The Placer herald., 1865-12-09
Central Pacific Railroad.

Ibe Grass Valley National says: 10 use
the lingo Of great men, like Leland STAFFORD,
Of camphene memory. "our attention has
been called to an article" in the Sacramento
Union, written at Nevada city and signed
palermo" lie takes up the exc overnor
on his statement that in the Eastern States
it requires population of ten thousand in
habants to support one mile of railroad
"Palermo," who seems to be we'll posted,
says: "Bv examining the statistics of popula.
ton and miles of railway for the year 1860,
in the United States. it will be seen that the
total population and miles of railway, for the
year 1860 in the United States, it will be
seen that the total population at that time
WAS, in round numbers, 36 .000.000; number
Of miles of railroad completed, 10000
showing that there were ,033 human beings
for each mile of railroad, instead Of 10000.
This is quite difference, and Stanford will
find it difficult feat to convince people,
whether interested in building railroads or
not, of the reliability of his information. such
as he has given in the communication alluded
to. He seems to think their tariff Of charges
for freight and passengers none too high.
Well, let us see For passengers, the Pacific
N"''io"u N'''I""y N""'Soo 'S" 'S"'" |e'
mile. At the same rate the fare to Virginia
City would be SIS; to Salt Lake 500; 10
New York city abou, $500. The average
rates for passengers in the Eastern States
does not exceed | cents per mile. Price
of freight from Sacramento to Coliax is So
per ton; distance 81 miles. AT the same
tate, to Virginia city it would be S24 per
ton; to Salt Lake $l3o; to New York city,
$3.50, or "a cents; while heavy freight is
carried on Eastern roads-say from New
York to Chicago-fnr 60 cents per 100 lbs
a distance of nearly 1000 miles Thus
while the Central Pacific Railroad, of which
Leland Stanford is President, charges So lt
carry ton Of fregh, 54 miles, an Eastern
road charges only sl2 to carry the sam,
amount 1000 miles? 1t is to be expected
in California than in the East but differ
ence Of from 500 to 1000 per cent. is far too
much. The completion of the road to Cor
| fax has not lessened the fare between this
city to Sacramento, and our merchants com
plain that their freight costs them more per
ton now than it did before the road was
commenced"
This showing is rather damper upon
Leland.
Another writer, who corresponds with the
Nevada Gazette, shows, by further IIustra'
ton, II at Stanford is very poor sta,istician.
According to this writer's demonstrations,
C"nner,rut had, in 1860, population of
100000 and 6O3 miles OF railway; or 1902
inhabitants for each mile of road Georgia
had .O67,000 inhabitants and l,4O4 miles
Of railway; or 752 inhabitants for each mile
New York had a population of 8 $3.50 900
and 2,7OO miles of railway; or l 400 inhab.
i'anls for each mile. Iowa had population
of 674 900, and 67o miles of railroad. less
than 1000 to the mile. Vermont with
3l5 900 inhabitants had $50 miles Of rail.
way, or $50 inhabitants for each mile. lie
adds that the total population Of the United
States, in 1860. was a tritle over SO 900 900;
the number of miles of railway 3O.793, or
less than l,lOo inhabitants for each mile,
making the Governor wrong to the tune of
1000 per cent. IF it required" says our
writer. 10000 inhabitants to sustain mile
OF railroad, then there should be 800 900 900
inhabitants in the United States for our 80,
600 miles of railway"
There are other propositions upon which
Mr. Stanford will have to take water" all
in due time Meanwhile let him patch up
his rickety road.