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THE PACIFIC RAILROAD.
A de1patcll from Washington announces TINT
Lieut.. Col. Simpson who was recently sent to
Nebraskn under the direction of the Secretary
ofthe Interior, 10 make survey Of the pro-
posed change Of location Of the Pacific Rail-
road from Omaha to the Elkhorn River, has
returned ind Is now writing out Ills rcport.
Our readers are already familiar with the bnsi-
ness confdcd to this officer, hut brief recap
itu:ation may serve to introduce the remarks
which We purpose making ut this time. The
.Eniou Pacific Railroad Company, sort Of In
corporal entity, which has President who
knows nothing about It's affairs, and Vice
President who knows everything about them
and as7Anges matters 50 that nobody else shall
know anything a1ont them, made contract
in October, 1sGa, with Il. N. Hosie, Esq, late
u. S Marshal for lows, for building one hun
dred miles Of the road west Of Omaha, 1t the
rate Of $50, 900 per 1nI1e. OF these one hun
drcd miles, serra1y-seren are so easy Of con-
str,ction that they can l,c built for less than
$4,000 per mile, allowing sl3o per ion for the
irnn. The remaining ttrfMty-shrtc, the section
Immediately west Of Omaha, require heavy
grading and will cost very nearly tho amount
amount allowed 10 The eeontractor-S59,0 900 per
mile. The cost Of the one hundred miles to
the contractor is about s., OK, 600 and the sum
allowed to him s., ,o10, coo. But the cost to
the company is really over e, OK, ,o0O, because
the bonds Of the read and The government arc
given 10 him at discount OF 20 per cent
Iappears that tic Company, not content
with cnrieling Mr.. Ho3ie In Ibis summary
manner, now propose to change the location
of the road, so that the first fourteen miles Of
the road shall be increased nine miles in
length, the heavy grading avoided, and the
road NsAgurcd BY taking a soutAcaste11y
coursc from Omaha down TO point near
BELLEVUE, and then forming an ngly elbow
from Which II proceeds enthusiastically to
junction with the old line. The cost Of thit
addition 10 the length Of the road, to the
Company md 10 the Government, Is sa5o, ,0o3,
and the amount saved TO the contractor is
probably as much moro, making another NIL
lou Of profit ont OF tnc 1rst one hundred
miles. To effect tlis change Of location it IL
necessary to secure the assent Of the President
Of the United States. Upon the recommen-
fiation Of Secretary Harlan this assent was
Withheld until survey and report should lc
1padc BY competent officer OF tile Govern
mcnt, and Leut.-CoL Simpson was detailed
tor this purpose:
II is perfectly plain that Mr.. II. NJ. Hoxie
te stalking lorrc in This great contract for the
flat t,,v and MT rc ,ro ~ ,as.; o, ~ INV auu
nv 1,rr ,,;,,o,e ~ ,,ra,,t -, +,,a a,,,..ss.,'
~ .,'A g.. ' ', po"t ~ nc soasltuct'on
r. ...,,,.ass ~. 49, ..as4 .al'sn - - - ine 'oao'
co',.', epvs1 p..,', .asa suea @ 4nsu ~ y oa1aat'
So'"eius ouAnnsi., aoa ''eo: l. u. DAVIS,
nho ale euppoesu 70 lnanaee 'ne interests OF
INC colnl'any' would nake contract with IN
Iowa 1oH11e'an 10 thfo" several miihons OF
dollars out OF their pockets into his, is IN
idea which, wou15 n,,t Nc,l s.rce. m . -,
cyrr avid t,,o sa,.o. rs so.,..:n 49, - W E,a
um fraud The pcop1c of the limited
States are building Lie Pacific Ra;,roaa ,,,t,,
thc;r % rsnor m ] ana t,,o;s @ ,sns1 % ntosa aa' S WIN
mcnt. 1,y eiyfnr f1E Ofp1 NOR n,,e In tbo f-ov,.
...,,, ~ ~.'e W LII eo'1-
panE On eecohd mortgage, OF course gaarnn-
a,,ow,a to r,,,sa fr n f,rst ,nnr+oo,.-o ,hrr
1. ta'oe - ~, " ~st ltease-e"us
s"Ao~"S EA'A4'fa <u-fo"S 0t4A A-1SGN @I1Co Vi
laud Tor each and every mile Of the mad frorn
11,o n1;s.ar,, .:,... ~ ~, n.,- ,,.',"
.ae +N.s7oa'4 fNl 20 Tue f'ochy Mountains.
Tile officers Of Tie road arc really the aocnts
of thc Government In ,1,.,urx,n,, th;s rnoro.
-. - oNoa to'e .noa'y-
II 1hey, instead OF Mr. Uo2ie, arc tie real
contractors. We can understand hnv 4bcr
shon,a f,a env;ors ~ wal. 4,n ,,,a -.
oooutu oe aaa'ous 70 1naLe thc Toao as cx-
lensa'e as posslolc 10 the Company, and us
tntp ~ poss.o'c 70 10S. defse* we can also
tho road nine miles longer, for, of course one
cannot nave 100 much of good thing. Il
any other explanatiOn Of this mysterious con-
1ract can be furnished the public would be
glaa to know what II is. The only thing pur-
porting 10 be an explanation Is the following,
IRON Washington letter In the New 5ork
1Il1aEc:
"1h5s contract for The construction Of the road
ran,n,s, pr n e nss pn .de ossson q some
while they do not 1u1ly Justify the acton of he
eon1as ~ N fssing .als c1nr act hase given to .he
lie av required certain sections II ,a rnaa 10 h
eomIietea wilhina given period. The company |
ort 81 f,,c ,a,!s ,i s.as ,o 70 Sa the
Labor, and iron and oiber materiale were Ut COZ.
fGha3ha,n:iy s3I high prize Hoducinc this s1ao o9a
acfn1l cost 10 l,c ia. tian SslMS, s,er 1nie htn
eSnno: tc considered an exua'agant cost ior first
..7h.v NV, - s,ste 'i. ,i,.. ,h: .
1hr means 10 the contractor, on private ACCOUNT 10
,' 10 psoeeea Sa1a tne MoTx..hat AZ the
,an,acs- Of ;his Arrangement, If nn1 ehonil arrrae
IN nsoro.Iep to The fands thsy were willing to ad
nsde he1 @ r, nsse .hs s3S u, indna inls We
10 1asart. the necessary means for lie pEosecuion
u .he enterprise
".'en - no eAplana1ion e1 all. 1he qucs-
a'oH i Aol Anat WIS thc price OF gold when /