Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1870-09-03
southern PacIGe Railroad.

The Appeal has been publishing a
number Of articles on the subject Of the
Southern Pacific RaiIroad-sOme edito-
rial and some selected or communica-
ted. II 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-
ton" The Appeal very pertinently
asks ifthis + not a mere trick to defeat
anu Southern Road? Or course, we
would be glad il 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 itnOt be well 10
have 1t built, as the Appeal says, " by
New York or Boston, LOndonor Paris!"'
The Appeal pays a high and deserved
compliment 10 the "Stantons" who are
building the Alabama and ChattanOo-
ga road, and says: I" Let railroad men
like the Messrs. Stanton, build the Pa
cific Road, and it will be well, cheaply
and speedily completed" But the Ap-
peal objects to its being made "a part
of a continuous line from San Diego
through New Orleans and ChattanoO-
90 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 control Of the
whole line from San Diego to Boston,
and insists that this Is an inlpossibility
under existing circumstances, and that
the great object Of the 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. II
is matter of great Interest to Memphis
to have the road built from San Diego
to some central point in Texas, and il
! 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 dc
l il, and the sooner the better.
/ Some of the remarks of the Appeal in
reply to the Railroad Record are of pc
culiar significance and we'll worthy Of
attention. Since the Appeal is an able
and consistent advocate Of the Demo
cratic party, we hope our Northern con-
| temporaries will echo the sentiment o.
the Appeal, when it says; 1--WE are
not ofthose who would be governed il
this matter by any sectional prejudice.
The fact that a leading paper in tht
South advocates the building Of thi'
road, even if it has to be done by I
Northern company, shows the libera
feeling among our people upon al
questions where our material Interests
are involved, and should beget feel
ling of equal liberality among Northerr
people and In Congress towards 0ul
section. So far as we are concerned, i
lis matter of very little interest to u
by what company the road is built, 81
that the agreement made at the Com
ImerciaI Convention in this city is car
ried out in good faith, and this we lie
lieve will he done by whatever cOmpa
ny may build it, because it will be tt
the interest of the company to do so. =
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