The north Iowa times. [volume] (M'Gregor [i.e. McGregor], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-01-02
Tactic Railroad.

~ despatch from Washington says 1t
il understood that another Pacific railroad
bill is about to be introduced in the
House. 1t is on magnificent scale, and
is entitled "a bill to provide for the
of railroad aud Geographic
communication from the Mississippi rv-
er and Lake Superior to the Pacific ocean
Three main roads are projected, viz: One
from point on the Mississippi river south
Of So to San Francisco, with debouch to
San Diego. Another from some point on
tho Mississippi river north of lat. 30 and
south of lat. ,43 to San Francisco, with a
branch TO Marysville, Sacramento, Stock
ton and San Jose The third from some
point on Lake Superior to Puget's Sound
with a branch to the mouth of the Villa
mette river. To each of these routes the
billpropcses to grant 80 sections of land
for each mile Of railroad, the land to be Sc
lected by parties named in the bill from
the nearest unappropriated vacant lands
of the United States, which shall be with
drawn from sale or en,ry or pre- -emption,
and, ifrcquired, shall be surveyed under
the direction OF the Secretary of the Inte-
rior; provided the parties named in the
bill shall not be compelled to take any
waste lands and shall pay to the United
States 25 cents per acre; provided also,
that no title shall rest in them any faster
than the roads are extended to completion.
Further, they shall deposit with the Sec.
rotary of the Interior, within six months
after the passage of this act, 100000
in good United states or State securities
as a guarantee that one hundred miles Of
each must be completed within eighteen
months from the time of the establish.
ment Of the routes. When said hundred
miles are ready for the track the Secreta
~ of the Interior shall allow the partie:
named the use ofsaid 5000, OOo to pur,
chase iron therefor, and in lieu thereo
take first mortgage bond on the road fol-
that amount to be held until the entire
line is completed. ae'@ i. Ga..#"a z"
Under the bill the United States are t.
pay $500 per mile for the transportation
ofthe mails until the completion of tn.
road, and for ten pears thereafter. Ais,
for tho transportation oftroops and mum
tons Of war such reasonable sum as til,
President and Secretary of War may de
termine. 1.-THE parties fail to build tn,
lines within ten years from the date o
their location, all right to the land not a
that time paid for shall be forfeited to tn,
United States. The right of way to tn
width four hundred feet through the pnb
lie lands is proposed to be granted.
Further, six sections of land per mile i
proposed to be granted to the followin.
roads under the restriction that any a
mount heretofore granted to the State
where they are located for their use ant
benefit, shall be deducted therefrom,yiz
The South western branch of the Paciti
R.R. The Iron Mountain R.R. the Cair,
and Fulton R.R. the Memphis and Littl
Rocl Il. + the Mississippi. Red River
and Washita R. r. the New Orleans
Opelousas, and Great Western Railroa,
connecting with the first na.,-ed routes o
the Pacific Railroad; the Hannibal and ST
Joseph's Railroad, the Burlington Keos
auqua, and Missouri Railroad, the Phila
dclphia, Fort Wayne, and Platte Vale
Railroad, the Mississippi and Nilsson,
Railroad, the Iowa Central Airline r
r., the Dubuque and Pacific Railroad
the North Iowa Minnesota, and Neblask
Railroad connecting with the second nan
ted route of the Transit r. r.. and I'll
North Iowa, Nebraska, and Minnesota
r. connecting with the third named rout
Each Of these proposed grants is undo
the proviso that fifty miles of the roa
must be completed within thres years a
ter tho passage Of this act, and the ba
ance within five years thereafter. TIL
unlteu States mails shrll be carried at til
usual prices for such services. Furthe
provisions make it the duty Of the comps
MES named to construct their roads &c.
good substantial manner with un;fori
guage. All the property of said comp;
MES in the Territories is to be exemp
from taxation as long as they are territt
ries. None Of them Shall construct the
roads through the lands of any India
tribes without the consent Of said tribe
They must sell and convey half of tt
lands granted within five years, and tt
balance within ten years from the issuin
of the patent from the United States, an
all land not sold at the expiration Of t.
years shall be forfeited to the Unite
States. gJ s"tw ~.