Washington telegraph., 1853-09-21
IRON the Ctarksuille (Tsras) Stnndard1
MARLBRook, HEMrsTEAD Co, ARK
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From the Clarksuale (7sras) Stnndard1
MARLBRooK, HEMrsTEAp Co. Apx
| >. august s3d, 1853.
MY wy DEAR SIR: Your kind favors of the 9Th and
Il'h INST; reached me two days since and tbanL
you lor TIE suggestions they contain in regarJ n
.ne oairo and Fulton road Texas NAV relv mn.
u, - enat our road will be built to her boundary
% near the " hlte Oak Shoals. The Board of AZ
! recfors is composed of practical men who are
| ueepy interested as citizens in its success. They
"ie not visionary, and mean to perseyere IN Az
enterprze steadily and cautiously to its consn,a
lion. NO aspiring politician or demagogue is or
VIII be allowed if possible to have anv conne -
WIN II. lhey always do harm and Frequently '
ueleat the best conceived plans by endeavor;ny
10 Wieid them In such manner as to nromote
lnelr personal views and interests Since had
the pleasure of seeing you we have added more
than one hundred thousand dollars to our stocL
subscriptions. Some thirteen counties along A.
iine OF the road. have turned over to the company
the entire amount of their interest in the Internal
improvement fund arising from the proceeds Of
the sales of five hundred thousand acres of lana
granted to the State by Congress in 1s41. and we
a. are now anie to commence a survey with near
thirty thousand dollars in the hands of the com
pany and a certain prospect of increase hv nor
cent on stock subscriptions, to an amour.t more
tnal suhclent to cover all the expenses of com
pietlng the survey. Thos. S. O'Snlhyan ESQ =
Engineer OF the Pacific road in Missouri and con-
suitlng Engineer of the Iron Mountain road from
ST. Louis toward our northern boundary has been
appointed Principal Engineer and is now in New
YORK preparing an outfit to begin the survey If
our road He is gentleman OF great experience
and known competency, one in whose practical
good sense and integrity the utmost confidence
may oe placed We esteem ourselves fortunate
IN having procured the services of a man of spcb
high character and well established efficiency
AS the survey progresses the lands granted bv
Congress for the construction of the road amount
ing, inclusive of those for the two branched roads
to near three millions of acres. will be selected
ana l2o sections equal to 74,000 acres NAV be at
once used IN commencing and prosecuting the
work OF construction. When twenty miles of
road have been completed, then according TO the
terms OF the grant like quantity NAV again be
used and so for each successive twenty miles until
the whole line is finished. At Chalk Bluffs where
the northern boundary line of Arkansas crosses
the st. Francis river, the Iron Mountain road now
IN process of construction from St Louis will unite
with ours, and also extension of the Central
RAILROAD OF Illinois from Cairo, thus connecting
us with the great commercial centre of the north
ern division of the Mississippi valley, and at the
same time, through the Central Railroad of Illi-
nois and Its connexions with the country border
ing on the Northern Lakes. with Canada. and tbe
cities on the Atlantic. The Southern terminus of
the Cairo and Fulton road your boundary
looks to a connexon with the Galveston and r ed
river road, the Opelousas and New Orleans road
anu dpoFe an 10 your proposed road along the
high lands South of Red river, via of Ciarksyie
and Paris to FL Paso. as an extension. far bevond
any other point, toward the Pacific Your citi
zens and the Legislature of Texas cannot annre
ciate too highly the Importance of this latter road
as the attention of Congress and capitalists has
been directed to it as the most practicable and
cheap route for the great Pacific road 18th its
advantages of climate, distance and cost of con-
struction. 10 other route will be able TO compete
successfully with it when the subject is submitted
for the action of Congress. it, Arkansas and Texas
press forward their respective divisions so as TO
inspire confidence in their success Our division
of the road is sustained by st Louis those inter
ested in the Central Railroad of Illinois, by New
York capitalists, and the friendly cooperation of
New Orleans. The same influences may be
brought to, bear also upon yours On this impor-
tant question of line of Railroad intercourse be-
tween the Eastern and Western divisions OF the
United States, Arkansas and Texas are geograph-
lcally so connected as to render their interest
identical. We must therefore act in concert and
shall be deceived if success does not crown our
efforts. OF the local advantages to Arkansas and
Texas of the Railroad enterprises now in progress
| need not speak. They will readily occur to an
intelligent mind Urge upon your citizens perse-
verance, patience. and prudence II requires time
and money to build railroads. We must not allow
our southern impulses or go-aheadfireness to in
volve us in an lnjudlcioGs expenditure of means.
If we do failure will be inevitable | thank
you for your friendly agency in procuring copy
of the act to incorporate the Memphis, FL Paso
and Pacific Railroad Company. to be sent me-
1t will doubtless require some amendment, but
that will be matter of easy accomplishment
when yonr Legislature meets. If possible it is
my intention to visit your portion of Texas during
the early part of October, when Ipromise my
self much pleasure in meeting many old friends
whose destiny has been cast in your young and
prosperous State.
Very truly and sincerely,
your friend and servant.
EDW. CROSS.
Col JOHN FOWLER,
D.