White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-09-07
The Northern Tier Railroad ana
Other Matters.

The Northern Tier Railroad and
| Other Matters.
We notice from the Troy Reporter.
thst the people in Northern kansas are
sgita,ing the construction OF the railroad
/ West from Elwood. 1t is we'll known
that this road is already graded to Troy,
passing through one of the finest agri-
cultural and most populons districts in
the State. aud had j, received. as in our
judgment il onght to have done. the sup
port and CO. operation Of our Senators,
the cars would have been raining to-day.
We do not say that it is owing to the fact
that Lawreuce and ,Atchison have each q
Senator residing in those cities. that they
have outstripped other portions OF the
State in their railway enterprises. but in
the language of one Of them. 1--WE have
the fact that Senator Pomeroy resides at
Atchison. and Senator Lane resides at
Lawrence" The latter already has q
railroad at her door. and the other one in
quite an advanced stage of progress !.
We have not one word to say in con-
demnsiion of these enterprising cities that
they have succeeded so we'll in their rsil-
way projects. They have exhibited Q
unauimity and energy that other places
might emulate with great profit. but We
do condemn that spirit Of sel6shness on
tho part of our representatives. that are
supposed to be the servants of the whots
State, that could avail themselves of their
position of trust to advance the interests
of the particular section in which they re-
side. at the expense Of other portions Of
the State. That this has been done, eve
ry man with a ray Of intelligence. who
has observed our railroad operations for
the past three or four years. knows. In
stead of our Senators taking a compre-
hensive practical view of the interests Of
the whole State, with reference to the in.
auguration of q system of roads that shall
benefit most extensively the people Of the
State and develope their interests. there
has been a pulling and hauling among
them; and in the meantime. our Senators
have qnietly secured all the Government
aid for the two roads that run at their
very doors. Take the Eastern and North.
ern tier of counties. the most populous,
and really containing 9 majority Of the
people of the State. and the larger pro.
portion of it's wealth, and what has been
done for them I? Absolutely nothing.
Let rs not be misunderstood here. We
believe the Union Pacific Railroad an en-
terprise Of the greatest utility and impor-
tance to the State. and we desire to see it
go ahead rapidly. The country through
which it passes is rich, and only needs Il
to m AXE one of the most magnificent re-
gions in the whole West; and tbs same
thing is true, to some extent. but in far
less proportion. of the Atchison aud
Pixies Peak Railroad. But what we CON-
plain of. is. that these two roads have en-
crossed the attention and CO operation OF
our Senators to the exclusion of other
portions Of the State The Union Pacific
Railroad was intended to start from
Leavenworth. The charter, and only
charter from which it derives its corporate
life, so provided; but thro ,gh the influence
of speculation. Sam Hallett and General
Lane. it has been manipulated and en-
gineered. that it might avoid Lesven-
worth. The survey Of tia road via Kel-
ly's Junction. the repor: of the engineers.
show to he the most economical and most
practicable. and the experience of that
ro al for the past month has abundantly
dem monstrated it. To carry out the de-
liberate purpose of depriving onr city Of
the benefits of the road. Sam Hallett had
it run down on the marshes and unde.
the bluffs of the K ansas River. The rains
have in some places. submerged the track
several feet under water. and in others,
tons Of dirt. rocks and debris hrve cover
ed it for miles, and all this at the expense
to the company Of thousands Of dollars;
and neuer can they carry passengers at
those points with speed or safety.
The great danger now is. that we shall
have SO many railway projects in the
State that the public mind will become
divided, and then paralyzed to such an
extent as to defeat nearly sll. The citi-
zeas on the Eastern tier are in earnest for
a road. and knowing IS we do some of the
men engaged in it, We do not believe they
can be thwsrted. sud know they will not
be any longer fooled. Kansas City is
holding out to them gres. inducements to
come there The Missouri Pacific ia seek-
ing for them, q connection at Pleasant
Hill; and despsiring of aid or even recog-
nition from their public servants in the
way of aid or influence. they are pushing
on Independently. This of course leopard
ICES the Lesvenworth, lawrence and Fort
Gibson Railroad. as two lines, within
twenty-five miles of each other. in the
same direction. cannot exist. Thus, BY
reason of the almost criminal favoritism
of our Senators Of certain localities. and
their total neglect of others. different por-
tions of the State come into . collision
which is snre to create animosities. jealous
les and sectional strifes; and we cannot
look at the future with reference to those
enterprises ithout some feeling Of sppre
hension. We do not believe it is too late
yet, If the inclination exists to harmoniEe
these differences. and adopt railroad sys.
tenn that shall secure the largest benefit to
the rhole State. and quiet these growing
troubles that are sure to come unless these
strifss are sllsyed. We shall soon End
them in politics. in society. and in every
movement or institution of general ns-
ture. Will not some of our leading pub
lie men take hold Of this matter at once ?
-Leavenworth Conservative.