Year: 1868

buffalo, followed closely BY the savage. who now
has been forced away from Il by the advance Of
ctyiiizAtion. This branch has one great commercial
and local advantage--it not only accommodates Mon
tana, Idaho, Oregon. aud Washington, but the whole
northwest coast Is benefited, and one portion at
the expense OF the other. 1t holds the trade, com
nell and n Il b huilt mile BY mile. every foot be
used IN connection with the existing lines Of water
Communication now established there.


Finally with .he proper financial support under
take 70 say that our company can build road from
our line TO the nAvigable waters OF the Columbia In
eighteen months fr0m the lat Of January, 1859 Or
u necessary, We would commence building. with
the proper financial aid, from the Columbia east and
nniah the work In two years from January /, 1853"


You now have an oatline of the views and pur-
poses Of the Union Pacific Railroad Company
and have referred to them for the purpose Of
showing the necessity OF at once proceeding with
the work we have In hand Let US build the
thirty miles Of road that will connect WAlla
Wal)a with the Columbia river, and we have
secdrity that the Salt Lake Branch will thread
this Valley, aud that our road will be made .
connecting link In the great chain that will unite
the eastern and western slopes of the continent
Let us remain dormant, and the chances are
more than equal that the Branch Road will strike
the Columbia at or near the Umatilla, thus leav.
ing our own beautiful Valley far out Of the way
In this consideration alone we have ample in.
ducemeut TO build the road, and we shall be false





fail to grasp the prize within our reach. Never
before was itin the power Of any people 70 se>
cure snch great advantages at such a comparas
lively trifling outlay. ! will not question your
enterprise or insult your intelligence by suppo>
sing that through supneness you will permit the
prize to elude your grasp.


wALLA wALLA THE GREAT DISTRIBUTING POINT.


With a railroad TO the Columbia river, we at
once make Walla Walla the great depot ofsuP'
plies for the country south aud east Of us. With
the road in working order, the o. S. n. Company
would Issue through bills of lading to Walla
Walla, and passengers would be ticketed through
to this point. All the heavy freight designed
for Idaho and Montana would pass through our
Valley, giving employment to our teamsters and
creating demand for our surplus hay and feed.
Under this stimulus in brief period the town
of Walla Walla would number more inhabitants
than are now embraced within the entire Valley.
You will then have market at your DOORS for
the products of the garden and dairy, aud thus
build up branches of industry that hitherto have
been neglected.


And now by way of conclusion, / have to say
that in urging you to embark in this railroad en-
terprise, | am actuAted by no selfish motive.
Your home is my home, and your destiny is my
destiny. Your prosperity is my prosperity, and
the burdens you bare must expect to share.
am here to urge this undertaking for the reason
that | believe that it will bear in its train un-
numbered blessings, not only for those who now
people this Valley, but for the generations that
are to come after u.s. Fellow citizens thank
you for your kind and patient bearing.


At the conclusion of Mr. Newelrs remarks, Mr..
Vansyckle was introduced and spoke at some
length in favor of the railroad. Judge Mix then
followed, and in an able aud eloquent manner set
forth the advantages that would result from
building the railroad.