The daily Butte record., 1858-04-03
California Legislature-Rnil Road Pro-
Jects, &c.
SACRAMENTO, March 30th, 1868

California Legfslature-Han ROAD Fro
tects, &c.
SACRAMENTO, March 30th, 1858
MEssRs. EDIroRs Among the unfinished
business before the Legislature of the pres
ent term, is an -7ct to authorize the county
of Butte to loan her credit to the Feather
River Rail Road Company. The passage Of
an act Of the kind at the present term l look
upon as a step in the right direction--a very
judicious move in the citizens of your coun-
ty, and one to which ought TO suggest the
policy of the passage of similar bills for the
counties of Sierra and Nevada. After look
ing over the bill which is now under consid.
Grafton for the county of Butte, and which
by the way, observed was drawn with
great deal Of care, am satisfied that the
plan therein set forth is favorable one, and
will undoubtedly be adopted by the people
Of your county. observed that the trainers
Of the bill have used great care throughout
its provisions. to protect the rights and cred
it Of your county, as against designing and
scheeming contractors and spectators, and
| shall be somewhat disappointed if the bill
as it now appears upon its face, is not ap-
proved at the next general election by nine
teen, twentyeths of the bona fide citizens an |
property holders of Bnttc county.
1t is proposed l understand from those
who are urging the matter forward to or.
ganize q company under the name and style
1 of tha Eaotbar Riyar Poll pood Componv
to be composed mostly if not entirely of cit
liens of Butte County, for the purpose of
building that portion of aHy road which may
be extended to the interior Of your county,
and by so doing secure to your citizens dou-
BILE object, namely, the almost immediate
prosecution Of the work, and the money by
them expended upon it. There is no doubt
in my mind, but what it would be policy for
several of the Eastern counties, to join, and
by united action in the issueance of their
bonds, to companies who would prosecute
work, extend the Central Sacramento Fal-
ley Rail Road. at least to the city Of Oro-
Vile. | understand that from Folsom to
Oroville, your County Seat, ria, PARKS Bar
on the Yuba River, it is only fifty-seven
miles, and of that distance pretend to say,
there is not a mile of grading which cannot
be done for far less than the estimated cost
on the Marysvlle and Vallejo Road. 1t does
appear to me that, if capitalists would stop
and consider for moment, the best exten,
of country, that would be necessarily &C.
commodatcd. and supplied with goods AM
merchandise, through the extension of the
Folsom Road that they must be convinced
that stock in said Road, could not be other
wise than the best paying Rail Road stock
in the United States. Let us look for mo-
ment, at the extent of country-jts resour
ces, and inhabitants. Ia the first place We
have Ell Dorado, Placer, Nevada, n portion
of fuba, the whole Of Sierra, Butte anu
Plumas, and large portion of Tchama, whC
arc to be directly benefited by or from the
extension Of the Folsom Road only fffty-sev,
en- miles territory Of country large
enough for small State, and containing al
least one hundred and twenty five thousand
inhabitants, Who says then, that there i.
not enterprise enough in your citizens under
| all these circumstances. to lay the founda
ton stone for the future progress of the
work. by this approval of the bill to which !
have referred, at our next general election
! might follow up the con liberation of thi.
matter at very great length, for it opens a
field for many to all those who ardently de
sire spirit of internal improvement to mani
fest itself once more in our State but time
will not suffice for me to pursue it further
at present. will at some future time wher
| am at leisure, discourse the merits Of and
policy Of the bill above referred to, and t
which your attention is called.
| OMEGA.