White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1868-01-30


great railroad extending the whole length
Of the State from east 10 west. This is
in successful operation, drawing to its
liue the traffic Of oil the extensive regions
west Of it. They are oil concentrating
their trade to il. 1t is not at ell likely
that for years to como another railroad
traversing the State in the direction that
it does east end west will be construct
ed. The Union Pscilc bss 90 got the
control Of the through traffic that one
could not hope to compete With il. Rail.
road men are so we'll aware OF this. that
they cannot be induced to invest their
means in . competing road.
This being the care. as it scenes t1 Us
clearly 1t ia. the people of the State owe
it to their interests to cast sbout and as.
certain what other railroad enterprise will
best shbserve those interests aud contrib
ute the most TO the welfare of the State.
When this is dbue. and . proper decision
arrived at. we think that. beyond qnes-
ton, it will be unanimous in fovor of
railroad naversihg the whole State North
and South. Thus We say that q North
and South railroad will be the next one
Of any considerable extent. constructed in
Nebraska. Now even. with as little se.
rions thought ss has been bestowed npou
he subject. the people are agreed in re-
gsrding such road as Of great impor.
tsnce to their interests. When they shall
have more critically studied its sd vaniag
es. we cannot doubt that their conviction
will he decided As to its necessity.
LIE, us take . survey OF tho advapta.
geons railroad connections it would have.
and the competing markets it wonlI give
our people the benefit Of. The Missouri
Pacific Railroad extends from St. Louis
to Kansas City. thence on to Leaven
worth. al on the west side of the river.
The Quincy & Chicago, Hannibal & St.
Joseph. and Cameron & Kansas City
Railroads extend from Chicago to Kan
sss City. From Leavenworth extends
the Lesvenworth & Atchison Railroad to
the latter place. From Atchison the
Atcbisou & Nebraska City Railroad is
already surveyed to White Cloud. on
our Southern State line. Through
these connections il would have an outlet
to St. Louis. aud from Kansas CITY the
Chicago connections would give its
freigh,s the advantage of that rival mar.
ket. From either Lesvenworth or Kan
sas City it would also have connection
with the great railroad line South to
Galveston on the Gulf Of Mexico, giving
us also the advantage Of the Gnlf ma kets
BY 9 grand air line route. At Kansas
City. via the Union Pacific, Eastern d..
vision. il wohld secure communication
Southwest with New Mexico snd Ari,
zons.
Coming now northw ard, At its inter
section with the Union Psciic Railroad
proper. it would secure communication
with Colorado. western D.kots, and
Utah. on to California. By the same
road ria the Chicago & Northwestern
and the Desmoines RAILROADS, rival con.
nections are made with Chicago. Pass
ing on to Sioux City. there connection is
made with the McGregor Il Western, and
through it and the Milwukee & Prairie
du Chen Railroad CON municstiou is Sc.
cured with Milwaukee. At Sioux CITY
also connection is made with the Min
uesots Valley Railroad to St--Panl.
thence by the St. Paul Il Lake superior
or Lake Superio' d Mississippi Railroads
with the head of Like Superior.
Looking at this network of railroad
connections. we e ii that it confers upon
north AMI south Nebraska a railroad sys.
tenn Of communication magnificent in its
rsmifications aud unsurpassed BY any
other in the country. 1t. gives us tho ri
val markets of the Cult, St. Louis. Chi
cago and Milwaukee. with competing
lines of communication to these. Tee
give US cheap frsirh chap markets to
buy in and high markets to sell in
When we look at this m .gniicunt system
OF railroad communication aud advantages
OF rival markets secured by one railrosd
line passing north and sonth through cur
State. its importance and its necessity are
too apparent to question its construction
st an early day. Observing also that it
furnishes al portions of our State a rail
road communication with St. Louis ON
onr own side of the river. and thus saves
q crossing of the river TO reach the line.
building on the Iowa side. we find apoth
or ma'erisl advan's age which no Other pro
jeeted eterprise does or can give a..
Our information ia positive tha. the |
Missouri Pacific Railroai takes a deep
interest in snch an enterprise through orr
State. and is prepared to render il tho
substantial aid Of influence and means
L is with view to this extension north
ward that it and the Laavenworth d
Atchison and Atchison d NebrsSka CITY
Railroads are pushing up 10 our State
inc.
Bot there ia one other view in which TO
examine this enterprise; aud that view is
he one which discIoses to rs its most i'm
,ortsnt character. Trace its connections
rom Galveston on the Gulf of Mexico to
Lake Superior. and we have one of the
,rsndest railroad lines in the country
,ns spanning the Union from its southern
o its northern limi The grsu,l trnnk
inc through the centre Of the continent,
all its great east end west
ines. and through them acquiring com
nunication with every part of the conn
~. from the Atlantic to the Pacifc's
esbosrds. receiving and distributing their
PRODUCTS to the extremes Of the couptry
orth and south. 1t will be the great
'sckbone Of the railway systsm of the
ntir, Union-its vertebrsl column. By
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