New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-06-04
TIKI PaCxsIC wAIaROA9.


Tse strong impulse given to Northern enter
prise by the present war a by nothing more
strilinaly illustrated than the progress OF the
great continental work known az the Pacific
Railroad A project which Was unable to
make any actual advance during the long III
teryhl of peace siuee its trst Introduction To
the public, has, since tie commencement OF
the Rebellion, become one ol the accomplished
facts of the age. Although not u milo al. lac
line j, completed yet has it secured to itseh
all th, conditions OF certain success; so That
the a9esiion i, no longer WHISTLER It con De
built, bat simply one Of tho necessary time
rcqulr,d for cngneors TO select the best route
for laborers 10 grace the track, cut the ties,
and p.g down the rail- and Tor manufacturers
10 construc. the rolling stock for ia operation.
The credit Of this great success must, in
Justice. be- divided between TIE Federal Gov
erfme-t. the new States OF California and
kanssa and the C.y Of New-lork. \ law
granting National al TO tue main line through
Eairoed, aud TO certain branches nom the
caster, terminus. connecting 1t with the Ststcs
of Kansas. AiissOuyi, and Iowa, was passed
d1rlna the first session OF the iast Cong-ess-
TLis action was mainly due 10 the etior.S oi
the Eansas and California COMPANIES, and far
nished the first practical basis tor the ao,'on
Of psrtirs willing 70 invest morey Ia the work
/, wns not however, TIL tie present year
that capitalists could be found bold enough and
strong enough 70 accept the liberal endow-
menis offered. and 80 resolve on the investment
OF the capital .Gd credit necessary 70 he
woib.
That they are nov found, 70 due ohiely to
the enterprise and courage OF tHo OF our O"n
citizens. The oar. JoUN C. FREMoNr, Is
widely kuown as an eminent explorer u the
region 10 be- tra4,rsrd by th4 road. wh,la he
has achieved iamr superior oyen to the great
" saltL wb.ch he Is understood ~ have acquired
by bus OPERATIONS in the eoli-..cos oi Calior-
MA: the other, SAMUEL liNLGrr, - Vidcl,
known IN mou,yed circles ~ man . large
innhcal experience, combined With aN energy
and nlonutsbie viii To vhlcs AL ob-,aei"s nrr
made u succ0ab. 4" such men g, ilr.c ~
resolve IA b. accomplish ana those 800 huow
them viii nos be- surprised to Learn ,hat they
have alrcady made connexions which S,Uure
all tAr monr, needed Tor ,he work. aul are
uow perirc.ing their aIransemeutS lor ia rapid
prosecutions.
ONLY the Eastern Div,siyY OF tbe ioai has
vet received q location. 1t.- vii D. buht
-. "a. lt.
valley of the Kansas Lt,s, aud 70 branching
peak ils eastern ierminGs ~ to connect. b,
WY ot the " hannibal aud ~. Joseph H-l-
road. ut Cmcaro. with She great railroad liucs
ol New.Yo,h and Pennsylvania; aud, by the
Pacific Railroad OF Missouri At -. Louis
with the "OhIn aud Mi,,issippl Railroad" and
It's southern tributaries. Ih" corporate fran
chise mud Goyernmrn. aid Tor this division have
been secured 10y the purchase OF the "Lraycn-
worth, Pawncc. and Western Ra.iroad;" one
of the branches favored b. Congress IN the act
before mentioned, aud which previously pos
sesscd priucely eudowmcu; of lards, acquired
by treaty with diitcrcut tribes al Indians IN
habitng the choiccst section oi Che State OF
Kansas. Following tins purchase, comes tn'
change OF IL name t. the " Union Iacihc ksi-
way. Eastern DIVISION" the choice OF ne"
Directory; ani. with "a Ltne" when ''''''
almost Pro,idential, the election oi Gen. RE
MONT as President nj the Company.
Til. line alone covers nearly four hundred
miles q, the whole distance between Inc MIS-
souri River and California; and Is, al tue
present time, under contract 10 be built "heh
finished to the one hundredth meridian, The
law of Congress gives tho same company thc
riyLt. in connection with the Central Kali
road" of California, to complete the entire
line.
To the prosecution OF this work, Gen. Ere
mont deyotes his energies and his fortune; and
it is understood that Mr.. IIalletts European
correspondents are willing to furnish any