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Show CiitOtT by the Tide." . IT. ,1 I na& .Northern Railroad 'laim th greyer honor of bavin-company - Con tinul ir adventure lias befallen ructe.i the fim and onlj part of a Mln.a.1 ye-- in your Territory, our rou.i rcntfeuiuu near Kxtter, Knrlati i t present fi 11. P i about one ami a extending wi wain irotu sm perriUMUeu He a f miles over the line into Idah. was staying, to Hud U nroperly BKiuiii, where lie es in eucouraged by ri, t'alterttti) oy way or the beach mste.i. we shall ojj e0Iue part B0 mlWf .ncCi'Cdcft in jrettiii;; over the 'Bring the summer of 1875, reaching II "nc n.vcr, ai or neur Fort iinil', n r,i rocks and bhuie pretty uurly, iMiaiice, 1 should judg not iiiiii Here, ;tf tetaiue to Ifciindy "n one huudred and seventy uuli? foe scaled the racks trouble, "in, this city. ?cr soino k expectations, , It can, Uivn, o longoj-bbut contrary to said tht foiii'd the sea dashing against the Territory ot Id, ho with her There wa.-- , thriving, industrious and intelligent (,p the other ndo. ix.puU'ion of nearly 30,000 are any iothiiijj tor it but "to retrace his step.-tiger viiiliout a railroad. U is Hue th .t Fort Hall is llfturiiinjr, howe.Vtr, he lound that net. the the t i J c; , which liad been running tminint which a terminus for you should bis retreat. b: cut Jit ; ma,'?- Such a terminus would greatly in id yuu, but would neither answer your bis 'O'tiou at a glance, and looknor satisfy your demands. But, intercn, But . for the sea ed jtbottt eittlemen, either Fort. Hull or Boise bounded h ro on all ndes except one Jiy are excellent points a: which to form aud es he junction roads. The Utah p; rpendieul ir cliffs Northern Kail road will, without doubt, imseemed a from watery grave cape human voice could n the early future, be extended by a possible, for no lombination of interests heard above the roaring of the ant- of Utah with thoseofof the inhabitfee Montana, bo-was in sight.. For aiiled by eastern waves, and no capital, into and tunately, Captain Taylor, of the coast- through the heart of the' latter Territory; tap. in;, in its c uree, the richest minerguard, had seen him, and by the aid al rgka of the Uuiled States. For, of his gbiss soon comprehended the Moiitnu.-iwithout question can He got his men together situation. abuudauce, ores superior and proceeded to tkc cliff, over which in qu.tlity to any ; et discovert d, d aside, per nips, from the few great mines they threw a rope, but the wind it beyond reach of the gentle- of Nevada and Utah. And I have A hurdle was then tied to the been told by men whose judgment on man. such points I cannot question, that Monrope, but this was blown away, aad tana unly needs a railroad to demonstrate his position bocume more perilous that her mines are superior in number At last a boat was and iu quality to those of either Nevada every moment. rowed within a ft w yards of the rock, or Utah. This position certainly seems strong'y and a rope was thrown to him. which mc , y pro i i aireau i j . .n uriili was ii'imiuu uj Uk !.,t,t,ui .riiiitiii liis Ikkiv auceJ, iu ntr not unsuccessful dint to pulied through the water into the lt ansport the oris of htr mines from Hi hail hc.on sfVi'ral hours nn 350 to 400 miles with mule and ox teams the rock, ad was nearly exhausted which has been done to a considerable during the present year. bat on beeu landed aud taken to a extent Hut the mines of Montana are cot her cottage ht was soon restored. like source of wealth. word and action of the poer man when oneers, that isolation, on the back bon ble, Territorial, County and Municipal prompted by jeulous haired iowrd a is of the continent is a thing of the past. viu, or u yeu aeem i expedient, to in The fenius of Atneriea, ever onward corporate an lndejendent company, more wealthy ueij.Thbor, whose every act bus beneHted the majority and built up aud upward, plans and executes in a another, and perhaps the better way' and improved the country ia which be single day, what older nations required would be to join your interests wittv a quarter of a century to meditate uou. thos" of the people of Oregon; lves. taking a Gentlemen excuse this thoughtless fiie air we breathe prntnuts to activity your