, 1869-01-07
THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD.
Its Con dltI0na and DefEcls OF
COnktT cltOn.
1oueuss nvm ,no Report Of Jesse L. Viii
l1ama, Government Director Union
Pacific Railroaj, to tho Score
ta,y Of the 1aterior.
Lated aug, Ii, 1903.

TIM unexamp!cd 1apld!ty With which the
company i,pA Lard III. track. oEsun three nilca
per Jay, averaging thrnuEl, thc tca.un t'tsy
nil. rer III ui1I, spugrkts thu lrnr Of In'prr.
Errt work. Wa lind, however, that Argc
lotco, ac,ipE with complete ayhteIn, nndcr one
cnsnrotcnt head, regardless Ut cost, torms
tho groundwork ol thls spucd. Taking the
whole linc III wow, tho tralna piss over II "
pnuu,hly. and With as A!xl, speed, as in my
new ruAd over which hare travelled. To
TIL. 1c4ult tho limited Anlotlnt OF rain In his
rcg1on, 10 doubt. materially rontributcs.A
1his nrcceslly, Temporary trestlo work,}
tn mnst cases, under tic rapid froRrfts,
l,avc freely admitted tu tho tnctnhcrs Of Tho
hoard md thc constructing engineers who
accompanied ut. insisting, at tho sano tln1r,
that = masonry torcc, With construction
kratus 10 briiE stonc tfon distant Yuarri.H,
Of durable character, should follow tho track.
tas ing party ~ tho grading iorca rrrc"dc, u.
TIM i're idrDt ol tho company rcticwcd 10
nr. tn Tho line, tho ha+tt auro lriorc Kiscr
by III, I'll '.e.4 Of thu b ard IN Now f'rk. TIM!
lGls tlastlhfy Win earth "tnsmaktnohts sht'nld
10 kutettlu NJ noon NJ rfarlIrHttp. I'm q
| rstl,oud. 70 iinpar'ntt aa tits, i'n'rnE, for
| eight hutltrfu miles thrrslHn rrs,'nn i1kriY
| ever, orca.ton vi tnhelun!iot'+ 10 liz tra1'l~,
not lnArr III ~ tlte railroad ststeIh, al'nat.!
i,e avoided. IN This extremely dry region,
! with higlI wlslln. s.ic', All e1ttht hf tin'"f
tre.tiv biIigtn. txpo,vs ta t.az nd snnrn nAu
IN th', sta'r. lat.hcr Eas', on account u
moro frequent Urea
lie cost u te permanent hri.lg'a d, nhas''liry
| structures, and EARN cmhnnk1nGnl%, cnnl.
pletiMg unfinished tunnels. cuts, or othet
RraulI,R, with ktdilional rolling sluck, shops,
t required On tho trst opening Tor Through
traffic, shoull, It seeins to me-, be nald out O
this government subsidy, rAtner than throNr
upon the ,es' certain rtltauc' OF surplus IN
come, layi1 r thus i0undall0n for htsheI
cnaratk on the cs,rlunutce II the country.
have thought i, ny duty, as one u sh'
Government Director j urge upon tas boar
the setting apart ii "reservc fuuu' a1nl
| citut to mrtt This c st. 80 lhat the VOTE Q
| completion aud full eQuiEmeut might prosscs
without lnier1n'sstou and without res1e.
new fauuclal arrangements This compiesto
: and equ hment lund. selng held Tor the bens
5 d. Of ihr road aud its stockholders, and u
! pllcabfe only 10 this esseutia! *, Won!
J. srratIT strengthen tho securities OF the roat
l. an not advised Ehether any such measu'
= is In contemplation nor is It ior me 70 judx
i whether under the Law there Is authority =
l served to The government to Withhold II
It this object any port lon fthe subsidy IN ca
y thi. should be necessary to meet the end
IS view.
re this work over the dead pnlnt generally ie
t, IN al newly opel ed road, when the eonstru
10 lion fund tails, and before the trafac can
It fully directed to new channel, the gover
re neut subsidies to this amount, instead of
r. ing added 10 the profits Of building the roa
a. should te deyoted 10 pesiectipg and sus1a'
~ ing the work at Its arst opeuin,. The ints
d. est Of the stockholders, DO less than that
&C the Roserrme,t and OF commerce, would
n | thus promo led.
y; In The Hight OF this vhola tabject. cam
be forhesr 10 suggest, though not strictly vii
he IN the seop o This communication, thai
he government should ses proper to mid q
j. el Enea acfoas our unOc eup!cd domain,
simifar subsidies OF loans OF credit, onl,
go roriior 0. such aid, say four-hths, shou
b Ian be payable when the track is open
=; the running Il lsalus, and The remainder Q
~. OF TWO years afterwards, or when. IN
lud2m ut Of a board Of experienced Ealtr'
ao' engineers or Superintendacts. the work 81
ing have BEEN br,.usht nI + upito the standard
cnt 1--we aim ut securing across The eoutin
m tie emmetce or the Wurlds ne must pGos
not merely =: through fon'c- oyer Ws
VIZ, trains esn pass, but \ railroad that IN deg
Let Of completeuets, peste tton Of manaeem
ls's and ,ainty Of transit shall invite that {
..,. Asthc unton Pscl6c Railroad il of na.
~ ,ae importance and to become route Of tn
nAS and traffic ls.r e nesAtlons 70 cone. u
-es bt well. now that 1t is finally located
the notice loe "a 1rAl resources i 'r opera
,ots ard ramaalning the zetk IN the re-
1hrouxh v which 1t passes
eu' /, dsto Nal-Coal Is the onty resot
the Fortunately the coal 6ell west Of the B
Hill Range Is extensive, corertng ALMOST
half entire distance thence 70 salt Lake Fa
ts of A dc-pSsch Just received ron san
49, cieeo shows that plenty Of coal has also
Wv found we.t OF sat Lake Oh the hne OF
lone Central Pacific. 1t reads "a foll5Ts:
b5 "sA~ 'FRASctecu. jau- Goal IN aound
rnus and OF eIceleent quNtt; hxs os ca eascosetst
aged mile r@na A'sf nsa ~ % re naS o. Sas e,.n -
nos ront u. much 1t ed this supply OF 8ael at
otm; This ceal rsy be c1assed as Ignite.
:meo f,uud to anawe1 we'll for locomotives.
Fio~, The eaateru base Of this range the De
sne coal = III pe found available, through
onr branch Of railroad, whi1- the Platte Y
l9I Division can re supplied 4 m Iowa. g
sog' The Platte and Lodge POLE Valleys no Goa
''.u sa been discovered.
9uss ? VI, 2 Asfo Udt<r.-From the Missouri !
Lazy to Salt Lake Valley water suitable for
e. Us motivts 10 readily obtained at all pc
ai raME With the c1 ccptIou Of the Dry Desert
neos tending Fl. m Rawlings Springs to I
not, Greek. This extremely dry. district,
ai2as brac1ug the drylda Of the continent, an
. po- Al Forr BFtnees tie fos4l fs1 ct rain ia
rpts nasf f4e;vr nor ih-. n 1t loelaaloE suoH. "a
T. ~ 49, - n