New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-04-08
SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD
TO THE PUBLIC.

Having after the reflection accept
the Presidency the Southern Pacific Railroad Company
duty the public the present position of the compa-
and its prospective ability accomplish the great objects
which its charter contemplates.
thorough Investigation has convinced that the road
through Texas only be built with the which the
company necessarily hereafter possess by of the
muni6cen grants of lands it. ot 10 O mile but
that large surplus of millions will be distributed among the
stockholders.
There precedent the annals of public enterprise which
equals the beray and enlightened generosity of Texas
exhibited the charter of the Southern Pacific Railroad Com
pany and the laws passed in relation the construction of rail-
roads in that State The road under its charter and these laws
is, might almost say sct.sust.inng work. which only
quires be begun earnestly and zealouSy, be completed
Ten miles of the read have been graded aai ed within
the required by the charter the iron necessary lay the
twenty miles finished by the 18th February i'll
city way up Red river the force the road,
and the already made will enable it to completely
finish the twenty miles long before the time specified in the
charter which DONE all he conditions compewh and
chartered rights of The Company forever secured
II would be in vain enmerte in Fiel notice IKE th's
less dwell upon, the results which must follow the COM
peton The dnllest intellect embrace at once
benecence, regards its influence either on
commerce the destiny of empires aud the stability and strength
Union These matters oil which every man must be
his own Judge. Believing Ido that this charter should be
forfeited thnt this great enterprise might life
tme-thnt ii seized and ridden political hob
by-tha it would revive and nvgonte the struggle
Congress Northern and Middle routes that would
gender bad elng sectional anmoy and bitter controversy
considered Independently of the individual profit which
believe will the stockholders duty accept posi-
rendered particularly when its seemed
10 me certain if prosecuted with energy. e..
consider only great national enterprise one
especially beneficial the South city
Union would derive lasting benefit from its completion
than the city of New Orleans If this constructed
through Texas, doubt that it and will be
timed through the Mesilla Valley Pacific By cunnec
ton with the Opeousas road, New would all
merc purposes, be its terminus part th
immense tde and cheso the Pacific the Mexican Provinces
Western Texas, New Mexico, etc. would by these
roads be ceu'cred in New Orleans Indeed the
is finished to Ell Paso, it will become the great highway
California; by OF from that point the mails
passengers could be carried Francisco in little IRE
one malt of The time it now takes, and at one-ha'
| showing concluslyely that the road mas hS 49, s ."
fare for the public mails Pacific long peoFe reaehe
he Pacific.
canno, oht that ins road will prove great national ben
with management be made tina
the privileges and of character to reslze
stockholders immense profit that securing this chare
building fifty miles of the road will ectua
this the connecting link between t
Pacific and Atlantic oceans
relation ali these matters candid public musciulg
for itself from the following statement of facts;
Legislature of Texas passed an ncorpoFatinEa rail
road company the of Texas Western Rliitea
Company which by subsequent was changed seshst