The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-17
Telegraph to the Pacific.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
memorial presented to Congress on Wednesday,
asking for grant Of 800 900 Of land to be To-
Gated along the line of telegraph which the memorial
lists propose to build between st. Louis and San Francisco
, BY the way of Salt Lake City. We have seen the
plan and estimates of the above project and are ac-
quainted with the individuals who engaged in the
terprise well with their means and feel convinced
that not only the plan perfectly feasible and the best
that could be devised but also that the projectors
the adequate funds, and are the very to put it
through.
The projectors contemplate the construction of sub
line with testing tubes every Ave- and working
stations every hundred miles, throughout the route
The distance from St. Louis San Francisco by the way
of Salt lake City being about 400 miles, there will
sequeny be twenty four Of these stations the route
each settled by several families furnishing nucleus
many towns at distant day and serving from the first
day of their occupation halting places for the nnu
merabe Of emgrants that constantly ira
versng great pracs the West between st
the shores Of the Pacific The advantages of the under
taking from this point Of view hardly be
estimated But it will also open to he market almost
unlimited amount of land along the line of the proposed
grant which lying waste and trodden only by the
foot OF the Indian in pursuit OF game or the hoof OF the
wild buffalo and thus be the Of adding large
to the revenuesof the country The propose
to give to the government in return for the grant the
right forever to transmit free of charge their line
all official dispatches and communications, with pre-
ference all Others and they stpulate in addition
that they their assigns shall at any time after the
line opened to operate it for the space OF six
months said line, with all its appurtenanccs shall be
forfeited to the government.
The projectors of this vast enterprise k for money
but simply grant of and-land which at present is
worth nothing and probably win not be for century to
come except through the agency of this Of SINH
lar undertaking And this boon is asked for condi-
tons and stipuatons that make 1t only safe to grant
but in view of all the accruing immediate and prospective
advantages absolutely aproftabe investment for govern
ment. Among these advantages, that of having at all
times but especially In Of war; channel OF instan
taneous communication between the Atlantic seaboard
and the shores of the Pacific obvious need
argument and its Importance is too great to be measured
by the value of few ofworhess To the
chant and business mant0 who has business
friends in California Oregon tsimportance will be equal
ly obvious The mode of construction of the proposed line
will give to it permanency, comparative exemption
from interruption and efficiency, at all times and in
all weahers that be attained in other way. The
who ready to build it, and risk their money on
its success theorists but practical men, who
already engaged in the telegraphc business, and tho
roughly acquainted with its operations well Its pc
cuniary affairs and having counted the cost carefully
and closely they willing to risk their fortunes
and regulations the result 1t is hoped that Congress
will look favoraby the petition of the memorialists,
Messrs. II. o. Alden and James Eddy, and f consist.
ent with their duty grant the prayer OF their memorial