The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-03-09

of country notnow reached by Cincin-
natl merchants and manufacturers.
In selecting Loogootee as the starting
point from the Ohio & Mississippi
road we do not wish to overlook the
fact that there are two other impor-
tant points which should be kept in
mind In the location of this road.
The relative position of these may be
stated, viz: To start from Mitchell,
127 miles to Cincinnati, on the Ohio
Il Mississippi road. we would have to
build "A miles of new road to reach
Rockport. Start at Shoals, 15l
miles from Cincinnati, we have 90
miles of new road to build, and
from Loogootee, 158 miles from
Cincinnati, we would have go miles of
new road to build, to reach the same
point. Thus il will be seen that the
distance from Cincinnati Vid Mitchell
to Rockport would be about POI miles;
Cincinnati 10 Rockport UiG Shoals,
216 miles; UG1 Loogootee to same
point, 218 miles. The adoption ofone
or the other Of these points must de-
pend entirely upon actual surveys, the
amount of means required, and the
relative natural advantages they may
possess. The cost of building a road
across this country must, of course,
depend more or less upon the point of
starting from the Ohio & Mississippi
road. But your committee believe
that if care is taken in the section of
the line, the entire cost of the road
finished, ready for running, will not
exceed S1,200,000. This enterprise
having been first presented to the con-
sideration of our citizens at time last
year when we were very deeply inter
ested In maturing efforts to enable us to
construct a road across Kentucky and
Tennessee to Chattanooga, it could
not but fail to receive that encourage
ment its importance justly demanded,
and, on this account, perhaps, more
| than any other, no efforts have been
made to inaugurate a movement to
make it a practical success. The
company at ROckport now stand
ready, with over $250,000, accrued by
taxes and subscriptions. and a good
prospect to raise $4,000 more, to Of
| fer this entire sum as a bonus to the
citizens of Cincinnati, on the very lib
eral conditions that we shall raise a
sum which, when added TO this, shall
be sufficient to form a basis for the
issue of stock to realize the arrears
and secure the completion of the work.
The question will arise how these
means are to be secured. The city,
In its corporate capacity, can not loan
its credit, nor In any way aid IN the
construction of a railway. There is,
therefore, but one alternative, which
is for every business man who feels
any interest in the success of our me-
chanical, manufacturing and mercan-
tile prosperity, to come boldly forward
and lend his aid In furnishing all the
material assistance that may be re-
quired for its completion, and, believ-
ing as your committee do, from the
| investigation given the subject, that
/ the road would be of vast importance
| to the trade of our city, and especial
| ly so at this time, and that speedy &C.
ton in the matter is necessary. We
therefore offer for your adoption the
! appended resolution:
J.. FL. SARGENT,
NJ. Il. FAGIN,
S. NJ. BARTON,
Chamber of Commerce Committee.
JOSIAH KIRBY,
w. III. HARRISON,
G. i. BOUFE,
Board of Trade Committee.
"ResolUed. That the President and
Directors of the Rockport & North
ern Central Railway Company of
Indiana be and are hereby requested
to call a meeting of the friends of
said road, to be held in the city of
Cincinnati, at their earliest conve-
nience, for the purpose of taking such
preliminary steps as may be necessary
to insure success"
The report was read, and, on mo-
ton, accepted. A motion was then
m ade to adopt it. The President an
nounced, under the rule, the coDsid-
Grafton of the motion would lay over
until Monday.