The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1870-09-02
Southern PacInc Railroad.

The Appeal has been publishing &
number of articles on the subject Of the
Southern Pacific Railroad-sOme editO
rial and some selected or communica
ted. 1t published, and then reviewed
with force and truth, an article from
the Cincinnati Railroad Record, which
insisted upon having the Southern
Road put under control of Southern
men, such as Davis, Lee or Hamp-
| TONI The Appeal very pertinently
asks if this i3 not mere trick to defeat
any Southern Road? OF course, we
would be glad if Congress should be.
come willing to give our most promi.
nent men the building and manage
ment Of this Southern Road, but have
we any reason to believe this will be
done? and if we cannot get it built by
Southern men, would it not be well tC
have it built, as the Appeal says, "by
New York or Boston, London or Paris?''
The Appeal pays high and deserved
compliment to the "Stantons" who are
building the Alabama and ChattanOo-
ga road, and says: "Let railroad men
like the Messrs. Stanton, build the Pa
cific Road, and it will be well, cheaply
and speedily comp&ted." But the Ap-
pCctA OUJCCtS W 1JO DCAuS AlSOO q HtAI
of q continuous line from San Diego
through New Orleans and ChattanOo-
go to Boston, and owned by this ring
of Boston capitalists" A writer in the
Appeal takes issue with that paper up
on the proposition that the Boston
capitalists intend to get OOntrol of the
whole line from San Diego to Boston,
and insists that this is an impOssibility
under Existing circI Instances, and that
the great object ofdChe Boston capital
lists is to build or assist in building this
road in order that they may connect
with it. He also agrees in the opinion
with the Appeal that the StantOns will
and can build this road more speedily
and better than any other company. 1t
is a matter Of great interest to Memphis
to have the road built from San Diego
to some central point in Texas, and if
the StantOns can build it sooner and
better than any company and do not
intend to use it to the prejudice of our
city, we would be glad to see them do
it, and the sooner the better.
Some of the remarks Of the Appeal in
reply to the Railroad Record are of pc
culiar significance and well worthy of
attentiRl. Since the Appeal is an able
and consistent advocate of the Demo-
cratic party, we hope our Northern cOn~
UempOFarleS VIII echo the sentiment OF
the Appeal, when it says 1--WE are
not Of those who would be governed in
this matter by any sectional prejudice. -
The fact that a leading paper in the
South advocates the building of this
road, even if it has to be done by a
Northern company, shows the liberal
feeling among our people upon all
questions where our material interests
are involved, and should be1et a feel
ing of equal liberality among Northern
peO&e and in Congress towItds our
section. So far as we are concerned, it
is a ptter of very little interest to us
by what company the road is built, so
that the agreement made at the Com
merciaI Convention in this city is car
ried out in good faith, and this we he
lieve will be done by whatever cOmpa-
ny may build it, because it will be =
the interest of the company t0-oNs0.-
LdnjcT'S Real Estate Bulletin.