tiasis the early construction of Dalles & Salt Lake Railroad. l:greshiiu Mud 1 return to the subject of and the grappling with stupendous en Utah w it liout railroads Did she tnei. terjuises. European nations Hunk we The adoption of this plan by your and so we are, aud by bvisg so people would, in my opinion, ecureyou export in value trvin one to liv million are i nish a population of forty millions, we the more lollars annually in bullion and over? speedy means of railroad comthink nut; did she Xj oil a single ould while accomposess more newspapers, more miles of munication, and worth of si ver, lad or iron ore? ruilt oad and lines than they plishing al' you hv?ire, draw less heavU ot that I am aw ire of. bid be export all put t gel her. th resources of your Territory. ly hides, wool, grain, or other products? Should this plan receive yaur approval, They say we make financial No. a. I she ctitnpaPitively any elaiin with our wildcat schemes, railroads, I would suggest that you promptly peo wealth previous to the advent and use buildings, telegraph lines nd newspa- tition your honorable Legislature, now It per humbugs so we do sometimes. in session, to pass such a bill in aid ef "f the railroad? Wry little iiidetd i.s true, valuable minerals wre there, Chicago burned but little more than the enterprise as will fairly represent hen us now, lut they were useless, and three years since, yet on its ruins has the feelings of the people rigarding the would to day without railroads be comiriset). magte like, one of the finest cit- matter. ies of the world. Th lute war hung You might ask them to grant a direct paratively valueless. n l'uring 70 days of last year Utah ike a pall over ouri nation (luring four subsidy of $3,000 per mile on that of the line to pnss through your shipped to the market of San Franc. bco years, and yet scarcely had the sighs of But in the present financial iiloue, 10,000.000 pounds of wheat, a i he dying been hushed in the grave Territory. small beginning of co irse, but just see when the recuperative power of a young condition of the people here, I should what a nice little mule traiu of li.oOO nation was demonstraied by piercing the conaidcr a petition of thi naHire exwagons, of two tons each it would have heart of the continent from ocean to treme folly; it would ask for what is obviously and wholly un. required to move it. The Uiak Centr .l ocean, and joining in a friendly grasp of Railroad, 27 miles in length, carries now i'ott bands the Atlantic with the Pa able to perform, and if grunted would do nn an average inoic Ireignt each montu cific. more harm than good. You can, how. Tne financial panic of at year swept ever, guarantee by an enactment of your in the year than formerly came into and was sent out, of the entire Territory in frOiii Ivt't to nest, and from North to Legislature, the payment of live per cent, any one year previously This road car- South like a hug tidal wave, and with interest per annum on $2,000 per mile ried during the year 1873, 28,020, 1 ti i it, we were shaken like a reed in the ot' railroad to pass through tha heart of ."H follows : Crude wind, we bowed and bent, yet are erect jour Territory, say a distance of SOU pounds of bullion, 10 .')07.137; Lead. 6.791,-lo7- ; miles, this would aggregate $000,000, Kg tin. Possessed of les9 courage our revolu- the interest upon which at 5 per cen. Iron ore. 12,S0,07(I; Hay, 248,411; Coke, 14,4'JS G;0; Ice, 1,51,J00; Sundries. tionary fathers would never have secur per annum would amount to 30,000. ed and bequeathed to us the greatest f Now I havo shown you lhat Utah with General Merchandise, 3 human gifts liberty and we, in wevel- - railroads in three years iuciened iu Silver. Lead and Copper ores. Woo) and Hides, 1,04't r.