, 1865-08-19
= FROM KANSAS.
Great Railroad Enterprises.
The Proposed Road from Lc1vcasvorlh
10 GalT<ssOn-Early Completion OF
the Pacific Kal1road to FG4K Riley,


I tt1esraphed you some eir weeks ei1ce
that at q convention held at OTTAWA in this
State, It WIS agreed by tho County Comnis.
sicrets along the line to submit tue question
to the people whether they would aid the
Leayerworth, Lawrence and Fort Gibson r.
r., to the amount Of $500, ,00o, bonds TO be
ieiued to The amount Of S125, 600 in each
county. On the l2th Of September the prop
osi,ion Is TO be voted upon; 1t Will probably
ca1ry In MI the counties. The bonds are to
Re issntd only as the road ls completed
through The respective counties. A most
nunfhcent graut Of land WAS obtained Inst
winter from Congrcss 10 aid in the constenc-
tion OF The road. It ia proposed to continue
the rcsd OF through the Indian couutsy to
Galveston Bay, wheress one Of the finest har-
bors In the world The enterprise thus be-
comes Of more than local Importance. 1t Is
really natioual In lis character. The a3var-
tase II Will be to Chicago and the entire
West can hardly b: appreciated. 1t will be-
come the Pacific Railroad of the sous5, the
mems by which the South will become con
ntctcd With the Pacific slope.
The lend Ing roads OF the Soath, to-wit !:
fiom Charleston, New Orleaus aad R'ch-
moud, Ore pointing to some place on the Red
River, Which this read would pass through,
thrs giving the entire South the advantage Ses
of Connections with the I1n,cn Pacific R,ft-
ro.d r. /, :. .,hre,.., :..,s...srt4 =.
.. ".1sA,.. ~ aoi tnan
10 ge' cennFc'1on Wlla Tue fa:ne Hope IN
any oteer Tr1- Milslens Of dollars have
becn speat in surveying route through New
Mexico and ArizcnIa, attempting to sink ar
tesian wells, mad In Other means to obtain q
:ehsiole tou hesn Eansportnhcn route t. the
Pacific. 1t Is a demonstrated inpossibIll.y.
n,.Fna devised tn est.h1,sh . ~ ~ e ~ go 80
n.e.aa m'-- ae.so ~ ss.aonsn !1oe o. 1!a9el
ihEopsh these deserts, and 1t cannot be
dcne: The only really practicable route Is
the cre laid down in the Pacific Railroad bill,
To eccure the advantages of that route let
the Leayenwo1tb, Lsw1tnce and Fort Gibson
Railway to Galveston, Texas, md thpy have
these advanssses secured.
At the E. et'ng OF the next Congress 1ibcr-
al a{d should be granted To ttis p oj:ct, with
franchises. aud aid By Government lands and
fI5e & Ra!ltead R oal. t isa matter Of ju;sl;s.
project, twill add Immensely to The wealth
ofthe whole country. At the great Indian
Council. to be held at Fort Smith.
on the f'st of September, there will
lE AUl1HllsbAl utlb jIu0 LIS lQAu 70 urge
upon the 1Ld,ans the doratlon of lands 10
aid IN building the road through their couu-
tTy. I netd not sptak Of the advantages to
kausas and the West CT this road. They
Will be appreciated at least by those who
know personally OF the RESOURCES Of the vast
stretch through which the proposed road Is
TO run.
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