The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1867-10-24

It's known to tho public that Senators NrE,
HARLAN, and Henderson, have each introduced
bills into Congress designed 10 cheaper freight
transportation across the continent in different
directions. The purpose lie to natiOnalire these
railways and the design Is to furnish truck
goods from the interior to the seabOard, whereby
local roads already built may extend their com.
merco to the sea. Upon these roads competition
Is to DO free, or placed upon the same footing In
respect to freight and passengers as prevails
upon the Eric canal. Any person or company
will be allowed to place on there trucks inspect
ed rolling stock, and to carry freight and pas.
sengcrs, only conforming to the rules adopted by
tho proprietors. Tho trunk roads arc to provide
a sinking fund to this end, that the cost may be
reimbursed, SO that in less than forty years
these railways may DO dedicated to tho free use
Of the public. The roads arc to be built BY a
cash capital, andto have no fictitious stock. This
is essentially the plan, II we comprehend 1t, and
we have given some attention to the matter.
We observe that 4 meeting was held at Cooper
Institute, New York, this week, composed OF
many wealthy and influential citizens Hon.
FREEMAN CLARK, Of Rochester, presided. onthe
platform wero many men Of leading positions
and wealth. Among them were PETER COOPER,
Judge DAILY, and others Of equal distinction.
Judge SHERWOOD, of Texas, the protector Of
this railway system, was introduced to the meet
ing, and made a speech developing his plan.
Resolutions were adopted, and a committee
appointed to investigate the subject, and to re.
port at the next meeting.
Letters approving this plan were read from
Secretary SEWARD, Governor FESrOS, A. CANS,
President of tho Cincinnati Chamber Of Com
merce, W. F. oTIs, President Of the Cleveland
Board of Trade, and other gentlemen.
That our readers may see what this project is,
we give the following extract from New York
paper:
1.-THE bills now before Congress propose, FIRST,
4 road, 500 miles common trunk, to be called the
Galveston, Kansas, and Little Rock railway
second, freight thoroughfare from the Missis
sippi to the Atlantic, with termini at New York,
Philadelphia, aud Extraordinarily to be ex.
tended to the Pacifci third, 4 coal thoroughfare
from the Eastern Shore Of New Jersey to the
mines Of Pennsylvania,
Bills are also being prepared for introduc.
tion at the reassenbling Of Congress for a rail-
way on the freight plan from the harbor Of Beau
fort, s. c., to Raleigh, N. c thence to cumber.
land Gap branching from some proper point to
Wytheville, Val a railway connecting with the
Georgia State road at Atlanta, and thence to
Savannah or Brunswick
The subject Of an Atlantic branch Of the
Union Pacific railroad, or an ir.line road from
the Atlantic ocean to St. Louis, No, 10 also
discussed. Tho proposition Is to start this line
from n point on tho southern side Of James
river to Petersburg, thence in direct line Il
Lynchburg, Campbell county Pattonsburg
Botetourt county, CovingtOn, Allegany county
Va.,) Lewisburg, Greenbrier county, Boone
Court house, Boone county, Anacoina county
and Burning Springs, Logan county, West Viz
ginia. Logan county adjoins kentucky, and Il
about $50 miles west of Richmond. From
Burning Springs it is proposed to pass thrOugl
johnson county, Ky, through Winchester
Lexington and Louisville, in that State; froI
New Albany to vincenncs Ind, and throug
Illinois to st. Clair county, and thence to s.
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