, 1877-09-08
RAILROADS..
THE OMAHA l,IsIDG Z.

i1A lHEut f9uhk - uCSk " w A0uG ~ PtNs"V
ngatnst tho Inconvenience and damage done to
trnyel and commerce by the destruction Of
portion Of the only bridge between Iowa and
Nebraskal It seems to hAvc been the idea with
tho controlling powers governing rntlroad inter-
csts in Nebraska, that all travel anil transposta-
tion sn,,st necessarily Cross tho Omaha lrtlEc
and pass over tho Union Pacific Road, In order
tu build up certain Interests n Omaha, while "
Ia wcll-known fact that tho nearest and most
dircrt route from Chicago to tho pac!'e coast Is
tu extend The Mapicton branch Of the Chicago
Via Decatur, fcb., to point At Or near North
Plattc on the Union Pacific Railroad, passtuE
through ns relt anil fertile agricultural coMtry
Al can he fund anywhere in tho Same lat[tulr:
Onc Of tho eldest mud most reliable citizens Of
Nebraska, c.ltor of tho Pen and Pior, at Oak
tIalc, tnys VI Dceaturt "The tuwn IL elEtbly
locatcd, precisely un the forty-sceond parallel,
wlefc the ChtcnEn & Northwestern Katlroad
tho Missouri River. Tho most remarkable
feature Of the place Is the conformation of tho
banks and he'd VI the river at this point to the
PURPOSES ot steamboat H.. ladi1E rsrry Snl
bed OF solitl rck--wa)l barrier IN never
changing, narrow channel. ilcnce there is no
oecaslun fur a bridge 50 high as to- allow tho
passage underneath Of stcsmboass. Tor draw,
bridge oycr tho fixed channcl would sutlice, Al
the expense Of lofty piers aud costly approach
from tho cnst be oiyiatcsl"
The same writer says Of tho E1khorn Wiley:
" 1t Is, utter all Tint has l'ccn saul and .lone
and tried, the true hlghTay 10 tue mineral anti
;oles1 ~ 'g ~ t,. .',,n. fsnt, m
South Platte, Sidney, Pine BlntIe, or cheyenne,
Is nowhere, compared with tlts long straight
valley, tcctning with graoar!es, and herds, and
crowded with farn-houscs md stllagca,-n 200
mile panorama OF bcauty md wealth. Into this
valley will gather tic streams of travel from
every point on the Union Pacific as fur west Us
Fyx.t. AL AfGar a
from Omaha to Coviuuton.n
Tio jargc and incrcasinx business between
tho Atlantic anti Pacific coast, md the Black
Of T any obstruction there would bo no serious
damage to the public interests III. D.
G'' y q T. -.
bA'aSiohf' Au.' sup. the5o l"e oeen
pena'ne ee1ofo 9uuRo D1lon Luz eesetn. aay'
past sclJ important app"calon oe tne Ap'
potntMens o! Aces'es aho n1Ja"s''o1' a9a!ost ~
the Goslhetoa' Ioluulous " nlaek 1li!'s leAn-
road CoMpahY anu othc9s, NJ ING sui ot James
Il. 1fubbcli, OF minnesota, and upon the crosa
hill Of Il. D. Dosd, Of Sioux City. Tho
eo.,"ss1 , ,ta ." - tvn,'.,ss.. ~ ~ 1I,nas:n.a.
nua aao1ton - "''nnaso''' " .H'sncsoln' q. u
Chase. OF Sioux CITY; J. =. Folk, ot Des
Aolncs; anI j II. Wolwostt,, Of
n,nahu, The Court denied the ap-
rr"s,,., ..t'st. a.. .,,,, f,a..n.,,,, e.o,- IL.
.os,a,r ~ anv ~, ~ ,,rancr,r NJ fror n,cnntcr.
snts ~, -a.d ,,r..Jv h,,t, mi rno,i-o. tho ia
1asdan,. r. ~. ~ 1v+r ho1i,s n cam,,onon, to
so,n. ~ t,o ,,ro,ood. ~ ,h,, fo-r,. md tro,s.
fer rnInnany. ho effcct Of tbia order IL to t,rS-
tect the property 1T said Company from Rpo1a-
tlon, and to prevent the dlsposal thereof, and to
aseert9tn mora l!y "netnes sno ptsssnt nana 9,I.s
- ron r,.t tn rna', m rnnrrsnnir,]. nn1 have
tnc means to fujAli tie!r coutracts. Should
they fail IN thls,tt Court held that tho appllcu-
ttoh for Receiver might again be heard.
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Tho Michigan Central Railroad will Withdraw
nm tha lat of October oil its passenger agencies
~ ,hn ra-,o,,, .o.ho,r1 ,.tioa whi,.h oro onoro,.
u. .''e .,... ~, 49,. ~. ~.
u IN con junction Win tHe oreat "estcfH itatl-
way Of Canada. These Eastern aec1.cics will be
maintained bY tho Great Western alone. Tho
N,rhirnn ccntra1 will contlna tts passenoer
sast,da. =, yvo.torr ,,olrt, rbo ovpons. ~ In
Eastern PASSENGER agenes aas "a nesGanioaS af 9sen
eoLhG w taG lmo ~ 1la.
tsa. x physns " PCT es"1 al4' @"' o'eA' "s'tst"
10 Pef esa sett r,,or =, vo.,s,r ro,a. Tin, ,,o,v
atai agefEs tm H. Ges i
m'R.t niYanta4eous,f to1lon tno e1a.npv =.
the M!ehean Ssnlsat, 10 iaese t as no taac4uate
return 1os Tue oo@sa5 run 'noso "sc"c1es'
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ITEMS.
Mfr, ", l.. Malcolm, formerly General Pas
scDn.. Agent os the 1Ynr,nsh naiIroa,,. ho.
e', .,,..a,,..aa n,,oro, ra.tor,, Im.n, -, ~.
Geen apPeiassa o.ne.a' Iastos" n*ens " .no
hansas Pael1'c' WIN heaaauastels III NeW 1osR'
scugcr and freight interests OF the Kansas
1,.ciHc In tho Eas1, }lIa thoro,,yh kuowlrJvc
ses t.,na m tno A.I T., -, t.. Js.,a,.na',' ~.
OF 1aH"ay oua1"ess II, aa '1s oepa'tN'ea's' ~
long experience, Ills lntlm4tl acquaintance Will
railway men, hs well-dcscrycd popularity, and
lin uptloubtctl ability enineutly 1T him for hls
9cW o u tue ao eo a1epS sn