Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-04-23
The Union Pacific Kailroati--JIu
MILES Completed.

We learn that Ne Union Pacific Rail.
road is being pushed forward thi- yeu
more rapidly than ever \ much larger
force will bc employed upon IL during
1865 than ever before. Rack-uttiul,
have been continued iu the Larlmi,
Mountains during the entire winter and
there has been much les snow there than
in the latitude VI New York city. Sp'
les than 5000 additional alpr,r~ viii .,
in the fold this season. besides 1000 mo
chauics, bridge builders. iron workers
81. There will also be- ;, upu teams. with
the necessary horses and mule, ;or the
pluW- and >grapcrs, and not less than L.
500 wagons and carts. Much ui the lum,
ter Tor bridge, tics. a., j, already cut
and saw-mills AMI shops arc.hu,y in turn.
ius uut the mechanical appliances for the
great work Iron sufficient Ia lay pm
miles 81 additional track has already been
delivered on the ground, and there is every
prospect that not less than 800 miles NOR,
road will he finished DURING the present
year
We have Just learned by telegraph that
300 miles west from Omaha are now com.
pleted, and that tho locomotive, followed
by its long train If ears, : gr'tuiB yH.
Hdg or,r he Agia1 pint II N,
Rocky HguntgiHs that ,sW De- trdgeSo5 h
he Inc The achievement is something
to be ,-oud Of, and gives good promise
that eight to nine hundred miles Of til,
eastern end ii the line will be- in running
,rdcr during this year The western end.
beginning at Sacramento, California, L.
being pushed forward with similar ,igur
and We learn that 400 miles Of it i,.tN.
pcetcd To bee finished this season. III,
distance from Omaha 10 Sacramento /,
l.'2l miles, and il Is now believed that AT
least POO miles Of the whole line will b,
finished before 1860 This will leave only
between 800 and 600 mile, 10 b. com
pleted hereafter, and it would not De sur
prising il tho general cell hrttiou Of tn,
completion OF the Pacific Railroad would
take place e twelve month earlier than
the Companies now promise: Genius
Pluck, and Money wall then have nc,
oomphshcd one OF the greatest and most
useful works in the world. 1t was indis.
peusable L. the political as well So ply.
seal welfare of the country twill bind
the great extremes al the nation together
stop our Indian wars, dcyclopc our mime
rtl resources, and add greatly tu til.
wealth and prosperity Of the nation.
II can hardly be doubted that th!,-tLe
only railroad between the Atlantic amid
Pacific States will BE- very profitable
as well a. very valual lie work The
great tide Of travel between the two
oceans must dow over il. and the merely
local business which springs up along the
line As it is opened and with the adjacent
mines, not only pay, the interest on all
the bonded debt of the company, but {.
handsome profit besides The not earn
ings of the niou Pacific on three hum
bred and cighty-six miles Of road from
May to January last, are ofileiall Y reported
at over a million dollars, aud Coner, ,
already threatens to iutcftrc 10 r,iuer
rates and compel the company 70 stop
making so much profit A. The govern
ment advances aboot enc third Of the cost
of the road, and appoint five Of the dire
tors, ii will have an active >oia in the
matter whenever it is necessary t, cxcr-
else it,
The Company, First Mortgage Bonds,
bearing six PER cent eat, sse4ll interest h44c Il
ready sale, and limited amount are now
offered at par. We can see no reason
why they are not perfectly safe as wen
as a very profitable security. Subscrip-
tons are received by various Banks and
Bankers advertised as agents, who have
IA valuable pamphlet for gratuitous distrl-
button to parties interested, which viii
furnish full information.