, 1869-08-12
TIE NORTH PACIFIC RAILROAD.
Meeting Mt Wnl1n Wnlln-Arrival OF
the Jny Cooke Exploring Party.

the Jny Cooke Exploring Party
Prom tas Walls Falls toreson> Standard.
On Friday last The General Superintendent Of
accompanied by Her. T. j. C,axson, agent OF Jay
Cooke 4 Co.; ". Miner iloperss, Chief Engineer;
". s johnson. Civil Engineer: and E. c. More
Is Known as ,he Railfoad par.y ''-asTaTed here,
and we're cori!sli! received By our citizens In
The course OF The evening, Mayor AcAuiin MD
tner roons, and cordial Congratulations we're e1-
changed By Invitation Of the c:ly authorities,
the three hrst-named Eeatlemen agreed to faTor
According Oh Saturday Al O'Clock p. NJ, the
}aIHr bnll Of Cnexr0rc + BENDER was njted to hear
51e o IT, mnE
who IN q few remarks stated the object Of the
Heei,sT. Nj Caute!A *aA Introduced, and #ai
Erected greet with perfect storm Of aprlaise, which
the Nurih Paclnc nAilroad Nj: G. opeued III ad-
dress hy pairing 10 our former delexate Hou. l. /
Stevens. high compliment aud deserved euIDey
for his eminent services aad CONCEDED 70 that
gentleman The honor OF early aiding snd eloquent
y adyocs1inC the construction Of u Eatroad from
Lake Superior 10 Puget Sound, anil said that ID hts
death Ihe project receiyeds eheck from which, aI-
ihonGh several Jea's haa elapsed, 1t aa4 mol re.
recovered ...-....
difficulties that had beset the path Ut those who
had charge Of that great work, nrst, and most
formidable. Of wh'ch was the universal ignorance
Of the county and It's RESOURCES bJ the people Of
the East Many petB0hs Hbp ARC Possessed OF
pore than ordlnar, Intelligence upot ts;hrr topics
Of general tnte1est, believed that this high north
ern latitude ubounded In tcebergs ant perpetual
SHOWS. and Was 1T only fer the nas,,tatloD of the
polar bear The object Of thr expedition was 10
COLLECT Statistics, aid gain from actual obscrrn-
Ton information 1hs1 when Impaired by Frnt,e-
n en- os known Integrity, would d!sabuse the
minus Of those people, In relation TO that country.
TIE speaker alluded to the sctton OF Congreaa il
denying TO The Northern HoSI the subsidies and
lands conceded TO the Central anu Un!ou Koaia,
and hasd that failure naie II incumbent upon tue
road by Ionns from ibc Capitalists Of she woT7sI
uhon the security Of nrsl mortgage bonds; nud ID
order to ateerain whether the ruad pass through
tou4Lle presumption that The carrying trade Of the
rOad Hou!d 10 sufficient ~ insuru The payment u
rho Interest on those bopps. soiur Of The leading
bankin: houses Of the Eastern States had sent
their agents With tae expedition. and Upon their
repefi would depend, to i certain extcnl the CON-
mtneemtnt Ut The work Ut It's postpoDe:nenf npt!J
all Could he had from o'hes sources
BUT Of one Thing the people Of the country could
rest assured, the ruad would be bu,tf soonor or
!a,er. The speaker es'imates' THE cost Mt from
dl4NOH,1HI to s193,No. .e, and said shat SO large
rum 0l money vas pEDbahlE never raised from
private sources TO cn1ry for wats& any project aud
ccea. they would ttel justly proud Of Their labers
Mr. Z. urged the citizens Of this Valley 10 use their
besf en'le44o5s 10 CONSTRUCT te.F loea' Soa3 from
here TO the Columbia Ilstr. aiul showed that 1t
would greatly enhance tue v1!ne OF thelr products
AUD woult! furnish powerful incentive to the
North Pacific koaa to conucct with The termtnl Of
ouf--tcsd.
Tie speaker detailed many interesting facts In
relation 10 the coGstructt11 md advantages OF
railroads, and 1ssured the people that the man-
agemtnt Of the Nor:h Pacific Railroad vas ln the
hands Of sntLr VI the most able meu tu the cout-
Try, who fnllv Understood the business Of con.
sFHrtiuE ra!1roas aud the road coull be butI at
ali, OF which the speaker had no Doubt, they would
construct II, and tla, speedily. The remarks OF
Nit. EAntell werc received Throughout HIth ap-
pls,!fr and haTc been beneficial In ins;t1ing hopes
in the micas of our people that ere long Ne viii
have direct communication with DIR friends the
Fast, and haye also opened To US the markets or
,he world ior our turpas products: that our mill
ton acres OF noE vacant l8nd Will TEEN with IN
Nil .n.itc.
clear nltt torcible iauncs related many facts con
nccied with I1ilrold construction, mt going to
tho" that any Community mar huild railropls,
and Thar there n not particle VI danger contract
Ing ,.e!. tlo!uS tqua! tn une-hnIf the value
o1 nj property Of the coansies through "hich the
road Iu+ers. feaiso14fH always double the prosluc-
lruni tire IL ten fold. The speaker urged tho
people u take hold and bu,Jd b road to The CO.
lnmea River, and then lay the fonnaatton for a
velop The vntt Resources Of t&is euau,rE.
Mr.. Roberts was followed by Rev. Mt. Claxtau.
un-scr Ut the t;ospel, csule 10 be with 1he expe-
car.talist ahd hanker, Mr.. Jsy Cooke. to cone out
as 10 soil. climate, population and productive
iaS!ty. He had started mhueti with the dea that
ceHrEs aud polar bears abounded IN frequent aud
daEErrous proximity to every little settlement,
and thar winter held almost perpetual sway
lie aas glad that he had come 10 this country,
aid be should 70 hack md tell those men, on the
good. what beautiful countEy sou here hive;
whit nhA nlhcent forests they hare on the Sound,
the conclusion Of Mr. la rcnl1lka, which were
well received Hon. Frank T. i,ugau was called
upon and II few e,, Eo5ds AssaFed tbs sentlsnan
fEl nr1 proud OF the honor Conferred hS their