The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-01-18

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ernment great instrument for car
rying on His gracious purposes with
regard to the amelioration of the hu-
man race and is not all this bless
ing for which the whole country
shouldbe thankful? l
| To revert to the already happy ef-
feet of this road in shortening distan-
ces in time between remote places,
the writer received letter yesterday,
the 23d instant, p0st-marked WASH
ington, December Is, or five days
from the capitol of the country, and
this at the forks of the Platte, 300
miles out on the plains, and at the
close of the wintry month Of Decem
Der. Surely this shows progress to-
ward the Pacific.
ALI along the road where the COM
pany has established its stations set
Elements are springing up rapidly,
and here at this point whence | write,
North Platte Station, Dhsre three teeekS
ago there toaS nothing, are already
some twenty buildings, including a
brick engine round.house, calculated
for forty engines, founded on a stone
foundation, at present nearly compile
ted for ten engines; watertank OF
beautiful proportions, as they all are
along the road, kept from freezing by
being warmed by stove, also a fix
turei in every tank. house; frame de-
pot of the usual beautiful design; a
large frame hotel, nearly finished, to
cost about $4,000; a long, spacious,
movable building, belonging to Cen
eral Easement and his brother ID. +.
Easement, the great track-layers of
the continent, calculated for a store,
cating.house, and for storage purpo-
ses, and sundry other buildings. TO
this point the company think Of re-
moving their offices from Omaha, and
establishing it as a more convenient
base for furthering their operations
West.
The great idea which this company
has in its aims and objects is to get
this great highway through to Califor-
MIA, and it is this allabsorbing pur.
pose which gives unity in all their op-
erations and has been the handspring
of their hitherto unrivalled success,
Already the route has Deen definitely
fixed to Great Salt Lakc, and the
proximity 10 an air line from Chicago,
considering the difficulties of the
route through the Black Hills, Rocky
Mountains proper and the Wasatch
range, is source OF heartfelt gratu-
laLion.
The Government Commissioners,
Generals Simpson, Curtis, and DR.
White, are now here examining the
last completed section of thirty.five
miles, extending from the 27Oth to
the 3O5th mile post west from Oma-
ha, and they express themselves high
lly pleased with the admirable manner
in which the road has been built
throughout. They occupy the beau.
tiful car which was gotten up by the
auartermaster's department, during
the late rebellion, for President Lin
coin, and which first carried him
when his mortal remains were borne
through weeping nation from the
capitol of our country TO his home at
Springfield, Illinois The Govern.
ment sold the ear to this gvcat ma
tional railroad company, and now it
ia used by its officers for national pur-
poses in connection with tho progress
Of this highway OF the world. l
This main trunk is so admirably
linked with tho Sioux City branch,
the Mississippi and Missouri railroad
branch, the Hannibal and st. Joseph
railroad branch by the way Of Atchi-
son, and the Missouri Pacific branch
west from st. Louis, that all those
roads should continue to be fostered
by the General Government. These
branches give equal facilities to all
parts of our common country, and ev-
cry citizen as we'll as the Government
should take equal pride in encouraging
this the greatest Of all enterprises.
The writer had nearly forgotten to
speak of the railroad connection with
the net of railroads east Of Omaha by
the near completion Of the Iowa
branch Of the Chicago and Northwes
tern railroad. This road the writei
rode over last week from Chicago al
far as st. Johns, twenty-five mileI
east of Omaha, and certainly before
spring, Il not within q month, thu
connection will be complete oil th,
way from New York 10 the west enc
Of the great Pacific railroad.
Already an express company ha
been organized, called the Westerl
Transportation Company, which Is il
operation day and night, and trans
ports freight within Ave days fror
this North Platte Station TO Denvel
This again is progress
WEsrwARD, Ho ]
The Rebel Candidate for Governor
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