The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-08-25


why? Because Corinne = in the oer- +
ire OF the richest section on the line,
and neither are willing to give it up.
Both companies appreciate the value
OF 1t, and each is striving
might and main to possess it. How
the matter will end. 1t is impossible
to foresee. The Central Company
want Ogden, thirty miles South of US,
as their terminus, and the Union are
determined to have it at Promontory,
which is about forty miles West of
US. 1t is rumored that the Central
Company offered 100000, In Bos-
ton. not long ago. for the road West
of Ogden. Mr.. Bushnell, one Of the
Union Directors, who came West
recently, invested with full power 10
settle the matter, returned to the East
without having accomplished any
thing of consequence. The gentle
man, it is SAID, offered to sell the road
| tCeSt of Corinne, which is thirty miles
north of Ogden, at cost, aud to haul
the Central cars 10 Ogden, when they
bad any to go, at the same rates
charged on their own road pro Tdfd.
These advances unfortunately failed
to meet with the appreciation of the
Central Pacific Directors, and affairs
remain very much as they did four
months ago. The Central men aver
that unless their terms are soon ac-
cepted, they will proceed to lay down
rails on their rosd-bed from Promon-
tory to Ogden. This would be the
finest advantage Corinne could
desire. Already the city is the
/ keynote to the vast Northwest 1t is
| the natural transfer and Quitting
| point for Montana and the rich sur
rounding country, and is bound, with
their support, to flourish extensively
for the next several years to come.
Already long wagon trains for
these sections are beginning to
depart with frequency loaded with
goods purchased In Corinne and
freights arriving by the Union Pacific
Railroad. Freight receipts from both
East and West are so large that trans
portation can not be provided for
them. The warehouses and freight
depOts are all full, and yet the freights
continue to come in perfect stream.
Passenger travel is also heavier than
on any other section, and increasing
Thus you can appreciate the con-
troversy.
By giving up the road West of
Ogden, the Union will be cut off from
the Montana trade, the natural trans
fer point for which is Corinne; and by
not getting that piece of road to Og
den, the Central will be cut off from
the Southern Utah trade The quar-
rel is as broad as it is long. The Union
can do all the Montana trade, if it
will. Il amounts to between 5000
and 10000 tons year, with Montana
still in its infancy. Our friend "Bea-
die" has lately had an experience, !"
which was pleasant at first, but dis
appointment at last, in the political
line. For few months past
the Gentiles have been con-
centrating in this (Box Elder coun-
ty, till they now have more than
one thousand voters, aud at the elev-
enth hour, to wit: on Sunday, the day
before the election of August Goth, it
was suddenly decided to run a full
county ticket. Beadle was put up
for the Council, or upper house of the
Territorial Legislature, with ID. j
ToOhy for Representative. They car
rled this county by a handsome ma
j0Fity, and Beadle rejoiced in the
honoTs OF prospective legislator for
Utah; but it proved that the coun-
cilor was voted for in two counties,
and in the other (Weber), Beadle 4"
had but one hundred votes, all IN the
new railroad town Of Uintah, while
his opponent had one thousand So
he can hardly consider himself
elected. He could, however - as
May urge him to do - contest the
seat under United States law, on the
ground that his opponent, Bishop
Snow, is polygamist; but as the case
must be tried before the territorial
Legislators, most of whom are In the
same fix, their verdict is safe, and
Beadle " congratulates himself that
he has run we'll and has a sure thing
on it next year. CLAUDE.