The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1858-07-03
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hOSEDALE, n l., June %, '5s
FRIEND Brown Permit me to 81,
word moro with reference to the Jsf,r..
City @' Neosho EaRsy Railroad, thrOc,.
your paper. Since the meeting held :.
Hyatt, on the 26th of May, survey f;s
the State line to Emporia has been mai.
by practical surveyors, accompanied },
men of experience. All pronounce 4.
route a very feasible one. Stone, timb-
and water are abundant on or near IN!
line. The country through which this
road will pass, including the whole d.
lance from Jefferson City to Emporia 4
unsurpassed in beauty and fertility. Thea
is no poor land on the entire route. Ever
thing that is desirable for the first war,
of the settler, can be produced with eas
and in abundance. Higher cultivate.
win produce many of the most desirsy
luxuries. A very considerable portion (,
this route is well adapted to The grown,
of hemp and tobacco. All Of the fru,
grown in the latitude of this contemplats
road, will flourish extremely well. Tai,
is no idle conjecture. I have eaten q
have many Others, of as choice fruit grow.
in various places in the State of Nilsson.
on this line of road, as is grown anywhsr.|
in the United States. The soil all BEN,
of the very best quality, and the climaa,
about that of Baltimore and st. Louis q
very dense population viii soon crowith.
entire way, which is about 225 miles,
There being no other means of supplyin,
tho vast demand that will soon be creaisi
by the growing wants of the settler, !
railroad must be built. st. Louis and
Jefferson City are both greatly interested
in the construction of this road. The
road from Jefferson City to the State line
was chartered last winter, and wheheyg
the road is built, that place must be th.
depot, both for goods and surplus grain, ia
all of Southern Kansas. Travel would in
evitably take this route, as il is the mostdi.
rect, and consequently would be the cheap
est What the friends of the road, in The
States, are doing, / am unable to say; bu
in the Territory, all is being done that cal
be. Aplat of the road has been filed witt
the Secretary of the Territory, and NJ,
Army has now gone to Washington to o.
tain the right of way, and awaken GEL
eral interest in favor of the road. Assoc.
as he returns, the Success which be hx
met with, will be made known. For The
building of the road in the Territory, al
that is necessary is for Congress to make
asuitable appropriation of the public lands
Will that be done9 We think no good
reason can be assigned why it should not
be. Granting alternate sections Of iild
for such purpose, does not. in any way
weaken the revenue arising from the sale
of the public lands indeed, the reserved
sections will sell sooner at 50 80 per ac'
than the same land would sell at 81 2
per acre where no such appropriation i
made. Again, this would bring the Got
eminent SO much nearer TO the Pachi
settlements, which is in itself very desH|
bic, and without cost or trouble to iAs
Government. We therefore confident!
expect that SO wise measure viii ID
prompt encouragement atthe hands oil ID
Federal Government.
Liberal subscriptions Of stock to IN
road have already been made, and H
effort in the Territory viii be spared =
give efficiency to the movement.
You win oblige myself and many Oths'
by giving this article an insertion in you
paper. Respectfully, Z. HEATH