()3, oping the immense wealth of our land value of her taxable property $11. Produce 2,4'J7,0C2; Live Stock, 172,500 aud floating under the protection of our Suppose your Territory, w ith railpounds. country's flag, our commerce on every road communication stiecrssfully estabToe Central is the pioneer road of the sea, with push and enterprise uuparalled lished, should produce lhat inTerritory, an i as in many other cases do but show our lineage. Our railroads, crease or gain 5, 500,000 in three yearg. the wise luuds of Salt Lake City ani our telegraph lines, our halls of justice. Certainly this is di awing the comparison elsewhere, declare it would not for ye.ns our colleges, and other institutions of very mildly, and it does not. in my opin secure irartiu suiTicient to produce in- learning, all demonstrate the bent of the ion, dojHstice to the resources ot Idaho. come enough to yay its bonded interest. American people; progress and improve But what does it show? Simply an The satie individuals would now be very ment in their daily s'rides leave their increase of material wealth of $5,500,- 000, upon which yon could assess, if you pleased to hold a few shares of slock in footprints on the face of our (airland. Idaho, .Montana and Utah should seek choose, a tax of two percent, produeing it, as the day tor assessment uaspas-ieand such dividends have been declared their share. The latter beiug th earli a revenue for the territory of $110,000. She, only and laid thereon as make it rank among est seitled Territory is in tome respects Now, gentlemen, panfo here, and after Idaho, possesses fine agricultural and most the desirable railroad stock in the better developed, owiug principally to the expiration of three years, draw a the latter eminently grazing facilities, the advantage since IbG'J which ttie has balance chert aud ascertain what the States. United i with as of to the adupted, aisiug you, 3 feet had in railroad communication. As aa transaction has' produced, lost or gniu. The Northern Utah Railroad, the finest stock in the world, and pro her fassessible property in The following would be the result, viz: to from Franklin, illustration, eighty Oglrn rivalwool guage, oven ducing in abundance, miles with Corinne branch 4 miles, is 18ti'.), the accumu ation f 22 years hard Idaho Territory by her financial this our iu neghboring particular Of Eon. MOSES THATCHER ing the longest Lome road we have at pre- labor without, railroads, was about ten agents, the LegUlatnrv acting for her California. State, golden But ad these sources of wealth are to sent, aud is the pioneer narrow gunge i f million dollars. In 1872, three years to u per cent niteitst per annum, Guar at the Railroad Meeting. the Territory, and bids fair to becorie later, with railroads her assess able prop- anteed on $000,000, three years, debtor day comparatively undeveloped, andean milof the best pying roads in the counoue $00,000. By increase in the reveoua erty amounted to over t wenty-enonly be utilized through the agency of ,: dollars. H8 it is bonded very lightly, lion being produced by the enterprise, credit $10,.. railroads, aud consequently cheap and try, Gentlemen this showing needs no 000. To balance net gaii iu cash, $20,-00within a fraction of only a mini of that From the Idaho Statesman Dec. 15 interior Our speedy transportation. This is of the Central. ent'y comments, and, I am bound 10 say judgThe members of the legislature, and streams are not navigable, and if they & the stock held ing from what 1 have seen, thai your Add to this net gvin of $20 000 Hie in road, being people's a large number of citizens assembled were, they ruu iu the wrong directions. favoraof under Northeru the worsld, equally by people way happy and prostciom people, every Territory principally to date has proven, at Friday evening last to hear Hon. Moees Erial navigation aud thosn ot Southern Idaho. ble circumstances, make sunilHr progress made so by railroad aud telegraph Utah, a as so far is concerned, utility Thatcher, President of the Utah North- leat and thus far have in derelopiug and utilizing the wealth with the rest of the civilized Thus the hopes of the hardy They control the road, ern Railroad, on railroads. Major It. E failure. w ill h ive eo wi?ely. 1 suppose there is not with which you are so abuudant'y ur aud douo world, you accomplished a wealth future prosperi'y, Foo'e was called to the chair, and in and pioneer for 1 You of Luited Stales the rounded. iu of whioh road work have, the undeintaud, equal people earmight well be of on the alone rest feasibility troduced Mr. Thatcher, who is an ex- ease, is which of distributed stock of mines the excellent capable producing length, proud. He delivered an ad ly railroad communication with the out- so cellent reader. ou may conemdo frm the foregoing extensively among the woikiiig men great quantities of paying ores if you those the aud like side barometer, world, be will dress, which we give below, that its line. Such bing the cube they only had the means of cheap and speedy that either of these plan is feasible: along and science as and rise must fall, hopes read by all the pe&p'e of Idaho with the 1 have been informed the cost, all will admit, is very slight, . uli.l uillilu have no fears of a Cio.