The Weekly Arizonian., 1869-11-27
THE WEEKLY ARTZ0NAN
NOVEMBER 27...............l869.
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 Tho Los Angeles Star publishes extract,
 from letter read before the Louisville Con-
 Teution which give much valuable information regarding the operations and prospects of the Memphis, Fl Psso and Pacific R. R. Co The letter re sferred to is from Mr. Snethen. aecrs- ta-y and member CT the executive committee of the company Mr, Snethen contends that the understood termini of this line-Memphis and San Disgo-are its termini only in name, and that the real eastern terminus is Norfolk. in Virginia. He shows that the net work ofraiI roads in the United States crosses and re- crosses this southern diagonal line over the continent and the passengers and merchan- diae transported over it rday reach every port on Inc Atlantic and Pacific coasta, as well .s the ports on the Gulfs of Mexico and Cal to7nia.
 Work On the eastern end of this road is al, present being conducted with energy and vigor A great part of the route between Jeffereon and Paris is now ready to receive the rails; two cargOes of which are now being forwarded to New Orleans. Several Locomotives for the USE Of this road are being constructed in France, while the Patterson Iron Works in New Jersey are also turning out locomotives for the com pany and the Springfield, Mass, Car WOrka are building cara, etc.
 | is designed to have the first section of the road in operation from JOlfersoa 10 Paris, 5y the Is! of March next. and to place the sacond sec ton under contract forthwith.
 Regarding the well known advantages of climate and country which the 32d parallel is known to offer for D ns-conlinental railroad enterprise. the writer says; Its course is over snOwlsss region, whose greatest elevation is hardly c. 900 feet above the level of the sea, aud over a mountain plateau with easy grades instead of over mountain passes and tbrongh caHons, liable to all manner of obslractiens from snows, and fooda, and avaIauchss."
 The company has acquired the control of, the charter and franchise of railroad from San Diegoto Fort Yuma, granted by the Legis- lature of California to the San Diego and Gijs Railroad Company. It has likewise obtained the charter of tho Arizona Railroad Company. authorized to build railroad from Fort Yuma to tks boundary line Of Arizona and New Mexico, distance of 500 miles, and to con- meet with any railroad from Guayraas to Santa Cruz, ou or near the border
 A contract of union with the Norfolk and Great Western Railroad Go hsa been ex. ecated, and negotiations to establish like union with other companies are on foot. 1t is the purpose of the Memphis, Fl Paso, and Pacific Railroad Company to prosecute it's ez- isting applications to Congress, next winter, for Legislation to enable it to carry out, ss far as Congress can grant authority and aid in ihe premises, its grand design of completing the Southern Tr2us-continentaIR Railroad, and open ing up direct communication by rail across tho continent, between San Diego and Norfolk, the chief objective points. And this company is confident of succesE in all its applications, because they Ore reasOnabls, just, and in har- mOny wish the policy of the Government to aid, in every legitimate way, the work of material