, 1855-03-10
wagon Road to the Pacific.

Meaourl Enthusinhln Tor the overland stage
Line-Hishly Important 20 California.
We deem it but proper TO state that
Daniel D. Page, Esq, Of the firm Of Page,
Bacon 4 Co., furnished us first with copy
Of the address by the people Of Missouri to
the people Of California, upon the subject
Of the Overland Stage Route, published in
Wednesdays Herald. The address was ac-
compsnied by the following letter from Col.
Campbell, Chairman Of the St. Louis Com
mittee, to Mr.. Page IS. F. Herald.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 80, 1854.
DEAR SIR Il have been requested by
the Committee Of Correspondence on the
subject Of the Overland Mail Route to Cal
ifornia, to transmit copy Of letter which
they have addressed to the journals at Sac
rameuto, and ask your influence in having
It published in the San Francisco papers,
and such other means to be used as you
deem most advisable to interest the people
of California to cooperate with us in estab-
fishing the Overland Mail Line. I feel con-
= 6dent that anything that may be favorable
to Missouri and California will receive your
hearty support
Hoping for your favorable consideration,
remain, yours, &C.,
ROBERT CAMPBELL, Chm.
TOD. D. PACE, Esq, San Francisco Cal.
Enclosed in Col. Campbelps letter was
the following article from the st. Louis In
telligenoer, descriptive Of the meeting held
In that city on the subject, and warmly and
ably supporting it. The question is Of such
vital Importance to the welfare of Califor-
mia, that we republish the article entire,
and ask for it an attentive perusal:
j AN OVERLAND DAILY STAGE LINE BE-
TWEEN Missouri AND CAIIFoRNIA.-On last
Saturday evening meeting of some eigh-
teen or twenty citizens Of St. Louis was
held al the Office Of the North Missouri Rail-
road. Among those present were some Of
the most distinguished for enterprise, sa-
gacity aud wealth that our city can boast.
The names Of many Of them, identified for
g thirty years or more with the business and
growth Of the Great West, cannot fail to
D carry the prestige Of certain success "a
whatever enterprise they may lay their
hands TO. Among these present, we will
here enumerate the following Col. Johu
O'Fallon, Col. Robert Campbell Kenneth
Mckenzie, Col. d. d. Mitchell Col. j. B
Brant, Wayman Grow, F. p. Blair, Hud
son E. Bridge, President Pacific Railroad
A. s. Mitchell, Gerard B. Allen, Thomas
s. O'Sullivan, Engineer Pacific Railroad
Of California, Heury Lynch and Giles F
Filley. e1
On motion, COL John O'Fallon wa,
called to the Chair, and A. s. Mitchell wa.
appointed Secretary Of the meeting. Col
John O'Fallon briefly stated the purpose o.
the meeting. TWAS called to consider the
project Of establishing an Overland Stage
Line between Missouri and California;
Mr.. A. s. Mitchell, the editor of this pa
per, then proceeded TO state, at greater
length and with some minuteness Of detail
the entire enterprise-what was proposed
to be done-how it was proposed to do i
.--and BY whom it was proposed to be done
The object was to establish an Overland
Line Of semi-weekly, or daily, stages be
tween Western Missouri--say Kansas
and California. The first step would be tC
organize company and to apply to thu
Legislature OF Missouri for an Act of In
corportion. The next step, to obtain &
capital sufficient to organize the line anC
operate it one year. The means being
made sure Of. the Company would obtain /
force Of men, stages and horses, adopt 1
line across the Plains and through thu
Mountains, and locate stations, say ever,
fifteen, twenty or thirty miles apart, as th,
character of the country might admit, ant
"a
stables and enclosures. A few men bein,
placed at each station as permanent forcl
TO guard the property and take care of thl
stock, and sufficient horses or mules being
placed at each station, for changes and re
lays, the line would commence operations
under the general superintendent Of eff
Gent men, used to life and commerce on tn,
Plains: The stages would run as regular
y, and with as much speed sssis accom-
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