Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (City of Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1853-1857, 1855-03-06

At least one thousand miles Of this would
klHS4she va 1.-THE Platte and Humboldt,
sher1A is 6eraily conceded, at least BY
Those hvefsant wthsthe route in question,
that mt u grads can hardly be improv-
.ed. 1ldch o68Eemaining 800 miles, would
be on the valley Of the Sweetwater, Bear riv-
er, ard o:her easy grades, leaving not over
four hume red miles Of what may be deemed
heavy work. Most OF this would be in Cali
foynia audi Btxfk, whctr the prssent inh&his-
ahtS would be yab2s, and rssdy t., execute
their proper sections ofths work. The State
Of Illinois has &C instructed rail roads about
solral in length 70 this Pa<ihc road Within
Sse last two wears, and the aid OF the Gen,
eral GOVERNMENT and the application Of
State and priysss mems in the oen.mnation
OF so great work, has not been felt BY the
Most Of the Pacific road could b6 graded
more easily than any Of the roads Of lllido1j
and the worst sections do not present obsta-
cles Of serious moment to those engineers
who have explored or'asceTtained the char
acter of the country. Similar aid extended
to Nebraska, Utah and California, would en-
able them to do on the Pacific line, what H.
il DIS has done on various lines, AID without
regard 10 other projects, the old emigrant
route, by the Platte through the center of
Nebraska would become tho highway of Ma
ii MS.
The completion OF line of rail roads 70
Council Bluffs on tie opposite side Of the
Missouri, is a matter so self evident, that
your committee have not deemed ii necesss-
ry to advert TO that section. -Four cosnpA-
MES are organized, four lines have been sur
veyed through Iowa to that point, and tho
Lyons road, Rock Island road, Air line road
and Burling on road, are all contendinE for
an an early connection with that point in
western iowa, 1t is the desire of your con-
mttee, and Doubtless Of the entire popula-
ton of our Territory, to secure their united
efforts in CARRYING . great trunk line up the
valley of the Platte, thereby securing to all
of them share of the Pacific Road, and to
Nebraska a trunk that will expand into q
thousand branches.
With this view, AMI in consideration of our
romOteneSs from the wealth and influence #
tho Atlantic States, and our financial inabil-
ity to carry forward, in the morning Of our
Territorial existence, grea', though prac--
ticable project, your Committee have deem
cd it ex pedIant TO Ire~e@t Irunk line, with
liberal charter, in order to encourage cap
italists 10 invest their means, and proceed
with such WORK at the carliest possible Pc.
ripd. Your Commute ID this, not oulv to
supply Nehrast a With TN ear Y rail road con-
c"cti"n, bit topr ier' her against powerful
e.fD;-a wnir h rrc brinz made To divert from
her The tradc when auw comes through her
great natural artery. sud also 10 secure that
grest NItionai highway tia. will revolution
lis the onmerce Of tho Wprd. Ii then, by
the adopti n of liberal measures, and ex-
4 tend NJ TO capitalists the strongest induce
mrnts to invest their means, W. succeed in
aacaIn;, ishiag this great result. We will Sc
cure % Nsbctszl al advantage that she can
no, hope Otherwise to acquire.
5 me ides, OF the Importance OF an over
land National cha nei of commerce can be
forns,. by inserting here. some estimates of
the business of this route The Hon. Nc
DouEal in 3 speeeh made in Congress on.
the u of Nay lass stated that ALB merchant
vessels had arrived in one year, (l853,| al
San francisco, carrying 423, 23O tons, at
$50, W, per ton, costing for It's transporta-
ton, Sl2, 6y6, 900.
Insurance on 81 90 Coo 600 the