The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1872-12-19
CORRESPONDENCE OF THE WORLD.
Bn,,r CirY. December 18th. l-.2.


Iini>g CfrY. December 18th. l-.2.
Ed WoALp-TAe principal topic OF con
xrrsa,ioa and discussion now Is that "i faii-
roads. b,oI-A. about BY ,he preseace OF Col
" W. Chapman. President of Sac Portland,
bale. ard 81; Lake Railroad company. and
LIS grry abe advocacy OF tie claims ~ that
colnpauf is1 iii iroa The Territory. 90!
Chapman. iAoagh advanced "a years, = thor
ougAlg IIyc. la.A cru.lry man, tai ~ ire ahd
earrs,. GA TUESDAY last the Legislature mel
IN jo!ui convention aud listened with marked
attention to tAe able address 81 Col I. upou
the lllport.ac. OF the road IL represents, aud
rar reasons " ~ Idaho should help forward The
great enterprise. he praclp-a arguments
were that Il wAs the great tArousA Lac. shorter
aud better than iAc Northern Pacific, or tie
present llue Ia san Francisco. and hrace al
great National importance. aud would, there.
tore, be The one nIos. Likely io receive aid iroM
Congress That i IS COMPANY already or
gau.zcl and with great assurances from soulr
al th.. leading capitalists Of the country. oi
their assistance aud support Iha. the. have
already the risA, Of Way from Congress. aud
material AID from Oregon. amounting las some
s}WJ otJ. VIZ tie proceeds OF All TIE swamp
lands OF Oregon, except the sam ot 5000
that is ahead Ui them. and al watch $4,000
vii be speLi tor their bencht "a bullegag
wagon road. and also > per cent. at all TIE pro.
cerds al The sales 81 public lands 10 oEcgoa.
hrsc two soJ.gcr. alone are s4fi cgeai. he SAYS.
to obtain loan at - uJ3.tsV. IAe, vi. cota-
mence work IN Orr.oa within 81 moaths lie
feels ce:.a.n a OBTAINING Land .raut tren
Coagrrss the prrssat ..-ssloa. and will "a ou to
Washington IN 4 tek days ~ work Tor that
purpose; bat II ihey fail IN getting !abd grant
? ka4
sufficient - build narrow gauge =; lc4s:
The bill be- proposes 70 submit to the Lcs.sa
lure : - tie effect that cur Territory suaran
tees the ia;eres: on tie conpany's seven per
cent mortgage bond. thirty urars - ruu. 80
the extent ot S}013.ptQ per mile. f,r every
m!le built IN the Territory, provided Il does
not c1ceed 1000 .000-iAe estimate being
a5ol: 81 miles 10 the limits O: oar Territory
the road Il run through THIS place, work 20 be
commenced at both ends wIthiu year. There
are several other nIgor provisions. 1t j. useless
to repeat. aad space prevents The beauty Of
this plan Is that we only haze In pay tue ln,er-
est: the principal Is "a be paid by the compau,:
thus saving our Territory million. Col L
believes that ats earnest endorsement: al this
kind Viii be- Of immense advantage Ia him in
getting land grant FROM Congress The mem
bers are most iasorably impressed with Col
Chapmaus arguments. and tina. this through
line Is the on" for the Ierrltor; 10 as.is.-and
there would be uu trouble whatever # two
Other schemes had not been presented one of
which. from ihls place Ia the Central Pacific. /
( " inhemucca u the polntl. the lHcabas al the
Statesman. with usua! blindness and stupidity.
sets forth at Iengta in the N'afesman ot the
18th. II the Central Pacific were IN earnest
and had any real intention ui building road
to this place. would they not have had an agent
here pressing their claims for aid 4 railroad
terminating here will never pay. and Their. ia /
about as much likelihood %. road being built /
from here I" Wnnemucca "a there il fro,n
ne'e 10 the classic precincts OF your renowned /
Town OF Hog EN-. This nearly every one
admits. ne States nan heads its article .
Foftiand IS. San Francisco" as if tina, had
- h'tnihg 10 d" with this present question
Portland will not build this road. and do l,,,l.
perhaps toward 1T, but the road will be built
aud Is necessary, even If Portland did M. ar
ISL. ms Is a through route, that is of Naiien.
al Importance. aud will connect us with all IN.
states Of the Last aud San Franc,sco 49,
ne hinnemucca route makes us simnIv ;,
slave 10 the Central Pacific and San Franc,..,,
ne other scheme Is one being got m by .,r
own citizens. for road from here Ia K.l,on
oF Tue nearest point Whereabouts to this Mace.
~ other words, right over the route Of the p
y. ana ) L. K. r., the right Of way Of which
has already been granted. In other word. !,
IS on unoreanlzed company, merely existing in
'"o o'a'hs o' lew men. who know precon.
!.t,e ABOUT railroads, without dollar &c can
l'a'' against an existing and fully orgau;zad
company, which have already received AID
trom one State, and the promise of assistance
~ various railroad men, right of way rran,.
co. ana the almost certain assistance fra.n
congress It seems ridiculous to compare thu
t ."b. one enid unborn, the other sigorou.
,.s,r, sas o,o, mat Is bound to grow into the
The friends Of those two oppo,,n. ..h.u
are doing all they can to throw cola ,s.s'aes
sccedlng to Col. Chapmans plan. and -, s .h %
rare not come forward boldly, "a he i.. . ."e!
80 Tue legislature for direct MD for ,a %Iu
'c'en'fa' 'oF lhry know they could mot ,.s ; =.