The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1871-10-20
Itr"ni Tie tincinrati Gazette,
Isaliway Projects and Counter
PrOiectS in lnliana.

a somew hat lively rivalry is now 20.
ing OH in Indiana over two proposed
new railway lines frosn Toledo 1, -,
L-ouis. One of the routes j. by wav O,
frankfort. Indiana, and the other b,
.hc way OF Tliorntown, each line making
Toledo, Charlottesville. Sl,cibyvilic. am.
st. Louis points. 1.-THE Frankfort rnut,
Is the successful one. il is probable thai
the I.Ogan>port &. & ). ". road. now
nearly completed from Frankfort a.
Rockville, will be a part of the line bc.
tween The last two named points. II Ia,
lThorntown route succeed. a new road
must he built for the entire line. but
shorter by a few miles than The other.
Some Of the townships through which
these roads arc projected have alrcad,
voted aid by taxation. according TO The
very liberal railway law Of Indiana.
The Illinois section of the enterprise
involves, We believe. 10 serious rivalry.
and II is thought that the required aid
by DONATION. or stock, can easily bc Sc
cared. a spirited meeting was held a
few days ago at She lbyviilc, Illinois.
where abundance Of enthusiasm was
manifested, and earnest resolutions
adopted.
III addition to the above. a third or
ganization has been effected for a con
Meeting link extending from C~rawfords-
vile TO P~crryville or Lodi. ON the Wa
bash. This last organization les alrca.
dy completed a survey to the Wabash.
and an excellent line with cheap and
easy grades reported through the great
cOal and iron region in Western Indi-
ana, lying between Sugar Greek and
Coal Crcck-a section Of richness Of
those deposits no cxcclled b. any other
portion of tho State.
This third organization is not intend.
cd as a rival to either OF the others. but
proposes to occupy this route over
winch their survey passes for the benc-
lit Of both these new lines il they SO de.
sire II. as well as the other roads already
completed to or near the tcrmini Of this
link.
From all these projects il is probable
something will result to tile Ycucr.
al advantage, but just what, it IS now
impossible to predict.
Lafayette is pushing her new line
for a more direct Chicago
connection. which will be completed
the present winter.
~~Ossu Wv sSOUtl TOstO, lVr. r.. Is.
President, will have tho section
from Attica to the I. Is. & W. road aud
tho coal region Of Fountain county com.
plctcd in November or December.
The Rockport road, in which this CITY
Is specially interested, has finally fixed
upon Mitchell as the northern terminus.
The Indiana and Illinois Central, from
indianapolis directly west to Montczu-
ma and Decatur. has an occasional
'pasm Of life which may vet result I'm
complete rcsuscitation. THUS much for
,cw enterprise.
In regard to the older lines and new
combinations, but little change is antici.
,atcd at present. Rumor has IL that the !
Sec Line and the New York Central in I
crest arc not satisfied with the prcpon.
power Of the Pennsylvania
DAD west and northwest Of l~ndianapo-
Is, and are anxious to secure an ouilct Z
more exclusively their own to the great d
and cattle regions Of illinois. Iowa
nd Missouri. The Baltimore and Ohio !
lso is thought to be not idle in inten. q
to reach the Northwest.
Indiana Is tho chcssboard OH which