The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1878-09-05
Shurz On Land.Grant Railroads.

SECRETARY Schurz has Just made a de-
cision IN answer to the question SO often
asked: What railroads are included under
the act to create an auditor of railroad
accounts and Tor other purposes:" This
act says that the railroad companies meant
are those whose roads are in whole or in
part west, north, or south of the Missouri
river to which the United States have
given any loan or credit or subsidy in loans
or bonds or lands. Sec. of this act de-
clares that it shall apply to any and all
persons into whose hands either OF said
railroad companies may lawfully come, as
well as to the original companies. As to
the geographical limits, it is held by the
Interior department that the lines upon
which said lands are to be determined are
longitudinal one 80 degrees, minutes
II seconds west, running north and south
from the junction OF the Missouri with the
Mississippi river, from which to determine
what roads are west of the Missouri river,
and latitudinal one 80 degrees and 43
seconds north, running direct west from
the junction OF the Missouri with the Mis-
sissippi river, from which to determine
what roads are north and south Of the
Missouri river, and it is further held that
whether the grants were made directly to
the corporations or indirectly through
States to the corporations that, the rail-
roads, are the recipients Of land subsidies;
and subject to the conditions named in the
act granting lands. The companies en-
braced within this construction OF the act
have been divided into classes:
l. The Union Pacific, and Central Pac;-
flc, to each Of which bond, and lands have
been given, and both OF which are included
n the sinking fund act, approved May !,
1873.
2. The Kansas Pacific, the Sioux CITY
and Pacific, and the Central Branch OF the
Union Pacific, to each of which bonds and
lands have been given, but which are not
included in the sinking-fund act.
5. The Denver Pacific, to which lands
only have been granted, but which is con-
sidered an extension OF the Kansas
Pacific.
4. The Texas Pacific, the Southern
Pacific, the Northern Pacific, the St. Louis
and San Francisco, the Atlantic and Paci-
fic, the Burlington and Missouri River In
Nebraska, the Oregon and California, and
the Oregon and Central, is all of which
lands have been granted directly as cor
pOratiOns.
5. The Hannibal and st. Joseph, the st.
Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern, the
Smith, the Memphis and Little Rock. the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas, the Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe, the Leayenworth,
Lawrence and Galveston, the Missouri
River and Fort Scott and Gulf, the st.
Joseph and Western, the North Louisiana
and Texas. the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy, the Chicago, Rock Island and
Pacific, the Cedar Rapids and Missouri
River, the Dubuque and Sioux City, the
Sioux. City and st. Paul, the st. Paul and
Sioux City, the Chicago, Milwaukee and
st. Paul, the Chicago and Northwestern
(Winona and st. Peter branch) the Min
nesOta, the st. Paul and Duluth, the st.
Paul and Pacific First division), the st,
Paul and Pacific (St. Vincent extension.
che Wisconsin Central, and the West Wis
consin, to all OF which grants have been
made through States.