-- e corporation transportation. iKa irr:l....... Annt..1 knr.l?f.t fe.. most profound interest, as it 13 an anie tF"B1 u"l'ttv" ot t ut remember I have made my estimates have for have immense forests also mat the excessive or ttiritfs, they yon of the people, demonstrate me wisuom docament: of timber, which together from personal experience, and my figur of constructing railroad1 power to adjust such things. They have the finest kind or 84 of miles run the with and that Gkntlemen: built peosuccessfully unsurpassed your agricultural fa-- ing u on the basis of u three feet, not 4 Believing the interior. for The iron more. build lities if properly utilized, would prove feet 8 inch guage. ple of Idaho, like the inhabitants of her with the railroad and can Compare the Utah of d furnish.-been have sources stock of wealth to the people here, An advocate of the lai ter class cf roads and eister Territories, are interested in any rolling transcontinental railroads passing eastern an iho I Richardson of the Mr. can and all enterprises, which will directly great inos' capitalist, conception beyond very well understand would object the heart of her Territory, and by aud well sanguine. been has to former guage. the battle of tbe rest aad speedily develop, for the general through tha the accomplished, her two medium and six narrow gauge How can these resources be brought guages is being quietly Jim wf II fought, good of the masses, the resource of our feeders thereto, with the Utah of the accomplished toe, by the best wealth the world possesses uuion of interest anu into use is Hie serious questien. no interior country; I have no apprehen very inch, every point is being contest without railroads, aud we sha'l none doubt, of every man interested, tinan ed. Science ecunbined with actual expeDacKeu tne consent of sions as to the good results which will past, which oy action, learn picture presents the most and muscle of the independent farmer, cially or otherwise in this Teniion? I rience will demonstrate, if they have nit follow a fair aad continued advocacy of t aspect. pleasing the hardy lumberman, aud the intelli can claim but little interest here finan already done so, which U the juost use early railroad communication for your I think I am and have I both, seeB civilized the of the rest with cially that I know of, but I am interes ful. gent miner. Territory, y inhabitants our that in safe u co and the saying it So far at my personal knowledge ex ted, world ortn auu Geuilemen, warmly too, iu East and west, prosperity operative laoor, or otherwise are not desirous to cannot accomplish all things, it can at of our common oountry, particularly of tends regarding the matter, I find but South. I am led to this conclusion by the return to the "old way." When a pound least accomplish much that is good, and, the interior portions, for herein 1 have five material points to consider. 1st or even eastern wood could 4th pint and meaning of the following act of iron, lead, e for less than twenty- - under its system there is no good reason been a pioneer from my bey hood up, and safely; 2nd capacity; like the native, love eur grand old durability, and oth cost. This being which was passed by your last Legisla never be sold wby the laboring man side by sids with the cost of transpor wilh the wealthy, may not build rail mountains and beautiful valleys, but the case, ture, and, which I have no doubt, eeho?s five cents, because according to my view, if a to say nothing roads and own them, ncr is their any nature as we nud it here, is not less was tuerete, tation equal be safe, has sutlicieat eapacithe voice of the people: guage of the immense profits we baa to pay ttractive