The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1862-07-12
TIE PACIFIC RA11RoAn.

4 THE PACIFIC RA11RoAn
Another beneAcent measure of the Re-
publican party has by a Republican Con-
gress and President been "signsd, sealed
and delivered" to the people as law.
If all of the Missouri river towns get
. branch Gas we should suppose they are
to by reading their papers) Marysville
eanno. fail to be touched by some one of
them.
But we are confident of getting branch
through here. and with proper efforts our
success is doubIy ensured. As the great
"National Highway" which extended
through Maryland and Virginia from Bal-
timore to Wheeling. marked out the course
for the Baltimore s. Ohio Railroad, so does
our Military Road leading from St. Jo.
seph and Atchison, and which has been
travelled for. years by the wssteIn.b bound
immigrant to the exclusion Of other routes,
mark this as tho one most practicable, and
the one designed by nature for the Pacific
Railroad. But the work will not be ac-
complished without constant labor. Let
the citizens be mindful of this. Let those
Sho represent us in the State Offices be
true workers for our Railroad interests
And henceforward to the completion Of the
enterprise let our citizers give it long
push, a strong push and a push altogether.
The Kansas corporators Of the Pacific
Railroad, according to the Conserva.
tive,-as the bill finally passed, are James
c. Stone and John Kerr, of Leavenwortb;
". d. Grimes and L. c. Challis, of Atch.
ison; Chester Thomas, of Topeka: JOSH.
sh Miller, of Lawrence and Werter Il.
Davis, Of Baldwin City.
The general route Of the main road is
to be settled within two years from the
passage of the act. The eastern terminus
y 10 be in Nebraska, on the Tooth meridi-
"a from Greenwich, and between the Re.
publican and the Platte. The Leaven.
vsrth, Pawnee and Western Railroad are
ssthorized to build road commencing at
Kansas City, and connecting with the
Leavenworth road, to Fort Riley and
thence to said terminus. One hundred
miles must be completed within two years
after the company accept The conditions of
the act. q. .~
With the permission Of the State of
Kansas the H. g. St. Joseph road and the
Pacific road of Missouri may extend
branches.
The following is section Is of the bill:
And be 1t further enacted, That the Han.
nibal and st. Joseph Railroad Company
OF Missouri may extend its road from St.
Joseph via Of Atchison to connec, with the
road through Kansas, upon fling its as
sent to the provisions Of this act upon the
same terms and conditions IN all respects,
for one Hundred miles in length next to
the Missouri River, as are provided in this
act for The construction of the railroad and
telegraph line first mentioned, and may for
this purpose, use any railroad charter
which has been or may be granted by the
Legislature of Kansas: Provided, That if
actual survey shall render it desirable, the
said company may construct their road,
with the consent of the Kansas Legisla,
ture, on the most direct and practicable
route west from St. Joseph, Missouri, SO
as to conneoi and unite with the road lead.
ing from the western boundary of Iowa at
any point east Of the one hundredth mer-
idian Of west longitude, or With the main
trunk road at eaid point but in no event
shall lands or bsnds Be given to said com.
pany, ss herein direc.ed, to aid in the con.
strvotionof their said road for 4 greater
distance than one hundred miles.
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