex wa. otleu made III tosuafka1le
, | rhort time and ho1nctin,es Mt tho eoss OIL a
, rnud horse. Since 1855, Danxitle has beer,
fsst sight Of, for it has made lirtle Progress
Tho site Of the town IL pean'stni SnG On 't,,i
. tiao junction et the l. II. 4 w.. and 7. " AM
! H.. aud the Clllcsko Il vlnccuncs ls1leoads.
IouD,ay ask ol4zt has all this to do with III,
= railroads. II you wililook at tha mail ~ oe1ols
| x,vccste.l, 1ou silI rec Jew tro of. Faatl
;, i.adipr direct from Chicago to this luint, aud
:. tHat through = rich scction Of the Stote vet5
- E,.1r' ~ yS.. accommodated with railroais.-a
: section Of country whose products have tna'n
g S.sfe. Indians. You Will al4o note that thi
y road inst skirts the great frre=ta OF In llama
10 from which We draw large supplies ol mar
or wood lumber, staves black walnut
i sud poplar El1h for our 1nsn,'f*s.eres u, ~ an
~ 81 IN the st:tc; foz III addition /
&, sh tha seven-foot vein that is now beiu
~ worked, and from. wlic:t Goa! Can hc faiss
nn cheaper than from any otts.. eoal .icsd in tt
s'fs, e,st = tis,, is! 'ns nsasssa ss!sAts IL
,"y f'..s ..s Of coal; at lcsss .:sr; !" ,ss ns nj, Mi
ing traced to snLiu i, - :. ca.:
il ct tlis raiEt. atd cau m
on. Isacl.si. Thus, Clit.Eo manufacturers II
on la1e tiiYtct communication with this rnal.
un- valuable frr smelling and domestic use,
ily. well as the cheaper coal for s,eAiu purpose
The forests aud coal fields Of Indiana and OF Da
ut- Vile, that will open mp tn Chicago ri
,,ly | tield for her capital aud her in.an.ls3.
ak Aud right hero al Dauville, where wood IL
II. healthy climate, Within five hours rl1e Of Ct
I'LL t,go,-it must be to tbs III crest Of Iaaaufa
ana t,iTsrs to locate theft sor. even il they sc
to their goods to Chicagn to hc sold. Tie
pa- again, this Ii; o' road opens nP a a new Il
ur- 1t Momenco there is an establishment OF ),
ma actes ougaged iu the growing Of GARDEN sces
Sou that 10 mnia1y to the southwestern States.
!,s.o Daaviilc the sandy coil, skies OF t'mnef u
re give nl.e.or, the srrnE that il ten days II II
ling vance Of Chicago and the direct approach
RE tho great point Of distribution, viii u;
rom it ono Of tho most desira
aed poln,s for s,fiy T. M market ae. {E,s Ea5asn
we'd The apple, while tho peach is co1n?aEasivcl
by sure crop, aud the pear PROMISES we'll.
sdcd may, therefore. predict for Danvil!c tut,
l.bt full of actisl!y and vigor. Her coal mines =
Nth i:uber mus. ta,'d NJ, for lie! large bn+ine
tion -strcaty OAnSltie MON ~ "e'4 sAo"a tn.vs M
tenn Central Illinois, and her foundry has tur1
, the cut rnapv tlrrt class engines. lIer iulure
lnly lationa With Chicago must he large, for
,nisl will 10 manufac'nrng GardeG1;,ns' a. ,d
in ,ides, this nex Iiuc Of ro7t will make auot
on., direct ruute to TIC seaboasd. ..,
. the Champaign and Crbana cauae in for 81,
,..zo Of the bs 1,efits in cheaper frciEhts atd
t tho rect Eonss East- Toledo is Instant ~ mi
This aud the freight On grain il twenty-five &C
ling the 100 pounds. or one and tAsee-fouf
{ to cents per ton per mile. The distance to
d.n- easo is rs miles freight on grain, 1fs
who cents per 10y poonds This gives our farn
5 4ni cheap frcaghse to two important grain 4
said. Ects. Iregret to say that Chicago gets
rno. tYn1ller share, on acconut OF the falling Of
slut weight OF car loads, Which range from foul
even leu bushels car, and, also. ~ the manne
'.isa. 's uniform No. in Toledo runs
j ths ; and rejected IN Chicago. 1t
.si,s. :cquirc long time Of fair dealing a. the
bsrr, ca6o warehouses TO overcome this pssta
= iis lss lost, lszgs sh.rc Of II. FOX I'll time.
.efqns tItore Of both roads are loc1fed At the.e
,rf,t- ,ovna, Which il giving them considerable
ut in ;,cftsnce, and tho time caanot be re1y d
vas MAen they will lc under one cry so5esn0
10Y; sox, ~. connection i mado viii, the main i
q @ Iout taa Illinois Central and tho chicsso. AT
. was st. Louis llosds, thus giving to sof'n"e
h,1g. IlI;poia y connecting Inns East
ai;nad Grpat complaint han been made OF
firn freights In that part or the State 'aa' VI
|, suc- doubt, feel come 1eIief.
ounds in poir,t, thonGh At Peoria the nc" line !,
which ncctH NIth the ClicaGc, i ou sts;,n ~
Of It's then to the fac'ac. So1u1a .;,'. ~
specie ergo has more Salnao!e eo..u1 ai ~ CentT,
most | fLIOugh rtchef couut4t. A"o "
q por- nois 1t is OF vast Importance.
or,.in; The grand rrairie, that vas srprosce
ng oai moro than thirty years since. TO be OF
ocrr. value, in fact olis!c that her landr sold
s.. atd cents per I1c under the graded sys:cs1
sh the eold very r1ow At that, has become the r.
4 five part Of tho State. Great almost IT
money rlaira, without fencing, fuel stone, or 8!
le hun Of rater: Place for tho winter sto'1
einbar. have fuIl rlay. aud wherc the sunnc
almost conld Elsre thsouel the long 1ays, ar
loag drought crsep tbs vegetation With all
loTu W d.aNeseke, no wonder tltt tho p
nd COM p'odaeA en- over lte long stretches OF /
base in naonttolsy to make his home nesr the *
ence OF the river forest The railroads. have.
rom the all this. They have brought .ls tIu,1
and the bpiioinE ana foE Fencing, and we have
fwanty- found that our farms arc underlald Wit
i nayrr. that gives us the cheaper. poesiLlt
I,ans H. Then We have fund in every luslel {
vi vo that this rich sni1 produces ten rou
ln'. " H.. cole. that for fuel are worth ton 20,