New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-09

roads are aiming to connect with the Union Pacific Road
near the same point At the eastern terminus OF these
two roads they not more than IL miles apart on
line due north and south At Watervile, the present
western terminus OF the Central Branch they are but IL
miles and at some intervening places, not over 10 miles
apar So near are roads together that the land
grant claimed by the Central Branch Company, under
the acts of 1862 and 1854 extends north of the whole line
~ the ST Joseph and City Road from St. Joseph
to Marysvile, distance Of lis miles
Az the ST. Joseph and Denver City Road is pushing
forward rapidly and will be completed within fifteen
months TO its connection with the Union Pacific east OF
the Tooth meridian and the Central Branch can con-
meet with that road within twelve or fifteen miles from
Wateryie Kansas its present terminus what propriety
ia there in giving additional grant of lands to ex
tend the road $50 miles further, parallel with the ST.
Joseph and Denver City Road Surely the Central
Branch Company ought TO be satisfied with what 1t has
already obtained FROM the Government 1t has built ana
equipped but 100 miles Of road, Tor when
it has received s1GOO,OoO in United States
bonds and the right mortgage the road TO the amount
of $4,000 per mile making the Government lien subord
nate thereto This Company also received under the
treaty with the KickapoO Indians 1892 acres OF the best
lands In the state OF Kansas, within from 20 to 40 miles OF
the Missouri River, at the extremely 10"
price of 81 IS per acre, from when, dououess
they will realize profit OF at least - per acre. In
addition to all this they have received landgrant
road from which they realized more than 225o acres OF
land worth at least ~ per This Company Will thus
realize about per mile for the 100 miles which they
have constructed This is made up as follows In Gov
eminent bonds, $4,000; realized on first mortgage,
estimated profit Kckap0O lands, $780, value
Of land grant, 5000. Total per mile, Sh ,9O6.
This road Is built through prairie country Win no
liberal estimate TO put the whole cost Of construction
and equipment at $4,000 per mile. thus leaving total
profit on the 100 miles OF more than s2,0OOOO0.
ne assignment of the Hannibal and st. Joseph COM
pany to company that has only power under their car
ter to build from AchisOn, through Kansas, To Plkes
Peak, has caused all the difficulty and that company
while setting up supposed equities, has forgotten hat
the assignment under which II claims Is contrary 10 the
18th section Of the act, which declares that al railroads
shall have connections with the Union Pacific Road ana
its branches BY the terms Of that assignment the Cen
tral Branch Company expressly forbidden 10, ana
they agree to- make connections with other conpa
MES They make the plea that connection WIN the
Kansas Road intended on the line OF the AtchsOn
and Pixies Peak Road in the Republican Valley, and
that disappointment ensued, because Congress permit
ted the Eastern Division to by the smoky Hh route
But the Central Branch Company had no charter or right
TO build from st. Joseph, az the act required,
nor would il avail the Hannibal and st. Joseph Company
1t evident that Congress by its act intended that the
Hannibal and St. Joseph Company should extend us line
southwest via Atkinson 10 connect win the Eastern
Division within the 100 miles for which they were 10 re-
The claim of tho Central r'incn 10 the
right extend its line TO the Union Pac east OF the
Tooth meridian based the PROVISIONS OF he lotn sec
ton OF the act OF 1862, is neither legal nor just
The fact H. action should be commenced 10 recover
back the value Of the bonds already ISSUED to that Com
pany together with the interest which the Government
has paid hem instead OF granting them rher SUD
sides Of land to the prejudice or other roads thal nave
never received any aid from Government.
Washington, ID. C., July 2, 1870 JUNlus'