New-York tribune., 1870-10-08
GOING MEsT.

For over quarter of a century THE TRIB-
UNE las steadily advocated development of tue rich
farming and mining land districts Of Western states
and Territories 10y the building OF Pacific railways, with
OF without CongI aid and the emigration OF the
industrial classes from the crowded districts Of Amer
lea aud Europe One Of the greatest obstacles to rapid
realization Of hopes in rgrd TO the West has been
the cost Of moving thence This difficulty has been
come by tile organization and practical operations Of the
National Land Company, the valuable auxiliary agency
OF certain Pacific railway companies, by which 1t has
been employed TO advertise their lands, effect sales and
grants. Within two years the Kansas Pacific Railway
Company has sold TO actual settlers through this agency
about 100000 lands about
SOOO, and the egratnS settlers ana tneIr goods and
implements have been transported at greatly reduced
cost Organized colonization has been the ruling idea
with this Land Company, aud they have sold large tracts
states The Union Colony located at Greeley, Colorado,
secured their 10000 through this company; also the
Swedish Colony in Saline County, Kansas, 22,oOO the
Colony in Dickinson County, Kansas 4OOO acres;
the English Colony n Clay Couny, $1,000 and the
Welsh Colony at Powys Riley County, Kansas, 1900
acres, and the people all moved under It's admirably
organized transportation sysyen. The intending e<i-
grant receives al MS niesde without cost the descrpt
I'VE publications and maps Of the Land Company, and
when ready to its transportation tickets
steamship ana railway lhes and SUCH attention e route
as is required to cheapen his passage and protect
received by local agents ana practically aided IN
selecting land aud making settlement. creditabe
feature in plans of the Company is the furnishing
grants moving 10 settle on the alternate sections
Government ldud TO be taken the Homestead
and PreGmpuOn laws. Tie settlement OF these lands ar
fords traffic To the railroads. and under benehcent
agency like this the roads enabled to meet their Ob
cations with the Government and their bond aud stock
holders ana have fayUrlte theories realized by
cheap transportation and decent management III the i'll
terest of the euigTant.
We glad to chronicle the completion Of the Kansas
Pacific Railway to Denver and the opening of its line
by the Denver Pacific from Denver to Cheyenne for
through business TO Colorado and Wyoming Territories TO
the Pacific.
TO afford tourists coonsts and pleasure seekers spe
cial accommodations ana cheap transportation by hrs
class passage the National Land Company have arranged
for excursions from New-YOrk to Denver and Teturn
during the present Fail and Winter. These excursions
will afford participants the exciting sport OF buffalo
hunt Fort Hays, Kansas (the headquarters of Gen.
Custcr), fishing and hunting amid the mountains and
parks of COOIadOand the inspection of the richest
rcutura grazing, and mining districts Of America. For
slI5 excrsioniss will have passage 1900 miles Of
railway in firstclass trains They will add largely TO
health witness the grandest scenery OF the continent,
and profit by opportunities opened to the unparalleled
material OF the central portion OF our grand Re
public.