, 1860-04-19

t>oa nnd the s9uin1 ft0cs: lion and rolling
stock, following the constructed road, would
cost very lutte more than on other Western
roads. The extra cost would mainly rela.e to
tho other two items, road-~d aud tiex The
grade is very easy on q great portion Of the Cen
tral route, as the Platte alley Salt Lake TAlley
and the Humboldt Valley mrs extremely smooth
and lerel. III the rivers can be easily hridged.
Tbs country. is healthy; the climate is neither
very hot nor very cold miners arc busy on all
ozg o. H,q roate aaa s toseibe1 sao r ia
the mails already established, with oil help to
relieve it Of portion Of the loneliness and des-
olation which exists on Ill tbs overland routes.
Dy adopting temporary grade, which can be-
improved afterwards, the track aging may com-
meuce at each end, and proceed with great ac~
tivity toward the mountains, Where men in
advance should prepare the mora difficult pas*es
1t Is net within the province Of your committee
to present items Of estimates. but By thus show
ing That the extra cost mainly relates to the
7Tades and tt<s, theJ cannot parceiye bow it IS
possible for such road to cost . Tast deal more
PR mile than other railroads. The cost Of the
dollars mile, and rome are built for much less.
Add, Il yot pisase, twenty thousand dollars
mile for extra cost Of grading, and procuring
ties On Pacific road, aud Tou hare total of
sixty thousand dollars mile. 1fyou start With
TIVE coavergiug branches. which ere 10 unite
within two hundred miles Of the Missouri, tho
entire length Of Inc, including branches
would be, SAY tho thousand miles, asd tho
entire cost, one hundred and twonty millions Of
dollars.
Looking 1t the valley Of the PIatte, sixty
thousand q mile would sppear ENORMOUS; bns
while looking at the mountain passes OF tht.
Wasateh and Sierra Seyada, it would appear.
too small. As the easy portion far exceeds th.t
mountainous aud rough portions, your commit.
n
mate ot tue entire cost Of the road. :
PROBABLE RESULTS.
l. railroad once mxde, connecting the Allan
tic and Pacific, through 3 healthy, inhahite.t
portion Of the continent, will seosibly a1ec: th,
commerce, travel, and social intercourse Of the
world. Europe and Asia will be brought, in
effect, much nearer to each other, and We shall
be much nearer to Asia. Travelling lines will
not only be shortened, but they viii BE- much
more speedy, healthy, and inviting, by inter-
posing the variety Of land scenery for the dan
BILE for your committee to make any estimate Of
pecuniary RESULTS which will grow ont Of such q
stimulant to exterior commerce, but they arc
confident such line Of communication will be
largely augmented by new elements Of foreign
intercommunication+
easily approximated. Tho trayel across the
continent will 20 BY the railroad.
You can now 60 from any Of our cities to St.
Joseph's, Missouri, By railroad, for thirty.tiJe
dollars. The remaining, say two thousand.
miles to San Francisco, u three cents per mile.
{ueerly double the rates On this side j would b
sixty doltars; add for meals and extras, ten
dollars; total from Eastern cities, by railroad
to San Francisco, one hundred and five dollars,
1 passage by anv Of our foreign routes costa
nearly tWo hundred dollars. By railroad you
cs,u1d 20 in ux OF eight days, It would be
much cheaper, quicker ind saffr for passengers
Ill tax. tbe % raosd route Ths s nSao
is irresstb1s sad uueentrove,,ibie: If Tie e1-
srog tr,ra, hatwaan tha ct,es ~ .ha a,i"et;s ;e
md the Pac;fc ,Fonjd 4 Eo]t;nr; adont ~
rout. Tbere H. "a afl knnw. n cr.a.;ra no,rar
IN rai,roau Th;ch viii doube er ry trehis Gofe ths
p:eseut California trarel, There would then BE-
e ieas ono huuIrsd thousand passengers nssse
;ng each way or two hundred 1honsanI tr;ns
uer annuna. These. at sixty do1Iars each H.
