The Nevada journal., 1854-09-22
OUTSIDE will be found, Eastern News
official Returns of Nevada county, Miners
meetings, and Miscellaneous.
The Sacramento Railroad.

The Sacramento Railroad.
This project seems to be sleeping in this
neighborhood although Col. Wilson has
returned from the States, and is busy with
preparations Gt is said) to run road
somechere. The Marysville and Sacra-
mento papers treat the matter as fore
gone conclusion that the road will run in
the direction Of MarysyiIe and it may
be that Col. Wilson has listened to the
anxiously ly profered advice of interested
parties in those regions, and has consent
cd to change his original plans. If so, we
wish him all due luck, bu. regret spec ula-
tive notions overcome in his mind the SOL
ID considerations Of trade, travel and con-
sequent revenue Of what value is road
up the plains 20 Marysvile? ? Ii has to
compete large portion of the year with
steam ON the river-cheapeF and pleasant
er, and will be # value only during por-
ton Of the year peculiarly dull in trade
Besides, cannot Sacramento merchants
appreciate the fact that by assisting to
build such road, they make their city a
mere waystation for the unloading and
reloading of goods to depot nearer the
mines that their wholesale stores and
warehouses will become useless for pur-
poses Of northern trade that the trade of
Nevada county is irrecoverably lost TO
them by such road Can they not after
so much discussion perceive that the great
paying route for themselves and the en-.
terprse is the one that takes in its course
the great mining counties not one that
skirts river where there is already good
transportation, and which must tend to de-
crease the business Of their city by so
much as the road is patronized.
Placer and Nevada counties want road
and must have il sooner or later When
1t is built. it must break down or greatly
decrease the revenue of the Marysvi!le
road. Or are the merchants of Sacra-
mento afraid of the bugbear Of the Benicia
road 1t must be long years before such
a road is built-but when it is, where is
the use of the valley road? If it is built,
how could it injure the mountain road ?
These questions are no idle speculations
They speak with an imperative language
to Col Wilson and his advisers. They
can be justified, and have been by stats
tics, and by the features Of the country.
Whatever they are, we challenge their ex-
animation.
Nevada county doubles in wealth every
two years, and its trade increases in pro,
portion. A year ago, property that sod
for $4,000, the past week sold for 81 900.
Our city is fast getting to be brick IN its
construction, and before two years the
wooden builu',:ngs in the business part Of the
place will be the exceptions. On the hills
all around US beautiful dwel, ,!n95 are T's'
ing, and the city now covers nearly rv.lce
its area Of two years ago. Has Marysvilie
kept such pace? The trade Of the north
comes to our doors Good roads and
bridges connect and cross the Yubas, and
regular lines of stages invade the precincts
of Yuba pack trains. The growth and en-
teiprise of our county deserve better treat
ment than neglect, and its trade is too
great an item to be forgotten by intelligent
projectors.