The Van Buren press., 1859-12-02

If they come among us they should be
made to bear the consequences.
Our Railroad and the 35th Paral-
lei Route.
On our outside. we to-day publish the
letters of JESSE Turner. Esq, President
of the L. R. & F. s. branch of the C. F.
Railroad Co., and of JoHS ROBERTSON. Esq.
President of the Memphis l. L. r. Railroad
Co., with regard to q consolidation of the
the two Companies. We are glad to learn
from the Memphis papers. that the citizens
of that place are awakening to the advant
age of the 35th parallel route, SO far as
their City is concerned. Memphis as We
conceive, has heretofore stood in her own
light in advocating the Southern or Texas
route for . Railroad to the Pacific: if that
route should be adopted she would in q
great measure be cut off from all the bene-
fits arising from Railroad on that route,
the most of the business would necessarily
go to New Orleans. and by the Vicksburgh
and Shreveport Railroad to Vicksburgh,
and from the latter place to other points.
when if Railroad was constructed to the
Pacific, on the 35th parallel. Memphis
would of necessity be tie point on the Mis-
sissippi River. We shall advert to this sub
jeet again, and design to keep it prominent
before the public. We say again that We
are glad to see the tha; the citizens OF Mem
phis are beginning to appreciate the benc-
fits that will accrue To them from the build
inS of Railroad on the 35th parallel
route. The Memphis -4raiauche on this sub
ject, says
''Of the Importance of this Road to the
City of Memphis. there a1 he hut one opin-
ion. We regard it as one of the most i'm
porsnt roads for the promotion o the COM
mercial Importance of this city with which
she can connect herself We do not wish
to be understood as being opposed to any
other scheme on behalf of this city for the
purpose of extending her railroad connas.-
uon on the contrary, we favor all it,i;c;nu~
measures Of that sort. BIZ, We regard ;ae
extension Of Railroad into Arkansas,
along the 35th parallel, as more likely to
add to the commercial importance of this
city than any other plan which now pre-
sents itself
The fertile cotton region through which
the first part of the Road passes. the i'm
mense mineral resources of Western Ar
kansas, and the extent and fertility of the
a ns.rs.s,.
subjects winch present themselves for con-
slsera'ion IN the investigation Of the inn
por:ance OF this great work of internal inn
provements. The inexhanstible coal region
about Fort Smith and Van Buren, would
itself support Railroad for years and by
extending the road westward to the i'm
men>e gypsum fielis. discovered bys Capt.
Marcy, in his explorations of Upper Red
River. We cannot even imagine the benefi-
cial influence it would EXERT upon the ac-
ricultural industry of the valley of tn Ar
kansas.
Our Memphis friends are also beginning
to appreciate the advantages of a trade,
which they have so long overlooked, but
which, with proper exertions they might
have secure,l--a part of it at least We
mean the traie with New Mexico. The
trade with Ne-y 'Moxico has heretofore gone
entirely to, or almost so, to ...ssourl and
if the merchants Of Memphis and the Ar
kansas frontier would make the proper ex-
ertions to secure it now. its benefits to them
would result in millions Of dollars Upon
this subject the AralaneAe, also remarks:
There is another subject which our mer-
chants have overlooked. and much under
rated, which We will mention in this con-
nection-we mean the trade with New
Mexico. We are aware that a monopoly
OF this trade has done much to make our
sister city, ST. Louis, the commercial em-
porinm of the West. We think it time
our merchants were beginning to compete
with her for a part of that trade
The AralancAe is impressed with the be-
lief that trains of wagons can start from
the Arkansas frontier. at least three weeks
earlier, than from the Missouri; frontier, aud
can reach New Mexico. from four TO six
weeks earlier. The opinion OF the Ava
lanche. is q correct one trains over the route
on the 35th parallel. can reach New Mexi-
co from six to eight weeks earlier. than by
the route from the u ssou.i River, and over
a road better in all respects.
The same paper urther remarks upon
this subject. the CORRECTNESS OF which, viii
be conceded by all acquainted with the
route:
From the fact of M Beal having gone
through last winter from Fort Smith to AL
buquerque without the loss OF an anima,.
we are of opinion that it worli Ee.nire :ss-
tie effort to keeP lie r'a = open on ,a;s
road during all season. II iil, year. We
think the matter would justify an experi-
mcn.. AM We nope some of our ente.lris-
in, merchants will form a company and
try it.
@ GoDEY's Magazine for December,
has come hand Now is the time to sub
scribe for new year-commencing in jan
uary.
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