Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-12-12


This arrangrinrni viii give ail'h
fair thahre, DO the most that can he
done fbr The cnlisc raihoai inter
~, and pcven, those otherwise
uocassary combinations ~ extreme
and stronger interests witch In
self deilnso crush ninoronrs, while
il would redaee toa minimum the
ohanees of eorrHPilon and phoiit
decentralization. .rr Hr
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CoSsibERAtioSs oN TiIE LiNh0f Thn
soIInERN GRAND OVERLAND RAiL-
ROAD ROUTE .-tf.Ff .-a F'
|. In work 80 impor,Rnt as tho
Southern Overland Railway, mere
competitive rivalry ~ the Union
and Central line for lhe through *,
press, freight aud passenger busi
ness OF San Francisco should be a
very subordinate matter,
=. Tho great saim should be TO
build aromplcto Trans Continental
trunk line, for both through aud
way transport, which will do It's
fall share Of the Oriental and San
Francisco through business, and
with its branches develop and nc.
commodato the industry and com
meree, present or future. of the vast
regions, stretching westward from
the Rio Grnnde 10 tho Pacific, and
southward from Utah and Nevada
to tho remolest point in Mexico,
whence its people shall find i best
to bring their trade and travel this
way. ..-.... ,.,.I....... 4H.
3, Such line must go down TO
tho Rio Grande .far-enough from
Albuquerque TO afford western con-
ncctions to the Pacific for allthose
railwayslsouth Of yours, some five
of which are now pushing west
ward towards the Texas border
This will then bring custom for the
trunk line, accommodate the people,
and Justly conclate the interests
represented by thesereads aud their
EASTERN connections. Hnh "a
ID. Westward from thispoint, pro-
bably near Fort nhorne, the trunk
line passing via Tucson and south
of Giia, will provide points of june
ton for great railway from the
Cityof Mexico north via Chibua.
hua, toward st. Louis, and road
from near Tucson via 1lermosillo to
Guaymas. both Of which will at no
distant period, be demanded by the
growth and prosperity ofrthcse re-
gions.
na5, This grand trunk line along
our Southern border would soon
populateiit, develop the prosperity
OFF the neighboring States of Next
co, and so blend the interests of the
two peoples as torender hnneeessa
ry tho maintenance Of the present
mititaryitorce there, and probably
transfer the fIontielcIihe itselfto a
point more satisfactory to the'inter
.cstsJ and wishes of all concerned. 4
Thus the road would i'm immediately H
find paying work, effect a public
,ecoiomy, and conducc prosperity
and progress. 'tgia leH r2lili gnm
6. Fort Yuma is the actual and
natural distributing point for, all
Arizona and continguous parts Of
Utah, Ncyadatand Mexico. Goods
from San Francisco now reach, it
xia Capc st. Lucas and tho Gulf Of
California, transhippcd in Mexican
territory to steamers at The mouth
Of the Colorado, which, carry them
to Fort Yuma in from forty five to
fifty five days from San Francisco,
at a cost Of from. $40 to $50 per ton,
exclusive of ins urancc, interest and
loss of time The trade TO this
point already employs good line of
steamers, and the San Francisco
Chamber of Commerce, recently
discussed putting another line of
boats on the. Colorado to command
the trade of Southern Utah and
Nevada. But Fort Yuma is only
IA miles due east of the township
line, about al60, onaa practicable
railroad route via Jacumba from
San ,Diegoi of which 100 miles
would be over o gravel plain, TWEEN
ty miles, Trough ascending ground,
and forty miles of open ,drotling
country, offering no serious obstacle
to the construction Of a road San
Diego harbor is all that commerce
could desire-safe, comnodious,
easy of access in all weather, and
SO land-locked that vessels can lie
quietly at wharves in the roughest
weather: which is more m than can
be, done ~ the harbor of San Fran
cisco, and il is only thirty six or
forty. hours By such propellers jas
ply from New York. to Providence,
or from San Diego TO San Francisco;
so that with such a line, at 160
miles of rail, freight and passen-
gers can be carried from San Fran
cisco. to Fort Yuma in. seventy
hours, 1T a ffeigfit per ton Of $40,
With pr9ft-toth owners, -a,,Si
h z AS the length Of the different
ov srland railroad routs from Fort
Yuma TO San FraDciseo- wills,nut
greatly differ. that shoald be taken
which combines the greatest adyan-
tages 10 business-and the country
through witch it isto pass 10 San
FraDcisso. That yby saD Diego
giyessthe.siuitcst fDate,to the PA
cifie tpast, 6scs throaels some very
fhe Enhttupied Baifesl Siafes 4aha,
a. tlbe. yisiuify a . he'd &c r,sBe sirn-
bers f0rfy by iftetH failes 10 iarea-
hbpnt fduiy-fnr Esilcs intk q San
ID 40 lapsts,fbr5rak conpshicar
ION % San FrnBcisc0 tsreive 90
eighiees rmaailk IN ladrahre0f fhe
eeIRp etieu ~. the road. rr5vides .
valuable port ard cnfrtpr'f afuFtb
use rf the sua n -f1re. rrhrrce heavy