The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-11-26
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me 10 So 25o Il aso proposes additional section, d.
recting President invite proposals constr
Southern Pacific railroad south II tho thirty sx.h
parallel Or north audothe eastern terminus rot 70 ID
Missouri river. - mncn for the Senator a
plans Of constructing Pacific railroad
MR SMITHS PROJECT.
Numerous propositions to the sane end wcra also
made tho Hoafo Of Representatives NJ Smith,
Of Tennessee, introduced oil on tho l31h os aNoh,
1888 10 aid in the construction Of a railroad and
telegraph line from tho Mississippi river 10 mo western
boundary Tsas aud from thence 70 the Pa ai can,
by which il proposed grant to the Soathern At
laniic and Pacdc Railroad Company, OF which Vernoa
X Stevenson Tennessee President, their associates,
successors and assigns, alternate section o. ilhd
to the amount OF alternate sections psr milo on
either said railroad AMI telegraph hnc from tho
Mississippi the eastern boundary Of the ss1to Oh
Texaa and every section o aad to the amount
OF twenty five alternate sections mile Or eaeh sde oi
sad rar, ad and telegraph line, from the western boan
dairy Texas, n Paso, - tie most drect
eligible route the boundary Of California in tho
direction and from tbeace TO the amount
OF ten alternate sections per mile on each sido os sNa
railroad aud telegraph lnc tho most direct eligible
route TO the Pacific Ocean At or San Francisco, win
| branch railroad and telegraph line from the nearest
practicable point said main railroad and telegraph mo
San Dego and to aid constructing the sarno hks
grant to sad company u tho amount Of ton aernaia
sections per mile each side thereof was 70 DO made.
Then to construct another line from Sault g. Mary -
the Pacific similar grants OF land proposed 70 oa
made TO tho Northern lakes and Pacific Railroad Com
pany, Of which Alexander Ramsay Of Minnesota. s Presi-
dentthe be from Saat ST. Mary 10 tho head -
Lake Superior; thence 10 tho Rcd river Of the Nor; a.
thence to the boundary Of Minnesota; hense ,
Pugets Sound to the Pacific ocean, at or near ,ho
mouth Of the Columbia river.
And, to construct third limo from the MlssoG ,or
between the 3sh and 4lth degrees Of latitude,
| cinc, similar grants Of land to be made a.. .oc
| pany, not specified Other specific grants OF -, IN
he made o connecting lines Besides the gr - ,,
! TO the main lines the United States were 10 -, - ,,.
| completion Of each section Of nifty mile ,,.,h.,
amount of millions Of dollars, to be -,
gage the road and to be repaid in -, -, co.,
/ vices. Taking the average length Of !, .S 49,,
$500 miles each tho money grant =. s ,, ~,
hundred millions of dollars, or three -, L -,,.e :, :
ALL with a annual interest OF IN G,
| by the United States Rather CO.. ;, -, s.,, -.
| is little chance Of your project be - =, -,
| PHELPS -
| Gr. Phelps of Missouri, a = -. -, - 49,,
| ~ 70 give grants OF lands
49,, -" :, yscre granted to the States OF
- - - :. ~,.,Dci' fagt Of Congress Of September
| ~ "'' 6rsouri Louisiana, Atkana,s,
| Nebraska and Kansas, ., :. - -
| ~ from San Francisco, by nr
| 49, ~ WV -. - rys to point IN Neg geslco on
| " pngttude, At Tho Zua VII.
