Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-09-18
Democratic Aid to Railroads.

Last week the REFLECTOR made the
statement that democratic congresses
prior to March 4, 1861 gave away of the
public domain to aid in the construc-
tion of railroads 30,47O, 900 acres of
government land. Our little ignorant
contemporary around on Cedar, in very
puissant manner says we lied about it.
We have taken some pains to look up
the record, and have succeeded upon
an examination of the Congressional
Globe, and the bills passed by demo-
cratic congresses at the several dates
hereinafter named in verifying our
former statement to the very letter.
These several grants expressly name
the railroads, as well as the points be-
tween which they are to be built and
describe the lands granted. They are
as follows:
Illinois Central ... Sept 90 1850. 2,595, O53.OO
Mobile y Ohio..............."..... I,OO4 $4,000
"................" go, 100
| Hannibal s. Zoe, June 10. 1852. 7s1 $40
1aecffiU g. " Brta4fos3; :, 20 %
Cairo & Fulton. FEB. 0, 1853. .Hs,41I .O5
| Little Rock& Fort Smith," -. $50 5S4.0 9
| Memphis Little Rock. =" ... ABS, 90
| Burlington & Mo. River, May Is
................ ............ 1856. sIS,Gl3.66
Miss. & Mo. (Chicago, Z. 1. Paci-
fic)............... May 10, 1856. 1861 lSl.O9
Iowa Central Air Line Cedar
Rapids & MOI ..... May Is. 1856. 1,29S, 739. 90
Dubuque Il Pacific, May J5, 1856 1855, 90
Florida, Atlantic & Gulf..........
......................Ma y17, 1856. 1.s6s. 1901
Florida, now Atlantic & W.
Transit. May II, 1856. 29O, 1873 %
Alabama & Florida. 165,6SS 90
"........ ......."........ 4l9, $1,000
Tennessee & Coosa. June 3, 1856. 49,, 43O.0 90
Coosa & Chattanooga ......".. I4,0CO.OO
Wills Valley & n, (. & S. w. (now
Alabama & Chattanooga. ......-
June 3, 1856. s97,s2O.OO
Mobile & Girard June 3, 1856. $40, 5000
Tenn. & Ala. Central Is. & n.
Ala.). ), 1856. 576,OCO.OO
Ala & Tenn. Rivers Selma, Rome
& Dalton) ........June 8, 1856. 4s1,92o.OO
Bay de Noquet & Marquette (nOw
Marquette Houghton & ;Onton-
agon) ...............June 3, 1856. 12s, 10000
Marquette & Ontonagan. .."....... 33l, 500. Is
OntOnagan State Line. ..."..... 217,9l6.95
Marquette Line, afterwards
known as the Chicago, ST. Paul
4 Fon du Lac Chicago & N W.
...................Ju June 3, 1856. 36O,OOoOO
Amboy, Lansing & Traverse Bay
........-............June 3, 1876. I,O52, 469 10
Grand Rapids and Indiana ~
....................June 3, 1885,. s5s, 96O.I2
Detroit & Milwaukee June 3, 1856. S55, 1908
Port Huron & Milwaukee. ........
.....................Ju June 3. 1885,. 812,8SlOO
Flint & Pere Marquette.
.....................Juu 3, 1856. 5se,s28. 70
La Crosse & Milwaukee, after
wards Madison & Portage.
......................June 3, 1856. 8.55O.OO
La Crosse & Milwaukee, after
wards Farm Mortgage Land Co.
......................J June 3, 1856. 28O,5I6.S8
La Crosse & Milwaukee, after
wards West Wisconsin..........
......................Ju June ). 1856. 2s6.sAS2
st. Croix & Lake Superior, now
Chicago. st. Paul, Minnesota
Omaha, main line. ................ 495, O47.4 |
Bayfield, branch.......... 319, SO |
Chicago, st. Paul and Fond du Lac
Chicago & n. W)...June 8. 1885,. 665, SIS 70 |
Vicksburg, Shreveport & Texas
NOW Vicksburg, Shreveport &
Pacific . ..........June 3, 1856. Go, $50. 90
y. o., Opelousas & CIR. Western.
.....................Jun 3, 1856. s67,s4OOO
Southern (Vicksburg & Neridian)
Aug. II, 1856. 4OI, $1,000
Gulf and & Ship Island. ...........
Aug. IL. 1856. 652, 10000
Mimi & Pacific, afterwards st.
Paul & P........ March 3, 1851. 749, 1887
MINI. & Pacific. afterwards st.
Paul Manitoba. -. March 3, 1851. SIS, 00c. 90
8. MINI. & Mimi Valley (St. Paul.
& Sioux City,. March 3, 1857 606, 0Oo.00
Mimi. & Cedar Valley CMinn. Gen.
traD.............. March 3, 1851. sS6, Oll so
winona & ST. Peter. ........
.......... ....... March 3, 1851. s4S.OOOOO
Southern Minneapolis.
............... =. March 3, 1851. 59,6l9.4