New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-11-27
PROGRESS OF THE PACIFIC
RAILWAY.

fIDlc u measure. ME VIC arc shIi5Hcu thuI
the legal power TO organize expired on the first
day Of July last, and that tho stockholders feel
the necessity Of Congressional sanction OF
their later acts, yet the names now pledged to
the enterprise. and the influence and capital
committed to it, give good assurance that strong
movements are in contemplation by powerful
parties. Such men as john A. DIX, THOMAS
C.. DURAST and JOHN J. CISCO, do not place
themselves in the focus ofpublic observation for
triling or indefinite purposes.
But, whatever may be the future action oil
these parties, il Is not to thom that We must
look for the earliest benefits from the great en-
terprise designed 10 wed the Pacific 10 the At
lan,ic coast Of our continent. For we cannot
vet forget the fact that, while our capitalist
generally were asleep to this great commercial
and national idea Of the age. few progressive
men selected from the Pacific Railway system
its richest and most promising road. and, with
out awaiting the tedious and time-wastins pro-
cessos Of financial ciroumlocution, at once COM
menced the work Of construction with courage
and faith fairly entitled to be termed heroic.
We refer TO the Kansas portion Of tho road,
inewn as the Union Pacific Railway, Eastern
Dyslon-the history and location 81 which we
have detailed in previous articles. We propose
now to state some additional facts in regard to
It's progress and prospects.
Tho work Of construction commenced q,
I.oayenworth City. on the branch running 70
hat point, about the middle Of August; and at
Wyandot, q, the mouth OF the Kansas River,
he commencement, of the main line, about the
fr-: Of September. The contractors were mot
in the start, by very enbaras.nc and unusuai
ldimcul;.cs, chic. among which Wa tho great
scarcity OF laborers. TIE necessities Of tho
military service have drawn largely on the male
population Of Kansas and Western Missouri,
whilo tho insecurity Of tho border Wa daily
thinning the ranks Of those who remained IN
civil lie. Public confidence in the enter
prise bad been shaken by Tie failures Of tho
previous contractors. closely and mi'crably fol-
lowing a. ostcniGtoui oommoncem'n.i and the
memories herewith associated offered sqeeirl
warnlngi u those whose tim.i toinpcnmsut'
led them 10 dis,rust any now movement.
Probably, equal difficulties never were moro
boldly mo, nor more thoroughly yanquishod. IN
The face 0! local opposition and lcgel cmharass-
menis intcrvosed to delay tho work, Tie means
were Improyiscd to grade sixty milo5 Of mad,
and complete forty, during the present year.
This was done b. imporia'.ons Of woramen
4 Ifft..fs ..I -. ffr,.
a system Of liberia! encouragement and hind
protection Of coloFod INN grants from Missouri,
which furnished the force needed and, by cell
Ing in the aid Of new aud admirable machinery
for grading--thc night To usc which on oil ro-.
tons Of the Pacific Railway systom wai puI-
chascd-this force wns made effective for mom
+ than double It's natural re- uls.
The task which The Company undertook -
accomplish was the compilation Of The first soc..oa
Of 40 miles of the main line, even TO IT, equip
men, and the running of The Trains, before tie
frst day Of January, lrGl. Their euccc's IN
this undertaking rcoms even now 20 be assured !;
lor the whole section Is already graded, Lo,dca
hlarge amount doncon the LcayeuwOrlh branch.
The rails and rolling stock ore bought, and well
Oh their way; and there seems TO be- no reason
why the town Of LAWRENCE terminus Of this
Grst scction-should not hear the whistle Of the
locomotive bringing up the In, train before the
Christmas bells shall ds,urb tho coAoes among
her ruins.
This section completed, the ret Of tho work
is easy. The Company will then be entitled 10
receive from tho Government six hundred and
forty thousand dollars in Federal securities (or
possibly cash), three-fourths Of which. at least,
viii at once be available; and the GaetS viii estab
| lish for the road credit which must open e.
| it, use the Golfers Of the world AT this point, it
is safe to predict that opposition will practically
vanish; and that neither disappointed ox.con-
tractors, acting under hostile British influences
aud Pacific Mail Steamship inspirations, to full
inmate poinilcss warnings and institute untena-
BIO actions at law, nor the managers Of rival
roads, misguided by narrow jcalouaios, viii find
profitable occupation in continuing to fight n
living and progressing enterprise which Will
have demonstrated ia capacity 10 get firmly on
it's feet during such period Of national con-
yulsion, in spite Of al tie influences combined
for it, defeat.
These facts are already acting powerfully on
| those who hayo hitherto been hostile to the
Kansas road. Centrally located as that road iS
and 80 wei, situated 10 throw its business into
either Northern or Southern CONNECTIONS, is
success was always regarded with fear and jcal-
ousy: now, It's control has become nm Object Of