The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1872-01-25
Val0e 81 LADo 0Rooe0.
from the Boston Advertiser. ]

Twenty-One years ago our natlOnel govern.
ment initiated the policy Of granting lands
to aid in the construction of railroads; the
design being, SO far as the immediate con-
stru6iion Of the roads was concerned, to offer
a fair and justly liberal inducement to capi-
talists to invest their funds in these enter
prises; the construction and equipmentof the
road being made prerequisite TO receiving
and utilizing the grant. Beginning with SIX
sections to the mile, these grants increased
in size from year to year, until they attained
! to the magnitude Of forty square miles oil
land 10 each mile OF completed road: Ger
tainly this policy has manifested On the part
Of the government an unexamp'ed and mag
nifcent liberality.
Daring the period Of tweniy-one years
Congress has granted to different railroads
over 1870. OOO, 900 acres OF land, and with the
exception of the States Of Michigan. Ala
bama ard Florida, the total amount Of these
grants have been made in those States and
Territories either bordering on, or located
westward of the Mississippi Valley. The
area of these grams equals in extent that OF
the six New England States, with New York
New jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana
and Illinois So wonderful has been the
influence of these Immigrants, that it has
been the principal inducement in the con-
s.ruction Of some 10, 600 miles Of road, and
has led to the expenditure Of orer SiO0, OOO,-
600; and it il estimated that over 1900
miles Of road will be constructed through
the aid of lands already granted, thus call
ing for Il total investment Of soRe 5000, OOO,-
600.
1t is claimed by the advocates Of land
grants that the 5000 miles Of railroad now
IN operation IN the states Oh Iowa. ",""eIV
ts, Nebrasks, Kansas; California, anu IN the
ieTritories oil .oiorado' otah anu wyoming
were the direct results Of the land grant pol
ICY, and that more tnah i,vvo,VV mas "en
added to our population wIh'n inc ias' . yen
years by its influence. one aoie wIher mas
affirmed that no policy ever adop'ea py .n.s
or any o'ner government mas Deen mort yen
eiciai IN It's results or OF mas 'ehdta 30 pow
eriuiiy TO the development OF = haiion re-
sources IL also assel'ed Una. " on-
Patison DC "'aoe VI ,he au'An ..1s
from the,e Gian's' inc ha,'onai so'eInu'
VIII slahd hrst IN oraer as pe,ng nc'. 'I'Sy
penehted py 'he'h' tnal 'hs 'arneI anu P'o
neer como heA,, anu inc 'ai.,oau .o'P""'e''
me &c direct oehenciaries' are lhe i:'.,.
Inc average Price per acre Vi une sa'es y,
The grants Is apou' -, anu tne a.ciae 81. sa.e
pc. ni,'e 'i.i' ,hese -a..s arc ,e 20 - 70 49,,
ooi As :ne av.isse oGIs y, snI L.Omnhon,
non anu Stuipn'tn' y. = ~ oon ~" Ill.
.he =. InL,eu o.a.es Is a"oI 10 49,, ra;,-n.S,
AZ "'i -. ~ , 80 80 tonr.ftths Of the
.ue ie 'a 100 of a..
eost =. '"e., ,o 49, u.s.. oS bn;iJ;ro .rJ
".s:ei. oo""u. Ho .oss ,s;... - ,S;..r
ecI"ippns iu,,s IL =, s,,oh &,
NV 'no In u I..,;.aJ s.or, . I,nd
s.an.'s s. ,ne .ou' -. IL q. ,i.a .ror.ae
gram o. yen sse.,on ns, ri r. N :" s a he,
VI - IN ~, "o a. ,,. of ~. ro,J
L.. .a:,so.I. - ,ha;r sr,;-o Grant
i ." .a.aous $50. or;na ,e ,Io
anu many s.i ons P ,ha 49, Tha Ni;S
t.; 20 NJ; Pa;Irn,J f,i,erw,rds
s,ttaJ ~ ~, H. CI;n,nn P"ct isI.nJ and
49, n ~" y ~. ny T"I pa;i.nJ
! -e:i.el '". .ne IN ~ A::I. 80
,ecslseu nos onelhan y, men ,S s ."h,c
Mahy VI lhe ioaus sHen az 'ue 49, 'Ae
nave D.t rSce'''iy ieeeivea ineii anu eon-
s.iusI',y MY AZ 'u,o oIir ~ ~ :" = s, III
- SI'n '"e .o..'i VI ,i'el I
my ''LIc VI i ioui v. ". o.uei :oa.s -
1oiu any ,ris nm. So pr ''Ion =. '"ei
, I'M, ihe i'ho.S Se"ua, ''huy =,
ioII haa sou nno n noo o. ',telr gran! aor
nearly S-''VGo'ooo. ohoaid the remaining
oiic,siHlh sen al ,ne same average per acre
-: : .ui"s 'ie !as, NO year., lhe !o''i s',
ih.eresL h1t .rc ao no o VIII rea'ize 70 'ne
.pnIally apoa' eoo,voo,vGV SUN equa, 70
.ie aas'esa'e cap pr, uT'snaiy insesteu III
'ile el,le,prise. me iiahn'oai 81. !osePh
anu purihis,oh " NiSSouri hiver IaiiI9acs
nave SOFA tne greater proportion OF tmeir
grants. Ii Is rGie that the average seliinS
p''ce yer 'cre increases yearly, certainty IL