Washington telegraph., 1854-02-08
lFtoa fir 0isialiia Hrali.
Letter from Hon. IL. w. johnson
II WAsnlN6roN, Jan92

AHhlAa itsi dans =
Enron or Tnr llfRAlp-
Sin enelose You eapy Of bill
have ntfolueed into the Senate. aad which
Is nov before the Committee on Public
Lands
lunr ardent adsoeey Of tho road tn
which il relates. will sFguu il a place IL
your columns and Il. yan have hefciatogs
borno down with slmo severity uIou M, rs
laying neglected tbs road. yonr stnsc q.
justice viii. have tn doubt. .teura for ,his
letter place by is side.
In iraming the bill now enclosed ! have
consulted with all of our delegation, aud
in regard 10 any matter which may concern
the Interests et Arkansas, shall render 10
them a cordial cooperation.
Col. Warren daemei if perhaps most pru.
dent to ask tho naked grant Of land from
Guinc. Landing via Cnmlcn to the Texas
boundary near Fulton. thinking il perhaps
bcs, not 10 ak Coz too much. Let he should
cudmgrT tho lo., OF The gholi granl.
have thought IL tgst TO ask ior tue
same grant together with l1dHri Jy
CamdW 10 PriHcc'9R. to mtor~c, the
CSiro and Fulton Railroad at ans point from
Rookpoit 10 Benton. which may be deemed
best lor ali interests nit,g Il ,hall have been
tested By survey
have al-o added braach fon Cam.
dan rid Ei,i0sdd0. 10 the Louisiana line
leaving the whole Of onr Southern boundary
open as TO The point Of intersection, with "a
view to enable the company iomrci, at such
poim %, my be practicable aui bost. rny
Louisiana enterprise lhlt will connect us d..
rccily with NcW Oreans
In subsequent CONVERSATION Col War
ron expressed bis anxiety for the success OF
this scheme. aui thinks he will aloTi it him.
self Shonh hi, lill pass the House of
Representatives before mine passes Tie Sen.
ate he will obiaiu the grant ior the original
road aud aisl lhc branches if pmciicablc.-
Shuld he be- compelled To abandon the
brBnchg. to secure The gimt fur the original
ruad, viii support his bill rs find it,
But should pa-- ms biil with the branch
roals in the Senate lrsi and It should a.
tcrwatds become necessary that tho branch
c, be stricken ont in the House Of Rcpressn.
taiiyes 10 secure The main road, it can ea.i.
y be done and will guarantee It's GGal
passage in the Senate
| am thus explicit to show that It is no
spirit Of conirarirc@ that acluales me in my
enleayor to improve this grant. both for the
sake of the State and the chartered com.
pany.
have added those branches because
am satisfied thoroughly in my own Judgment
that we can obtain the efant Of land. for
thc mi0lc scheme as edSiiy as dRy part NJ
IL. because am satisfied that the company
can construct the whole scheme rs easily os
any part Of it, and because these additions
must add immensely to the prnciicability as
well as value of the undertaking
BY these additions, Camden becomes the
centre Of the system of railroads. instead Of
mere breakfast or dinner stand between
Texas and the Mississippi river And the
effects Of these roads will exhibit themselves
not only in the great increase in The ,auc
Of property and the general property Of
the country around, hut It's most startling
exemplifcption will be found in the business
Of that city-its rapid accession Of rorula.
tion-its attraction Of capital and capitalists
its various aud splendid Improvements,
public and priyaic-iis expanded lnmils--
and in the fact that in ten years time the
value Of real estate in aud around II will
have increased 5000 per cent. over It's pre-.
sent rate.
By means Of these branches, the road is
complcte in almost direct line from ST
Lons hy The Iron Mountain nrd Cairo and
Fulton railroads. to the Louisiana line
There will remain then to be constructed,
TO wit From the Louisiana line to the Opc.
lousas Railroad. south of Red river, only
one link more to constitute aud complete
the srcnt scheme of the Valley Rnilrond,
upon which so many pages have been writ
ten and which will thus be thrown. with
MI its vast trade from north to South and
is curiching Influences along md in the
midst Of the valley Of the Ouoehito. When
once this scheme shall be completed aud
n .:...,. ,,or,;op of tho linn congiruc