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

While il insares The rommand o
the carrying br Arilona and IL
tributaries Nilhoul the Possibility
Of a rival,
s This rOnle also affords decide,
advantages hr ihe delivery ~ rail
rad material al several I,oinls oI
the line thas eNpediting and cheap
ening the work Of construction
and while through business + so
ing on, enables the Overland CON
pany 10 consult all Interests ia IL
loesiloh through the State 20 San
Francisco.
=, Whether the cost OF eonstrue-
ilon on this would be greater or less
than along the line of the thirty
hnh parallel, careful estimates viii
determine liut having heen twice
over the route from this eoast a
Tucson. and spent zen DAYS az the
Jaoumha Pass, as well ns from in-
formation derived from the uniied
States railroak surveys and other
sources, | am inclined Ia ihink
that, passing mostly over plains
with gentle grades. sweeping curves
an,l long slraig:ht lines, wiu, mus
lail ior lies, which will last seven
~ wears in the ground. With no
snow, frost or storms 10 s"hslrnel
travel or injure Ihe raad bcd-thc
iirst cost, annual maintenance aHd
running expense ON the ronle will
all DO less than along the ihirIy'
.iilh parallel, lob. ... r.,...-.I
10. have already alluded 10 thc
military aud political importance OF
this line, which is very great, while
that OF the thirty,fllh parallel ID
insignificant, Many of these ad'
yanlages of n road on the thirty
second parallel are obvious among
them domestic influences are not Ia
be overlooked, But on q nation {
frontier the means of concentrating
and maintaining a force is in itsell
u silent, cvcr.operative power, saw
ing present and preventing future
expense, lis political influence Is
even more potent, genial and bcni.
iiccnt-a good civilizcr, drawing
aud binding people together by TIC
forces of propinquity, interest and
social life. So important do con.
slider these influences that, were il
my duty to choose for the nation, !
would rather pay for the consti'uc-
tion of railroad by the border
line than to have the road two hun
dr'cd miles north of il, on the thir.
ty.ffth parallel, for nothing. ta-
vor national subsidies for the con.
struction Of railroads through un,
improved regions, warranting them,
both on the ground of wise propri-
ctorship, to promote improvement
of otherwise useless lands, and
create taxable industry and proper
.ty; butt cannot SEQ how any Sem
,ator or Representative in Congress
in Congress, understanding the sub
icct, and having a grain Of states
manship in his head, could vote aid
to build the line by the thirty fifty
parallel, until the construction OF
one along the thirty-sccond had
been secured beyond Il peradvcn-
tuHc.~otftm 5t sHa-- LluoH ..JbIGM ? a.
You see, moreover, in my judg-
mont, were our route to be on the
thirty fifth parallel, q rival on tho
thirty second would only be tqacs-
ton, Of time and means. The inter
csts demanding it already exist,
whereas if we take the latter route
its grandeur and success will defy
competition. 1t will do a large
through business from San Francis
60 and the Orient, and all the valua-
Vie carrying South of Utah and
West Of the Rio Grande.
y Tn closing this letter to you. |
cannot help saying that the bnild-
.crs' Of the Southern overland
lthroughline are undertaking d work
which, we'll perform edsd should and
will transmit dtheir names to pos
terity with deserved and 'lasting
,honor.sra gsa.dl lis syoda WsiS. r..