The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-04-28
The Union Pacific Railroads.&c. Miles
completed.


Completed,
We learn that the Union Pacific Rail
road is being pushed forward this year
more rapidly than ever A much larger
force will be employed upon it during
1868 than ever before. Rock-cnttlngs
have been continued in the Laramie Moun-
tnins during the entire winter, and there
has been much less snow there, than in
the latitude of New York city. Not less
than 8, 900 additional laborers will be in
the field this season., besides ] ZOO mech-
anies, bridge builders, iron workers, &c
There will also be ., 900 teams, with the
necessary horses and mules for the plows
and scrapers, and not less than 1900 wa.
CONS and carts. Much of the lumber for
bridges, ties sc, is already cut, and saw
mills and shops are busy in turning out
the mechanical appliances for the great
work. Iron sufficient to lay 200 miles of
additional track has already been delivers
ed on the ground, and there is every pros
pcct that not less than 500 miles more
road will be finished during the present
year
We have just learned 10y telegraph that
$50 miles west from Omaha are now
completed, ard that the locomotive, fol-
| lowed by its long train of cars, is actually
running orer the highest point Of the Rocky
Mountains that ,ciU be tdrerSed By the 6ae
This achievement Is something TO be proud
of, and gives good promise that eight TO
nine hundred miles Of the eastern end of
the line will be in running order during
this year. The western end, beginning
at Sacramento. California, l. beng push
oil forward with similar vigor, and we
learn that 400 miles of 1t is expected to
be finished this season. The distance frcni
Omaha to Sacram, nto is 1921 miles, and
it is uow he ievod that at least 1900 mile.
of the whole line will be finished before
1869. This will leave only between 800
and 600 miles to be completed hereafter
and it would not be surprising if the CRANE
celebration OF the completion OF the Pac
lic Railroad would take place lively,
= month earlier than the Companies nov
promise. Genius, Pluck. and Money will
then have accomplished one of the great
est and most useful works in the world
1t was indispensable 10 the political as wei
as physical welfare of the country. 1t vii
I bind the great extremes Of the nation TO
Getber, stop our Indian wars, develop on
mineral resources, and add greatly to til
wealth and prosperity Of .he nation.
| 1t can hardly be doubted that this-th
, ONLY railroad between the Atlantic an
Pacific S,aie--will he very proftabl
..s well az "a very valuable work Tn
great tlde OF travel between the tw
G oceans must flow over it, and the mcrel
+ local business which springs Up along til
line. a. il l. opened, an with the ada
cent mines, moi only pays the interest o
= all the bonded dtt Of tive Company. bu
, Il handsome profit bgsiles The net earn
ings of III Union Pacific ON $50 miles C.
road from Nay to January last, are otlic
ally reported AZ over II million dollar.
I and Cungie-s already threatens to inter
+ tere to reduce rates and comp,l the Com
, pnny To stop making so much profit. \
the Government advances about one thir
Of the cost OF the road, and appoints iv
| Of the directors, it Will have an aciv
voice in the matter whenever it is neces
, sary TO oXerc 81 IT.
The Company's First Mortgage B5nd-
bearing six per cent gold interest, have
ready sale, and limited amount are no,
, offered AT par We can see 40 reason wn
they are not perfectly safe as well as
very profitable security Subscription