, 1869-05-10

"a both q war and q peace measure, ceft1ln per- l
sons were incorporated By ths name Of the Union |
Pacific Railroad Company. with power to bald
and maintain a road from point on the hundredth
meridian OF west Longitude, between the south
narV!n Of the Valley Of the Republican and the
north margin Of tho Valley of the Ptatte, TO the
wea1ern boundary Of Nevada Territory. The
company waa granted the right Of NAY through
the public lands, as well as tYeFy alternate Sec |
ton to the n1mber Of i've per mile, and within
the limit Of ten niles On each side OF the road.
The Secret1ry Of tho TrcasuTJ wAs authorized to |
Issue to the company 3ls, ,oeo per mite tn six percent
bonds, except for the most dlmcult and mountain
ous paStx, where the bonds issned should |
be 8{s ooa per mile, and for tha intermediate sec
lions between the Rocky aad Sierra Nevada Noun
tttns ~ eoo-the whole amount Essuetl not to cx-
coed 50, ,0oo, coo. 1t waa required that tho road
ahuud be completed before July !, 1874, md
should lie forfeited to the United states not CON-
plcted before July 1s16 und thst 1t should con-
meet with the Central Pacific R+ilEoad Company Of
Calltulnta, which vas to run from point near
San Ftanctsco to the eastern boundary Of the |
State. Tho Tn!on Pacific Road WAS also required |
to construct at the rate Of 100 mites In the rst two
years, and 100 miles per year thereafter, road |
from some point on the western boundary Of Iowa,
to be nxed BY the President, connecting With the
main line On the hundredth meridian THIS bill pro
vided that the u,st meeting Of the corporatoss
- .sa,,,H ~ r. 11,,i
Notwithstanding the favorable terms granted
BY Congress, and the general belief that tho roal
would return Immense pronts to those who opcs-
2ted Il, uaore than 3cxr elapsed before any steps
were taken 10 begin the work, or to organize the
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no.1u VI 1us nausoe uae "eie useo WIN s'sa'
onts9nsse, auo .ue que8ou "e'Asi to.n. ~, ~
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onH os the popular "Ua' pu' Ates 'ae eoassoela-
ton Of the engineering psoocma pfcaented
F3nAlly, IN inc faA OF 1858, tTesdent Lincoln 10
Gated tnls lniuAi point Immediately opposite the
city OF Omaha. choosing point acceFtable TO
those who had expressed their Willingness TO cn-
gage In the construction Of the noad, and one
which Hns evidently to be the centre Of the rail-
road system Of that portion Of the Missouri Valley
fhithc1 werc tending the Iowa Nebraska Road.
now the Iowa Division Of the Chicago i North
western, the Rock Island + Pacific, and the St
Joseph Council b1ads Road. soon a1tef"a"A
on tne s9tn OF tffooer. tne company was organized
by the election OF John a. DIX as president, ana
Thomas C. nnrant. OF NEW YORK Us VICE t1eH-
dent. Thirty ssoekho:dinS and thirc government
uffe1oEs *cse also enoseo- Engineers "efe En-
EaEeo, ano Tue une HN sn1Se!eu ifom ulnaaA 70
fH1oa'' III 'ne 1Aes ot tne tl0''c' a"ls'ance VI
'soous iorss sc'en n.!e@
IN .ae tp'anR oi leoa toaeseas r. ss nsssea an act
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n,s eould eIrena 10 ,ine ona nunarrd .nd nfty
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.,.o ~ ,.nd e~.nt rss ~, srorn a,r tso,.
s,n1 frnr hunsr%,t IN txr,yc thonsand e3oht INN,
dned acrrs mr. mile .nt, thr oonnanr va allowed
| n arsv ihe n,o,ni.s, Inen NJ hont. m .,rh nnr
t.on NJ tvcnfv r,Jlr. n tength M onlet,v =. Il VA.
oomn,etrd- sn1 .cc4n,r.l Nv the royrrn,nent Com.
| mIsataners.
