Washington telegraph., 1854-11-29
WASHINGTON, ARKANSAS WEDNESDAY, A0yEMBERsS9

7EtsBERS4, i 2 1864.
.ss =: .sAsf i. .'s.s, Esf Il. Ell Ell
cpalrt1:6fd; and is recommended ibag.,
nanHa HE quatc Xhe effective prpscc%ticn
III Hsheissss appropriated; anJ that bro
ri~ipn ~ NC fcr paying. fem rtia&f ~
time, snifyhtt coupensaiio1gp l%%I Iailurncy.
% iisat tcamay be eDable, kS.Se. .hls.s.s,sr
;iftr.iticn NJ the suit, dRfipyl 4i<t htSfI+ass
ard uheA deteruiis~apfecoiE " f-'.' FHyFnput
J be gfeat A.sst,,,,ef rF,,be property iudgces
\ nc X EEeriii.ya Az riai+eAthcse recfumenda-
tiors.a ,I.rsns want ge FFHHE9e- attention W
suehiiu1seers, ;hc State bag already often
suferfp psS.y-it shipped in this suit such
viii MT be Tie result.
On the casSc of Education aud Common
Schools hn says:
We haven common schnol law. intcnie3z
as q system ef establishing common schools
IN ulI parts of the Stale; Jut tor thc want Vi
adequate means, there are very few in ope-
ration under this law. In view Of tile great
Importance of the subject aud II enable The
people, in counties 10 which there are no
public schools, tx establish such, and have
them. " far as th1 menns will allow, free
:Or the children Of all, recommend 10 your
consideration the rropricty ot authorizing,
by l2v. the county court of any county in
tie State. which may choose TO DO 50. to ap-
rropriaic, annually, ille poli-tax fvr tia ben
cfit of cdlca;.on. in thc Willy indicated
Tuis, wilh the seminary and saline funds.
distributed to the counties. added to the pro-
cecds of the sales vi the 10Th sections and
other school funds, would insure 70 every
county that would adopt the policy suggest
7 "a, some frfe schools, ~ which many chill
drcn might receive sufficient education 70
+. quaiify them for being good ana useful cit-
liens.
The subject Of Railroads and high ways
also occupies a considerable portion of tie
Message. The Governor says:
Oh tile sahicct Of roads and highways,
your attention is respectfully invited 10 the
policy recommended in ny message If 9Th
Y Nov, 1852. III nearly every session cf
The general assembly, t. new law has been
passed M this subject No system hereto
/ tore adopted set uIs III have VOL leu wyli. fur
nearly all of oar roads and highways are Of
4 ten, III rOt ALI tha time, in nad condition.
T. 1t il believed tha. tile policy 70 which refrr-
erence is made. # adopted by law, would
insure the Gccd results sought hy 20 many
o.hcr systems, but reycr attained
Your attention and consideration are iari-
tad to Ihe provisions uf Xix ac; of Congress,
approved Feb. S;h, 1853, granting the
( right Of way, and making grant oe land 70
\ tlc States Of Arkansas aHl Missouri. W ail
IL the construction cf rsilroad from
4 poiut IN ihe Mississippi, opposite the mouth
XII the Ohio river. VIII Little Rock To the
! Texas boundary. uear Fulton. in Arkansas.
with branches ~ FCri Smith and the Missis-
\ ,ippi river
On the l3b day Of April. 1858; con-
rany was itined, made application ~ and
Y and wa. accepted ty, tho Governor. ana or-
ganized under an act to incorporate the Cal
10 4 Fulton Railroad Company, approved
l2ih Jan, 1893
1t Is gratifying 20 inform yon that the
policy adopted I'm the General Assembly At
! ihc last session. Of granting acts Of incyrpo-
ration aud leaving u individual enterprise
T. the surveying Ct routes fur railroads, with
out any expense to tile ctatc, has worked
well Four railroad companies have caused
10 he surveyed by sAilliul engineers of ezPc-
riencc and ability. Us many different routes
fpr railroads: aud ior the information Of the
Executive ana the General Assembly, have
K furnished tie very satisfactory reports " the
chief engineers and other papers connected
with the subject, to tile Governor: ana he
invites your consideration 70 these GCcu-
menls, as afording reliable information es-
>cntal 70 yonr proper action on tile SUBJ
iect Of the Cairo and Fulton Railroad and
branches
I'll Missouri there II > company called
the Cairo and Fulton Railroad Company
in Missouri" I" which is acting in concert and
harmony with tile Cairo and Fulton Rail-
road Compony Of the State Of Arkansas.-
4 The Chief Engineer Of the Arkansas Com
pany j. alSo Chief Engineer of tie Missouri
Company. and after completing the survey
of that part Of the rad in this State, has
proceeded with bis corps of assistants to
Missouri, to extend tue survey Of the route
fur the Cairo and Fulton Railroad, from the
northern boundary Of this State, 10 the point
in Missouri. opposite the mouth Of the Ohio
river, designated hy the act Of Congress
Your consideration is requested to the
fae:s that the surrey Of that part Of the
route fur iho Cairo and Fulton Railroad ID
this State was completed on he 2jth Sept.
1854 and that the act Of Congress requires
tLat copy ofthe survey ofsaid road shall W
forwarded % lie proper local land Offices re-
spectiyely- and IN the general land Office nj
Washington CRY. wiibin 90 days afler the
completion Of the same"
/ Gy the communication Of the chief enri-