Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-04-16

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California Il Oregon, fnow the Oregon
branch of the Central Pacific the Ore
| gon Central, NOV the Oregon d Callfor-
MIA }, the Atlantic d Pacific, the South.
ern Pacific of California, (main line },
the Oregon Central, the Texas Pacific.
(now the Texas Il Pacific, and the Ba-
ton Rouge, Vicksburg d. New Orleans,
tnow the New Orleans Pacitic)-
which grants of public lands were made
| direct. The following Is synopsis of
the status OF these corporations:
NORTHERN PACIFIc.-rhe granting
act Of July I'd. 1864, required the com
| pletiOn of the entire road on or before
july 4, 1876. GA May 7, 1856, joint res
Oiution of Congress extended the time
! for the commencement and for the
completion of the road two years. July
LIST, 1865, JOINT resolution extended the
time for commencement OF the work TO
two years, and required the completion
| of the entire road on or before July 4th,
1877. March LIST, 1863, a joint resolution
conserving to the issue of bonds; April
10Th, 1865. u joint resolution authorizing
the extension of branch line from
Portland, Oregon, to Puget Sound;
May 81, 1870, authorizing the issue OF
mortgage bonds and extending the in
dsnnlte limits: July 18th, 1870, a pro-
vlso requiring the company TO pay the
cost of surveying, soliciting and convey
ing this lands granted before the issue
of patents to the company. Under uate
of June IL, 1879, the secretary of the In
terror, (SchurZ) held that the effect of
the resolution of July LIST, 1869, WAS to
extend tho time for the completion OF
the road to July 4th. 1879. Tho entire
length Of the proposed liue Of road Is 2
27O miles; o3l miles had been built be-
fore the expiration of the time at which
the entire line was required to BIO built,
and l,73J were uncompleted at that
time; AIS miles have been completed
since that time, duly LIST, 1879 and l.
264 arc uucompleted. The aggregate
grant to the company was 4S,2l5,U wv
acres, of which amount 1860 acres
have been patented to tho company.
ATLANTIC d PACIFIC.-The granting
act of July IS, 1866, required the con-
pletion of the main line on or before
July 4th, 1873. Tho act Of April ~, 1871,
authorized tho company to mortgage It's
road, 2,426 miles, Of which l25 miles
we're completed at the time fixed for the
completion of the entire line; go miles
miles remain to DO completed; 4O,69O,-
$50 acres arc embraced in the land
grant, of which SIG ,y92 acres have been
patented.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC.-The granting &C:
of July ~. 1866, required tho company
to complete the road on or before July
4th, 1878, The act Of July 9Th, 1868, al
lowed the company until July LIST. 1870.
for the construction of the first 10 miles
of the road. A JOINT resolution Of June
n, 1870, authorized the issue of patents
for lands lying along each section con-
struoted. Length of proposed Route,
5l2 miles, of which 232 miles were cOc-
pleted ut tho tire required for the COM
pletion of tho entire line; 200 miles
were uncompleted, and none have been
completed since. Amount OF land
grants, 5,5ll ,2GA acres, Of which 1,U7,-
$40 acres have been patented.
CALIFORNIA h OREGoN, (nOw OREGON
BRANCH OF CENTRAL PACIFIC 1.-The
granting act of July rs. 1866, required
the completion of the entire limo on or
before July /, 1875. The act of June 5,
1865, extended the time to July l, 1850.
The act of April 10, 1863, provided that
the lands granted should be sold to ac-
tual settlers only, III quantities not
to exceed one quarter section to any one
purchaser, and at price not exceeding
81 so per acre. Length of proposed line
$50 miles, of which 152 miles were COM
pleted at the time required for the COM
pletion of the entire line, 12o being un
completed, and none having been COM
pleted since. Amount of grant, 2,1S,-
527 acres, Of which 1887 ,9I9 acres have
been patented.
OREGON CENTRAL (now Oregon and
California The granting act OF July
%, 1866, required the completion of the
entire line ON or before July l, 1915.
The act of June %, 1868, extended the
time for completion to July !, 1880.
The act Of April 10, 1869, amended the
granting act by providing that lands
shoald be sold only to actual settlers, IN
quantities not greater than one-quarter
section to any one purchaser, at a price
not exceeding $2.5Oper acre. Length OF
Or. posed line 3l5 miles, Of which l97
were completed at the time required for
completion of the entire line, lis re-
manned uncompleted, and none have
been completed since. Amount OF grant,
800 100 acres, Of which ~, O62 acres
have been patented.
OREGON CENTRAL RAILWAY COMPANY
The ganting act of May I, 1870, required
the completion of the eQtlre road within
six wears of the date of the act. Length
of proposed road, la miles, OF which ~
miles were completed at the time re-
CURED for tho completion OF the entire
line; 81 we're uncompleted. ana none
have been completed since; amount OF
grant, l,l:O,SSo acres; no lands have
bsen patented.
Texas PAcrfIc (now Texas and Pa
Ohio granting act OF March 3,
1871, required the completion of the en-
tire road within 10 years Of the passage
of the act. The act of May 2, 1872,
changed the name Of the road. author
IL d ths issue of construction bonds, and
provided for tho construction and oper-
Nhon OF road from the eastern terml-
nus ut Marshall, Texas, to Shreveport,
La, and provided that the sntiro line DO
completed 10 years from the date ot this
act. The act of June -, 1874, author
lied the issue of ono or more mortgages,
and provided that the Southern Pacific
and Southern Trancontinental Trans
portatlon Company, heretofore conSoll-
dated with this company, under the
laws of Texas, shall be deemed and
taken as part of its road for all par
poses. Length Of proposed road, 1883
miles, Of which ISL have been COM
| picted and 1907 miles are uncompleted.
Amount of land grant, II, 3e. TO acres,
none of which have been patented. The
report saws: IT ID understood that this
COMPANY has constructed and Is now
operating its road to the western boun-
dairy Of Texas, bnt no proof Of construc.
ton west of the ISL miles has bean hied
In this office. Proof Of construction I'M
der the act Of 1872 Of road from Mar
shall to the eastern boundary Oh Texas
a distance of ~ miles, has been fled.
The company has also filed Mnps show
| ing III miles Of branch lines in Texas.
constructed or acquired under authority
Of the act of 1874"
| NRw ORLEANS. BArox RouoE b vlcxs'
RuRa nov New Orleans and Pacifcl.-
The granting act Of March 8, 1871. 70.
quired the completion of the entire read
within i've years Of the date OF the
grant. Length of the proposed road