Washington telegraph., 1853-11-23
The Pariro Road In California

IN enthusiastic aud very LARGELY attend
ed meeting for the PURPOSE If considering
The construction of Pacific Railnpal, Va,
held in San Francisco, uu the 2ath Of Au
gust. The paper, represent that the grcaI
sTeeeh Of the occasion was malo by lion
1smes j. Airlluusall MHmfef ut ronrlt.,
irm ealifumiu Mr. denaunI ,a,a}
tint a Ruhual frum oeaau In uaaag wa, an
inevitable ulg0 ity, AMI tint it would L.
accomplished in a ftW ya4fs Ater re.
marking AZ ,omc lrnglh nfaa fIle i-I-t u. the
work. 5Hl the piaeiieahiiily Of il con.tue.
tim. Af McliouHll lfeesgdaa TO call at.
laniian to te interest which Caljof.
nia tal in IT, lie siatei TINT Tie citizen,
# TINT S.a'e arc taxed. Ief annum. uns.Aail
uf thair pr lae'iuus ia ~ the expense e
ifans.i. Il was psimafsl llUl during Una
1aaH. IN ISL and - ide iaas.J. .rmuaa
s.aeaf jaa continent u the alier amounted
To liu.nU puggA TIN ayemgr ro.t nI
usu#is Ia each uua uf tllae llnu)n per.
.alIs nj 1T fairly he ,et down al 2nD ma.
kim iaX upon the IaaH lsef t'al State ui
s. uHnnnl Further 4 IHziarEu. ihaa
Wl8 aalzlld ,lc Saia during tI, lar' !
m=HIiaasl came afna. IL llam. TIL
agufa.s tims occupied ~ LII nip was nu,
f.f TN my dly : e zail Mr. Mob
sI4Ier Is ia yiai and t6e l. of hlar aud
en- Iagally cr c4HiI#laiha# sustain j.
aHHuaEel .o slTuaHHH1 Naa Llar ii.
haalaaafthi! Aag On Hl8uai.r.'aHs
tie In Il trade, know iIHUIi isa ias uJ.
ua tHs ap.g u' Ih.s sa.s. tae.r industry
mi aaIag8I,e. iiul az#a.#s iaaf m.uuId
bal len built 8ud lint H. a6a was sll.
- .uHH,HdH. and seEeH ny u labor guig
aaaH hatt h.ea iut, iH#H|az saving l.
fiH eapilal ufll State u sl1HIIUul, pr
auHum Ias wa, a gfeal aufh. 10 which
The fIa#H HgHIiy H California aa# concerned
Tae Il TIM, dawn inm mr lyup'c TT
transit, Waull build lherzl in les yalf.
III Was ,ail ly many that tbe miI rai
would without doubt carry IA. ~ .ugc5.
wAl had ygal .UI O. Ta-, o. asl .lH. lltla.
ihu heavy trade Of iue layas cH.i u b,
transported over iht track uu aa,guui Of the
c..t, and would E;i.i take 10, ygurso hy elip.
prr5 around the uum. IL c5lli i,...-..
Iraic that il.Is was Mt So, uul list When
iha road !, baiit, we should le i.uud a. by
q BH ui ng.urc, Ia command ut oIy iho
Ia-.rug,r irada Ju. iuc heavy uals U tAg
east. A ka.lrai involve. lng rNpouI iury
of large mauun; ui capital in order o.
make IL pf-luauso IL Is uggs liy Goo lrmml
haIyy r.urr. Ilr instance o lH..aal .o
California wul.d demand @ cal'lI o., so.
pUBUll lu uuiyr g. maaa ib.a capita,
prllugNy. lhe glre mIs ugl as tu
ensure Interest Dl lal yUugu IUguHut-
Aud lt j. for tlis ru,u ,hg it m. lcu
piaimli tba. doe FoJi ol.l ur, cu,.r ut
yuup .a'n with ila C.Y, carrying trade
Now !, m1y h 20 aunga iaf' ,u mmy, tLl'
,bc gc,ua. eos, 1i tmr'nriuu ou % Rail.
rad Nls merely nominal. lie spoke from
authority ha,lns gained bis information
from a smfce which every uUg would almi,
10 lc mJnpEiauallr. viz: Hunts Mer.
llmut, Magal.uc." Il e. tlcrc sutel tia,
locomotive can be run with uur passenger
cars cablc uf carrying $50 persn, o.,
about a3 cent. per mile, and 100 miles f,r
s3l. The actual ,SVcIlc ut carrying ti.
number vt pas. niger, 10 Npw York. lham.
fufc, would ba $500 NON, iithg iara va.
sjD the receipt, would be Si2,uOD, whilc
the cost Was only Sj1n.
"a locomotive could be nun, with train
uf freight ear, capable Of carrying loo tons.
100 mile, for the same price, aud to New
York tot $500 Now. what is ,hl' a ton
Jutsggu. Aud what ~ pail o,lllr trans.
plHaiiuu Of freight by clippers! lIt m.
iyrso5l Il To b. from SO 10 siD p. .uL
So that the cost !, as one TO i.lr NOW
suppose tIe eharg by a milral !, fixed al
so prr'oa; va have profit oi 21aim
on iha nip
ale dc.irel To show thu, lhc railroad
would do ,hc carrying trad. lwpan lhr
entire caA and lle Atlantic Sui,. loo
diy- would bl oon.iloryj 70 ,p.,.i Ia..a..a o.,
a clipper around tlc lluu tam days would
ho very long uip rs the railroad. Herr
alone {, so days difference iu time. Nov.
from the time tie merchandise is hln ON
boafd q ship till the time the vessel arrive.
at her destination, the capital invested in
that merchandise is dead, the iniorcN /. lost
In California, capital, as is known, com
mlnli three per cent per month hnt 3.
we charge against the merchandise tSU pea
cont. per month only, ior three months we
have six per cent loss And o. mcrchin.
disc Is charged by the ton, if wc assume
that the value Of goods ircgh'cd amount
to $500 a ton, We Gud we have d loss Of
SIS on every ton shipped, which is twice a.
much as would pay the entire expense o.
shipping the goods across by railroad
Don't act so, Isaac, dean" said Mrs
Parlingiou as Ike was raising particular
about the kitchen, and throwing every thing
into confusion i'm a vain attempl 10 find hi,