New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-05-01

and Imnertance in the same ratio In which adjacent
valleys are developed and her cosstSSs sas9Se e5
eenters Of the Lesser commercial systems Iat aeDoucne
upon e coast north ana So% 0t ports
IRON eS%mfcSi prosRey snS neTcoure and
the contrary her progress Is stimulated by their In
Does NewYork decrease in Importance or decline in
prosperity while Boston, Philadelphia ana Baltimore are
augmentDg their commercial relatOnsI Have the rap1
Internal cSntors Of Commerce IN the least retarded or
been detrimental to the interest Of NewYork Philade
as the mstopos Of Britain or Europe be-
cause Liverpool Is the shipping port for the New Worlad
deprive San Diego Of her natural t as fAr0 0 r te
cisco and California than the early growth or San
Diego into q seeondclass city and entTepotl
The next and most important feature OF this enterprise
ia that Of quickest and largest Of the capital In
vested aud to this will capitalists most eagerly turn
Completed and in taking in hand another lne either by
the another corporation, comparison must be
to be gained by the enterprise; and setting aside
the advantages of more favorable grades climate ana
at once Inquire the relative distances and the cost of
freightage =, ~. - r. Y,.,,,,.o
there would scarcely be 10 miles OF difference between
the two routes to Pittsburgh and common points east
echface Grades do not control the rates OF freRhage
They reduce the expenses OF operating anu INCREASE Tue
the two lines should be alike they would be equal
basis to facility for freight or travel except a. 70 inc
way system of the Southern States the southern Atlantic
seaports and while NewYork continues tho metropolis
Of the Atlantic seaboad but little advantage would arsc
therefrom
Now, considering San Diego the present probable
terminus of the railway line line of coastYse steamers
between Francisco and San Diego under the manage
ment Of the railway company carrying the company
freghta would enable that railway company 10 carry
freghts aud passengers to Chicago and New-York at
$40 s2 less per tun and head than by the salt Lake
Viewing the Southern line exclusively California
enterprise It seemS apparent that the 1es results VIII DC
secured by constructing that portion OF the line between
San Diego and the Colorado now, and open the line to
San Diego the terminus until such time as clrcum-
stances shall necessate the construction OF the coast
wiso section, for the following reasons: -.
II would require the present construction OF only l6o
or miles OF road, at cost OF say sOOOOO Or one
being Government subsidy, only SloOO.OOO OF private
means would be required to complete the California
D. The California section could be completed and begin
operations as an independent line 10 the colorado and
while the San Francisco line would NOT nor could not be
opened under five years to the Colorado River C9mpar'
ing tho facilities for working each way from the Colorado
River Fort Moaye and Fort Yuma the more southern
line could be completed TO the RIO GTande rom tnT9e 70
MojaYe line the difference IN distance being about 80
miles in fayer Of the Fort Yuma line from san Diego.
greatly In the matter OF interests. 1,,. ,,...u
valleys and the New xico and Arizona mineral regons
will take place from four t9 hye years carrier ana he
trade win SOnora O Sere WSd be some
merit In adopting the shortest ne and there would De
advantage in asking for aid on four instead OF
eighteen millions; certainly very strong recommends
ton Congress, and seltdenial worthy OF reward
Aside from these sees sa tho she
road down the coast by either route TO san eo or us
vicinity, and thence 10 Fort yuma; III M ~ ~ NVins
Ths route ould lie all the way in rich grazing and
Agricultural region with present population ready and
eager to spring into enterprise and TO bring the
live agencies into instant work. excepting the rs
MI NJ dessrt: while between Tehachapay Pass and
Fort Moaye distance OF go miles there is pOsuVely
n m ay pI future SeneGt to tho road And this section
would I've built for the sole purpose Of connecting with
some enterprise 500 miles through barren
Wilderness OF dry valleys OF CROSSWORD and across
rocky plateaus covered with cac yucca, ana stuuted
each other upon the future OF the Mojave Valley when
tho Mojaye Indian and their confreres are civilized an
a BY constructing the line down the coast, the rich
plans Of Los Angeles and san would De tray
ersed, valuable region OF Southern CALIFORNIA
the only region that could now or early IA ne future
contribute to the business OF ROAD aha 9us tne road
would DO more less success within ITSELF as local
line, and develop really valuable portion OF the state.
s. The line would terminate at the mouth or the great
the Gla aud command whatever OF value now exists OF
may hereafter spring up IN those ysey ana Tue
very great advantage as compared with position Iour
miles up as O Of the more nohern
route be napplicaDe to the southern lne, as inc Two
lines might be made common over the valuable Part OF
4 Whenever the work shall begin, even the line
down the coast there will be necessity to construct
branch line San Diego to the main line, wherever IL
may be- to facilitate it's earlier completion the favorable
condition OF harbor governing, between san Pedro
and San Diego and this branch would practically be the
main line until tho main line was COMPLETED when,
this way San Diego would be ruled Ih.
In view OF all these considerations 1t seems that the
beat citizen aud city the State and the
tlon would be promoted by constructing the road TO
san Diego by the ella River Valley and open It for bust
ness as early rs practicable and connect with San Fran
cisco by coaswse steamers and with The land FRANCHISE
in hand and subsidy provided, begin the construction Of
az the country through which passes settled up and
her present necessities and by TIE time the country is
developed and when the circumstances are warrant
tanned by its local traffic and all this within say two
years aud then will San Francisco forget that she was
jealous Of san Diego and last put not least tue
National Congress win weigh well the relative adyan-
tages OF the two routes from national point OF yew
and can scarcely hesitate 10 aid that enterprise which
asks the least yet promises the more especially II the line
which tho least has tho greater advantages now aud
Although this paper moro particularly discusses the
relative adyal1ases Oh tne Two TVn1es b ,h @
eminent favorable conditions of the Ga lines yet the
roate from shreveport to san Diego via FL Paso in
parson with the kansasPachc, or the Canadian Fork
The Fl Paso line Is moro favoraby conditioned to
cost and gradients and has all the advantages herein
the only line constructed between tho Rio Grande and
the Pacific TO which the Kansas line should join by going
down the valley OF tho Rio Grande. -
Nothing could contribute more TO the early reosabls
ment OF prosperity III the new south, OF more
cal and civ rights, moro certainly renew tho social
thS and the south than tho
OF tho sad parallel railroad line inspiring the enterprise
OF the South with vgoT, set her railroad trains
fitting hero and there, augmenng tho Importance OF
their seaport and increasing their commercial inter
course with foreign ports and nations Such condition
OF prosperity would absorb their attention and tax
their energy the and JealOses Of the past
would be wen nigh forgotten, and peace aud prosperity
dwo through ell the land. ENGINEER.
BRIGHAM YOUNG DEFIES THE GOVERNMENT.
According to The Utah Reporter Brigham
Young expressed himself very frankly well forciby