Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-12-12
rHE PAcHEC RAILROAD.

This great project, the one of most I'M
portance, in commercial point of view, that
has ever been presented, is now occupying,
more than ever before, the thoughts and at
tention of all classes of the American people.
That the Road will be built, we fully be-
lieve, and that, too, within the succeeding
ten years.
The following article on this enterprise
we take from the N. Y. Tribune of the 2sth
The Pacific Railroad is the gandest enterprise Ofth
are Its influences cannot be predicted; but 1t is not
much say that its construction will not only o.g Ms
tern America into intimate and kindly relations with
both shores of the Atlantic but that San Francisco an
New York will thereby become stations on the quickest
route from both Australia and China 10 England ana
F,nce II nav seem too much to expect that our Tea VIII
reach us overland rather than by sea- and from the Mes
instead of the East; yet that is by no means
That the completion this road would quadrue the EN-
gntion from the Atlantic slope and the Mississippi val
lev to the shores the Pacific will hardly be doubted
We believe that it would render California the most desr
able new country and San Francisco or some oher
terminus Of the most populous and wealthy eies Oh
the globe. -,.s 49,.
meet of the road considerably. The nomination OF Col
Fremont who had for years been prominently ldennheu
With the SURVEYS and explorations for this road and who
flor vonder not accused of hostty 10 ls con
truction fairly constrained the rival parties to take posi-
tion on the subject The American party had already done
SO in its platform The Democratic party in its last Ma
tional Convention at Cincnat at first voted down avor
ing resolve by decided majority but atterTrd reylewo
the subject the urgent representation oI IN
delegates that their State lost beyond redemption u
less tho hack track taken, whereupon vague ao
rudoing resolve in favor the road was carried by uld
cd vote The Republican Convention oil course
hearty and emphatic approval of the road and Col Ere
mont in due time followed with letter 70 Caliorhl
avowing that devotion to the great Work whic no
Taafo allq qrtOpa IT.
ans and Mr. Fillmores letters to California commenulne
the road no less clearly but somewhat less hearty We
have therefore the National Conventions ana three
candidates for President virtually united in peGging
country to the eary construction OF the Faeihc
And though there will be smart Southern opposiuoh
the enterprise, shall for tue present assume Ia' a.
nsrs acted in good faith aud that the Road will sooI
RECOMMENDED and pressed forward to an early complexion
| But how: .; e -
knocked down to the best responsible bidder That rs
saw We would solicit proposals from individuals hrn
or associations for the construction OF the road
years-the contractor tn have IN Zee simple al @ ~
lands for distance of three miles on eiher sue oI
road and to agree to keep the ROAD IN oruer anu e
least one through train per day from either 70
6fv years from the date of completion carrying te mi
ted States Nails troops, agents. munitions, @c A'a o
rate TO be stipulated in the charter Let there be no SUP
ation as TO route or termn but simple requirement
Railroad connection between our Paclhe Coast ana ou
; Atlantic network of Railroads. This would Inluee
barn connection between the friends OF the rival routes
and insure railroad connection on the loEeest possol
terms Three-ourths ofthe money should be pld as sue
cessye sections less than one hundred miles shon
be opened to trac the balSnee at the emu Of
comnetent commission shall have thoroughly inspecte
and approved it. -. r.. rY,,,,-,
We estimate the total cost Of the work at One Hund9
Millions Of Doars-that is, one Hundred Thousand 10
nrs per mile for the thousand miles stretching rom u
eastern base the Rocky Mountains to the western pa
of the Sierra Nevaa equivalent to TINS II tDe
ern Route be chosen. The rest of the road Wou9 eh
build itsc-that is companies would be found glad TO u
dertake its construction corporate enterprise with
other inducement than the profit of running IT, Al
these roads would be good investment even though u
connecting link should never be formed.
We do not believe the construction OF the entre to
need cost the nstion anything like one hundred million
Probably company could be found or got mp that "o9
undertake it for half that amount investing the resu
ne sa lei he made 1t would add to the greatne
ofts country and for the wellbeing Of our pc
ple than hundred Buena Vstas. Let US have the rae
c within seven days Of u.s. and by telegraph within
minutes We did not covet our late territorial scqul
tons but we have them, and should improve and bene
d them to the utmost.