Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-07-31

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article un iho sulioci of The Menu
phis, VI l'aso and Pacific Railroad
Company giving y number Of
facts Ia eunncciiun with the enter,
prise which au loo icHgihy far our
columns. liut a. this road is a mat
tor 0f interest 10 our readers, we
will alludo 10 some OF its features,
Tho article reviews Tho argn-
monls hervloioro adiar,d from time
To time in favor 0f tho Southern
rau,o TO tho tssli1, with which the
public are .Mmiliar. At tho last
Congress Inc affairs of the Company,
to fully organised, were made tho
subject of Investigation, and rccoiy-
ed tho endorsement of several Com
millocs, ahd upon test votes rocciv'
od tho support of every southern
member aml of two thirds from
other sections This Company Is
endowed by the State Of Texas with
Il land grant Of over eight million
acres, with tho usual restrictions
and franchises. Among tho Dirco-
tors OF this Company nro some Of
our foremost stntcmcn. Some OF
tho New York Directors, recently
elected, arc men who, on their own
account, arc capable Of raising any
amount OF money. Among the
prominent gentlemen connected
with this grand Southern enterprise
is Grn. John q. Fremont, who IL
giving constant attention TO il, and
has sailed for Europe in the interest
Of tho Company General Fremont
is probably better acquainted with
tho various routes 10 tho Pacific
than any man in tho country, and
wc believe his decided preference is
for Ito Texas.
II 10 tho purpose Of the managers
10 build u first class Road. They
have recently contracted in Europe
for iron for throo hundred miles,
and il is being manufactured spe-
cially for this Road. Their bonds
have boon placed in Franco, and
they have closed contracts TO pur-
chase all material that can bc i'm
ported with reference TO duo econ.
omy. The Company being organ
lied, thcy have placed in tho field
four Corps of Engineers, and will
place fifth OH tho Pacific sido.
General NJ. c. Hunter, Of Indiana,
left for San Diego recently in the
interest of tho Company. lIc will
be placed in charge, at once, of that
Division. San Diego will DO the
Pacific terminus.
We notice among tho names con-
ncctcd with this important under
taking, those of Colonel Eppcrson,
Governor Hamilton and Governor
Throckmorton.
We observe in the Journal before
us, under the head of proposals,
an advertisement calling for scaled
proposals, until September LIST, for
contracts for grubbing, clearing,
grading, masonry, bridging, ballast
ing, cross tics and track-laying Of
the following portions Of the route:
Tho last fifteen miles Of the First
Division of $50 miles, between JEFF.
lcrson and Paris and ono hundred
and fifty miles, embracing tho Sec
ond Division, commencing at Paris
and extending westward, to Palo
Pinto county, Work upon the
First Division is required to be
completed by the Isl Of March, 1870;
and upon the Second Division by
tho LIST of October, 1870.
Thus it will be seen that the pro-
jectcrs of tho Southern Pacific Rail
road through Texas, arc in earnest
and have gono TO work. Tho con-
struction Of this highway is q felt
necessity and whether tho great
Northern Road recently opened
proves successful or not, tho South
orn route must and will be con-
1t is only q question of
timc.
We have not space today to
some of the advantages
and necessities of this route, and to
diato upon tho magnitude of tho
results to flow from it's completion.
These arc apparent to every reflect
ing mind and in fcw years this
will be fully demonstrated.