The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1853-05-28

and the WOOL iatiori'N VI WV h"t'H-
Regarded as national work, this has been
viewed ~ vast undertaking and by some,
fArcnNI Lu Boz NrNClC iyy nhli} Nf ih 4fNtrn-
maas a0i .hon l 5cmemperel .lDi Que
0.fi # t,e ,tH4a From 'lar'rsioH 70 ~an
chartered and ORGANIZED, ready Tor active opc-
rat,on- through individual and private enter
prizc, leaving only one-,hrd, the distance from
ihe Rio Grande to the Pacific, to be chartered
and bull, b, Federal aid its magnitude would
seem considerably lcsscned. 1t is not a little
strange that the United States Congress has 50
far failed to charter Company for the con.
.,rue,ion oe this road through New Mexico and
California. Why is project Of snch vas, mag
p,uds 10 the whole nation and people delayed
Have no. the States and people clearly rf'-
Gated their will 40 determination That the
connection Of tho)lwo oceans by iron bands
mus, IA. eonsumnascd' II is not my intention,
however. to indulge in the language Of COM
olnipt on this head Certain causes induced
The last Congress 10 defer final action at that
session. A survey was, howeye-, ordered, and
that decisive action will be- had at the next ses-
sion, there exists not doubt. Hence the i'm
por,nncc to capitalists OF n speedy investment
IN this road. To own and be able to control
the stock from the Texas line 10 the Rio Grandc,
4 distance OF 700 miles, viii be to give the
Company controlling it, powerful. ii not
controlling Influence, in the whole line 10 the
Pacific.
Tba, the road when built, will do mn unpre-
ccd,n,ed amount Of business, is n proposition
that it il presumed, no one VIII deny. The
A.mcnse trade, traffic, and travel, that il Will
generate and con mand, upon the development
Of the bouudlcss mineral. agricultural, and
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OF country between this and the Pacific, mus,
render ii the most profitable stock Of any road
In the Union. Add 10 ,hls the vast Trade of
the East Iuxlics, t,.ina, the Pacific Isles, and
possibly Of Japan, and 1t Will at once be seen
that 40 Railroad stock in the world win be
equal to I. SO immens. will be the trade con.
Quoted on this road laat singh" track is
thought to be Insufficient, and If the Company
think proper 10 construct n double track, they
can do so under another charter, already granted
and now ~ the hands Of the Vieksburg aud
III Paso Railroad company. The company
will certainly have the right TO construct a
double track under one chatter, but il would
be preferable to use two charters, for then
they will be- entitled to 10000 instead Of 5000
acres Of land to the mile
The cost Of this road, when compared to
other first class roads in the United States and
England, will be bu, lritling Some roads 10
the latte! country have eos, $500 900 per mile :
theeyerase cost of roads there ha, been eait,.
GOD per mile In the nortlern portion Of the
United States The average cost Of roads has
been $4,000 per mile. IN the south i, has
been much less THIS road " not cost ex.
cecding $4,000 per mile. Twenty miles Of
il, from the Louisiana line to Marshall, have
been surveyed, and Mr. =. +. Tournadre, the
Engineer, estimated the cost at $4,000 per
mile: This too, is the most Difficult, part OF
the road. Farther west where the roa strikes
the prairie region, the cost will be much less,
nature having done the grading herseif The
principal cost will BE- the ,imbrrs and iron.
Tie latter article can be manufactured on the
line Of the road, with very little difficulty.
Immense mines Of the richest iror ore ARE
found on and near the supposed route Of The
road and some Of II is so very rich that,
son'r years ago, a blacksmith Of this town
hammered gu. u bar Of pure iron out Of th,'
Crude ore This is an item that should engage
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