, 1865-12-22
the PACIFIC RAllRoAp,
Lecture by Leut. Gor. Bross. .-The
UndeFeloped West.

a large and influential cathe.ng Of the leading
merchants and bustness men OF this ety WIS RIM.
vened Last evening IN Mossc's Merchants Exchanor
for the purpose Of hearing lectu,e. BY Leut. CIV
Brnss, On the subject Of the Pacific Railroad mn
The Central regions ot the continent, e1nh,ae3nr
Colombo, Nesada, Utah. Oregon, Califoruts and
washington territory, which yet lie undeveloped.
ano whoae vast mineral and agricultural resources
arc destined 10 enrich the West, whcu the prrai
r1cac road = hid. The lecture WEE suhstsnl,a1ly
tne came aa the one delivered BY Mr, Hross a lev
evenings ago, and Nas repeated last evening At the
,S9, @ % o. nu@bsE q our leading business men
the !eadtng commercial and hnancisl iacts bearing
on fho subject Of the Pacific Railroad.
~ Aon; Charles Walker called the neesing to order,
with aarp'arEe. The lecturer said he felt highly
compl,mented by their presence on this occasion,
heard his remarks on The subject On which be wa5
about 10 speak. be hoped they would be patient
while be Meat oEer a portion or the sarne ground
briefly rccapitulatrd lhe leading points CONNECTED
with his journey the continent, introducing
Il he eouEte 81 h,s dese!pnon some appropriate
TACT Of seiToy popaay os Rnosn =, tSe g. o.sss sss
nome1 i being ops d the most fertie and ploaas s
tive regions On the corttncnt) ho remarked that
Inc great point tor business men to undcs-
mercantile community. was tllat people could I've
there md that they could prodnce b1siness enough
p Keep tte road IN opc1ation. Snch facts showed
plction OF 1he e1est Pacific kmlroad, by means of
. which tley would be eDsbled to control he Tast
Trade oi tho Rocky Mounting. AlulfnQ to ccf-
tain DISTRICTS in California, De tneutiuucd that In
these regions IN excellent breed OF hosscs was mo
aueed, Which seemed to BE- Of different sacc iron
il lis opinion. were equ. to I'll he saa Aba; AsnGa;
hoee In smother connection, while speaking Of
the s,ch mining districts Of Colombo and Neyada,
HT MR. %kf%f$N a. =
TO engage in mining operations, Tint fbe esi wa1
Was 10 buy the mines, and alter maxim. enre al
t5si5 11f nnd tlte to Tie same to let them alons
10 undertake such au enterprise as utnfnc. Al fhc
present time, dhe SILVER End gold would cost more
a,5 1ha1 ~ T., Wor' ahos being so expensive tlst it
Passing briefly oycs tic condition Of tie Mormons
~ u saN i iak La M ard s;sGoundine uha. be cons1d
entered at ao1De length upon lhc eub|ect which
chiefly tniactted his Lesrcfs-:he HaciAc RaiIrosi.
r. eaid shsi ~ The maps Of the central portion Of
the continent were r,schiesousy worthless and IN.
co:frct. many Of the most extensive mountain
fscgea beng entirely omitted One very important
EEL; 1a6s 70 10 10 knoMn Wss ihas along The whole roatt
the1t was mol single barrier between the city al
Chicago and 'he laciac Occan. Among the NOM
Ct from one toliey to anothe-, 20 that The comurr
stai and social Life Of oae valley inlcsmlnglcs With
Aicr giving bric! description Of the prnIeeted
route, the lecturer proceeded to inquire what tbe
HilruAd men wefc doing to carry out Tho enttrprjsc
The men On the Pacific side were men Of exrsor-
would eoon complete their portion Of the road.
