The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-07-13
From the Carmi Courier
Our East and West Road

The prospects of our east and west
Road are assuming a practical form.
The late election In Franklin County
having resulted in a vote of two hun
dred thousand dollars to the enter
prise is an earnest of the faith in
which that county is pledged to the
work and taking the hundred thou
sand dollars of this county with the
seventy-four thousand voted in Ham
ilton, makes three hundred and sew
enty- four thousand dollars already
voted, which. with other pledges that
are available whenever the work will
require them, places the accomplish
ment of this enterprise beyond the
possibility of doubt.
The route is one of the most prac
ticable in Southern Illinois. The
whole line from Duquoin to Carmi,
with the exception of a short dis
lance between MeLeansboro and En-
field where the country is somewhat
billy, presents an easy and practicable
route, and the country east from Du-
quoin Is alive to the Importance of
this line. We understand it is the
determination of Mr.. Cloud and his
board of Directors. now that every
county on the route has wheeled into
line, to Immediately and vigorously
push the project forward. The con-
tractors propose to commence the
work as soon as the necessary sur
veys can be made, and it is thought
probable that the work will be COM
menced at Carmi, running westward.
This, no doubt, is practical. as be-
fore it could possibly reach Enfield,
the Edgewood Road will be completed
to that point, and whenever ten miles
of our road is. constructed, they will
have railroad connection for getting
supplies, men and whatever may be
necessary for the successful carrying
on of the work; besides, iron can be
brought and landed at Carmi, via
Little Wabash River, much cheaper
than at Duquoin by rail. This seems
to be settled upon westward. As to
an eastern connection, we are now
satisfied that the Cairo & Vincennes
Railroad, from Vincennes to this
point will be completed as rapidly as
possible, and will form a good and
| desirable connection with this end of
the road, until such time as our Indi-
ana friends complete their road to the
Wabash, when it will be an easy mat.
ter to meet them there.
THE Engineer, accompanied by his
CORDS of assistants, of the Evansville,
Carmi & Paducah Road, have been
engaged during the week in measur-
ing the river at this point and making
surveys for q few miles from each
bank of the Wabash, with view to
getting the best point for bridge for
that Road-provided it runs through
New Harmony.-Neao Harnaopg Reg
lister.
WE had the pleasure of meeting
Col. Taylor, the efficient engineer of
the Mt. Vernon & GRANVILLE Railroad,
at BIT. Vernon, on Wednesday last.
Arrangements have been made to
push the Road rapidly forward and
have it completed to Granville in six
months from this date. Five bun-
dred tons of iron. sufficient to Law the
track to Big Greek, has been ordered
and large force will soon be at work
grading the southern end of the
route.-Ne1o Harmony Register.
Ar the last meeting of the Vim
cennes City Council a petition was
presented asking that body to donate
forty thousand dollars IN the bonds
of said city, to the Vinoennes and
st. Francisville Railroad Company. a
corporation organized under the laws
Of the State of Indiana. for the con-
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