, 1873-03-03

Il is desperately fighting, in tho Legislature OF
New Joraoy, to tlofoas . popular propohit!on for
a parallel road aorosa that State, and 1t has now
or conceded tho hospitablo right OF way aoross
Central Hallway increases its atoo!t 81 tic form
Of dividend, md thon refuHes to pay tho Nm
tionnl inuon,o tnx. In tho East, thoro aro moro
shorifs' aRloa Of farmH advertised thnn havo
1eon known for years a yot tnGso tas arc
Of both canal md railway. But noarly all otlr
canals, New York Btato excepted, have fallen In
to tho control Of tho railways and wo aro loft
with what you do not ponaoss In tho Wese,-an
admirable acrlos Of wngon-roada, dry ns stone In
TIE rnEsENT OBJECT or THE LANp-onAnnEns.
Satisfied that they have got oil tho land worth
having, tho moro glgoroua railways are now IN
plok up adjacent or blatant fortilo traoss unlor
various p1oto1ts, and to oblitorato rich grants
The Lani- Commissioner at tho proaent time
ia believed TO hnyo boon placed loro wholly by
Iowa railroad influence. Tho railroad lawyers
hnvo FREQ accose to tho Land-0flc books, wltle
aottlors and pre-efaptors nro ruled OF by notice
tackled upon tho doors, and the CommiaBloner
fntorior, arguing them In pcraon. The State OF
Iowa, whioh possessed tho boat reputation in tho
Union, Inns fallon under gonoral suspicion IN tho
Enst On account Of the intrlguos OF some Of fts
mtu wG,G ktsp Kali II r. Tova
ro,}rnra, on3 wi,iIo t,ofnnot mnrnhnrs ara 16hhv-
ing horo against tho bettfore, rdtiring mo1nbors
work on tho iloor tor the contamination OF tho
rareh1ra 1uDI ,toad 'HA 4 T. n aaI F. anw in
po1n,ar ~ ~ a. ann ~ pat t}ntr aoats here
TIE nA11wAY-sYsTEM OF IOWA
is, in essentials, four trunk-linoa running rest
w. aoas1o }rnn, hf,1ua"nen TIA caaf
nrn 'haif n tho gtate.: these nro connected BY
tliukly.intc branches but toy run noar-
" nnrn]lol vlthnut connoptious, in 'Woatorn
iovMa. a. until. % drawing cioaoIy together thoy dis
appoar In 'that slim Gordon Of railways Of tho
State Of Nebraska,
For the threo uorthorly roads, tho Sioux City
4 Pacific Road, about 106 miles long, is TIC e
owos tho Unltod Statos, in borrowed money mud
Interest," about 81. ZOO, ,000 Tho Deshtoinoa VAL ,
10y Road Is . sort of long diagonal bar to tho
Tho four Transverse roads Of Iowa at present
involye as much pnculation bribery, and sharp
practice here, as tho roads Of any bsato In tho
Union, not excepting Kansas. -.
-. w11EnE KANsAs n1EEDs.' 90
Nebraska, consists OF one long trunk, rcaching
for 42o miles westwara through the middle Of
the. State md, in ttho thiclly-settlod oastorn
part Of tho stato, are numerous ratlways feeding
fo tHa q naaa 5ss so Ss ese 1
but ono aro stuck fast.
Tho Missouri, KnnsaB d Texas Road, OF which
180 miles aro in Kanaas, now renchea quito to
Texas, and haa tho monopoly Of TINT gEent trade:
Tho Atclaon, Topeka & 8anto 70 Road bearB on
wore completed I last fall. Tho St. Joseph J. Den-
YER City .Koad hns 2Gs milca working. Kansas
n'S TIE e aA1noaprn IL au roroAo SsC1g a1s
: Thu oxtrnvarant development OF lor railroad
'eygtou las gtimulatod town-building, so that
real estate in Loavonworth, Atchison,' and Law
of many Of tic meteor places actually upon tie
docline. Tho number Of tho railwaYs docs not
avail to reduce tho cost Of Eastern transporta-.
tion. and il centa buahoi for whoat suggosta Q
,Pool. The railwayp of Kanuas have had oraa-
ming influence on the State, and next have de-
moralixod its public tonc, and thon noutralizod
Ill popular influences in tho Legislature, and
ilnaliy fail to support tho poprjation- thoy hayo
.b1ourht in.
Clans and traders. rnnk and fle. layo bocorao no
dom for the b!aok man. the Indians Of Xapsay
!s b sa 1a s setG s ba S % o and nd seosy easty
iriaL bordorors OF Pennsylvania wero fair war-
faro. Crowded alonr pursued by iaud-eharka,
railroad-lawyers, l bfibed stste sonators, and
bI''As bv az infamous ,nress. and q olaesB
Of stump.sneakors whose inaoleuoo might mako
Tho Arjiansas politicans look up with envy. tho
Iudtaua Vrappod their rags around them and,
still pursued BY the, fenaeraoless trader; aod
1T preaont. tho Kansns Jayhawkor, stands
aeroaa tutoring those threatening md ugly
sounds: "Olslahoma!"
Tho politioals morals of Kanaaa aro tho worst
In all tue West. Tho greatest public m an was
Jim Lano, who stopped nowhere along tho doc
alog1e till ;ho committed murder upon noigl-
Dor, and pcrishod, as ho thought, q Hector; IA
many soy, moro mouthing Pistol. An Indian
I-n1 1f%4fk
Senators freight-contractor owned another;
Washington lobbyist maintained third. There
is no stato in in tho Union whoro thtrd-olaus
poatmastership will involve such m Infamous
wraugle us kansas. Tho bulk Of the pooplo arc
very poor, and really increase their fncomo BY
oftiooholdng II over 80 tiny tho place; and to
DO elected to the Legislature. in order to sell his
vote, ia tho preBont prayer Of tho Kansas ChriH-