The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-05-28
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE,
WnahInntnn Mar % 70

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form 90 In Tho lac, co,oross
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dining tbia ses.ion and tho b,oh state
os noi;,ical raoIina u 10 hiahlv innrob.
abIa and acorn. in ssct nttarlv inn
nossible tho, ~, ,eg,.,,,;on can ha
secured which ia Of n local character.
such lepislation has fins far been
vainlv uroed from all oparters Con.
press is not likely at this session TO do
more han disnose of the aopropriation
business and there Is little present
prosnect even Of that
At the next session something can
probably be done and IL any erant can
be brought To pass. I think something
better than the proposed bill can be
carried through with little greater
trouble or effect than would be required
to pass that. The grant authorized by
the proposed bill is less in fact by one
acre to every mile of road. than the
statute already in force authorizes I'M
der the genera INCORPORATION act of the
territory, as will appear upon reference
to section one of nm act of congress.
approved March 3. 1875. entitled ssan
act granting to railroads the right of
way through the public lands of the
United States,n which is as follows:
"That the right of way through the
public lands of the limited States ia
hereby granted to apy railroad
duly organized under the laws of any
state or territory, except the District
of Columbia, or. by the congress of the
United States, which shall have filed
with the secretary of the interior n
copy of its articles of Incorporation.
and due proofs of its organization nm
der the same. to the extent of one hum
dred feet on each side of the central
line of said road; also the right to take
from the public lands adjacent to the
line of said road, material, earth, stone
and timber necessary for the construc-
ton of said railroad; also ground ada
cent to such right of way for station
buildings, depots, machine shops, side
tracks, turn-outs and~water stations,
not to exceed In amount tuenty acres
for each station, to the extent of one
station for zach ten miles of its road.n
The proposed bill grants for station
buildings, ETC., only ten acres for each
ten miles of its road.
Under section 2, of the general cor
poration of the territory of Wyoming,
the company is authorized to hold or
convey ''by deed or otherwise any real
or personal property whatever, which
may be necessary to enable the said
company to carry on the operations
named in the certificate" Since a
mortgage is held to be a conveyance,
and If such conveyance becomes ne
cessary to enable the company to carry
forward the construction Of their rail-
road and telegraph line, it appears to
me that they are fully authorized under
the law to make it. Meanwhile, if you
are able, as / understand. to build 100
miles of the road, or to Fort Laramie,
without the mortgage or aid of foreign
capital, l think it would be advisable
to men work at once, and push
1t as far rs possible during this season.
You are aware that efforts are making
to ~colonize the northern portion of the
territory, extensively, at an early day.
1t is an important matter for Wyoming
generally, and for Cheyenne particular
ly, that communication and transport
ton, from the capital to the section
sought by immigrants, be facilitated as
much as possible, and that
ments looking to further improvements
In tbese resracte for tho frt,ro ha
-, ~
piaceu III IN aoVahceu anu promising
couragement and promotion of ,mmi-