Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-03-22
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TIE S5UTHERE PACIFIC RAILa rAD.-TLis great
enterprise is now on the high read to success Tie
charter required that the frs len miles should be
completed by tie lG b o. FEB. ut snd that tweu-
ty miles should be completed bef-re February.
1858 in order TO SECURE the nuuidceIt grants of
land and money from the State Of Texas The
first ten mics cf the road are comp e.ed and have
been accepted ~ the Governor Of Texas, and The
subsequent sections Cf twsn y miles e8ch, making
in al fifty miles already provided for, and will
soon be graded AID ready OF the iron, Of which
portion hss already arrived OF New O.lesas snd i3
in process Of traushipm 1t 10 the work.
While other roads drag their sI-w lengths along,
RWEinng tie aid Of the General Government to
iafuse life sld energy into their progress, the sit
81 tainirg rover Of the Southern Pacific has
brought Il forward to point where its completion
to Fl Peso, within few hundred nj es of the Pa
cfc coss, is placed beyond any concei7a le col
tingencies.
There is nothing Iefs to be dore now but simply
to 20 ahead. The right 10 the first State endow.
ment is full vested. T0iasm5u-ts to TO- 4O acres
of and Per mile, which, a. the very moderate es
innate OF FIVE dollars per scrs amounts 10 6fty-one
tn usand and f ur hlLdred dollars Der mle. This
land grant secured, the meas for vigorously pros
ccutug the work upon the roa are within imme-
date reach. After the next tn miles are compile
ted the compsny will be entitled to the State LOAF
y
sui additional meas.
The success Of this great enteIpr "a is thu3 pla-
cld beyond doubt ear after year, and m nth
altar month, and v eek alter week, and dag after
day will but add TO the length of tie road compile
ed until the iron horse will he iould dsshirg along
its iron track, across tue vast ssvlUnshs Of ives
tern Texas, making ' the wilderness blossom like
the rose long before any other Pc ic railroad
prCiec. viii have been much more han Is ksd about
The prospect of the rspid construction Of this
road is cheering 10 the hearts Of all who truly sp-
pTeciate the immense benefits TO b. derive from
lls construction. TteFe need not now be diversity
Of opinion about the route to the Ptc;fc. This
r ad ca be built it will be built AID al in eres,e
slOud he at once concentrated 70 its speedy com-
plston Il is no. question Of the advancement
OF enc section more than another. All sectious
aye to be benefited by its conytrucion. The rail.
road systems of the States Eat Of the Mississippi
river will, ere its completion bring into direct co.,
ne9tion with its eastern terminus by railroad all
the prominent cities Of he Atlantic and Gulf coast
It has been demonstrated to be the shortest best,
aud moot practicable route from the Mississippi to
the Pacific and wi develop one of tie riches.
agricultural regions in he whole country.
Il is a grand national work but will be c0mD'e-
ted to FL Paso without any aid from tie Federal
Government. The S;ste grants already received
will provide amply sufficient to build aud equip
the whole line of the road a1d still leave an enor-
nous fund 10 be divided among the stockholders
The Illinois Central Tsiirosd was built under SINH
lar but not nearly so favorable circumstances 1t
as proved immensely profitable and the Southern
Pacific will far eclipse it in grandeur and profitable
ness We congratulate those who are Interested
in this roa upon its bright aud promising pros.
poets.