New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-18
THE RAILRoAD ADVAYTAGES OF ST LOUIS
A REMARKABLE EXHIBIT.
Prom The st. Louis Democrat


Thirteen railroads now center at st. Louis.
Four more in progress and within the coming year
will be az least partly constructed while the great bridge
10 he completed soon after will afford ready transit from
each 10 every other The work done already secures TO
81 a commanding position in the commerce OF the
West. -
Eight roads now reach this city from the eastern side Of
the river Tie Decatur Road is just finished by connec-
lion with the Great Western, Lake Shore NewYOrk Cen
trail and Hudson River all under control Of Vanderbilt,
York The indianapolis and II. Louis also completed,
gives direct connection with the PENNSYLVANIA Central
route under one direction The Road has just opened
q sp'cpdd office here and with the Atlantic and Great
Western and Ohio and Mississippi forms third through
Ioutc TO NewYork The officers of the Baltimore and
ohio having recently visited this city, making
arrangements 10 secure control Of another ana inde-
pendent route to St Louis that we shall soon have
four distinct aud complete routes to the East each under
mans cement We need not say that the prospect OF
early comp ton Of bridge at this point has given great
stimulus the efforts OF railroad men TO perfect their
connections with this city and the results are already
Reaching norhward on the east side of the river we
already have four roads not counting the Decatur ROAD
Alton rms 4s trains day The Jacksonye Road now
gives connection with all the roads OF Northern Illinois
EeardstOvn Will be extended much further giving
the shortest route TO Rock Island Burlington, Cedar
through trains the Vandaa Road both 10 Dubuque
and to Chicago, forms fourth ana sharply competing
Quincy. hut do not know what its prospects are
Eeaching southwark, have as yet complete only one
route, the Illinois Central, via Vandalia. The CITY OF
Cairo has just voted large subscription to complete the
under one management, viii remain vastly i'm
rortant to city 1t will soon be materially short
eucd by the completion of the Beleyille Road to Du
QuOin when the through trains of the Illinois Central
YIN take mat course to 81 Louis TINS road completed
beyond Athens Ii eXpectedto be open 10 Du QuOn III the
Fall Projected and IN progress toward the south are
direction Of the powerful Chicago ana Alton company
and the New Albany Road promising connection with
Louisville The Du QuOn Road also when completed TO
Paducah will give MS direct connection with the long
short aud practically consolidated so much for the
east side Of the river Counting the Illinois Central via
tbotp iu ppla IN
practically the same as two distinct roads, sending
through trains by one to Dubuque and by the other to
Cairo have eight roads reaching East ST. Louis,
ON the west side, similar progress has been made in
extending our communications We now have five dis
tnT ro nTsS 0 % VEN 9s a 3naeT Yn direct
Kansas City and then connecting with trains IOr una
no, Achlson Denver and Fort scott is e7Sen'qy u 10
BOOmtrId, aud presently To connect at Ottumwa with
Roads. The Missouri Pacific, having changed its gauge
and passed into management connects directly with
peted OF IN progress TO BOOnvile, Lexington Clinton
and via Pleasant Hill TO Lawrence The ron Tor p0r
ton the rad via Clinton to Fort Scott has recently
been forwarded and work seems to be progressing we'll
though do not know how soon it is likely to be COM
peted. The Lexington Branch part of the ST. Joseph
and st. Louis Road, which, when last heard from,
needed but few days work to finish it. The
third great road, on the west side, reaches from
this city to ghed, will be opened in July, we be-
eve, TO Pierce City, and within the year VIII approach
the borders OF the State The fourth the Iron Mountain
already completed to Belmont is now to be extended to
vle and Little Rock has understand just been put
in such shape as to secure It's vigorous Be
side these companies five great routes there
projected the keOkuk aud St Louis, the ST. LOUIS Chilli
Gothic and Omaha which work is being done beyond
Chlcohe, while the iron to that place is expected to be
laid this season. and the Usage Valley Road, directly
westward through Franklin 10 Fort scout sun another
southwark through salem TO the White River and Little
Rock, reaching most important mineral deposits mas re-
Gently are told been put in such shape as to secure
its speedy construction.
Beside these there many other roads and branches
which promise important benefits 10 this city which
cannot now enumerde. one however Is 50 essentially
a Louis enterprise that It's progress can never be
nvaYln okpn Rot
terminus OF the Kansas Pacific toward Denver men are
building railroad at the rate Of mile or two daily and
before September is expected that through trains may
be- run from ST. Louis Kansas City and Denver, TO
Cheyenne, there uniting with the Union Pacific. Great
this enterprise is, however we hope Will neither
delay nor prevent the speedy CONSTRUCTION Oh tne foau
southwark through Colorado to Albuquerque there join
ing the Atlantic and Pacific, and proceeding thence
ON the great thirty fth parallel the Pacific.
Since Congress has thrown aside all objection TO the
tnct routes the extreme northern border IL
longer refuse with decency 10 give facilities to the
yet surveyed. We believe the whole system of grants
and subsidies vicious and dangerous one but Congress
has decided TO continue IT, and II II Is 10 be continued
the Central and Southern States have night to some
share In It's benefits.
st. shows that wonderful progress has been made
within This city, so long almost isolated be-
gins take it, proper place the natural center or
the whole railroad system of the country No other city
i'm the country has the situation and natural facilities 10
perform large part of the exchange OF products be-
tween North and South, East and West, and
that domestic commerce, swelling in volume ev-
cry year already exceeds in importance, many
tunes over the entire foreign commerce of the
nation. Yet the foreign mainly has built up
the great Oty OF NewYork-a traffic never exceeding
aSOOOOOO yearly What mighty city, then. will be
quirod a. the central and distributing point domestic
commerce already exceeding five thousand millions
yearly. and doubling with every decades We suppose the
population OF ts city Is about 10000 But If its
railroad facilities continue TO extend they have done
II It's manufactures continue their recent rapid growth
II its trade continues the wonderful extension and re-
vival which has been witnessed within two years st.
Louis will have not less than 100000 Of inhabitants
within 70 years from this date.
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