, 1873-08-22
Opening Of a New Thorough
fare to the South.
The Coal Of tho Vcrmif!on---Tralo
- with tho South.
Through Trains to the Gulf Cities.
CIi1cngo's Interest in the Prosper
ity of tho South.

Inc Chicago u paducah Railway was opened
to Windsor. in Shelby County, H., nono 200
miloa south of Ohioago, on Wednesday last,
rms road hns boon oxtondod southwark 10 quietly
that eVon the namc Of 1t is comparatively IN.
known to our lending tusneas-mon. As vet. IT
mas no separate entrance into tho city, but it will
not oa long beforo itH increasing b,,sinoss will
1orce 1t to come IN Oh its own track. For tho no.
commod'tion Of tho people along fts line, passen.
gefs leaTo In separate car by tho regular morn.
ing train on tho Alton d st. Louis Railway. md
ate switched of and attached to tho onrly train
which had loft tho Chicago, Burlington l. Quincy
Road, via Ottawa and strsator. Tho peop1o plong
the limo Of the Chicago Il paducah Road oan
arrive and leave tho city either by tho Chicago
d Burlington or tho Chicago Il Alton Railway,
. LOCATION OF. THE ROAD.
With any good map Of Illinois boforo him, the
rcAder cnn readily understand tho location Of
tho road. It now commences at stroator ID
mtles south OF Ottawa. which place is reachod hy
tho hialn Limo and Fox River Branch Of tho Chi.
Gtgo - Ha19Eton t Quincy Railway The Main
arc about 10 miles apart for a long diBtancn.
Tho Paducah Road runs ~ near AZ may bo hn]f
"ay between them, thus afforiing innny con.
yenaent zen, railway facilities to large md very
opened to Windsor, III Shelby County, somo 2Uo
soon 70 be built, which will connect Windsor
With nAlhamont, On the Springfield Il Southeast
arc to be nado for considerably moro than 100
miles south to Cypress Junction, 6 mioa north
OF shawnootown. Hence, to open this now limo
hotwoen Chicago aud that famous old town on
25 milea Of road. or course, liz
sooner TINT can DO done, tho bottor
between Cyproas md paducah, tho distance is
eenly 60 mill milea. 1ho limo will run through
ono Of tho best-tilnbered md richest mineral
districts Of tho State. Judge L. 8. Trimblo, Of
Paducah, tho proadent Of this section Of tho
road, more than confirms all wo lavo hoard Of
iron, and lend. Mr. lIinokloy will Unite all lii
enorgins with those Of Judge Trimblo and other
capitalists to complete thiB 10 miles OF road
t9l Wlthin year Mr. Ainck1ey thinks he can bring
the 70, superior iron,ores Of Hardin County to tho
got suppoa from Lake Superior It will bo Of
moro advantage to our city than Our people arc
awaro, to have direct railray-communicati
With the immense mineral deposits Of Hardin
County, md thus hnyo their untold richoa
brought within thor grasp. Probably, boforo
two years havo passed. away, the railway-bridge
Of Paducah will be flushed, thus connecting
Chicago with tho entire railway-systcm of ths
South, Trains, with sleoporB and day y-palnco-
cara attached, will leave oYory morning md oven-
ing for Memphis, New OrleanH, Mobile, and Ill
tho other loaling CITIES Of tho South.
When tho rs miles Of road, md tho bridge at
Paducah, arc completed, It will be sholt job
build
A SEPARATE LINE
from streator to this city. Tho road will hayo
aelds to lie Joliet Iron sWorIs and te Chicago. s
this now avenue Of wosith are
T. Z. Hlnckloy, Esq.t md Coils. ". II. ". Cuah-
man, Of Ottawa, and Plumb, Of strcator. They
n 0Nf a1,a II, Mi u1,r
trance into tho city till tho business Of their road
shall force our people to give it welcome.
Az this road runs almost duo south, under the
action Of our Illinois Railway law, it will have
HARD sERu0aLR
for business betweeu this city and tho towna
along its limo. No law could possibly havo been
framed more directly in the interest Of st.
Louis on the ono aldo, md the cities on Lalo
Erie and eastward, and against Chicago. On
its Way to Paducah, this road must cross at least
fifteen cast aud west lines. Az It lies near
Indiana, md must mako uniform rates
1or ite cntiro distance, 1t cannot expect much, II
any, business from points at and near its oroaB-
inga. Tho reaaon IL, that tho eaHt aud west lines
can 30 arrange their tariffs in our State, md
thenco eastward, as to Becure all tho business at
city aud this road must sufror severely for somo
months to come. It ia to be earnestly hoped
that our wise mon, whom tho Legislature meots,
will be able to doviBe some amendments which
will meet tho case, and remedy tho evils under
which We all now autfor.
Some idea may DO formed Of tho RESOURCES Of
tho country along this new line when NO state
that tho General Freight Agent, NJ. shumway,
received orders on Wednesday Tor 155 cars. But,
nB al avonuo for busnoss with
this road will find itB largest support. Perliaph
our own city, aud certainly Illinois, hare Il very
Of tho Southern section of tho Union. Its largest
industry has thus far proved to bo the raising OF
cotton; and no change is likely eyor to be nalo
III it's devotion to tho culture Of this essential
staple. Illinois can supply tho Southern Statos
with corn, bacon, and most other articles OF
food. cheaper than they can be found elsewhere.
Tho prosperity of tho South would Bolvo tho
transportation question for our farm-products
for, say, tho southern half OF our State. True,
ouf Board OF Trade would not, to very largo
extont, have tho handling Of these products
but it would increase tho price Of what
must pasa through their hands from tho
other sections, for they would bo relieved from
tho competition OF what would 30 drawn off to
completed at paducah, mud tho afty, miles Of
railway to connect at or near shawnoetown. and
tho other Bmall link, there Gun be no doubt that
Southern pantera will draw moro Of their 4,, Rup-
Aud thon tho travol from tho South III summer,
aud to it In winter, must largoly increaao with
tho prosperity aud tho bottcr acquaintance OF
tho two sections.
tho vast surplus that otherwise would como to
this city, tho better oven Tor uB, provided that
surplus goes to rogion otherwise dependant
upon tIis city. siuco tho completion
OF the Northwestern Railway through
the lunbor districts Of Western Wisconsin to st.
Paul, NO are told TINT Dolyidoro llas not shipped
bushol Of corn to this city. It nil goes north
to supply the lumborman; WHILE In return, TINT
town supplies tho lumber to all the surrounding
villages. This tonlA to enrich both tho farmers
of tho Rock 1ivor Valley and tho lnmhormon In
Western WISCONSIN and it ie roaly Of mora ad-
vantage to Chicago thun II tho Doard OF Trade
handled both tho corn aud tho lumber for tho
tuoney to ipycst III our manufaotureB and NOR
chandiso. THO san,o prinoiplos precisely would
prompt to the sending Of our farn-productB to
tlo Bonth. Onr busiuoBs mon hayo, therefore,
eoro l. Patuoal 1lailroal, for it vii! open mar
kot to largo part OF our State for their farm
nrodl,ots aid contribute liractly and largely to