when diversified by the useful ty to carry the trade along its line, can reason why capital should not join hand AN ACT becaune of the dlay, the incidental ex- - in hand with labor to the mutual inter- works of man. Gentlemen, the great attaiu speed to satisfy the demand, baa reuses of the rmrehaser, interest on mon ests of each. The bnilding of the Utah need of this Territory, with perhaps durability and can be constructed, operTo the exempt Railroads, built within and nrofit. charced because of the Northern1, yet to become the great ,WM Boise City as its central point, is railroad ated, and carry the traffic at less cost pv. from limits of Idaho Territory, laxa have been sue and South road the inltrior is at least a communication loss which may rrobable xou are fully able to than a wider gunge, I tbould certainly tiop, for seven years. if , . i . Inoian from nepreuauons, the tained illustration of the plan, success accomplish it directly aud independently adopt it. I roust coufesa I am unable to, Beit enacted by the Legislature of happy juo enough in'the fully demonstrated ncyonu tne, question or by comoiniug your interests wnu. ee tne use oi a larc couch with six may have . been friendly t . lerntory of ldafio as folio wa:, I, others. n"uu- - of a doubt. iunt horses attached when a small l eht one railroad m&in. ll II true, Sfc 1. That so be or train 1 do not know the exact distance from ; possibility with two horses can carry all the pas. The eastern capital invested 19 well u" " - th.m, and of ourse gceured and the investor I believe well here to rort Hall, but according to cor sesgers as cheaply aud as speedily. of Idaho Territory, including rolling rnK plundered . by t pnnl dua on satisfied, while the people who have rect measurements made on the most re- 1 will give you a few comparison stock and depots belonging to t'ae same, account. constructed the road are financially in a iable maps, I have been able to secure, drawn from actual experience, and dear is hereby exempted from all territorial, risk should estimate tbe distance to ; De onstrated beyond question by the best WhiM I am no advocate of railroad bitter condition than they weulU. have county and municipal taxation, until the obvi reasons are The 170 miles over a smooth, unbroken engineers in the world. 'Q peund iron ia it. about it without been right believing Brst day of January, A. V. 180; i'ro or ether cionopclis, with eonimunication whea almost equal, for railroad smile often ous I country, First, and let ' live," live usually used on the 3 fret, and 56 pound to Tided, the company owning and con to the on the 4 feet 8 inch guage, tbe weight men complain the East and West, and with the South cheap railroad construction, business Utah eur hear I euch claim thai! etructine such railroads Co, of the largest locomotives for the former-ilatte valley, upon which the Uexcessive tariffs, whicn may be in to seme extent has opened up a market exemption wiihin one year from the of which with should without road a built about 17 tons, distributed usually on, their for that more comparatively produce, surplus they instances seme date of the approval of this act, by ' are stub- - out a railroad would have been to them grade. six driving and two bogy wheels say filin? their claim in the office of the bebut fasta as demonstrated , ,i the re Petition your Legislature this wiater the latter support two tons, leaving 15, Secretary of iho Territory; an derovided born things, one stand m lavor i ui comparatively valueless; second, and Utah Southern to Northern of sources of mode pass a good railroad incorporating tons on the six, or 2 tons on each driver furtherthat such claim shall, be accom- present -- urn have been materially developed acr, and as early afterwards as possible Now on the 4feet 84 inch guage, the locoIdaho es iao j against panied by the written agreement.' tbroHih its ageaey; third, it hag made incorporate with a capital stock of say motives ued weigh from SO to CO tons is irue iuia wuj, aid company, stating, that in considera to twenty-nve- . the or transDortalioa easy, and cheap, and $2,550,000 or 13,000 per, mile,, issue but former weight will answer, us it is id tha merchant tion of such exemmion from taxation