Plan for a Pacific railroad by Whitney principles
A lengthy discussion outlines Whitney plan principles to finance a continental railroad without foreign aid, delivering free transport to spur global trade, uniting eastern and western slopes under one government, and placing Puget Sound and San Francisco as key Pacific termini while noting climate, geography, and policy implications.
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Cape of Good Hope
London
Canton
Chagres
Panama
North Pass
Lake Michigan
Puget’s Sound
South Pass
San Francisco
Fremont
Fur Companies
New England
California
Tropics
Great Pass
Columbia River
Nantucket
New Bedford
Pictou
Sydney
St. Domingo
St Domingo
Java
Otto Rose
Sicily
Bengal
Manilla
Guatemala
St. Louis
Southern
Malaga
Malta
Palermo
Delaware
North River
Russia
Buenos Ayres
New- York
Thomaston
Cuba
Trinidad
New Orleans
Liverpool
Batavia
Cassia
Sumac
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Commercial House
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Doghurytage Company
Offoetom
Cotaswerts
Bhore
Mayflower
Hingham
Cotanwent
Cotpameett
Thomas Smith
EY Eepward Ereddele
Pooxpon Horse Ant Carriage Mart
Assoes
Horaem
Lam
Pratt
Hawkins Street
Jong Tail Bay
Horae
Amart
Walker
Roseell Street
Vanter Hill
Somerville
Purchase Street
Hoxton
Samuel K. Bayley
Carriage Depository
Horse Bazaar
Pevenal staKler
Centleman
Mudbury Street
Ray Mark
Kurry
Washington Etfert
Maxwell Stoddard
Congress Stable
Pearl and
High Streets
Bayley’s Bazaar
Federal Street
Clark & Hatch
West Cambridge
Hannah Adams
John Adams
Thomas Russell
Lacy Wyman
Joseph Wyman
Woburn
Page Eaton, Jr
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E. White
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Scollays
Court and
Tremont Streets
W. W. Greenough
Merchants Row
Haymarket Square
Merrimac, Friend
Market
Canal Streets
Boston and Maine Railroad
Lowell
Fitchburg
Lokring, Porter, & CO
YL Ottock
Athens
France
Ki’ Leor — & Cunningham
Ron R
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Patten
N. A. Thompson
Harrison Square
Dorchester
Old Colony Railroad
Boston
US Colony Depot
Ey G. Bech
Union House
Hanover Street
Whitweles & Seaver
Joe Now
Perham
Federal Coun
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Stover
Othce
P. P. FP
Degrand
Ope UK
Exchange and Money Broker
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Thornpige
Vermont Central Railroad
Auburn & Rochester Railroad
Merrimack Manuf. Co
Worcester and Nashua Railroad
Ogdensha Railroad
Housatonic Preferred Railroad
Connecticut River Railroad
Eastern Railroad
New Hampshire
Columbian Bank
Stark Msc
Ailhore Bereta Library
Nashua and Lowell Railroad
Lehare
Boston Pachange Co
South Shore Railsoad
Tremont Iron Co
Norwich and Worcester
NEW American Law Book
Appleton & CO
John Anthon
Oe Ee & CO
Bsam Holcombe
Supreme Court of the
Supreme Court
Canada
Smith
Holcombe
Gholson
Warren
Thos. W. Clerke
The
Mr Whitney
Jamaica
Presidio
Gila
el Paso
Nashville
Hall J. Kelly
John A. Robinson
John Claiborne
William 5 S. Messervay
Shuah Carter
Kingston
N. H
Hargrave
Louisville
New York
Grove Hill
Choctaw
Alabama
Savannah
Charleston
Abel
Bullock
Central Railroad Bank
Joshua Whittemore
South Reading
Haverhill
Prison Point Bridge
Charlestown
Bemis
Worcester Palladium
Webster
Con. Hamilton
South Carolina
O. Fowler
M. C
U.S. Senate
J. H. Pulte
Cincinnati
Behring’s Straits
St. Petersburgh
Massachusetts
A. B. Carter
House
Baker
Nashawannuck Manufacturing Co
Middlesex Lumber Co
Increase N. Emerton
Seaver
Buckingham
Wilkins
Yeas
Cazneau
Decen
Robert Codman
Berkshire Medical Institution
Ebenezer Seccomb
Ashburton
Boston Warehouse Co
Abbott
Danvers
Safford
Same
Tolman
Worcester
Palmer
Lieutenant's Island
Weilfleet
Hoar
Concord
Benj. Kimball
Lawrence
Belchertown
Mr Codman
W. Springfield Railroad Corporation
Russell
Augustus Casey
Raymond
Royalston
Judiciary Committee
Williams
Taunton
Wood
Cambridge
Messrs Story
Salem
Wilson
Natick
Earle
Schouler
Caldwell
Ipswich
Branning
Suffolk
Briggs
Brinley
Bryant
Cary
Clark
Codman
Eliot
Eaton
Guild
Gray
Hall
Healey
James
Jones
le Jones
Kimball
Kuhn
