The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-05

n al OF the year. and that the ascent and de-
scent 70 gradual be almost and oilers
tbess passes lead into the valley Of San Louis which
ths post beautiful the continent thence westwardy
",so about where Is crossed bv he great sDspisb
trail thence westwardl to the st. Clara springs aud
Fan Francisco, California, by the route kaown Walkers
Resolved That, in the opinion of this meeting,
the read above nd ated Is the and direct
route yet posed and affords every to
the construction Of railroad from the iaosth of the
Kan river to San Francisco the Caliornis State
line, the most OF the csmmitse having travelled over
every foot OF the road above degnated and speak from
SEXUAL experience and observation founded upon repeated
journies over the route ia both winter and SUMMER
know that wagons have passed over the same
route to San Francisco city; and that aoundanoe
of grass water wood and coal is found sverywnere ana
that it passes through country afordng every IA
chty for settlements the whole route ana tnat the
ssuny 10 remarkable for its aiuoroas ana pure "tmos
Rssovec That this route is central TO- the whole pso
PIE to the whole business whether CONNER
terefore ms topal all pons of view and Is free from
being onsidsred sectional road and, VII LIST the best
rou,s will be red by ills adoption, 1t will also silence
sl sectional sgitstion, neither the North nor tho
south will triumph by Its adoption wouli be
In the selection of y Northern or Southern ,uts
but the triumph will be the triumph the whole coun
The Chairman, Mr.. LERoux, being then called
upon, remarked-That he was familiar with every
portion OF the route pointed out by the preamble aci
resolutions, and endorsed most fully every fact and
statement contained in them and did no; hesitate to
affirm that the routeknown ~ the central route was
the most eligible practicable, and direct of any on
the continent He believed he was familiar with the
country through which most of the routes spoken OF
were to pass, and he knew he was with what was
called and known "a the central route, and with the
Memphis or Albuquerque route, and that the odds
were greatly in favor Of the central route that
road could be obtained without having to pass over
any elevation deserving the name Of mountain;
that the ascents and descents through the mountain
passes are gradual and easy Of access that stone
coal is found this route in many places in great
quantities. and that all The materials necessary to
the construction of q railroad, and also, after it.
construction, were to be found in ample abundance
along this route, whilst wood, water anu ti@ber
were wanting on the Albuquerque route. The de-
serts and great cannens Also upon the Albuquerque
route he though must offer great distractions In the
BUILDING OF q railroad, whilst the central route Ia
free from these formidable obstacles that the
SHOWS In the region Of country through which the
central route passes are Of remarkably dry nature,
and certainly do not fall deneer, and do not lay as
long as do the anows in the New England States, or
IN Canada, where railroads have been in successful
operation for years. Whilst the SHOWS are deep on
the mountains, they are always shallow in the Valleys
and do not obstrucr travel with pack mules or buros
as they pass though at all periods OF the winter season.
and that he thought railroad could pass through
any snow that loaded buro could, and hoped that
the preamble and resolutions would be adopted by
the meeting.
JAS II. QUINN, Esq, then being called upon ad
dressed the meeting with great force and eOquen &c.
IN favor OF the preamble and resolutions reported
by the committee
The question being put, they were unanimously
adopted
On motion Of Mr.. 0. WILLIAMS, it was unan-
Iaousy
Resolved That the President should be requested to
send copy OF the proceedings of this meeting to the Hon.
Thomas H. Benton and copies to the NEW YORK HERALD,
St Louis Doaoa louisvl Journal and Washington pa
papers, fer publication
On motion of Mr.. I. MEGNAULT, the meeting ad-
journed SINE die.
ANTOINE LEROUX, President.
JOHN w. DUNN, corotor;os
EZRA N. De PEW