The weekly Butte record., 1861-01-12
Railroad Matters.


present difficulties.
Railroad Matters.
Concerning the application of the Northern
California Railroad Company for donation
of the right of way through the city of Marys-
vile, and for grounds for depot, the Mayor
of Marysville speaks as follows. in his quar-
terly report:
A petition was laid before yon at your last
meeting from the Northern Roaroad Co.,
asking the right of way into the city, the dona-
tlon Of Washington Square, and the right Of
way through certain streets to the steamboat
landing. am satisfied that we have no legal
right TO give away any public square that has
been donated to the City for specific purposes;
provided we have the right, why should we do
nate one of our best public squares to any
Railroad or other Company? This reason
cannot be urged in support of the donation,
that there is no vacant land in the vicinity of
the square asked for in the petition, for there
is large tract of unoccuped land that can be
bought at reasonable prices very much
doubt the propriety of allowing an extension
of the road from the depot to the steamboat
landing, by so doing you would very much de-
crese the labor and revenue of a large class Of
our citizens who are engaged in the transpor-
tation OF goods from the steamboat landing to
different portions of our city. They are work
ing men that live among US, pay their licenses
and taxes, which is no small amount towards
replenishng our City Treasury. | would urge
yen TO give this subject your careful consdera-
/ ton before granting any corporation exclusive
| for q term of years
We would respectfully caution Marysyille
against the folly of overreaching Not that
we have any good and sufficient reason to offer
why that city should give the Northern Cali
fornia Railroad grounds for depot and the
right of way but simply, because there is
such thing as playing little too fine in
business as well as billiards. Could Marysville,
by refusing all accommodation, become the
Northern terminus of Railroad, and compel
every thing to be hauled, carted or packed
from her steamboat landing" northward,
she would, undoubtedly, have good thing"
She might thus become the terminus OF the
Pacific Railroad, and her cartmen and hack
men, who contribute so much to the support of
her municipal government might have the
business of carting the trade of Asia from the
" steamboat landing" to D street, where it
would be taken up by pack trains and teams
carried through the Henness Pass to the
eastern slope of the mountains, and thence by
Railroad to the markets Of the world
A Railroad must be built up the valley of
the Sacramento. However disagreeable the
fact may be, that it must extend northward
above Marysville, is, nevertheless, fact. The
policy of Marysville, is to discard all boorish
ness, and permit such location as will rebound
to her best interests. The draying business
from the steamboat landing" may be a
"mighty good business" and create an i'm
mense market for horse-feed but should the
necessity for carting goods from the steam
boat landing" in the direction of Marysyille
be done away with, the revenue derived from
the carting business would be found inadequate
for the support of any very extensive municipal
corporation.
There are many who believe that the inter-
ests of the State demand the extension of the
Railroad up the Sacramento Valley, to con-
meet with the Pacific Railroad at Honey Lake
Chief Engineer Judah, would like to have the
trans tlantic road begin where his railroad
terminates, six miles from Folsom, and is ma
king Judy of himself in eBdeavoring to
accomplish that end. To do this would be to
build a Railroad along the eastern slope of the
mountains, instead of first entering California
and extending it down the Sacramento Valley.
There are many who prefer the latter, and who
believe that the interests of the State would be
benefited thereby. If it is possible to accom-
plish this, let US have it and in constructing
lines of road from one town to another, permit
such location as will be advantageous to local
interests when the whole line shall have been
completed
Would Marysville, Orovie, Chico, Red
Bluff, Shasta, and the whole northern portion
of the State, unite in extending Railroad up
the Sacramento Valley, the scheme of Judah
& Co., to carry the Pacific road around and
away from them would prove futile. They
must either do this or cut their own throats
by continuing their petty local rivalries and
Jealous feelings.
| RESIGNATION Commodore Kearny has re-
signed
| SLAYER CAPTURED-Another SLAYER, with
nine hundred Africans on board, has been cap
tured.
PARDON OF Col. RUDLER.-Col Rudler has
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