81 .e, - ' -, = 1nnquergue AMI Springfield, No, I,
| - srl Voxsbarg, Mss, an. for. smith,
| ' Nth the Grst line At 10 D. Anton
| 'i " ~ ico; thru from the Missouri rlvcr op
p''' ~ ~ a. the Bg SIOUX, BY For, Koarney on
''o - w from y. Joseph, in Missouri t. connect
| WIN "''l ~ ~ ~ ~ at or eat Of Albuquerque Tas grants
, \ !" N Td 10 Missouri to b. yoidei by the,
'A"""" :" states respectively Construct tho Grst
-" WY -fve miles, ant each subsequent scar 100
'"'e " :" froad beginning either sao II on.e and
, e"'ps r"aris the lnni village road was u hay,
so"n" Tor carry mr. ID. Incl states mat u, To 1879
| M wv annual nor nle Ala,
, .hN'o states was to issue the State IN which
ea.h 0sery mites should b. constructed bonds
70 me average amount " si2 500 per m lena sun v,rv
ins M proportion % lance of tho ar,l,u no.. -
h'h and S,n francisco rcspectlvcv--,o be- ,epaet IN
= 'faEporsa,on, &c., within thirty years
NH. mKIBBrN's Project
me ph introduced by Mr.. McSibDin u ,sfornia con
''"P"eo '"o military roads-to bo rdlrolds-oas com.
, ineheng 90 the western border of Missouri io-a or
Ma, north of tho thirty eighth parallel, N. other o
ns Ne7ern border Of Tcx1s Arkanas sog;h Of m,
thirfyfSth parallel wiih branches 10 Purets sound AM,
:" saa brTo Tho Inducements nearly the same N
""so W S~haior twins bn--alternats sections a tho
pubic lands Tor senty miles cacb side ana nancy
suoventon of si2 800 me excat of so 600 zoo
for each road.
Ayarcsy ootlcr pFape of tho arne sspcra,e,,,.
Ter have been also maic in each honso ana 4 u now sa,
'na' an0lh'r scncme WI be presented th.s scsson
granting land and money COR three routes IA
% ee amount q private capital tina, may ba invested IN
1 of
The best route by capi.as,s c-pcc,iy, of scs,ou. m
tcrests The Northwest will support ths
sun'crsood that the Pre- siient will recommend Con-
sress 70 provide for the construction railroad thssos
mo Territories leaving Tn the On s,hcr sds 70
| complete the oonnecfiop
ATLANTIC AID PACIFIC rELrsRArs.
There besides nm independent bill for cegr.rh iro
alone o"tro'n tho Atlantic and Pacific sta~- wss IN.
irofuocd ~ Senator Douglas on tho 2la os Nav isss
aud referred To tho Committee ocsces and ro-s
koads IL directs be made by the pc,,p,ase
| General with Henry oEcily, John j. Speed H. ard
| Iahsierro v shaTncr, for ending government. d.
PATCHES Tor ten for the q s7ooco per araum
The company to have hc right cf way for hundred
et 10 width, and the right of -cmr,ou TO 90 srres a
land for each telegraph sockadc 10 be a,ass~
| each other than ten miles.
New ROAD.
It's determined to make a strenuous ssort a, th, r,~
son 10 establish an adionai wagon road tho Pacific
by way of Minnesota Washington and oYcrou and unano
ras % Congress are receiving signatures in California,
asking for the establishment of ri weekly mai a.
reiuo,on % the schedule tmo twenty or twenty yev.
days
OTHER RAILROAD BrrrR
w the A1aic on tho sfh of Avr 1855 tho roraru.s
on Pubic lands reported bill debating 20 the sl~..ka
ana MSS spri Railroad Company stand or thirty nvc
acres ~ The Nssissipp river the village Of Al.
chicn Wisconsin. would CO., sss 70 buy 4 ,h.o % an
sIneer the blll through
The same committee, on ,he cs,b OF NAY renoy,c, al
vcrscy 70 bin granting public h1is tho Territories or
hansas and Nehrassa 70 aid IN tho roads
10 snd Territories. The bill tabled ncontn,nsly bu,
Ne Proposition win probably be reacwci this sesscn
1he same fatc happened 'hc same DAY 1, q su,
making grant o. lands the state Of Iowa. IN alternate
sections, to aid IN the construction of railroad srop
Ncregors Landing 70 the western boundary SAID A,e
f2lrtai land arr NOT ia ruucts