Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-12-12
'rn9'o''TsIE. PAClFIC.. '"7'''''
Letter from Gen. ROsecrans
Concerning ~ Southern Line
b OF Communication. AuIg1Om
n fla. Editors ofi,leIcon-lcr.iburnai.I

To tli,, Editors OF the elcouFcr.Jburnal.l IA liI yi
r % ,NEw YoRR,r Nov. 10, 1868. io
From personal residence on tho
Pacific coast and II desire for the
expansion, unity. and development
Of our countrygI fGelimuch concern
forlthe, Southwestern 1l'rans- -Cont-
mental Railroad system, so impera-
lively demanded by ypublic intorcsts.
and which will9comc before Con
gross this winter when, to save
time oand insure success, muchis
requirediand little likely to be ac-
complished 1withortomiity of plan
and concert of actiolnil Besides
theserumy Interest is increased by
the fact that Pam going to our sis
ter republic Mexico, 2 the northern
StainsLof which, ,obordering our own
country will feel locally interested
in9thc routelofiour Southern Trans.
Contincnlal,Iinc, by (which they are
to be more on lcssGCbcnefitted, d and
with which, they will desire aeOn-
nesting hines BY wlichitoHoblaih
supplies sand machineryifor the dc.
velopmcnt of the eXha,istless min;
Observation-Disclosures era States.
Oh On all these 9accomnts I'd should
have ibcens gratifiud toJmeetl and
have 40 free. conference with 0thc
leading represeDtatiyeslofG the prinr
cipal Southwestern lines of project'
ed railroads before leaving, and
would, even hope to be ofsome use
to them bofored leaving, ,dasi bexpect
to, on the 10thiinstanta lol gtJ3 4ug
Bnt, thinking they might consid
cr the liberty of-writing to request
them, to meet merbcre next Friday
a presumption.IIhaye dedidedIiini
stead to submitia few suggestions
on the mattersin question: al jndi
II. This is the Congressiohalasesr
sion, whan the outgoing wishes to
do something. gracious and the in
coming administration. oughtitoibe
glad to get. of the responsibility
Of appropriations rin1 aid lof our
railroads, and both ought, therefore,
to- fayor rathe required 1appropria-
tion, ono bnpY9d 1losnid 5anlq %
~. The developments Of tho South
and West andthc constructionIof a
Southern Trans Continental rail
road are SO abnndantly, ly,fraught with
public benefits, that if those, inter
estedl use proper mea9sHand minds
to lay the facts before the country
through the press, they can create
a public opinion that will bear their
measures through Congress prompt
ly and without extra efforts. But
If they act without unity, and each
Interest underhandedlyJ conflicts
with the other, ! am afraid of fall
ure. expense, aud mischief f,,cs sse
3. / earnestly suggest that only
three of principal lines. say the
Kansas Branch, Atlantic and Pa
ciid, and Memphis and New Or
Jeans. and Fulton or Shreveport,
oueht to hsk Subsidies to tie valley
Of The Rio Grande.. ~ '..,','' ~,
q 4. That thenee to The Pacific there
should be but ono graql trunk line,
over which all The Westward bound
lines from the Mississippi apd Gulf
70 tbe valley of The Rio Grande
should have equal rights te run
trains at uniform rates and charges
5. That the rights and subsidies
for lis cohstruction. from tbs, Rio
6rande1to tie iColorhdo sbould be.
long TO that one of these lines which
should z6sstr reaclrtise initiat point
to be fixed IN the valley OF the Rio
.Gfshde lsAd HHhp the tcoiJff,lb
.vsiFari,tos she .sSgelhGna Pa1fe
Railroad .s6,on1rby ,or % The San
Diego aaiGa'rC lna REh0d Com
ipany1 b ..s..l .f ..lt -ssa.lis ir.,-''-s1
6 That the initial point should
Be fxed. ip. the valleysef the, Re
Gsassds ns.r p EiAPaAD.E tschdss I'M
will open-iro liHDdrtd miles of thtt
great and fertile rsliet. ascommo-
date al the westward bound rail
road lines from the Kansas Branch
to the I.isfGiiatst. rfssss snitial
roint for railroad % Chihuahta,
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