Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1856-04-30
Tha Pacific Railroad and Its Conse-
auent Results.

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,,,. .o,,n,.v has been for sometime agitating
=, -, Of n National Pacific Railroad, and I
- has Iately been induced to give the
..I. .,,;,,s reconsideration, and the best evi-
-. Indicate that bill for its constrnction
will ere long be passed. There are seVe.a'
routes proposed. each of which nave aasa"'a
w.s,vix the Northern route through Missonfi'
K.usa. and Utah, a Southern route through
Te,sas and New Mexico, and a Midd's f'use
So,seen these two extremes. Some are IN
of buldiue the road with funds out Of The
national Treasury. while others are IN favor OF
making, grants Oh the public lands along she
road to as many chartered companies as VIII
obige themselves to complete certain sections.
The great object of the road, besides creating
business for itseIfwill be to facilitate the trans
mort Of trade between the Pacific and Atlantic
Oceans, now OF growing Importance, On TINS n
subject, the RaiIroad Record, in a carefully
prepared article, remarks; u $50 '"''' '''
The least time required for a. passage from
the Pacific to the Atlantic, by any means yet
nroposed (by the Panama or any other route)'
is tkirtv days. By the Pacific Railroad Tue
fine will. be but sir days from the Pacinc 10
New York. This great difference, in time,witll
the difference in cost, which results irom
inns great difference, will give the entire frame
betsVeep the two oceans to the Pacific Railroad
The entire cost made by changing from water
"a land. on any other route, will prevent sue
cessful competition; and cheap as water CARR
age is, goods cannot be carried round cap
Horn as cheaply as by direc' Railroad. W.
mu,t look upon the Railroad as having the en-
lire busiuess; and we have only to see wha
that business is to estimate something OF ti'
business of the Railroad.
- In the fret place, we may here observe, tina
il is ons of the qualities of railroad to creGt
business for itself; aud there is scarcely ra'i
road in existence which does not do thistle som
extent. A Pacific Railroad, therefore, Passln
over . 600 miles of almost entire new couutr.
must of necessity, from the very ocginhih!
create business by creating the facilities IL
settlement, cultivation and commerce. grow
Of This kind we may consider one oil the ihe'
fable results of such road but the amount
this, however, we are uhaolS W OSeN'N'
can hardly be less than per cent. per annul
1t may be great deal more. But let us s.
what the original, or first capital IN the BUS
ness of such a road is likely to be. In
years past, the movement Of persons betwe'
California and the Atlantic, has been but
tleunder 100000 per annum. In the hrst yea
of Railroad across, on direct line, lO'
0lo through passengers may be considered
snauimmm. In all probability the number won
be much. greater. At I'll cents, mlle' The
would bring S5,0O0,OO0; sum which may
increased to S6,O00,0e0, by way passenge
enigrants and others. to the intermediate cou
try. ~ s. aHEtsH eH aaf ~ 81.
Next, we have the commerce between
United States and China, India. aud Japan, a
that between the Atlantic and Pacific. !
best mode of determining the extent OF co
nerce between the Pacific and the Atlantic
by ascertaining the number of vessels and q
mage. The following is the result, viz: