Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-01-05
Atlantic and Pacific Railroad.

The Washington correspondent Of the n. \.
Journal of Commerce, after referingIto the various
projects which have been started for the constrnc-
ton of a railroad between the Atlantic States and
cur territories on the Pacific coast, and the diff
| cuIties and objections connected with them, goes
| on to say
But, fortunately, solution OF all the manifold
difficulties with which this question is surrounded
is found in the propositions which is about TO be
made to Congress by an association Of enteTprsing
engineers capitalists and financeIS of the State Of
| New York.
This AsSociation:will be prepared next week, to
Subnlit TO COngTes,, in formal manner, project
which has already been brought to the notice OF
many members, and has been approved by them
for constructing ga military and post road from the
Valley of the Mississippi River 10 San francisco,
in California, other place on the Pacific Ocean,"
The company consists of men of the most enterpn-
Sug character, and the greatest amount Of pracu-
cal information and the widest influence and
| credit, and the largest wealth in New York.
! They are to be chartered as a Company by the
| New York Legislature.
Several agents Of the association have already
visited Washington and conferred with members of
both Houses, and have been invited to bring for
ward their project
Mr.. Chatfeid, Dir. McAlpiHe, and Gen. Clarke
were here Tor some days. as agents OF the aSSUcla-
ton, and were probably among its principal pro-
lectoTS.
some alteration; but. in a word, they propose TO
relieve CongressEof all difficulty as 10 the Location
OF the road, by selecting The route themselves
They offer to make the road within five years, and
by that time to have 1t in complete operation
They nSk nj the Government no public l9nds eS-
cept what may be necessary for the purpose of the
road. r5Fhey undertake 10 procure the assent of
every State or States, within the boundaries Of
which the Ioad may pass. They ask of Congress
a loan of thirty millions, 10 be issued in tive per
cent. stock, and delivered to the CoEDpHny they
progress with tho T0ad, at the rate vi fifteen thou
sand dolisTs mile Thus, upon the completion
and furnishing with necessary apparatus for Izvel
fifty continuous miles, they are to receive stock &c
| the amount Of seven hundred and fifty thousand
dollars.
The Company are 10 pay of the loan in Thirty
years end in failure theTenf the Government is to
take possession of the load and its apPurteHanceS.
| The Government may also, at the end of twenty
years, purchase the TO- and take possession of l.,
with II the appuTtenances, on paying to the COM
pany the actual cost thereof.
Tine Company shall construct single line Of
! magnetic telegraph along tile eutIre line al the
Road, so as 10 be ready Cor operation the COM
pletion ofthe toad. The Company istc carry mes
SageS of the Government without CHARGE and they
are also to transport the mails Of the U. S., and mail
agents, and troops, ordnance, military Stores naval
stores and supplies, Indian supplies, &c, free of
charge 10 the Government: g.
Such IS the outline of this bold and truly great
| and beneficial pFoiect;-aRd l have very little
doubt, considering the auspices undeI which 1t is
brought forward, that it is TO be successful
misunderstood, however, that the Company have
not designated or selected any route as YET and
may take the Missouri route, Gov. Roanes route,
or Gen. RuSk route, or that which TeXan Com
pany has designated from Ell Paso to San Diego, OF,
with the assent OF Mexico, NJ. DuFugniers route,
through Sonora. They take the wide range of the
Mississippi valley for point of departure.