In the mean.7me the REPRESENTATIVES. Of the ts,l.
road nsd entered into a contract Win Il, ". Horic
for the completion Of the rad 10 the hundreath
meridian, at7 miles west OF omaha, and It's fq1tl-
| mcns On b,s.pa7x wascua,anteed by the Credit Mo-
b!lter which advanced two millions and half to
canT forward the construction Of the road, This
ias.-nau,e4 COMPANY. o, which T. E, Durant was
President and Sidney pilion Seth Hale. aud OF her
prominent contractors an, hanyczs we're mem
trrr "a. raa,,x .be rarfv ~t1th whtrh thr contr.rt
xasma.,e. and l,y Ia emplo7c. has the road been
bn,t ,rnu, om.ha IN I,rnmnntav Potnt
Tn.s contract ~ m,,,. IN .ugnst 1ss4 hnt mt
INIT, 1unc ~. ~. ths ~ a1toct.,t,- ~.
ysneet1 70 allow Of the lay1nr Of iron. Tni. AIMS,
rent .A1sy vaa dur to The length Of ttA cnnenn1n,
IN getting ,he neeee..ry mssertsJ from The East
1.,t NJ rn,ch ss1 ~ he hrcnrh, nm ne rtyrr,. h
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ss' 1sNs'a. ous "uea h'e aou 3aa s4'''I" ~
VS. t .He solN euknests ueN1u4usn auN:.'s ~
"4 eAeAay VIC souse VI VIC ~. ."su'a otte.
uuN ~ e4et staacS saoesu u.e uas ~ =.
aAnie seas'neueo' 1oc toeal oPpoS"ou 10 l'ls .nls
Hod1cauon "as esea1 Ano II "@s 1o0'
1 montns oeloSc tat 1FoPosea ca4aXe ~
agreed to BY the authorities. Then. With the per
mission thus granted, the company went anesd
and By January or lse6, lofty nles "ese sAo
though 1t was not until April that everything 1a!
systtmAsired and nac1-lAI'nS wAa fht's begun
and the wosS1uen startcd On thai great f1es so
the West v hich has Just come TO N end
Ry the close OF October. 1sS6- the nundredsi
meridian had eeen reached, and public attenuo'
began 10 be attracted TO the work and the Espidt'.
With which 1t WAS MOVING foEvarn- The aoilis
ot General Easement, who had the contract 70
| tr7ck-laying, was such rh2t his disciplined work
men had laid oYer two miles OF track per day, ana
he had hopes Of increasing their average, Aot
| leattuS the kansas branch most completely b
| reaching Denver long before L. Bustoe4s Nh
| sprnGinG up along the Linz. Ranches were be
coming villages, and Omaha was gaining tn pop1
. | lAuou and wealth.
Dv Narcn of 1ss; the ros!l nad reached Soy,]
| psstte. ~ miles wes1 Of Omaha and the dfst -
unes were ru.nei oyer 70 the Company by tn
| c,rr.,ir Nabfier. which had puetated them up +
. th.s time. Under lie atrntxan,s eaus4ua Of tn
:, ! skfl,nd md u,sshtuc men who had eAa,Yc Of u
grading and trsck-,ay.rs, The vqrk wa nurE.e,
\ On WIN une1amnled r1rkit,v, C4seuaenls IN
| r,Ues . dn1 haeaue exA md b. hopsst fer rnosr
" n. -.,-,, torns :, h.rxs tn treu ahead Of htr,
md though wprstur n nj weather., DAY an
| n,re+ b,a bn, t,.f r-~rh.x1 the laramie T.stn
~bcn .h- vnrtmcn henIad them rerr ,artas II
, INN IN The lag eut
In me autunn Of 1sss thc road nad rcAcne,
rheyrnnt and North F1as3e ard Jnlesh1.g. Wit
. fner gambling bells capcc-nouses aad other pecr
. | rsrtt,ta wrrr lef, far behind The hexrJ wofk o
the Utsck Hits, for which the trchle gueHdy ~
| t,.at wxs po.hed throQxh with, and IN August c
The following ,es. the end Of the tack was heypn
!, 1anmst CIV and nearing Green River. Tne9
wrrr dttueult.es from lack Of wster and o.cca
e,,.,.. T.o.. ~ y, nn,,er1., hut tney verr M
.nnv ~ tn eheck p,osress
,n,sc ne harmony Of tue internal stsIrs Of II
;, | -,,7r.r, 80 tmnh1e. fnr = .,mA and the n.
:. | yt-s Pr.aA,-nt and managing rasu xas terapox,
I M ,+r.xr, nut I'M, atd To no ehanses asao,,
,nn.r ~ wne,n tie wu,k vaa Immediately don.
, | md they nsssaed rpsHanl with tncsrzztaS q
), er
!. Hy the provisions Of the act creAung the CUE
| nRNV II VIZ D1u6rfd tG1t the LHGan and kE&S{,