The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-03-24

all portions of this belt, set forth
invariably its richness Of soil, mild.
ness and salubrity of climate, its
comparative exemption from snow,
its capacity of supporting a dense
population. in positive and uniform
accord. There is no section in the
world where the certainty of larg.
er crops of wheat, barley, oats, po-
tatoes, and other roots ia assured
and west of the Rocky Mountains
on this belt, apples, pears, pIums
cherries, and other fruits are abun.
dainty produced.
Our readers must bear in MIND
the fact that the snow-falls on The
belt traversed by this Road are cx.
tremely light, rarely exceeding tw.
feet in depth in the highest alti.
tudcs along the line, and much
lighter than il IS in the Middle and
New England States. The fact il
fully attested by man and beast
The paHurage Of this belt is q mar
vel 10 travellers. The domestic
cattle of Montana, Idaho, Dakota
and Washington Territories range
out all winter, and are fat in March
Mexican horses brought here by In
dams, r turned out to shift fol-
themselves on the range from Iati>
tude As to 50, and come in fat and
strong IL the Spring. Portions Of
this Road will pass through the
winter homes of buffalo, elk, deer,
and antelope, which are always fai
inthe Spring. Trains of pack mules
thrive through the winter with out
forage while subjected to consider
able service.
There Is no question as to the
mildness of the climate, the rich
ness of the soil, and the feasibility
of operating daily trains over this
road the year through without in.
terrnption by snow.
Besides the agricultural resourc.
es OF this belt, veins of bitumInous
coal of excellent quality and mex
haustible quantities cross this route
in various places. Iron and oil o
ores are also found IN abundance
and timber of the most valuable
species and of all varieties, and in
quantities beyond computation, a
bound along the belt of country
through which this great North Pa.
cific Road will pass.
Such, then, Is the general char.
actsr of the climate and product
iveness of the land, and the certain
assurance of operating the Road al
all seasons. The Trustees are re-
CURED TO keep and have At all times
under their control, as security,
at least five hundred acres Of av-
erage land to every $1,000 Of OUT
standing first mortgage bonds. be.
sides tho railroad itself ard all its
equipments and franchises.
Can there be any better security
than this? We think not. Ii is
equal TO a bond and mortgage on
improved city properly.
The value of this empire of land
will in part be measured by the re-
venue derived from a completed
Road, and the inducements 10 settle
upon the lands.
The way traffic and travel will
depend upon the soil, climute, tim
Der, fuel, minerals and water power
contiguous to it, as will also the set
tlement of tho country /; and we
know that no road ever projected
had all these features in such pro-
mise and certainty as the North
Pacific.
The through traficand travel has
equal claims upon commerce over
other routes, rs tho Road will be
the shortest of our trans>continent-
al railways, of easiest grade, and
cheapest which is sufficient of it.
self to control the great bulk of The
travel and business. 1t shortsas
the route between Lake Superior
and Puget Sound, as compared with
the distance between Chicago and
San Francisco, 500 miles, and also
makes a great saving IN expense
Owing 20 easier grades, 1t will BE-
the shortest, fastest and cheapest
route of &C nlmerce and travel be.
tween ASIA and Europe, bringing
China and Japan and Europe 1861
miles nearer each other than by
San Francisco, which is sufficient
to control tins traffic. On the whole
never was an enterprise entered up,
on which had equal prospects IN IT.
self ard when We add that our
great National bankers and fnanc.
iers, Jay Cooke & Co., mslnIy thro
whose efforts our country was sup
piled with the sinews OF war, dur.
ing u late struggle, have controI
of its finances aud a potent voice in
It's management, we may we'll be
inspired with confidence that eye-
ryth;ug IN connection with this en-
terprlse will be managedwlth prac,
teal economy, safety ard nIeg-
rity.
We heartily commend these Sc
curities 10 II readers.-ENew York
Independent.
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For the Conservative.