Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-09
DREAM OF ROBERT
MILLS REALIZED
Union Pacific Railroad is Realiza.
ton Of Dream that Was Rid.
culed a Century Ago.
BREAKS UP THE WILDERNESS


BREAKS UP THE WILDERNESS
Neanv n century ago Robert wtns in
congress, pointed out The posalbiilty 81
lin limo when carrlagea, dflyon by
slean' power would connect the Atlantic
Htl ~ :" coast countries ettofhihk NE
II 'U' htltea n''los l4'theA
mug ."u"l' ils went 20 NC e&leht
p'pl',','s p92h UPON 'n' sup3eei
aillio INC N"AIl carriage heI9Fa ING
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'hte mo o'Hstius.l''. ~ tRiliD''
rom seW 'ofb 10y 70 t'' H''Ni . nc
.oluinbla' on We Feeliio coasf akah
iil9 pfopoHl'ioH my WIN flol,'l't 1at 81"
lqea WINS ono iil"t "o1lo ~, ao"ilt ala
hlonE ~ we carry ~ 'he project iof
Fblfoha 70 ulo e9ast eo'nleheep 70 ttA'
IN bHapo'
Dodge sees Time nine.
TIE tsis geheral Gfervlls Al po8an q
voung clyn erptpear fesl9Ipg II council
f1ttffa osd vtn tsd Neon M nm f,a,,l4,
~ t4c roct f.t,,d tosd o,,sfssed tbe
onlnlo, t,,t 0,e limo ,,s, rl,c ~ he
bselnntno ~ ,t,c #eaf,s,,ttcft,, ~ f,o,a.
e,t,,,net,l,t it,, Ton, .,,,,ol,, sctoss ~.
bfas1, ana NM ststes tging tst,tef mat
f,onrcol mao 81, scge,st nrss ~,
from omaha and found an easy grade
uD Tho Plato river demonstrating that
for no miles railroad, Almoet ~
hffaiRht ~ the crow flies, could be
constructed Tho general wes an eafiy
md warm fired Of Abraham Lincoln,
who nt Tint time was ~ attorney ana
oiyll cnginccr, residing N Illinois ~
1853 fir. Lincoln Ind occasion 70 visit
Council Bluffs ana then and there 6on
eral Dodge laid hts plans before his
friend. who subsequently became pfed
dent Of the i'hited states and who from
fhf Zinc ~ bio western ylslt uniil his
deatb, w6s o sff6ng advocate ~ the
Pacific ro8d proposition
General Dodge continued making sur
Peys, having IN YieY tic most practical
route 10 the eoagt ~ The meantime
Ro1 hhd bceu Uncovered al through
The mountains ~ The Wort and the
trend OF emigration started Council
Bluffs mn Omaha become Quitting
points for the fold seekers. who subho
aueHtly wcn1ed their way westward, go
ing oyer uiai thnt 70 degree was
hftef"hrd tHEen ~ me Union Faeihc
ana "hlen iong hihes caDle 70 po Known
~ ING oNeri"''o iAopte
Congress Favors Project
Tho Dodge ideas we're exploited and
agaln tho Union Pacific railroad project
attracted Tho attention Of congress and
IN 1872 Liquidation WINS secured looking
70 tho building Of The rond, However
Tho war WIN The ho1fh was on ana y
vas INC hI-apsofbing proposiuon, every
uilhg else having 70 Wat
o'nh WIG men VINO were pehiha nc
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n flo consfr5ctian ~ ~ t,,ian paof0o !
was broken From that time on until
INC last spike was driven 81 Pfomoh
tory Point, N 8tahi "hllo almoat I'M
HninlauilaO's opalafl's ir'laehdF ND
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