Rensselaer Republican, Volume 13, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 July 1881 — The Continental railread. [ARTICLE]

The Continental railread.

Vmem «U parts of the onuhy come accounts of nckneee and deaths caused by the excessive heat So far we hare heard of no serious result is Jasper eounty. Harvest hands and railroad laborers hare many of them been obliged to quit work, but no deaths or serious sickness hare resulted. Thb Air Line people are operating their own road now. Trains ran to Monticello at present and will probably goto Delphi next week. Some changee have been made in the running time of the train. It leaves now at 10 A M, instead of 10:45, as hertofore, and returning at 7 P. M., instead of at d, as before. Thi latest news from Albany is to the effect that Depew has withdrawn from the contest, and that a caucus of anti-Conkling men have nominated Congressmen Warren Miller for the long term and Lapham for the short tenn. On the last ballot, Wednesday, Miller Lacked bat eight votes of enough to elect, and Lapham lacked bat ten. Both will probably be elected soon.

The condition of the President, although not at all times equally favorable, seems on the whole to improve pretty steadily. The ball has not yet been extracted, and the exact nature of the wound is unknown, and it would be rash to asy that he is not still in considerable danger. Nevertheless, we believe it is safe to say that the chances are very much in the patient’s favor. » .

From John Gordon, Jr., chief engineer of the Indiana A Chicago railroad, who was in Rensselaer, Tuesday, we learned that a joint meeting of the directors and officers of the Indiana A Chicago and the Indian Block Coal roads, is to be held in Goodland to-day (Thursday). The meeting is expected to take action on the question of consolidating the two lines, and what is much more important to the people of Rensseloer, they will also ■determine what route north from Goodland the L A C. is to take ; whether it will come to Rensselaer to our great advantage, or go a few miles west to our great injury. Newspapers, like all other branches of trade, in order to obtain necessary patronage, most have established prices upon their articles of trade. In our opinion the newspaper business is just aa legitimate as any otlier, and for that reason they should have regularly established prices upon their advertising space, subscription, job work, etc. Th% Republican has its regular rates for all these things and as they are low compared with rates established by papers in adjoining towns, and because they are as low as can possibly be afforded by any legitimate newspaper, we feel it bat justice to our patrons and a duty we owe ourselves, to maintain them, notwithstanding the fact . that our good friend across the hall may ran a $25 “ad.” for $5, or a $o “ad.” for $25, or that he may do a $lO job for $4 or vice versa. A paper in Rensselaer needs the patronage of the whole town,bat that a legitimate business most use all as nearly alike as possible, is the firm convictions of The Republican.

[From The Rochester Sentinel.) The Continental railroad engineers are traveling westward toward Rensselaer. The officers of the company, who have been here, are well pleased with the line thus far, and in the following letter, express the thanks of the company to the eituens and officers of the town for favors shown : New York, June 27,1881. Walter W. Stickles, City Clerk, Rochester, Ind.: Dear Sir—l have received a certified copy of the petition of citizens of Rochester to grant thin company the perpetual right of way through the town, together with the action of the board of trustees granting the same. Please convey to the board and citizens of Rochester, the thanks of this company for their action in this matter. . The road is already under contract to a western firm through Rochester. There is little delay in getting the Vails, but the building will be poshed ahead as rapidas possible. Very Re spec fully, * • W. Thorpe, Sec’y. No Hospital Needed.—No palatial hospital needed for Hop Bitters patients, nor large-salaried talented puffers to tell what Hop Bitters will do or cure, as they tefi their own story by their certain and absolute cures at home.—[New York Independent Choice Codfish at 6J cents a lb. at Kern’s new Grocery Store.

The Cleveland (O.) Leader has this to say of the Continental railroad, in which Rensselaer is so greatly interested just at this time: In this age of improvement and progression it is nothing strange to near of new railroad projects, and it is only when one of gigantic proportions is proposed that any attention is proffered by the general public. Very few, comparatively, are aware of the fact that a grand trank line of proportions equal to the New York, Chicago A St Louis railway, is being surveyedjbetween New York City A Chicago, about forty miles south of it all the distance. The new line is to be known as the Continental Railway. Its route is almost a bee line between the eastern and western metropoli, and the territory traversed will furnish facilities for speed superior to any existing trank lines. In Ohio the survey includes Youngstown, Cuyahoga Falls, Akron, and New London, and the work is being pushed forward rapidly. The right of way has been secured for the most part from the eastern terminus to the western jiart of this State, and surveys are being made westward as rapidly as money can posh them. The Akron Beacon says: During the past week Chief Engineer Abbott, of the Continental railway, has been very busy with his men surveying possible lines through Akron. Surveys of five routes have been made and plans and profiles forwarded to headquarters in New York. The data for decision as to final location are being very complete, and already the matter of local aid is taking shape. It has been suggested that resposible gentlemen, say twenty in number, agree to guarantee the right of way through this city and Summit county. Nothing, however, need be expected from Akron until there is complete-evidence that there actually is money ready to build the road. Then Akron, at least, will do its full share, both to get the road and its shop, and its business men will talk business.