The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-01-19
WHOLE No Al.

aud the insecurity of everything on &C
count OF 1t; the scarcity and high pric
of labor, not only delayed. but almoe
compelled the suspension of work on al
our railroads. Notwithstanding 1. hes,
embarrassments and impediments. ther,
are now completed, ard in successfu
operation, about three hundred milss o
railroads ia Kansas The u. p r. W
E. d. Company are now prosecuting n,
work on their road with commendsbl,
energy ana success. The road was com
pleted from Wyandote TO Lawrence ii
1854. q distance of forty miles; from
Lawrence TO Topeka in 1865 distance
of twenty seven miles; and during tn,
year 1865 from Topeka westward nearly
one hundred miles and the grading most.
iy completed for fifty or sixty miles fur.
Their; also the branch road from LeaVen
worth TO Lawrence, a distance of thirty
three miles, making for the year 1866
| about one hundred and thirty three miles
of road, or one-half mila for each work
ing day, against an average of thirty-five
mills for the years 1864 and 1865. 1t is
the confident expectation of the coBapany
to be able TO complete two hundred miles
during the present year. The compile
ton OF this great national thoroughfare
10 the western boundary Of our State will
be The means of adding tens ofthoasands
10 our population and millions to our
taxable property. 1t will increase the
value Of land along the line of the road
fully fifty thousand dollars per mile, in
connection with the additional wealth
from immigration. sl;9
The Missouri River Railroad, from Wv
andotte 10 tLeavenworth, distance of
thlri y-lbree miles, has been completed
dur ing the year ard is in successful OPP
Grafton.
he G. B. U. P. R. R., commencing
at the city of ,Atchison and running Al
most due west. is progressing rapidly.
The heavy grading on the first twenty
miles, necessary to make it a frst. class
road, retarded the work until recently. Il
IS now being pushed forward with rapid
lty, and about sixty miles are already
completed and in successful operation. Il
Is afrsl-class and substantially construct
ed road. 1
The st Joseph and Denver Railroad is
completed to distance of about fifteen
miles, and is 10 running order. The com
Pany feel confident of being able 10 push
the road forward to its JUNCTION with the
main line of the Uuio n Pacific Railroad
without delay.
/ The former directors of the Leaven-
worth, Lawrence and Galveston Railroad
he ua e. = FL. e. L.
of their road to company which prom.
ises to complete the road to the southern
boundary of the State within two years
The fulf of this agreement is con.
tldenlly expected by those personally &C.
/ quainted with The parties to whom the
! franchises ofthe road have been trans
/ ierred.
The completion of the Uaion Pae &c
Railway, Eastern Division, to the vast
coal fields and gypsum beds 10 the Smoky
/ Hill; of the Laavenworth. lawrence and
/ Galveston Railroad to the large coal veins
in the Usage country; and of the Border
Tier Railroad, rom Kansas city to the
extensive marble and coal beds in the
vicinity of Fort Scott, will mark a new
era in the progress and prosperity of our
/ State.
The Union Pacific Railroad, Southern
Branch, has large land grant from the
Government, and also one of one hun
| dred aud twenty five thousand acres
4 fIom the State. The company is
making every necessary arrangement for
the commencement of work at 40 early
day. trust liberal spirit will bs exsr.
cised in the adoption of such Legislation
as may be necessary to secure the early
completion OF these great and much need.
ed enterprises. Such other railroads
within the State as commend themselves
to your consideration, will, trust, re-
ceiVe at your hands such favorable con.
sideration as each of their interests re.
quire.
do also recommend that .you require
| by legislative enactment that the Presi-
! dent or Superintendent of each railroad
within the State report between the Isl
and 18th of December of each year to
the Office of the Secretary Of State. the
number nf miles of road completed, the
number of miles IN process of construc-
tiou, the cost per mile Of construction,
the cost per mile for right of way, the
rate of fare and freight. the cost of man
agement of road. also the gross and metz
receipts or deficits fur each month during
the year. and the amour. of damages
claimed for stock killed, the amount paid
and to whom.
INDIAN POSSIBILITIES.
The indians on our western border du
ring the past year have been guilty o
frequent depredations and murders. Th'
expenses would have been so enormous
that did not feel Justified, under existing
circumstances, in attempting tbs dsfens'
of the frontier by the militia Of the State
It would have been useless TO attempt it
unless by keeping troops at all times scout
j ingthat portion Of the state; audit was i'm
possible, after the depredations or murders
were committed, 20 collect a force ant
overtake the perpetrators, as ample time
must necessarily intervene to make gooc
their escape before troops could ever
reach the scene of their disturbances.
/ appealed to the War Department ant
district commanders 10 protect the from
tier settlers, but from various causes bu
/ little effort seemed to be made in that di
rection. I telegraphed to the Secretar,
of War for cavalry arms with which t
arm the settlers. To this dispatch re
ceived favorable reply from Genera
Grant. but every effort to procure tn
4 arms proved uneuecessfuI. An effort va