The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1867-06-14
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THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
FROM OMAHA, NEBRASKA.


THE UNION PAOlflO RAlLhoAD
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No great enterprise was ever begun aoou
which ~ little he's been said and 20 much ha'
been done. The public have q vague idea tha
arailrosd Is being built from somewhere in 'h'
East to somewhere IN hrtner west than
railtrsck has ever before been i"'d; out Where
noeg'ns' or what route u 'oilows' OF "nere' u
TO snd, "s venture 70 ss'er'' NOT one 10
thoassnu eau 'eh' -..
For . dozen years we have heard that q
great Pseiho Railroad was to BE- built. and 9
doseu names and dosen companies. and .
dossn routes-from the southern boundary Of
Texas to the northern boundary of Lake b.
perior-have been urged upon Congress ~ the
greatest and best means for uniting the Allan
TIC and PAoiao shores. Bubble after bubble
Was blown, and each burst In turn when
touched by the sharp point OF practical exps-
rieuce. ..-.,.rr ...,.
The absolute necessity for Pacific Railroad
to retain and bind moro closely together the
eastern and Western extremes OF the continent
In one great Unifsd and PdeVae country the
imuense cost OF Government transportation
to Ito frontier and ROCKY Mountain pos's' sno
the even greater cost OF Indian wars. In re
gion that nothing but railroad could eiSi'iss'
and nothing but civilization could pse'iy,-
the great importance OF opening road TO the
rich gold and silver mines Of the Rocky and
Sierra Nevada Mountains, 20 that the way TO
the resumption Of specie payments might be
made shorter and sasier,-all these prudential
reasons finally pressed with such weight upon
Congress, that Il determined tho road should
be made. There were, indeed, many Others
two thousand miles Of additional territory
would BE- open for settlement; vast bodies oi
land uow vaiueless would be made productive;
the tide Of business and travel that uoX winds
. tedious and dangerous way along the oor-
ders OF Two oceans would % 'ncteased Ten
fold; and how would the fatnsrs 10 the ha''
strike hands with their sons ana asugh'ers ~
the uo'den oa'e' tney ooa'd on'y 10 oo'ne
on the wings OF the iocomo'iVe'
The imperative need VI the work Was admit
ted, but Il was too vast for individual enter
prise to attempt. No combination Of private
capitalists was willing to risk hundred mill
ion dollars In the construction Of 1000 miles
Of railroad through wilderness. As the un.
dertaking was strictly national, 90 no power
less than that Of the nation was suthe'snt 10
sccompnsn Nv anu large rs 'ne COST neee'SA'''
" Woun oe' inc eApeou''ufe "ou'u save
much greater cost 70 the country. nut 'ns
"o'ernmen' u'a not "'sn 10 en'er ur'" "oS
ne" system VI interhai improvements on ns
own secoun'' anu "s oh'y a'eIna"'e "A' W
grant its AID IN tue most ea's'u' manner "
sucn respons'o'e individuals u Suitable cn.'-
sc'er ana energy as m'sn' oe whhns' 10 rsk .
portion OF their private means In the oons'roc-
lion OF the road.
THE coAPAxr's cnARrER AND ROUTE.
This charter was granted and perfected by
various acts Of Congress, and the Company
comprises men Of the highest reputation for
in,ss,;,v .s.,,h snd ha.;D... .,n.r;sno. =
Amour N. ofio,r, Ar, General John A. Dix.
President; Thomas c. Durant. Vice President |;
Of m. U. g.. Treasurer.
Ths c.ni,.l authorized by the Charter |, One
H.,d,.d Mimic Do,l,r,. Of ,hieh n 4. e,,i.
n.,.d ,h., mn, .,osu,,nv r~sn,v Nv. Milli,,n,
have already been paid in.
sur,.y ,op D.,,i,, v.re a, ono. pushed ou,
!, ,,,,o,. di,.c,,on. ,cro., IN. con,in.n, to
ana and ,oo.,, N. bee, ,,a;lsh,. line between
81. M,..on,, River and the Pacific Ocean. rhi.
-. ..,.h,,,hsd =, om,h, In N.br,,k, on IN.