, 1868-04-17
waIInla corresn.ondence..
wALLuLA, April 10, Il

pack-trains Huge teams, (mules and cattle) Of
from ten to thirty animals each, are still arriving
daily from the Valley, ladened with -four and
grain. The s:eamers OVyhss and TsninO go down
loaded each trip. The steamer Tsnino arrived
from. Lewiston 1.-THE first trip of the season) on
the evening of the 9th inst, remained here all
night taking on -four, and left at daylight the !
next morning for Cello. We had fine rain du-
ring Thursday night and Friday last, which |
seemed to extend over the whole Valley This
was just the thing needed for grass and crops.
THE RAILROAD
is the principal topic here, and under this head
propose to give some extracts from San Fran>
cisco papers showing the advantages to be de>
rived from this class of public improvements.
The following extract is from the San Francisco
Alta, and tells some wholesome truths
The American union is, Of all large and popu,
lous countries, the best supplied with navigable
rivers. 1t is also, in proportion to population,
the best supplied with railroads, having one mile
to $50 inhabitants, while the British Isles have
one to 2,lSs; and other European States have
still more people to the mile. OF the 95, 900
miles of railroad in the world, our country has
81 900, more than one-tard-amost two
6fths. The construction Of the wonderful net of
railroads between the Atlantic and the Mississip.
pi, north of Mason and Dixon's line and the
Ohio river, has had a large influence in iucreas-
ing the wealth of the patton.
The State of Ohio, which is about 200 miles
square, was at the beginning of this century oc-
cupied by savages, except at a few points, like
Cincinnati and Marietta, and now it has popuN
lation of two millions and half, with $500
miles of railroad and 81 100, 900, 900 of taxable
In nh mill
of railway, her taxable property was $500 ,OO0,-
900, showing an increase of 5000 900, 900 and
the railroads, to which, at least, two-thirds of
this increase is due cost only about SllO, ,OOO,-
900, and are good investments in themselves.
California needs railroads far more than Ohio
ever did. The latter State has a navigable river
on her southern border and lake on her north
ern her surface is nearly level, SO that good
wagon roads can be constructed in nearly any
direction for long distances without grading I;
excellent rock for matchmaking is abundant,
and before mile of iron track was laid within
her borders, two canals ran through the State
from north to south. California lacks many of
these advantages, and no State is more in need
of railroads than ours. The completion of
extensive system Of railroads we may be sure
will work industrial revolution as great in
California as that which has occurred in Ohio
| within the last eighteen years, and railroad
| system we must have. We cannot forever depend
on mud wagons for communication with Visalia,
Gilroy, Shasta, Yreka, Weaverville, and Healds-
| burg.
From the above it will be seen that California
is working up to a of her duty. San Fran
cisco is not only urging upon the people of the
State thorough system of railroads throughout
the State, but is demanding that the State Legis-
lature shall give or sell to the different railroad
companies, sufficient portion of the tide lands
| lying along the front of the city, for depot and
warehouse purposes. And now comes an extract
from the San Francisco Cal, 10 which the editor
takes OCCASION to show the people of San Fran
cisco where they may land if better inducements
are held out to the railroad companies by the
people on the Oakland side of the Bay, be says
The Bulletin insists that if the railroad CONS
panies are allowed to purchase tide lands for
their termini, the center of the business of th e
city will be removed southwark toward Islais
| Creek. This is an admission of fact that no
business man can dispute viz That wherever
the trans continental railroads and their branch
es terminate, there will be the great commercial
centre. These railroads must terminate at tide
water in order to answer the demands of com
merce. If the companies cannot get lands for
their depots, warehouses, etc, this side of the
Bay, they will be driven to the other side where
plenty OF good lands offered them. Is it not
for the interest of San Francisco to brig the
railroads here, and thus to keep San Francisco
the business centre? If the Pacific railroads
terminate on the other side of the Bay, what will
San Francisco probably be worth in ten years to
come? We cannot see how any San Franciscan
who is not engaged in endeavors to steal the
TIDE lands by Squattiug upon them, can object to
the State selling the railroad companies a ufi
cient quantity to answer their purposes.
The above extract is another eye.opener to
the advantages to be derived from railroads
With one more extract from the same paper
same date-showing the increase in the value o
real estate near the line of railroad, and will
close:
We learn on reliable authority, (say the Oak,
land News } that association of San Francisco
capitalists have purchased about three hundred
acres of land near the Halfway House, abou
three miles from Brooklyn. The land is situated
on the county road, about midway between
Oakland and San Leandro, and about a half mil,
from the San Francisco and Alameda Railroad
The price paid was about three hundred dollar
! per acre. The value of the property throughou
Alameda county has increased from two hundred
to three hundred per cent. during the last year
Cause-increased immigration and the Pac6
, Railroad.
: Can any man in this Territory, with all th
r facts staring him in the face, showing the ad
| vantages to be derived from q railroad, oppos
{. such & measured Ifthere any such, pleas
show your hand through the public print, tha
we may know. the objections, and we will tr
and meet them fairly and squarely. CUMrUx
,. To THE PoINT-The Democratic State Ceutra
/, Committee of California, has adopted the follow
$ ing resolutions, the truth of which must be ap
Il parent to every man who is not blinded by part
o bigotry:
o ResOlUed, That the radical majority in Con
gress, instead of seeking to tighten the burden
> of taxation, disregarding both the will of th,
l. people and their official oaths, in an unnaturs
pursuit after Negro Equality have been labor
ing to usurp the functions of tAe Executive. de
J. grade the Judiciary, and after committing tb
> indecency Of forcing upon the Executive Cabi
net officer personally offensive 10 him, and max
= ing military subordinate Independent of tb
e orders Of the President thus uniting in their ow