Daily national Democrat., 1858-09-14
rrnrrsrIlIe aud her Prospects.

LIiHuidS1uilHS anu SeueIul enterprise, than
any point in the State, out of San Francisco
situated at the head Of navigation, in the
midst of an extensive and very rich agricul
tural district, the point most accessible to an
almost boundless scope of the richest mining
country in the world, and the natural ternin
Us of any line OF railroad that NAV aver con.
meet the mountains with the commercial
metropolis Mnrysville enjoys, as We have
said, more natural facilities for prosperity,
than have been youchsafed to any other place
III the State. These advantages her people
have not been slow to appreciate, or to turn
20 practical account They have determined
to develop, to their fullest extent all the re
sources open TO them. The first of these in
importance, and upon which all the Others
are more or less dependent, are our railroad
enterprises
The above remarks arc very true, and we
cordially concur in them. While the peopl .
of Marysyillc, however, have been fully
agreed as to the natural advantages of our
city, and the necessity of railroad communi
cation with tile-water below, it is somewhat
to be regretted that they could not have been
entirely united upun some one plan or project
for the consummation of that object. As it
is, there are two railroad enterprises now
commencing themselves to the attention of
our citizens, and asking the outlay of our
capital. One is the California Central Rail.
road and the other the San Francisco and
Marysyille Railroad The latter has found
more favor in the eyes of the public at large
than the former and, for our own part we
do not regret that it is So Both roads will
undoubtedly be of benefit to Marysvilte, but
the San Francisco aud Marysville Railroad
will be of more immediate and far more ex-
tended benefit. On account of this fact, the
San Francisco and Marysville Railroad enter
prise has been stamped, by several notable
public acts, as peculiarly a Maryswlle and
Yuba county project. Our united delegation
in the last legislature, labored for it as such,
and urged the San Francisco and Marvsville
Railroad Bill through as Yuba county
measure, and demanded its passage as right
which belonged to this northern section of
country. In addition to this, our Board of
Supervisors, acting for the best interests of
this city and county, and representing the
will of the people, expressed their preference
Tor the San Francisco and Marysyille Rail
road over the other, and subscribed 5000 900
to its capital stock which, Notwithstanding
the right of the county to subscribe it is
now contested by parties interested In the
other road, will be decided by the Supreme
Court, we are perfectly well satisfied to be
legitimate and valid subscription In addi-
ton to this, we believe it is pretty well un
derstood that this city will donate one of her
squares to the use of the road as a place for
depot buildings, and so forth.
Every energy of our citizens should be de-
voted to the completion of this San Francisco
and Marysville Railroad. The other road
will do us no harm, but this road is the road
for Marysville. The same time, (and, as we
think, much less,) that is required to have
cars running from this place to Folsom, will
see the road from Marysville to the Sacra-
mento river, "a miles, completed and the
cars running. This would put US in commu-
nication with San Francisco, all the year
round, which could only be the result were
the Folsom road completed, and we would
have this decided advantage, that we had so
much of our straight and direct road to San
Francisco actually finished With thus much
Of it finished, and communication with the
Bay made regular and uninterrupted, we
could then afford to wait for the complete ex.
tension of the road over the whole distance
The part of the road alluded to will be
done, and the cars running, by the first of
next July The grading will be done by the
first of February The contract is already
made for the construction of the whole line.
and a sub-contract let for the construction of
the road from here to the Sacramento river
1t is in the hands of man who will un
doubtedly carry it through 1t will be in
running order just about the time that navi-
CATION becomes difficult in the Feather river
This San Francisco and Marysville Rail
road has the basis of better credit than any
other projected road in the State. In the
hrst place, 1t has 10000 acres of most valua-
BILE land, as donation from the State. In
the second place, it has 1900 acres of land
at Vallejo, and will have donations of land.
from private individuals, all along the line.
Again, is has subscription, as mentioned
above, of 100000 from Yuba county. and
will have several hundred thousand more
from Yolo, Sutter and Solano, as soon as the
Supreme Court shall decide, as it will, the
present subscription to be valid, and the peo-
pie Of those counties can take action in the
matter. A large number of lots have already
been donated by private individuals in this
city, ana in eight of the towns and stations
on the route like donations are promised
Besides this, the right of way, the entire dis
tance, is counted on as entirely free from cost
an item which is commonly one of the
heaviest of taxes upon railroad enterprises.
The advantages Of this road to Marysville
and this whole section of country have been
so often presented as scarcely to need reitera-
tion. We may remark one thing, however
in passing, and that is, that the expense of
travel from this point to San Francisco will
be at least three-fourths less than it now is.
1t now costs man about twenty one dollars,
in the way of his legitimate expenses, to 90
from here to San Francisco He pays "a
from here to Sacramento; @Il thence to San
francisco, if he takes stateroom So for
three meals in going; 81 in checks for bag |
gage and 81 for omnibus or express wagon
amounting in all to s2l, as above stated
Now' the San Francisco and Marysville Rail