The Weekly Arizonian., 1869-08-14
Gen. Hunter and the s. IF. R. R.

Inc San lJ!eg0 CAlOH or tue ~oth "'I N""
 tains the particulars of meeting held at that
 city on the 2lst ult., fer the purpose of hearing
 General Hunter vieks regarding the cons'ruc-
 ton of :. Memphis E. Paso and Southern Paei-
 fc R, R. The Gene-al said he had sounded
 the harbcr of San DSgo from one end to the
 other ani found 1t 10 be much safer harbor
 lau that of san Francisco " He expla' a'ued that the Southern lacifo R R. Co. was orear ized in the 1858 under charter granted 'y
 the State of Texas with c land subsidy, f-an that State, Of eight millions of acres that tbr
 Company had more than compiled w,.a ihc
 conditions of is chatter, when the war br Ie cut in 1861, which prevented further wo.he on
 the road. That tue rebel government seizei the fifty miles of road built in the State of Texas, and all the rail road iron and cars pur> chased for the req | I hat the charter p:i. ieEes .of the Company were preserved by different
 acts of the legislature of the Sta'e of Texas
 since ;he suppression of the rebellion, and that
 the Company has until 1876 to mply with he
 conditiuLs of the charter That the COgaPauy
 applied 10 Congress, at its last session, for the
 righ; of waV across ,ho coat;nent, on th 32i
 parallel, to San Diego on the Pacific. That
 tn had been defea'eiby iiffsren' combinations.
 His company, then, instead of waiting for rbe
 next meeting of Congress purchased from
 Thomas H. Sdgwick, he agent of the San
 Diego and Gi'a road, all their franchise and
 privileges from the bay of San Diego 10 Colo> rado river, thus securing the right of way across the State Of California. His Company also bought out a rairoal company in Arizona. thus securing the right ot way across the Ter ritory of fAriz1na-accorapEsh in ali inl,recr
 way what the Company endearored to do by direct application 10 Congress. That the pur- chase had been made in good faith f. on Sedg- wick, who had the power t. make it and ali lhe conditions would be literally compiled with He explained that while iu law there was no necessity for ratification os this sale by the directors of the biia Rail Road Company, vi as he desired everything to be harmouions be- tween the two companies ho Lad zopqht the That a maioritg of the directors had -rHf--' --,-,'lr hecaus4 they hat rot l been notified C! tfe ssle by Sed,wisk. That ! MT. s. hal been teleS.ophei 10 since lis srgi- val here, but as yet no answer had been . obtained. That all ba asked of the directors was that they will ratify when they hear from oedgwick, that the sale was made. The Gen. aral roticec in becoming manner the many 'alriendy criticisms now going the rounds of he press, in northern California, concernirn Gen. Fremont and the construction 1.-the road 'n the 32l parallel. He insisted that ;he ,buse oFFremont was only made to kill of the oad. He explained that Fremont was on'y he financial agent and not the head and ront' of the Company, and t. at it can make 10 difference to the people of San Diego, who
 uiIds the road So lha' it is speedily built. The 'eneTaFs defence of F-emcnt was very happy j nl well received by the large crowd of people resent He asked that Fremont be generously upported by all persons fri Ddly t3 the sd i, arallel road. That since his arrival here Ie ad received letter from the President of the company stating that all was going on as wei could be hoped for. The General then ITO. I eeded to state that all persons in San Diego.
 ho had subscribed land 10 assist ia the con- ! action of the road, could make out the con- , ltionai deeds for the same and depo.it them iih Judge Bush or Mr. Eannasse with ,he zPress understanding that they wer. no5 to be eiivered to the rail road company unless the ompany should commence to build the road om the Bay of San Diego by tie fr,t day 0, lnuary next. This annouGceme t was rece. red ' 7 the audience with applause and three cheer; . T the Company" o