Daily national Democrat., 1858-08-14
San Franci.co and NInrysvilIe RAILROAD


Not the least interesting and pleasing duty
of a journalist is to chronicle the extent, pro
gress and prospects of internal improvements
throughout the country. Most of our read
ers will recollect that in October last the
San Francisco and Marysvile Railroad was
incorporated under the general incorpora-
ton laws of this State. At the last session
OF the Legislature, several valuable franchi-
ses were granted TO the Company by the
State for the purpose of encouraging an en-
terprise having for its object the increase of
facilities of travel to the interior, and eonse-
quently the farther development of the re-
sources of a large portion of the country
From report the condition of the Com
pany, recently made by the President we
learn that its prospects are decidedly hatter
ing, and from present appearances the com
pletion of the road at the end of two years
from the present time, may be calculated
upon with great confidence. About $500,
600 has already been subscribed to the stock
of the Company, in addition to lands dona-
ted by the State and individuals and the
report before us states that the Company has
every reason to believe "that the Congress
of the United States, early in its next session,
will make liberal grant of lands towards
the construction Of the road" Besides this,
it is confidently expected that the counties of
Sutter, Solano, Yolo and Yuba will subscribe
the sum of $3.50, 900 to the stock Of the Com
pany. The road as located, commences at
Marysville and terminates at Vallejo, from
whence it is proposed, to connect with this
city by steamboat. By this route, the dis
tance from San Francisco to Marysville is
only one hundred and eight mies-less than
the distance now travelled to reach Sacramen-
to from this city eighty two miles Of which
is by land The road will run through a
rich agricultural country, large portion of
which is now difficult of access, and conse-
quently of but little comparative value. The
completion of the work will open this conn
try to the immigrant, and cause it soon to be
filled with an Industrious and enterprising
population, increasing the productive capa-
city of the State, its taxable property and its
wealth, consummation most devoutly to be
wished by every Californian, no matter
where he may be located. We learn from
the report under consideration, that the con-
tract for the entire obstruction and equip
ment of the road, and drainage and reclama-
tion of the swamp lands donated by the State
has been favorably consumated for the sum
of SO 800 900, and that the contractor will
shortly leave for the Atlantic States. for the
purpose of purchasing the iron and rolling
stock for the road, which will be shipped at
the earliest possible period. The grading of
the work from Marysville to the Sacramento
river, distance of twenty-five miles, is now
in progress, and it is thought will be COM
pleted and ready for the super5tructure by
the first of next January 1t is by the pro-
lection and completion of such enterprises as
this that the resources of our State must be
developed and industrious population attrac
ted to our borders, hence we can only view
their progress with feeling of anxious in
terest, and give our most hearty wishes for
their success They open channels for the
profitable employment of labor and capital,
and wherever they are in progress the true
wealth of a nation-the laborers and the me-
chanics-will congregate.-S. f. Call.