The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-08-31

Prom me Journal . Comms1cs, August ~.
view York Pacine aailread Company
AN.coxaocAes paper Of the 28.n 1lt.. ana the pub
I.hed leriers Of Gen. Rask OF subsequent date. aud
40 sssss received IRON Gen o Clarke, Of this State.
inform us hsr The Of the New York Pa
tbe Railroad Company have completed sheT exploration
II toaies Tor railroads sihn the Limits OF Texas. ~ eoa-
nexon with contemplate railroad irom II Paeo TO San
Diego.
Thspsu has bean very satisfactory TO the Commission
~ Tsxas found even Were 10 present Ia
Eass iot the cons rpcion Of railways The route iron
Bcuson 10 u Paso found 10 be serfeetis pTscpea'r.
nrd Al an unecmnonly low Tale Of expense General
Rssk and others sYpress be opinion that i is in The
,,s.r a me State Legislature OF feyss 10 make such
,xo,soo Ia rec ara 10 railroads within sDs S'ae a. VII
a,,ins co,rrsss 10 adopt the I'll Pass route Tor The
contemplated Pacific railway.
Tr ee.laiure oil T,has has heretofore granted char
,srs 10 oar dreni oonpsnies on very liberal lene iof
aesrn railroads within this State embracing INES ron
The gulf coast aud from the Arkansas aod LOUISIANA
10 the Ansin and hence 10 Fl FAso. and also
trr lines TLfer OF lt charters have been assigned to
lne New York Pacific Railroad Company, which was
lately incorporated BY the legislature Of shs Slate The
fourth charter ssgI4ni,d TO Menncsn Hunt and ohsrs,
OF Texas II proposed COW TO pass an aci consolidating
the three companies s5nve menionrd into onr and per-
baps en- bracing also the last named company The Slate
Of Txxss having exclusive possession OF her large
public douan hes made Liberal grants Of
lard and a-o Of MONEY in aid oi these PROBE roads
The further legislation necessary hs subject will IN
doubleday is thoughts be procured al the next
Of the Iexas legislature.
object o. orr government. in the negotiations
~lh Mexico through minister, General Gads-
den as explained in former article. obtain right
OF sy through Mexican territory Tor railroad south
OF The river CHA. the line. perhaps known Cooks
route Or some other. the most practicable route. The
ermini oil the contemplated Ioda will be III Paso and
Ssn Diego
Should Texas make provision, as Is proposed for the
tnpsuurton d railroads connsrrs 9TH The Arkansas
s.iTosd al Eslscn, AID with The Louisiana railroad
Shreveport il s supposed that southern and western
commercial interests will favor the adoption OF the FL
Paso rouie Tor railroad the Pacific Missouri will.
Notwithstanding Mr. Benion's opposition, be conenl
with the adoption OF this route. which viii be connected
with the Southwestern railroad The New Orleans and
OpeIousas Railroad Company, the Missouri Southwest
ern Railroad Company, and several other railroad CON-
psnes already proposed 10 subscribe TO the stock Of
the Texas and ii Paso Pacific Railroad Company
Asaia although II is not probable that the federal gov
ernmeni viii build the road within tie United States ter
ri,o5y betwses III Pxso and San Disgosye is ex ec
ed 10 aid The construction OF The Toa BY grant OF lands.
and ny securing contracts for the transportation OF
The United States mSil-, and public munitions,
troops &c How far Congress will agree 10 aid in the
project OF couree 4 matter at uncertainty Puzzled,
perhape, beta The different projects that
nsy be offered they viii fail On the subec al II
next session.
Ii as very robable that The military road which has
found issor II aie in high quarters the II Paso
road aud that The power 10 be invoked furnish
ing he constitutional authority for the Of
The road wholly in par, al The public expense But
Is also proposed by some. tina. Congress should be
asked merely grant railroad contract for hilv
in All OF tie construction Of The road, and perhaps ad
vance portion OF the sum, besides a liberal grant oil
public ianc-.
II is said that The New York Pacific Railroad Com
pany which 10 undertake he great prosci OF H Paso
and Texas railroads, will elect AR Chafheli now -
attorney general Of The STATE, as their president
The New York company have already had oilers Tor
supply Of American rail, al nifty five dollars a An
eminent engineer las also furnished the company with
very favorable estimates the and prsf- OF the
Pacific railroad He estimates The whole cost Of the
roa. fully stocked, iron 81 Loui. by Fl PAso. San
Diego al a hundred million dollas-Deaning probahiy
this Sun, beside he land g., granted these ROADS
and be cslcaises that two hundred passenger. daily,
each way. sixty dollars fare. will pay the expense oil
teelahg up The read and the interest the aioe-
said, 10 sag nothing Of ireighis, male, &c
Ia c0HrrrioH with this subject, IL be mentioned
that The heIean Mind OF Sloo company comfortably
peel learn, 10 commence their plank road scros.
the TehuaRiepec lsihmas before the time stipulated IN
their contract which The sh Of Jolly next Th- plank
RED, j. estimated, be built the COS; OF only Ten
millions OF dollars. and viii speedily secure The con
Crvction OF the Ts'lroad.