Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1858-04-01
The Pacific Railroad.

F MT. nelpS, OF MlSSourl-tne chairman
of the Committee on the Pacific Railroad
ON Tue sday last introduced bill. which
was referred to that committee, to aid in
the construction of railroad from St. Louis
to San Francisco.
1t proposes to pass through Albuquer-
que, the Zuni villages and the TETON Pass.
One half of the road is to be built by the
State of California, and the ether half by
the State of Missouli--the United Sta.es t..
grant money and lands to aid in building
it. After ninety miles are built, FIVE per
cent. United States 80 year bonds to be is
sued to the State build it, atthe rate of ST..
500 per mile. and so on for two hundred
miles west from ST. Louis and east from
San Francisco. Then for two hundred
miles further, bonds to be issued at the
rae of $4,000 per mile. Then for one
hundred miles further at the rate of S12,-
500 per mile, and for the remainder of the
way at the rate of $4,000 per mile No
bonds to be issued until each section of 90
miles is built; the whole amount of bonds
not to exceed S30,000,O0O. Twenty-Five
miles of the road to be built and equipped
the first year by each State, and thereafter
not less than one hundred miles each per
year. The road to be finished in ten years.
The United States to have. as a considera-
ton for Its aid, legal right to priority of
use for all government purposes. Five
years after the road is finished, all mail pay
and pay for troops. sailors, munitions of
war. and Indian goods to be applied to pay
ha Iyn hx IL,
until the principle and interest are refund
ed
IT, when the first bonds are due, any in
debtednss remain, California and Missouri
are severally to pay the balance. The mail
pay for the daily service to be 5000 per
mile, until after the road has been finished
ten years Government to pay no more
for its freighis than individuals, and, if the
President of the United States deem that
too high. Congress upon his special rec
ommendation, may by law fix a reasona-
bic rate.
Twenty sections of land per mile granted
to create reserve of good land in Missouri
and California, with which to aid in build
ing the road over the plains beyond 1t
is povided that no patent shall issue until
twenty miles Of the road are finished, and
then the State building is to have one tenth
only Of the amount to which that division
of twenty miles would be entitled. On the
building another division Of twenty miles,
patents are issued for one-tenih of the lands
TO which that particular division oftwenty
miles Of the road would be entitled, and
and also TO one tenth of that to which the
preceding division Of land is entitled
On the completion of a third section, of
tSr anty miles of road, patents TO be issued
for one ..anth Of the lands TO which each
of Tie IRE, a,i.a divisions Of road IS enti
tied, and SO on us..,ii he road finished.
Missouri is to begin IL bui.';1, at St. Louis,
and California at San Francisco anu rnFo-
coed continuously. They are to meet on |
the lO8th meridian of longitude, near Zuni.
The aid of money is given upon the same
principle as the land--for two hundred
miles each end. $500 per mile; for the
next two hundred miles, $40, 600 per mile;
for the next Hundred miles at each end
$40. 500. Thus for 500 miles at each end
Tin all one thousand miles, aid IS given
only to the amount of 50. $40, 0OO. The
balance of the $50. 100000 is devoted to
the remaining eleven hundred miles.
There are to be four branches to the road
two north and two south No aid but
land is given TO these. One southern branch
to begin at Vicksburg. running up to the
Canadian until they connect with the Pa
cific Railroad at or near Anto Chico, one
northern branch. beginning at the mouth
of the Big Sioux on the Missouri, and run
ming by the way of Fort Kearaey. and the
other at st. Joseph's, on the Missouri riv
er, and both to connect with the Pacific
road at or east of Albuquerque. These
four branches are so located. is is asserted,
as to well accommodate every important
road in the United States with an easy con-
neclion with the ST. Louis and San Fran
cisco Railroad.