Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-08-20
The Character of the Union Pacific
Railroad.

ing, the Union Pacific Railroad has mar
yelled at the unparalleled rapidi,y with
which II has been constructed, some have !
felt >kcptical as 10 the character, Of the
work which was being done with such APP
parently head-long speed, Was it posi-.
bic TO build seven hundred miles of rail-
road in two years, and do il we'll Could
a railroad from New York To Chicago be
well built in two years time And ii
not her, where all the appliances needed
were al hand, or could be obtained al
days notice, then how much less in q re-
giOn beyond settlement beyond oiyilza-
ton, and whore laborerS, supplies, tools,
and all else, except the land upon which
the road was built, must be transported
hundreds Of miles before reaching the
spot where they were wanted, In short
the question, rs the road well built Z" has
bee the one for whose satisfactory solution
many have waited before investing their
means in the Company securities, which
are liberal In their provisions, and safe
beyond peradyenture, il an affirmative
answer to this question can be fully cstab-
lished.
Upon this point w must take testimo- .
ny Of personal witnesses, who have been
upon the ground and examined the work.
Fortunately, an opportunity has just
been afforded and improved for full in
spection Of the road and its belongings,
by party of gentlemen who represent
the reading and thinking people Thirty
gentlemen, representing as many OF the
/ leading journals Of the eastern cities, have
Just returned from trip which included
over seven hundred miles Of the Union
Pacific Railroad. They had a special train
at their disposal, to stop where they
wished. to run fast or slow as they might
desire, and which gave them far better
opportunity to see both the good parts OF
the road, and the bad ones--if any exist
than the ordinary traveller 10y regular
trains. These witnesses are men of judy
ment and discrimination, and their
personal characters. rs well as the names
of the journals which they represented,
are guarantee that they write only what
their convictions dictate. Let Us Sc.
what some Of these gentlemen say of the
character of the. Union Pasiic Rail
road:
Hon Charles A Dana, Of the New ori;
sun, Late Assistant Secretary of War
saws:
"A party Of thirty gentlemen
: have lust returned from an excursion 10
. the present terminus of the | mon Pacific
Railroad at the Rocky Mountains. Their
=, unanimous opinion is that the road is con-
structcl in the most thorough and solid
manner, and tina, it + superior in firm
ness, smoothne>s. and capacity for rapid
. running to amy other new road which they
have ever seen This Is true of the parts
of the track which were laid only the day
before the excursion train passed, over
= them, as we'll as those at the eastern end
/ Of the line which have been ~ use for
+ some two years he work is well done
both as rrspects the Judgment With which
il is laid out, and tile thoroughnrsS ot lt~
construction; and thee il ne part Of il
$ which could. under the circumstances h'
, better than i; is; all reports to the con
/ trary are erroneous and mistaken.
. The editor Of the Boston Traveller
, SAYS
/ at Is built in the best aud most sub
stantial manner possible, and Will com
pare favorably with any other road IN the
United States. For anew road ! 90 d"
remember ever having traNeitd "h I'7 S"
perior. Inc f'aa = ven ol''''>',u' ','u
, except IN seasons 81 tN'reh" "r"VSht
, must be comparatively iIeo t'"'" ""N'
Few d me on ROADS ="
the country are 50 easy /" rae over u
: this new one.
: The editor OF the PHILADELPHIA Bullctir
: saws
o $50 far from imperfect and ,up1rfc
e Workmanship being put upon tue rn m
: everything indicates determ'nati'n una
, the work now done snail DC as du''oi' =
human ingenuity ana ehte't'''' van '''''N
H. The workshops engine ""m>'S '''
n.nor ~ nis u.'". - 49,, al MN
I'M - MI ..1;br.. h,+ wil
c III n,;,hnnt rnn.,;r ~ reconstruction 10
IS ,,anorat;nns. Nil. tha rn,a itself /, \
solidly and substantially built as any rail
A., road in America. y Il
4 short, the closest scrutiny has failed to dc
tect any signs OF hasty or imperfect con
. struction.
n The editor of the New York EXPIRES
d saws:
"F;rm solid substantial we have no,
e "a 6rm a track as can he found on almo-
8 any road in the country. while the travel
u ;ng a ,U TONS are f,ll Of ensc an