The Van Buren press., 1859-07-20
Ths Pacific Railroad.


the route tor the Pacific Railroad the fieads Of the
intereas OF the various parts Of the Cnion
have urged their respective claims - to .ke psaeica
bility Of the routs surveyed. = veil Is the OBJ
ctons that ex to several proposed routes. This
discussion has ELECTED array q fact. upon record.
that aas LEFT It no tsager doubtful question ar the
inquirer Of the truth to de.e rmine. which Of the
routes canvssscd has the preference, when all inter.
ests National aad commercial are considered ,b;.
should be the subserving motive Of its location
The objections to the Northern route are oraa,s-
distance. increased cost of construction sevr, of
~'ners excessive depth Of SHOWS and its location q.
an extremity OF the Nation, inaccessible to lar-e
portion OF the Union. giving advantages to one
ton over another. While that Of the S..uthern or
<d parallel route has greater distance sterlity of
country, want Of wood and water increased cost Of
eonseuetson-e1ceseive heat q. long Summers, and
. location 1t an extreme Southern portion of the
Nation, deprising the most popular portion ofthe
country Of equsl advantages in the benefits to &C.
erue from the construction of the road. While the
central or SSth parallel rout, per.nited to sum
ber until the official report of Lieut. whipple pre-
sented its possessing advantages superior in every
respect for the location and construction of Rail
road to the Pacific. as to dissanee, climate. so;l
productions. materials for construction. wood and
water; being free from the SHOWS Of the Northern
route. and the heat and steriiity Of the Southern
route. And the more recent explorations of Lieut.
Beal in the winter Of le57-'5s and 50 in his sur
veys and examinations Of the 55ths parallel route
has established further facts TO il. practiability
shortening the distance Of Lien.. Whipples survey
some 800 miles. and proving conclu.ively the fasi
biliy Of this route for winter travel thus placing
this route permanently before the country as the
most central. that is practicable. and the shortest
known route possessing advantages. Geographical
ly geographically and cromatrcally superior to all
others Taking the 35th parallel rou.. as the main
trunk of Railroad to the Pacific from point ON
the Arkansas river. in the Cherokee Nation at
"ebbers Falls. e navigable point upon the Arkan-
sas river,) thea up the valley of the Canadian rv
er to Albuquerque. thence by Whipple and Be.le's
routes to the Pacific. The location of the ruad
would be geographically placed in position ad-
vant:geously to subserve all sections Of the Union
as regards its present and future wants nationally
as new States are developed upca the Western
frontier. The New England States, New York,
Pennsylvania. New Jersey, Maryland, Ohio, Indi-
ana, Wisconsin and Illinois, would reach and con
meet it by their various railroads at 81. Louis Mo-
and the South western No. railroad from st. Louis.
now in construction. when completed by its extern
sion from Southwest. No, Of, say 100 miles, would
EJECT junction with the 35th parallel route at or
near Webbers Falls, Cherokee Nation While the
States of Kentucky. Tennessee. N. Carolina Virginia
South CArolina.. Georgia, Alabama Mississippi and
Louisiana by their various roads connect st Mem
Phis- Thence by the Memphis and Little Rock roaI
now in construction. and the Fort Smith and Little
Rock railroad. the work upon the latter of which is
about being commenced, by its continuance from
Van Buren, some Is miles would form a junction
with the Ssh parallel route at webbers Pals, Cher
okee Nation. And the State of Texas can form a
junction with this Road by crossing Red river at
Cober.s Ferry by line of Road running thence
to Little river Seminole Nation
Viewing this route with its location to the pres
ent system Of Railroads already constructed in con
sruction and contemplated through the States
Union, 1t Affords more equal advantages and facii-
ties to all sections and interests of the country than
can be obtained by any other Grand Trunk that can
be located from the Western ffontiez. A.ia. f--.--
.ar sds1n.ages Of sa1d route. traversing country
Throughout susceptible ofsettlement and cultivation.
aording all the materials for construction, abound
ing in fuel and water