Lincoln
A. B. Munroe
J. Munroe
Nutter
Odin
Plimpton
Schoyler
Osgood
Pingree
Story
Gould
Messrs Gates
W. Winn, Jr
Frothingham
Simith
Stone
Thorndike
Eli P. Carker
Boutweil
Claffin
Liliot
Brigham
Kingman
Wdry
Walcutt
Hart
Hooper
N. P. Banks, Jr
Dupee
Mes
Concord Patriot
Free Soil
Dinsmoor
Council
Connecticut
New Haven
E. L. Snow
Customs
Argo
Long Island
Rachel McGrah
Liberty
Falkland H. Martin
Missouri
Jefferson County
Union
Natchez
Adams County
Court House
Stephen Duncan
McMurran
Bingaman
Winchester
Teras
Galveston
Stuart
Messrs Hunt
Lynch
Deslesdenier
Shaw
Cobb
van Buren
Beissner
Journey
Major Simmons
San Antonio
Avid Porrey
Sus
G. Parker
Farwell
Sill
Foster
Brownell
Bush
Burbank
D. P. Brighes
Bullens
Bancroft
Mansur
Parmenter
T. Wait, Jr
Brastow
Hopkins
Sawyer
Felton
Whiting
Edgell
Ruggies
Harlow
Broad
W. Bennett, Jr
Watson
Carter
Adam
Wait
Harrington
Wheeler
Green
Brackett
Work
Hancock
Earie
White
Messrs Whitcomb
Houghton
Hampshire
Parsons
Thomas Nash
Navs
Dickinson
Bates
Ford
Wright
A. Smith
Ferry
D. Smith
Hamlen
Barnes
Hampden
Knox
Campbell
Ive
Salisbury
Southworth
Franklin
Yass
Blake
Leavitt
Abercrombie
Moore
A. Field
Hunt
Smailidge
Stearns
Nave
Joy
Field
W. Horr, Jr
Berkshire
Veas
Parker
Churchill
Kniffen
Stertevant, Jr
Converse
Nays
Burlingame
Maret
Chafee
Norfok
Yesa
Scott
Robinson
Rhines
Vining, Jr
Stetson
Beal
Sharp
Cushman
Gifford
Cushing
Driggs
Buarnstable
Obed Nickerson
Paine
Seabury
Freeman Nickerson
Butler
Crosby
Johnson
Spurr
Freeman
Crowell
Dukes
Vincent
Arey
Luce
Mitchell
Mesore Abbott
Codian
E. Jones
Kulin
B. Munroe
James Munroe
Rusell
Schouter
Shelton
Tarbell
Wheelwright
Measre Guild
Exssex
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Abbott Hildreth
Lovett Wood
Hines
Chard
Ring
Burnham
Leonards
Breed
Nichols
Parrett
Lewis
Boardman
Knowles Atkinson
Hale
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Symons
Payson
Needham
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Barrott
Tutt
Huse
Muddheser
Winn
Merrill
Claflin
D. P. Brigham
Billens
F. Brigham
Cowdry
Poe
Trorndike
Urker
Boutwe
Daawrence
Walcui
Whitcomb
D. Stone
Ruggles
C. Adams, Jr
W. Stone
Bigham
W. Bennett
Bites
D. Swith
Nash
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Ives
Levvitt
Horr
Smatlidge
Marsh
Chaffee
Seuthworth
Sturtevant
Norfolk
Hodges
Nason
Reed
Wales
Brewer
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Bigelow
Fisk
Bristol
Plymouth
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Joseph E. Worcester
Mass
McLean
Woodbury
Potter
Sparks
Woods
Lord
Hitchcock
Humphrey
Swain
Lindsley
Willard
Park
Channing
Longfellow
Donglison
Medical
F. Bowen
North American Review
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Daniel Webster
Henry Clay
Gee
Irving
Prescott
Wilkins, Carter & Co., Publishers
Water Street
John W. Webster
George Parkman
Pillips, Sampson & CO
J. W. Stone
Elizur Wright
Urnham & Brothers
Cornhill
Messrs Burnham
Bennett
John C. Bennett
M. D. Phillips
Sampson & CO
Washington St
Distin
C.C. Clapp & CO
Court St
Oliver Holman
Blank Book and Stationery Establishment
State Street
Little
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Hanover St
Salem Street
Hanover &J
Fenhole
Mes. E. Kidde
Mrs. E. Kidder
Rally
the Mutual Life Insurance Company
Joseph B. Cousins
T. Isaac Abbatt
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Brooklyn
Mutual Life Insurance
Washington Street
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Board of Reference
Thomas RB. Curtis
Edward
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India Wharf
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Henry Wainwright
Central Wharf
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B. W
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French & Foster
B. Wood
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Maine
Fall River
Old Colony
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Montreal
Saco Water Power Co
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Warren Ins. Co
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Treasury Notes
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