liz eection west Of the Missouri line. amonnt to
~. ~ -. 80 ~. ooa 49,
III tbe ro' aoila Sc traasp;r ii r. ra md ray
three pe. s.nt o9 i'sy l,secSoo
1he "a @ = at p1ee4 heretofore exceeded VI saa
Tr r.nnmsiio3 81 n;tn Ind muni:ion, of 1.r
laa.e As Z no~ eos.s for way aad through
5.oee,oeo
9S03atxo
Fre1ebts will divids: sone viii % rnura hx
v.tsr hn. a Very Iarga norton iii m hr ~
~ st"nre ram Basto r. 81 1c.aab & ~ os<1. s~
~ .rrest AZ from St. Juseph to San Franc;xcoo
It il Obvious. therefore. that freight transported
cis.o wsuld not 70 or come by our Eastern
cit;ea. hut it would trarel directly across hr
ra;
Where tho distance TO San Franciaeo hv ra;l
is o an nile. {snv from Missour; ard 7orai AZ
t1, cents per ton per mile, frsirht5 to ard from
Sau t-snc1sco would b. Is foyiowa:
-
,on....'..''..-. s4eiS HI q q flog+. 90
in'".... .: COW Il "a ;i,.1. - g
Bus',el Of grain (d5R 1.co pe1 dy gvo1 tsia asj 5eo
To determine the cest iron. ocean to ocean.
it is sufficient to add 50 per cent. to these fig
urcs.
IN inspection Of these prices will furnish
some means ofjudging what will 60 BY ral, and
what will tsarel By ocean:
The Interest, risk, insurance, aud t-anssorta-
t6a lT water will average, saF 6re pef cent.
Tho dr*t three items being, much greater by
v.ter tlan by rai}. valuable Hpht pooas viii 81
chesoest hY rail, while cheap heary goods will
20 cheapest BY water. l. packaae Vorta one
dollar, wsighing less thsu ons pound, woald go
from New York to San Francisco By rail, ~ tho
fycixst. three cents, added to the risk in susauce
and interest, would probably b. less than fiye
cents, the sam Of thess items By water. Theye-
fore, everything worth dollar pound would
60 By rail.
4 dollars worth Of cloth, silk, gold. silver,
notious, and many articles Of merchandise, will
weigh l.ss than a pound, and. therefore, 10
frars fS NV FORK and San Francisco through e.
rsil. Besides, tbs difference between ten da.s
rctufrs and ninety days is Of 30 much itnnort-
auce to mercantile operation, much greater
>haec would 70 Ly rs.il. In fact, wo are told
that over three hundred tons are annually for
uarded by one express eoupsny, .. from, txe enty
.t
geyed, fran twenty-five to thirty days. uow
much mora. then. would 50 At three or four
csnts pound, II conveyed 10 Ten O. f"else
n1ya: o. teilMn'1 eeh " tnenty "nss Aa u1asn'
N1hous 4 Hesa uoas.' .ns.ssoas, sae snssat
auu nA' ns.1 "au s.iS 80 49, W VIZ ssas
aG:hc st; hal'soao, Myu'o ~ oe go t'a'' tea
nlliohs Jea1, nn!ct'' .ooeo " we saui oelo1e
mehtaoneu' maAes we EsosA Pfo1ins'e aasoaae
PEI aanuol 9sV,osTU.Vou.
Ih1s sum u aeHe!sn. - nsy eutrent e12ea,,
res. eaa atso os ~ 1aF o1fioeaa oa 'os ess'4's'ed
co1s, $l:e,eVv.vN:
It % salo sse l1ens Th'eh ass hese eaSenes q
sted IRE over cstifnated, II d1af oe rep'tea 1na'
before Tue foao can og e2mplctea, aaos1er DC,
eaae OF cur history W,a nave .fanslhEeu, az
Western progress Hln more snan compensate
for posslble erroFs; .-..-.,
new elements OF nue'aess lint WA ce eseaseo
By new channel Of coumerce, 80 important to
other nations Of the world, and 60 sure to &C.
velop new industrial pursuits II onr own coun.
trJ. This creative power Of railroads has ncses
been over csttnated, and the onlT mistake rail
road men have made in the productive rcsn.ts
Of their Investments has grown out Of tie n1ai'
tiplc.tv Of rival roads, saa the consequent re-
ductis1 Of prices.
Araci6c Railroad is not lisble 70 competition,
for il others are made, they will be TOO remote
10 compete fer local busueas, aud they will rot
BE- undertaken for the through business uzti
it hiss been clearly demonstrated that there il
enough to well compensate two or more rosds.
m. PAX q, r4yer7ox.
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cur eoMn'!tee a*Fe loun9 tae Etea1os. ~
sersM3 o. opln'on ~ 70 tne oue Q: acso.ar.nu'
1ng tae oolses, ana loF yea1s NE 'nssutne -
mus OF mea ahs Dean; onecseo 10 70 scnen'ss ,os
consslnes1ng ,ig = aclne nan.oaa. !. u seaetanJ
ceneeaea 'ua. uo!efpmen. 3 , nnst, ~ s,ne Wy;