The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-01-31

merchants OF the West by its excessive freight
tariffs.
The speaker then referred more in detail to the
plan OF organic ng a swift line OF stages from
Boonesboro to Omaha, and characterized the
line which at present runs between those poiats
as one SO poorly managed that II would not be
tolerated in anv other part of the world. He
wanted Sl6 coo for this line, and $4,000 OF that
from Chicago merchants and capitalists each to
pay $3.50. 4f each man paid that sum tt would
require only forty men to raise the 10000 IN
this city, lie did not want one man - pay more
than $3.50 each, for he wished all to take al
interest and have something at stake in that
sta,,e line, Tor then he ould be sure to succeed.
The lecturer sad he would pay S5OOO himself
towards II II no one else would; but, II possible,
he wished TO see hers do It. The people must
look after this thing Tor Their own interest. The
speaker then stl, ID It was the intention of
Colonel Brown to start subscription Tor this
purpose to-day.
1t was the Intention Of the Chicago and North
western Road to push their lines through as
rapidly az possible.
Mr.. Walker, chairman of the meeting, here
said that the people of Chicago underestmated
the inheritance OF Minnesota, and there was a
chance if the merchants of this city did not look
after their interests more closely, OF losing the
entire trade of thai large state. That portion OF
that State which bordered upon the Mississippi
IL would at any rate be impossible to retain the
trade of; but the trade of those sections which
were not within u convenient distance OF that
river might still be saved to Chicago If proper
eeorts were made for that purpose. The same
thing might also be said with relation to Colo
RADIO. Those two States had two and halftimes
the territory ol all New England, and 1t was
therefore important that Chicago should use
every effort to save to itself the trade OF that
territory.
MIR. Train then continued speaking of the
iu mense freight business that was already esta-
bl shed on the lie of the route OF the Pacific
III ilroad, and stated that it Kansas City, st.
joseph, Nebraska City, Omaha, and the other
towns OF tnat section OF the country were con-
sideIed in a calculation OF the amount OF freight
that was carried 10 and iro, it would amount to
no less than l0O,000,0OO OF pounds per annum
that Nould pass between the Mississippi river
and the country west. This would be enough to
keep one line OF read running two trains of
thirty each, fully loaded with freight for the
West twice da. all the year round. There
would, he doubted not, be enough freight to
carry to support two lines of railroad, within a
very few years.
The speaker then described the vast resources
OF the country through which the Pacific Rail-
road Will pass, and spoke OF the salt regions
which were found in this section OF the country,
saying that instead of, as was now the case, inn
porting salt from England, we should, when
this road was completed, be able to export salt
to England. He then referred to the agrlcul-
tural resources and capabilities OF the lands bor
dering the route Of the Pacific Railroad, and
said that in the Platte valley iorty-nne bushels
OF wheat had been raised to the acre. There
was no richer land upon the face OF the globe
than this. 1t was one dead level oil the finest
agricultural and pasturaI land that could be
found in the country. 1t was lot true, as had
been asserted, that this section of country was
destitute of timber and fuel. Black walnut
could be found III any quantity, ana the best
quality OF coal also, though not to be found IN
that region itself, could be got at shorter dis
tance than New Ork and several of the large
cities OF the east had to 90 there for theirs.
He then stated that the Pacific Railroad Com
pany owned every alternate section of land on
the line OF their proposed route, and that land IN
fhp lftnn hn Nrtr
chased lor $3.50 per acre.
The speaker concluded his address with de
scrlption OF Omaha, and the fortunes that enter
prising Young men could make there, and eX
planned the working OF a building association
which had been formed for the purpose OF in
oreasing the dwellings OF that city, and stated
the capital LAID out in building cottages would
return a profit Of forty-eght per cent. on the
investment.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Trains address the
meeting adjourned.