the fourth, it has greatly increaaed the val first mortgage T per cent, interest bear generally supported on four drivers and lightens it but directly D A. sneculaur, ontil the first day of January, xum 06 of real estcte an 4 has releived the ing bonds of $1,000 each, say 12 to tbe two bogy wheels say the laner carry 4 looO. nid fnmriniiv will charee no burden or tne consumer. I de whilst and ' , cood ,. i ia tana, that Wives bj tons lor aaih timer one, a peopla from their former isolation; and mile. ., ' v "igber rate or tarilF .foe freight aud pas 1,'prnf.ire lif aad activity dollars cash thousand Now gentlemen,' which will wear Unger, smauer renvv Five infused tne mile, oi tha r,Ptt correaptadinf; per t. engers in the ratio of the distance car of kinds 56 pound iron with 'a constant blow of I bag cross am all in thcia He; ,the who business, ir satisfied, will, fiaally grade,, hape, by ried to and from anv roint in Idaho minis towards face of wbele the a , 6 ions, or 80 pound wiih a constant blow in and affairs, construct order, ii changed put running ly Territory, over the whole or any portion brilliant intellect grasneu all more active ani enterprising 3 feet guage road. Therefore, $850,000 lot' . uhu tons! Again, the box cars on the. sourcrs. . making KftrPtofor .i.... r.m. -: f undeyelonea .k .ii i.. v i ue ui im iueir. unp. inan riihii .t .l. t th v rinrnpu to num wun .i-- f i. iue It has quickened tha pace of the farmer cash, or labor and material at cash wider road, weigh ab tit 10 t3ns each. and brightened tha ideas of the laborer, prices,.will. finish in good order liO and carry' 10 tons, a pound of dead either of whom can now tell yon, in miles of road, and, if your capital stock weight as'1081 a pound of paying freight. lu central and i'acmc nauroaus; cam ....n or three minutes (intsead of threa days) be. on thaf distance, 2,550,000, or A box car oX the ii feet guage weighs 4J email . . , . . of all motiADiUes, larga iu- - onomT 6eeraeni r ... , - ..to oe in . iorce uunuj iheiv nii88on alona. me what he will take for a load of wheat or $15,000 per mile, it will east tbe holders tons, and oarries 7 tons. A locomotive Lkt.i. Kimm penoa ot said exempt.on. from ,be hard a lead of lumber. The plodding ways of thereof, who furnish tie labor, materials and train for 160 passengers on the wide-wrnM sec. 2. Th s act. lo take meet, anu iuaiu8 , wherever the past are melting before tne click and or cash, 333 per cent. Toar bonds with road weighs one hundred and fifteen, be in fnroa frnm ,i ftpr ilj ftDDioval earnings of the people, the hiss and of steam tbe influence tha interest coupons, preperly gnaran tons; on tbe narrow sixty seven tons. telegraph the latter, by any I can induce by the Governor, like the soft snow before the rcyg of the teed until the road be finished, would Ve hnVQ on the Utah Northern 17 toa to I nnnd which possess, BY Amroved Junnarv 9. 1873." of the locomotive and'the shriek on their with to fur which can draw as many net doubt locomotives induce without un, aud capitalists The above was Rrmeciated and thank. rate with their means in our unmountain our or the nish af and tons the passes iron tops, canyon the off rolling necessary attempts freight up a 100 feet grade as any fully accented bv the railroad company labor to hedga enslave and echoing through our boauti fur yal stock. In addition to this, if not. pro locomotive on the t. if. or U. P. can U and designing hich I have the honor of representing scrupulous u leys, proclaim in the language- of th hihited by law, you ehould secure, in draw up an equal grade on liicu use General Superintendent, and under them financially, i Ibe I'M century to our, hardy nd. bray p o.rdr tQhate tfea ta$k. as. tasy as noesi with thejr heavier $aii. oa,d,ema, direction of our board of directors, other hand I l freelj t 1 1 tt, - lre--.il- doi-:ir- 's tele-rrapi- i e o-- 1 1 , - lu-'lp- per-uo- of-tw- o --t-he .t pro-luc- 1 e t'n-igh- i. car-lie- -.- .... .- . . 045,-74- 2; 000,-00- 0. one-hal- f I . t adii;ess e 0. pre-em- ir ...v non-wisils- to-da- . finaa-tiall- th-r- , ck - ... . a,,. I 1 1 uui-iiai- l't.rV i ? ... , : , , Ker-are- mote d 4 - s I in.rtion ... Un m.t -- , ad ii -- " . , . iu I v- ' co-o- pe . te . iri. i ml |