Rensselaer Union, Volume 6, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 July 1874 — The Chicago & South Atlantic Railroad. [ARTICLE]

The Chicago & South Atlantic Railroad.

The building of the Chicago & South Atlantic Railroad has developed into a tangible scheme, which has undoubtedly matured to an absojute probability of early completion. Tor many months this scheme has attracted the attention of our people, especially since it has been merged with the well known proposition of years ago to build the Delphi & Indianapolis road, which line was once surveyed through Lowell. Communication has been kept up for months with President Raymond, and he has kindly notified us from time to time of the progress of the scheme. — But still nothing was developed till within a few w eeks since, calculated to inspire the people with earnestness. Some three weeks since, a speeial invitation was sent to attend a meeting of the directors of the road, at Delphi. The matter being laid before our people, Messrs. Jabez Clark, J. W. Viant, J. H. Sanger, O. Taylor and H. Wason, concluded to go down to Delphi and see what could be done. The news they brought back was most encouraging. It was found that the company had been hard at work, and that in spite of all opposition and lukewarmness toward the enterprise, they had made wonderful strides, under the supervision of President Haymond, toward bringing the great enterprise to a successful issue. They had reassured the people that the company was working in good faith in the matter, and had really raised immense subsidies in White and Carroll counties, and were perfecting plans for immediate construction of this great line. Nothing however, was accomplished till last week. The advent of Mr. Halstead, from Utah, and the appearance of Chief Engineer Zimmerman t he next day, suggested that matters were coming to a focus. The news was received, also, that ground for the new railroad would be first broken, in Lake county, on the following week. Saturday, news was received that President Haymond would bo here and participate in the ceremony of throwing the firstishovel full of dirt upon the great line- of railway soon to bo*finishcd from Chicago to the sea. The arrival of President Haymowd tor the above purpose was the occasion for quite a number of our citizens to be present- at the ceremony. The place selected for inaugurating the work was on Clint. Taylor’s old farm, about three miles north of Lowell, amldast Monday (J une 29,) the" day. The section being pronounced ready by Chiet Engineer, Zimmerman, Mr. Haymond made a tew remarks deservedly laudatory of tbe great undertaking. He then appropriately and solemnly consecrated and initiated the work by breaking the first ground for the Chicago and South Atlantic Railroad, the great route to the sea, and as he lifted each shovel full referred to each of the great States of Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia and South Carolina, soon to be bound together as with a band of iron.

The event is a notable one In the history of Lake county, and infused a spirit of activity among the people of this section, so that the effort in raising stock will lead to a grand success. We will view with pride our location upon such a railroad.— When completed it will open a market to this country such as oar people never dreamed of, and such as could not possibly be secured by any line running East. The vast arriount of corn and pork raised in the Northwest, will find a ready market in the South, where this road penetrates. Its direct line to the sea, its freeness from the obstructions incident to a northern route in winter, the opening of the vast mineral regions and beds of coal to this section, which will result from its construction, will make the event an era in the'march * ' V . t 1 of progress here in the Northwest, that it is impossible to estimate high enough. God speed the good work !— Lowell Star. Kev. J. W. T. McMullen, D. D., is the way Asbury University addresses him. A refrigerator oar took 14,000' pounds of butter from one cellar at Crown Point, last week, and carried it to New York Ci^y. Tho Logansport Journal says several of the shad placed in Eel river two years ago, have recently been caught They are three or four inches long, and by two mote seasons will be large euough lu oat-