Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1846-12-09
THE RAtLwAyro OREGON.

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On the 9th inst. a public meeting was
held at Cincinnati, at which resolutions
were passed expressing the strong interos.
which. as citzens Ohio, the persons pres.
ent felt in the project Of Mr.. Whitney, for
building railway foln Lake Michigan 10
The Pacific, and Recommending that Con
gress take the eRterpFize into their favor.
able consideration early inthe next session.
| committee was appointed TO draw up q
memorial 10 Congress on the subject.
1t is very ce;tan that il any ihiag is 10
be done by the general government 10 favor
OF this enteTprze, it must be done now
1t is one of those undertakings which can
be best executed when the occasion for it
shall become most pressing. Now is the
time to assist it, without bringing the least
Inconvenience upon the nation, or depart
ing from the strict constitutional powers OF
the government. While VIC delay, the
lands, from which it is contemplated 10
raise ,he sums for building the road, are
passing out Of The hands OF lhe government
and by the time We have large and flourish
ing settlements in Oregon. they will have
become the property of individuals, and the
construction Of the railway will be embar-
raised with difficulties which may postpone
it for half century.
We have already spoken at some length
of the PRACTICAL lily Of this enterprise. A
friend has thrown together the following
reflections on its immediate benefits, while
the road is constructing, and before the
Rocky Mountains are reached, and It's ult-
mate advantages after ii shall have been
made TO the shores Of the Pacific
.'fhe building of this road will cause an
outlay Of from two to five millions of dollars
ANNUALLY, which must be distributed over
the whole country, for labor, materials and
transportation. TIE greater part of this
sum will be furnished by emigrants
from Europe, who bring money with them,
and will be so much actual cash capital ad-
ded 10 the wealth ofthe country. The OPP
portuni'y for employment and settlement
which will be opened by this great work,
will have tendency 10 increase emigration
and by consequence increase the demand
for ships, and give activity 10 commerce.
In country now a desert, and remote from
all communication with civilized communi-
ties, and with markets, population OF pro.
ducers and consumers will spring up which
will become the customers both of our
merchants and our manufacturers.
''These are some Of the immediate ad.
vantages of the project; the future are Of a
striking nature. The report Of the commit.
tee OF the U. s. Senate, gives statement
ofthe trade Of Asia, which it is supposed
may be made to pass through this channel.
It employs annually 1850 ships, measuring
Esd, Asn ians, ..i.h q, ,as9 men. Allow as
is estimated, that these vessels will carry
SIS. 100 tons weight and suppose they car
ry full freight one way and half freight the
other, we shall have 1927, $50 tons passing
over this road annnally. This, at half q
cent per ton, for each mile would give a
revenue of $l4,725,s00 and at one cent q
mile for the roads which lead from the
the Oregon railway to the atlantic, would
give them Sl2 81 500, making revenue
of nearly twenty seven millions of dollars,
an amount, sufiie TO give all the railways
LIBERAL dividends and make the commerce
of Europe their tributary. Let us see il
what manner this commerce will find it FOL
its advantage TO take this passage to Asia
"A ton weight Of teas, or other like meT
chandize, will measure two tons and up
wards o 40 cubic feet to the ton. Allow S.
and upwards as for the freight Of q toa o
40 cubic fee; from Shanghoe to Oregon, ant
half a cent per ton for each mile along th!
railway, and one cent per ton for each mile
from the railway to the Atlantic, and 70,
have $l3 for the cost of transporting one
ton OF forty cubic feet from China to New
York, which is lower than the average
price for ships. Besides, this Committed
Report has statement showing an estina
ted saving in cost 10 passengers and Eng'isl
mails of S1S,766, 1876 and a saving in !ht
amount of capital invested in tonnage 70
this commerce OF, $50, 4P3,613. To carr,
on the commerce which would pass alon!
this road, it is estmlted that one half 0
1.-The present amount Of tonnage would sui
fee for the present trade, as The sea voy
ages will be so greatly shortened that seyera
can be madc in the space of time now re
Iquired for one. But it is believed that thG
opening Of communication so frequent
cheap and rapid, will vastly increase tn
VI INC bddC. dHd Ul
the tonnage also, By this we see that W
shall Immediately Oh the completion Of tn
road want a city on the Pacific, 10 accom-
modaie more than thirty thousand sea farm!
men-[N. Y. Eve. Post.
f! MAKING MouTHs-lt is rather impor
tant TO ladies 10 know how 10 place llel
4 little lips when they desire 10 look anna
BILE, dign,fied, &C., A London Gazet
suggests that when lady would compos
her mouth to bland and serene charac
Ter, she should just before entering The roor
say, Bosom, and keep the express on I'M;
which the mouth subsidies until the desire
effect upon the company is evident Ito
the other hand, she wishes 10 assume a dis
:, tingnished and somewhat noble bearing
not suggestive of sweetness, she Shout
say Brash, the sesult of which is infallibie
If she would make her mouth look sma
and pretty, she must say Flip, bat if ,h
mouth be already too small and needs el
largiDg, she must say Cabbrge. Perhar
, due at,ention 10 these rules m ghi be use
ful 10 all persons intending 10 submit 10 ID
mod I'm process of Dagle:reolype poirai
. ure.