The mountain Democrat., 1864-12-31

prise ana lndtgnatlon OF stanford, Crock.
er, the Sacramento Union d 90. The
blow comes from the right quarter-frOm
impartial parties-frOm men who are nei'
Their the personal nor political opponents
Of Stanford, Croker & Co. They want
the road built; they know that the Dutch
Flat route is impracticable; they know
'FS$tsSe Central PacrdC Railroad Comps
ny IS involved IN endless litigation over
local subsidies they know that it has re-
ceived large subsidies from the Federal
and State Governments they know that
it has displayed neither prudence nor en-
ergy, nor consulted the public cOnve.
nience in pushing forward the railroad
they have no confidence in the inclination
or ability Of the Company to fulfil its
agreements with the Government and
they believe it is purely a private specu-
lation. Knowing and believing this, Mr..
Cutter, of the House, offered the follow.
ing preamble and resolutions, which we're
referred to = select committee, and that
committee reported favorably upon them,
and we are informed that they will be
adopted almost unanimously. This is
proper and right. 1t rcbukcs heartless
monopoly for trifling with the public, and
plainly tells Stanford, Croker & Co. that
the people of Nevada are no longer to be
deceived by their Stupendous humbug
and fair promises. With oil the aid of
the Federal and State Governments and
aid from other sources, the Central Pacific
Railroad Company has constructed only
thirty miles OF road upon its route while
the Placcrvile and Sacramento Valley
Railroad Company, by its own unaided
excrtions, has already built railroad
thirty.eight miles in length. Work on
the former has been suspended; on the
latter it is being vigorously prosecuted
The latter has an easy and feasible route; ;
it has the disposition and the energy to
accomplish what it undertakes; the form.
err has not. Let the Federal Government
be as generous towards the Placervile
and Sacramento Valley Railroad Company
as it has been to the Central Pacific, and
q railroad to Virginia City will be built in
less time than Mr.. Gutter designates in
his resolutions. The General Govern.
ment owes it to the public to extend the
most liberal encouragement to the Com.
pany which gives the strongest evidence
Of its intention and ability to construct
the road. Let the two Companies be
Judged by their works, and then it will
be no difficult matter to decide which is
entitled to the aid Of the Government
With the means at its disposal the Cen.
trail Pacific Company ought to have long
line Of road cOnstructed-at least three
times its present length. That it has
done so little, proves that it has not fea-
Sible route, or that it does not desire to
build7the road without additional grants,
or that it is destitute of the energy and
capacity requisite to complete the enter
prise. In either case, it deserves no en-
couragement. In either case, it must
prove failure. Place the same means
at the disposal Of the Placervile and Sac
ramento Valley Railroad Company, and,
in the language of the resolutions, the
road would "be fully established and in
running order, without break or interval
Of stage transportation" within a very
brief period. That the Dutch Flat route
is humbug We have the evidence Of the
people of Nevada. and any further aid ex-
tended to it by Congress would be inju-
rious to the public interests and insulting
to the people.
We subjoin the preamble and rcsolu.
tons of Mr.. Cutter:
WHEREAs, The necessity for the speedy com.
pletion and establishment of railroad cOmmu-
nicaton between the navigable tide waters Of
the Pacific and the mining regions of the State
Of Nevada is apparent to US as great and i'm.
perative; and
WHEREAS, Congress has provided what was
deemed to be liberal bonus for the coDstruc.
ton Of such railroad, and said Congressional
provision has been secured exclusively to and
under a corporation named and known as the
Central Pacific Railroad Company, which, up to
this date has constructed only thirty miles up
on its proposed route, aud whose principal la
Dor seems TO have been TO reduce the number
Of miles ordered to be built per year Con pain
Of forieture) in the original Pacific Railroad
Bill, having particular reference to this section
OF the great trans continental railway; and
WHEREAS, Competition and rivalry in the
construction ofrailways which are to command
the enormous passenger and freight traffic be-
tween the Pacific aud the eastern slope of the
Sierras, on railway line, is emnentIy desira.
BILE; aud
WHEREAS, A line OF railroad has already
been constructed from the town of Freeport, on
the head of tide water on the Sacramento, and
the town of Latrobe, it being q distance Of
thirty eight miles. on q nearly direct line oil
communication with the Capital of Nevada
aud
WHEREAS, We have credible information that
d large and wholly responsible body of respec'
table capitalists are prepared, with reasonable
encouragement, to push forward the railroad
from Latrobe to the Capital of our State, on O
EOutc ohu Oe
Resolved, BY the Assembly, the Senate con.
curing, that our Senators be instructed, and
our Representative in Congress requested, to
use their utmost endeavOrS to secure The pas
sage Of an act giving to the corporation under
taking, or which shall undertake, the construc
ton OF railroad from LstrObe. in the State Of
California, to Carson City or Virginia, in the
State of Nevada, the sum of ten millions oil
dollars in United States six per cent. bonds, al
dates of thirty years or less; the same TO be
issued and made over 10 said corporation, OF
corporations, at such time as the work herein
described shall have been completed provided
that the railway communication by this route
from the town of FreepOrt, at the head of tide.