The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-01-07
From the Chicago Tribune-
Chicago, DagYilIe & Evansville Rail.
road,

Before this time next year-per-
haPs before next harvest-a new rail-
road will be in operation from Chicago
to Danville, which will give this city
a continuance air line road to Evans
vile, on the Ohio River. which is
eisbty-fye miles nearer to Chicago
than Cairo is by the Illinois Central.
Starting at Chicago. this new road
runs in q southerly direction near the
Indiana line, through an old and
wealthy agricultural portion Of the
State. For much of its course the
road pursues the "Oid Hubbard
Trail" which was long since skirted
with a line of thriving towns and vii
lagos. More than one third of its
route is directly over vast fields or the
best coal in Illinois, and where it
crosses into Indiana it passes through
immense deposits of iron ore. 1t
also brings within a few hours ride of
Chicago, the celebrated Brazil coal
fields of Indiana, which furnish the
best coal for the manufacture of iron
yet discovered in the West. From
the Company's circular We obtain the
following information:
THE road will be 140 miles long,
extended from Chicago through the
counties of Cook, viii, Kankee, Iro-
quois and Vermillio3 to the city of
DanVille, and thence Ia a southeast
erly direction to the State line of La
diana, where it will connect with
Evansville, Terre Haute aud Chicago
Railroad. The general character OF
the country is very favorable for the
construction of the road, there being
no grade exceeding twenty feet TO the
mile, south. Fifty-6ve miles of this
line, from Chicago to Momence, IS
nOaC finished, and has been opened to
business. The balance is being rap
idly pushed forward to completion,
with the iron already purchased, and
when finished will form a continuous
line from Chicago through Vincennes
to Evansville, on the Ohio, being IS
miles less from Chicago by this Hne
Evansville being tbs most impor-
tant point on the Ohio River below
Louisville.
ut is expected that the Evansville,
Henderson and Nashville Railroad
will be completed within a year, upon
the opening of which a through route
will be established over these lines
between Chicago and Nashville, 445
miles long, and ~ miles shorter than
by any other line, and the shortest
which it is practicable to make be-
tween these points. The emolument
and profits Of a trunk line will then
accrue to this enterprise, in addition
to a local business of no ineoDsider'
able magnitude"
We can see DO reason for doing
otherwise than that this road when
completed to Dauville, and connected
with the Terre Haute and Evansville
Road, making in fact,-one continuous
line from Chicago to Evansville, of
280 miles ia length. will pour a
trade into this city little less than
that carried by the Illinois Central. 1t
passes through equally as good a couD-
try, and very little of the products of
the lower 220 miles Of country it tray
erses and controls have ever reached
this market. The coal and iron bust
ness of the road must be heavy from
the start, and a large trade in grain
cotton, hogs and fruit will seek the
Chicago market. to be exchanged for
lumber, merchandise, building mate
rails, salt fish, furniture, etc. Our
business me n have been asleep to the
coming advantage of this great and
valuable artery Of trade running
along the boundary line between Illi-
nois and Indiana. from Lake Michi-
gao TO the Ohio River. It is time
they had Weakened up and were max
ing their Preparations to transact
the new business which in a few
months will be pouring into their
hands. The CO mpetition Of this road
will exert more or less influence upon
the freight tariffs of the Illinois Cen
trail.