Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-10-15
SAN Francisco, Oct. IA, 1870.


big countries little countries, big cor,
porations are bound to swallow up all
the little corporations. The Central
Paeifc-which Is to the railroads on
this coast what Prussia Is to the Ger
man DuchieS tand Croker Is Its Bis
marck,-has resolved to gobble up all
the other railroads, commencing with
the California Pacific. Ahab never
longed for Naaman's vineyard as the
Central longs for the Californian. 1t
has offered coin $780, 900, O0O), 1t has
tried persuasion, 1t has given friendly
advice, and now 1t threatens. The
threatening has taken the form of n
survey. "Sell us your linc," says
Bismarck Croker, cor we will build
another alongside 1t from Sacramento
to Vallejo" The California hesltates,
and at once numerous curious looking
three-legged instruments, IN charge Of
reticent men, put In an appearance,
and rods and marking posts spring up
all the way from terminus to terminus
"Sell, or we will run you out; and
no doubt that will be done unless the
smaller line comes to terms.
An Immense Project.
But this purchase-which Is certain
to be eventually consummated-is only
one of the smallest contemplated.
What do You think Of the trans-conti'
mental railroad buying out the Pacific
Mail Company's China route, and also
putting OH a steam line to Australia ?
II "a asserted that q coalition has
already purchased the North Pacific
Transportation Company's interest in
the Hawaiian and Australian line, and
that Webb-who Is In the commercial
lCabal-has transferred his steamers to
the new partnership. He will repre-
sent the ship-building and ship-owning
interest, while Sir George GrGy--a man
of more colonial influence than any
other British statseman-will represent
the colonial interest, and do all in his
power to procure subsidies from the
Australian Legislatures, and divert the
stream of traffic from its present chan
nels into this new one. The scheme Ia
q colossal one. The amalgamation OF
two great ocean steam lines, and their
numerous feeders, with the two great
land lines that traverse the continent,
I. a project worthy of American genius
and commercial daring. Backed up
rs 1t will be by unlimited capital, by
mature experience, and by Congress
ional and Colonial subsidies. 1t Is likely
to realize the dreams of the widest
enthusiasts, by literally making the
Golden Gate the pathway for all com.
mercc between Orient and Occldent.
Capital Is King, and commerce Is Its
servant. Capital has spoken, and
commerce will obey.
"who Owns tho JeweIsS"
Are you interested In knowing " who
owns the jewels?" Every wall, pack
ing case, board fence, every s%tationer's
window, every foot of otherwise unap'
propriated space from city front tc
Lone Mountain, Is papcred over will
this unanswerable question. A circu
lar Is confidentially put into your hant
In the streets. You open 1t and find
"Who owns the Jewels?" An Illus
trated pamphlet Is offered you. Yor
take 1t inquiringly, and find, WHO
owns the Jewels" A band Of music
Is heard in the street. You pop you
head out Of the window, OF rush from
the office to see what Is coming, and {
procession Of four hod carriers meet!
your sight, headed by musicians, tn,
former bearing boards labeled, WIN
owns the Jewels" The solution o
this mysterious %conundrnm is to bt
found in the fact that the New Yorl
Weekly las commenced a story sc
named, and its proprietors are adopting
this new plan Of advertising 1t. They
intend to spend several thousand dol
lars in putting their periodical, and'i
will no doubt pay. In anticipation o
a largely increased sale, the journal \
to be published here, by means of ster
reotyped plates, simultaneously will
'he NC" io
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