They would set TO Dutch Itati in the sp,tnc, tney
would be acEo$s tic mountains In two year, md
the saM Like. The Californ.ans were puaoub,edly
IN earnest, and although 1t was costloe them si
I1nmense den! Of labor I'D money. which they
question that they would soo2 comnIete thcir
sLarc ol The work now The ntsl thing 10 be done
fum the Des Aoiurs river 10 Omaha. Ar1upce-
1ncnts Ind been entered INTO between Mr. Ogden,
The President Of The Northwestern Kailrosd, snd
best thing to be done to let all onf capitsists
and business ren take bold OF the enterprise aud
contribute their mite, and let them make stand to
building the road. there was abundance Of Timber
~ along the route from the Missouri RIVER In he
Plaste Valley end The ROCKY Aoun1ains. In thr
was al 1rsi supposed. Il aouId cost GOOD desl
bu. stu the grading aas easy, wh,ch Ia IN import
mt confederation: Again a 10 the means Of ops
the Ter1iio,ics be had referred TO, While there
WIS iron and Ill Other n1a:er!al in abundance. The
MoEmons had shown what waa possible 10 be done
were able to produce nineiythrre bushels Of wheat
to the ac1e, In Colombo the mineral products were
valued et from three to five natllsons q dollars
year. All We had to do was to build th1t road to
Colaado. and We would be able 10 develop gold by
ne ne. million: There Tas enoush these, and more
l klAH Eul4%4tNh tUp&S hA& N4ApGA4 DEBT II nA6
seen hc Mi. Brosei would endorse ,hs rrmsrE vi Of
| ni.hop simpson. that there was eilser e7ongh in
fnou the var With tlTeE musket. sad to p,atc ali
opr iron clads thicker with silver ti.a1 they
1aa 1sa eyer bssn VIII inon. The wealth III
No ore who has sny conception Of lis extent
Wcnld eEes Doubt our ability 70 pay the national
debt, Le. John Bnll eneer ~ hc MY, We have ihc
herd do1laEs over there and may have The energy
here TO prod1ce them In sufficient quantities to buy
up John Wy and rake 4 gentleman Of him. Il that
| The lecture concluded By an earnest appeal TO
I the business men Of Chicago TO take the Subject
late serious consideration ard -desote at fclr e-
III: Brots resumed his sest amid mneh applanse. :.
Col. ]. Il. Bowen taen presented The 1onoN1n:,
which VAS unanimously adopted
hesNted. That this nie .unE telder thanks to
Lieutenant Governor Broes for his compIi.nce Nih
the request Of ouf citizens 10 deliver hia most inter
es!'ng md s1uahle address, which has placed b.
lived from The early complexion Of t5s ssoa, high
way 10 the TacIdc Gcean-
II connection ~ih The snhjcc. on which Eeu:rn-
ant Governor Bros had addressed them as the in
proved meane Of nane:t and the Development Of
on national resources, Col Boweo also prcscp;ed
The following RESOLUTIONS for the consideration Of
Reso.rel. That expressions OF commentator ire
due to the manaEers oftEe Iowa Central aud NORTH
western Railroad Companies for The exception Of
cou,ruc1s that will eeenro the rapd construction Of
thetr Line to the Missouri river.
Asso|Eed, That this meeting rcaf1rm the report
Of the COMMITTEES on Ccmuttcc ndop1ed by the
Detroit Convention in July lsst and also fully con-
cut in the action Of the Mass Convention held Il
Bloomington or the 18th instant.
ItsG1red, That committee Of seven be deslc-
nailed By the chairman o! this meeting, to take In
charge The fuhjccs OF transir, the removal Of hur-
thens npon our commerce, the increase Of avenues
10 The sea board. the reduction Of FREIGHT, and
teGtion Of Abnscs. who shall prepare and present
l memorials and petitions to Congress, and the
Legislature Of New York upon the subject Of the
Illinois Eiser ard NlsSsEa ship Canal. conjer With
and regulation Of freight taYiGA, and report from
troc 10 time other action for consideration, may
| 6e oeemed advisable.
The resolutions were adopted. mad the Chairman
appointed the following each eomlitiee. Messss.
]. u. Bowen. Clinton Hrigg-, " r. Alien, G. Al.
Henderson, Nathan Mcare, 5. A. Lovejoy, end MuI-
ry!NeLou.