The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-06-20
CARMI RlILROAn MATTERS.
Reads TO be Built on both tho EOPths
erB and Southern Routes.
THE NORTHERN ROUTE.

Paducah Railroad Company, came to
a conclusion on Friday night.
Late in the afternoon of Friday,
several of our prominent citizens we're
invited to meet and confer with the
Directors of the Company, as to
which route should be adopted gby
them for the extension of the pro-
posed road from McLeansboro, ILL.,,
to st. Louis, two companies repre-
senting different routes, being 10
competition for the proposed conneo-
ton.
One of the above, known as the
Northern Route. running northeast
erly from McLeansboro through Mt
Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois,
intersects the Illinois Centralroad, at
Ashley. and passing through Nash
vile, connects with a short road at
Belleville, Cor st. Louis; while the
other, known as the Southern Route,
runs nearly due west from McLeans-
boro, through Benton, intersects the
Illinois Central Railroad atDuQuion,
and passing through Perry, Randolph
and st. Clair Counties, makes the
same connection as the Northern
Route, for st. Louis, at Belleville.
Both these routes and their advan-
tages had been considered by the
Board of Directors, together with
propositions for consolidation with
parties representing both roads.
At the citizens meeting, the matter
was very fully discussed, and the ad-
vantages Of both routes explained.
Mr.. Hiram E. Read offered a reso-
luton: THAT 1t is the sense of this
meeting. that the Board of Directors
should contract at once with the
Southern Route" and several amend
ments were offered by different
gentlemen.
Mr.. j. j. Chandler, as a further
amendment, and to take the place Of
all resolutions and amendments pend
ing, moved:
&" That this meeting will be entirely
satisfied if the Board of Directors
will proceed at once to contract either
with the parties representing the
Southern Route or with GeR. Wins
low, according to their best judg-
ment of the interests of our city, and
with q view to the speediest and most
certain construction Of the road, but
that it is the opinion of the meeting
all other things being equal, that the
contract should be made with the
Southern or Duquoin Route"
After the meeting of the citizens
and directors adjourned. the directors
went into private session, and on mo-
ton decided to give the contract to
General Winslow, representing the
Northern Route, to build the road to
McLeansboro.
1t is understood that Gen. Winslow,
who is strongly recommended by good |
railroad authority at the East, has
agreed to build the road to the Wa
bash River by the 31st of December
next; or if he should fail to do that,
then to finish it within three months
thereafter, engaging to secure the
charter for the road on the other side
of the Wabash.
The contractors are to take the city /
and county bonds and stock sub
scribed in payment, the whole Road
to be completed in eighteen months;
work to be commenced in this city on
the Goth Of July.
THE SOUTHERN ROUTE.
The decision of the Directors Of the
E. Q. & P. Railroad Company being
made known. the friends of the
Southern route. after consultation.
resolved to make an effort to secure
the Southern Route also, but it APP
pears that the Directors of the Ev-
ansville & Southern Illinois Railroad,
who were in the city, anticipated
them, by holding a meeting at the
Sherwood House, on Saturday morn
ing.
At this meeting it appeared that
the Board of Directors of the Evans
Vile & Southern Illinois Railrord
Company, at a meeting held at Ben
ton, Illinois, on the 10th inst. au-
thorized their President, A. g. Cloud.
Esq, to contract for the building of
line Of railroad extending from Du-
quoin, Illinois, to the Big Wabash
River.
In pursuance of this authority, the
meeting at the Sherwood House re-
ceived a proposition from Messrs. d.
L. Philips & Co., to build line from
Duquoin ria Benton. McLeansboro.
Enfield and Carmi, to a point on the
Big Wabash River, TO be selected by
the Board of Directors, and after due
consideration, the proposition was
accepted by the President. /,
EXAMINATION AT THE JEWISH
SoHooL.-The examination at this
school. commences to-morrow-Tues-
day-morning, at the school room, in
the basement of the Sixth Street
Temple, commencing at 8 O'Clock.
The examinations will be conducted
by Professor j. w. knight, teacher
Of the English branch, and Rev. ST.
mon Hecht, teacher of German and !
Hebrew. under the direction of Mr..
John Vile, Superintendent, and