New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-11-01
Proao.al. for BxtendIns the telegraph LIN
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When Uea-y Rely proposed. ~ so. to
cary ne shtn!ng telegraph from Philadelphia TO Fort
Lea7easor,A, he ~. leosed upon " Al enihusi"ue
virons-y Now ,hss ne has But, svs thousand mice
and contracted Tor tee Construction Il other three
thou',ni on ihis eide OF tie Mnnip2' ss presume
ihs; =. views which spgesr 10 ~. 10 the .- sound
Al Prsct.csl, W. receives proper degree OF stten
ioa. Ia .eslss - Col Chambers, Chairman OF The
COMMITTEE %, Arrsus, uenis fora Convention ct -
Louis - consider q shs prsetcabli,y Of RS.sy
. ecansci the ALAntc snd Fseisc. Mr. REILLY esr
ue.iy urge. the necessity there IL T the immed ate
completion q 'es Ws..eru division Of TIE telegraph
Inc from the Mississippi 70 San Fr,nc'sco, Sve hun
ired nice o; which slr-s6y under contract from
:, Lsui. 90 Fort LesveDSorth. Tia coutenplsiss =
A,fy exo-s.. iu.l sc-ou the Becky Mountains and
.aoW. that With se help VI the sroop' %, other.
wise employed sua very moderate gran, from Cen
gree. h. scheme {. quite s.ios Sayi re letter
The pan. o.sv nj m former occasions for connect
i-staa A. .nuc and Pacific coasts ~ Lightning Inter.
coG-.en connection with the transmission ~ express
letter mails s,rcs. the Continuity rlesns "o'ea
would simultaneously repress lnoisn hosutnes pro
tee. sud encourage emigration, and promote es'be
nen NJ toe route between the Missouri frontier and
the Pacific Ocesn-msy D. accomplished win compN
.f,ve esss srt tle psn.ethe rspii transmission "
Letter mss alone being suhcisut 20 pay al e>peEses-
while the movement would ~ useful 80 preliminary
- ne stup-ndoas Ri nay project The lihe
wil % couurued westward % the Pacific Ocean ~hen
ever CouSrs.. provides for Us eNt-ns through the
"a, lie domain 20 coune, oregon snd >icruis y ish
a. intercourse With the Atsutlc, axe sud Isis
avn regionsths slO.STi5sr ard bis ass Jcstes oeng
prepared - complete toe whole hus 70 thu Pseinc
Niiutn eight Ell months. probably IA twelve.
The extension % ins ..-, though taa y ,tsnaI DO
man 81 :" 70 render {, -,rayhic communication gen
crHiy A. esst regular hctsCen the Mississippi -nd
t'e Pacifc as q. 81 ulN between the Alsnlc sud Ms
s's-ipp need involve ttie extra puOac ex Psns~ IS ire
Oregon AMI Cali ornis ice could be amply protected,
.nd The comfort % ennis anita and travellers AIsey pro
moed ~ the dstriOuilOE u small parties OF regular
- fiery Gto stock ,des twenty or thirty miles spsrt
Instead ot t,.us concentrated IN large numbers 1t Forts
hundreds OF miles ssucicr some OF the seegrspbic con
tractors forming intermediate locsons ~ the germs
II t0wns-thus establishing Efficient chain OF stock
sdes sbou, fifteen nj the protection of emf
grants sod sit,nenis wei IS i1r encouraging 'ee-
sraEhic sud other corrsspondence the whole route
between the Missouri renter snj the Pscihc Coast
His Arrangements, II carried out With military pre-
ci.on ~ relays from csch stccssJe, would guarantee
TIE transmi'sion 4 dsliy etier mails hevee Fort
L-syeuworth snd san Francisco - distance Of 2 30
'nlc' with slmo.t equal speed sud certainty ss the
40 ,rner mails between New York and Llverpoo-cer
tsnly win later speed and regularity thsn the win
ter rusiis between M York and Fort Lsavenworth-
Incidentally rendering hts line one OF the best aud
qIi srst mail .lres the world, snd also tee mot
g. M al by causing toe mounted sOderJ 10 trans
% 'taT mans van. u yN,rs expense lille secur-
ng emprst supervision ot the telegraph, snd pr
Ectu- Dad encouraging irave log and immigration
a!1rg the rcu'e sni securing friendship with the To-
ilsni ny turrshSs market for their me sni iurs,
sni whiie offering raducenent, for the immediate cut
atom OF lands sround the siocNaces Tor supplying
trsve.srs-usking couuhu lice u well Organized
settlements. wheEcst emigrsnts mi hi every Night dad
shelter and .usensnco.
Mr. oRelys project to aid 10 the civilization OF the
Western wilderne0 encourage trade, connect the Pa
che sni il, feat growing commerce vita the Atlantic,
bring Ores0n sud California nearer 10 New York Phil
-dephis .ad Washington, (ior the purposes OF sccu'
rate Hlssrsphic commune ATOM than Buffalo, Pitt.
bsrsh snd Louisville, iss years since, prot.c'
grafton facilitate social Intercourse render Gov
errment more o cnve and slsist to developing the
hidden resources Of Sorth America. would DOt has
shOsn 90 Congress "escsCd the extra cost OF or
gsniIng and sustsiuing for two yeas single regiment
Of mounted soldiery' To any railway plsa thu, may
e carried On Mr. OR tirms that the telegraph would
o. useful pioneer AMI II q, presumed that the whole
mater wi coon De- brou Iht before the Executive and
Lc.t.iativs authorities at W Arlington
some have supposed that were telegraph wires
erected the Indian. would pull them down. and that In
gogrs OF tie Rocky Mountains there would be dit
hculiy With too soldery to carry toe mails, by the
eide ~ the vlres ana repair damages s,ocssdes beng
located Of rcsG and entertainment built, and =
suitable supervision maintained, the wires would be
safer than even among ciUW.ed fo~dies Ia some
places could usme, aud So - the Rocky Mountains
1t K ell sticks fat IN the middle OF them, In sight OF
the Canaan VI Pacific, II will be- more than most
people pec, ' X.