Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1870-11-26
SD Parallel Railroad.

ern Pacific Railroad Company:
THE Southern trans-contineItal
railway company was organized this
P. NJ Gen. John G. Fremont was
unanimously elected President but de-
clined, and nominated Marshal O.
Roberts as President, which motion
prevailed with equal unanimity. The
Directors then elected Fl. S. Stebbins,
Vice President, w. r. Travers, Treas
urer, John Defrees, Secretary and 4.
M. Corwin, Attorney. Twice the
amount of stock necessary for organi-
zation was taken. Thefollowing con-
stitute the Board of Directors:
Marshal o. Roberts, E. B. Hart, j.
W. Gray, E. Weston, W. r. Stewart,
Ames Van Wart, J. W. Forney, j. F.
Bowman, Geo. Nancy, G. F. Holly,
R. III. Bishop, j. W. Throckmorton,
B. Grafson, S. H. Giddings, John j.
Astor, E. S. Pierpont, N. p Banks,
J. D. Cameron, s. +. Smith. W. S.
Sherwood, M. G. Hunter, T. w. Nor
ton, VIM Harrison, W. f. Clarke j.
M. Tibbets and E. W. Rice
The bill incorporating this company
passed the Senate last winter and will
no doubt become law at the next
session Of Congress.
We find the following in our cx-
changes regarding the Presidency of
the company. After Fremonts nomi-
nation by Col. Forney, the New Yorl;
Times says:
General Fremont responded with
much feeling, and said, that taken
wholly by surprise, he could not suf-
fciently thank his friend, Colonel
Forney, for the mannel. he had allu-
ded to him; but while thanking his
friends for the compliment they had
paid to him in asking him to presi(le
over the permanent organization Of
this company, he felt it not only dt,-
ty but a pleasure to ask them to con-
fer the position Of permanent presi-
dent Of the Southern Trans-C -Continen-
tai Railway Company upon his friend
Marshall 0. Roberts; he possessed
the confidence of the whole country,
especially of the financial world, and.
Judging by his wonderful success i'll
the past, he felt that under his ar.spi-
ces this great enterprise Is destined to
a wonderful success III the future.
General Fremont then put the ques-
ton upon the nomination of Marshall
o. Roberts as president of the new
company, and he was elected amidst.
great applause.
Mr.. Roberts took the chair and
pledged himself to stand by the en-
terplise to the last One of TIE dreams
of his life had been to bring the North
and South together i'll friendship and
in peace, and he now believed that the
Trans-continental railroad was one OF
the surest means to that great end
The directors, after the unanilnous
election Of Mr.. Roberts, chose, with
equal unanimity, Henry G. Stebb;ns.
as vice president; W. r. Travers. as
treasurer John d. Defrees as secrc-
tary, and r. NJ. Corwine, as attorney.
The directors then adjourned until )
o'clock in the evening, when they
adopted their bylaws.
The New York Tribune of tie Isl
says:
Gen. John c. Fremont yesterday
declined to serve us permanent Press
dent Of the Southern Trans-continen-
tai Railway Company, and Marshall
o. Roberts was unanimously chosen
to fill the position. General Fremont
continues to be Il director of the Com
pany, and will undoubtedly prove an
active an energetic one. As capital
ist and tinancier Mr. Roberts viii add
great strength to the Directory, and
his election goes far towards establish
ing the success Of this important en-
terprise.
FAST FREIGHT LINE.-Wc under
stand that Messrs. Barlow, Sandersan
and Go. contemplate the establishment
OF a fast freight line between this city
and Denver. The line Will be a week
ly one, and Will leave each end on the
day when there is 10 regular mail
coach leaving. The rates will be half
the present express rates, and tie
coach will be run or precisely the
same time as the mail coaches. Ia
order to obtain these rates, packages
must weigh at least one hundred los.
he establishment of this line Will b.