New-York tribune., 1868-04-10

Gen. II. WALBRIDCE, Ia submitting the report, saiu
MIR. President AND GENTLEMES la 1850 me Congress
of the United States granted such Governmental hlu 10
tiOn Of that great work The policy mus nauiurated hs
since been steadily pursued, ana has btci fcuSh%cu ~
The credit OF the nation nust be maintained ~ an
hazards plighted faith must DO sustained, az
home and abroad, ana it is The dc,aie OF Mlsd"m
resources aud bring within t.e domain oi taxation ,ne
shortest space of time How TINS can best be ,ccitd VIII
be- shown by tracing The effect ot NE construction OF rail-
roads throughout the West ard the core spending IN
crease Of wealth and population resulting tcrO Toe
extent Of territory belonging To te Chtto stIS WHO'S
value is thereby 10 be ehauccd, and brought INTO mar
ke between the Mississippi River aud the Pacific Ocean,
comprises over two millions ana seNenli ODD ib"nNa!d
face soil and production while the whole humber OF
square miles between tie Mississippi and Atlantic
scarcely equals one-tmrd that Gdonnt By c0nsullinr
the Railroad Record Of Cincinnati. standard aud rcib
ble authority, mud that as late as 1852 "a all TIE ave
2Gs2l miles Of railway IN operation. as follows IN ONO
i54 miles; in Indiana, 775i In Illinois, 296; IA Michigan
railroads in operation: In Ohio, 3AOO miles; In-
diana, 2OOG illinois, $500; Michigan, 1000. and
We shall trace directly the eject of these railroads IN
augmenting the population and wealth. ~ also their
by noticing their uucNamped progress from ls4O
10 the present time. II Will bc seen that ina
and wealth more rapidly than either. He
from this data If we take the live States and Terri,
tories that now compose the Northwest ana the Northern
Pacific Railroad should be at once built ~ ten years
route not lcss than 100000 population, aud an addition
Of SjOOoOO0 In wealth 10 the taxable properly OF the
country BY other agency this Tesut De attiitd
IN that space OF time except 10y the construction OF thus
great national enterprise. We have noticed the ehect 81
the introduction Of the railroad upon the immediate
section through which II passes IN augmcntng popuaOb
wealth. and production, but We are more directly
interested in tracing tie effect on the growth incieabe,
and wealth cf this commercial metropolis, by tho open
ing Of these great through lines Of communication
across the continent BY We and liberal legislation and
the granting Of the same aid the Southern aud North
lines that has already been extended ny Congress to
he We
have three grand trunk lines Of railway traversng this
continent from the Atlantic to the Pacific bringing 10
this city tho trade and commerce of tie globe.
The speaker was listened 10 with manifest interest
W. B. Ogden. esq, then and spoke the advan-
tages OF Investing III Western lands Tie nation dCluand
ed more than road TO the Pacific. Upon motion, the
preamble and resolutions Of the Committee adopted
GOV Marshall and Judge Rice Of Maine then followed,
and urged the facilities OF the Northern Pacific route.
Mr.. Ruggles moved that Thousand copies OF the re-
port be printed wheIeupOn the question was called Tor
Considerable debate arose not upon the tOpiey of
publishing, but question ~ legality, there being no
quorum present.. Presently quorum was announced,
and the motion prevailed after which the Chamber ad-