The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1871-02-18


1t is sufficient here to state that the
course Of Minister WashburDe in breaking
up the ring is heartily approved by the ad-
SHALL THE BILL PASS
The Chief objections to the Texss Paclfc
bill now on the Speakers table are, that
Though there are good names among the
cOrporators, the real managers, the lobby
lists who are here pushing the concern, and
who will most certainly control it, are not
the right sort Of men to be connected with
an enterprise of that kind and, finally,
there is no necessity whatever for any leg
islatiOn by Congress in the matter. A
road through on the thirty second parallel
is already provided for, and is actually be-
ing constructed as fast as the business Of
the country requires, by the Southern Pa
cifc Railroad Company Of Texas, a com
pany chartered by that State several years
ago, but thoroughly recognized and placed
on a firm basis some twenty months since
The road commences at Shreveport, La.
and runs directly westward, via Hallville
through Texas, on the thirty-second par
allel.
SIXTY MILES
have already been built, and the company
have a large force constantly employed
pushing the construction farther west.
have before me copy Of the report mad'
by the President of the company, W. A
Hauser, at the stockholders meeting a
Hallville, Texas, on the 18th of OctObel
last. The following extracts will show
what they are driving at:
q" During last summer and fall you bull
fourteen miles more to this place, and in I
month or Q there will be ten miles add
tiOnal west Of this to Longview. in Upshu
county. The contractor has large fore
at work, and is anxious to complete it
The road is as present tifty-slx miles long
and when finished to Longview will be six
ty-six. BY the laws of this State we arr
entitled to sixteen sections per mile, or 10,
24O acres Of land for every mile Of road w
build When the road is finished TO Long
view, We will be entitled to 1873, 400 acres
Of land under said laws
1.-The road owes no debt except that du,
the State of Texas for money borrowed 0
the special school fund, and amounting
principal and interest, to about S222, 900
This is secured by mortgage on the road
" 1t may be proper to observe that th,
line of our road, the thirty second parallel
is the favorite and popular southern rout
to the Pacific Ocean throughout the entir
country, North and South and, indeed,
is the ouly one which, by its connections
could be truthfully called the Southern
Pacific route, and when completed can al
ford to carry freight and passengers at OH
half the rates now charged on the Northern
roads to the Pacific"
1.-The Shreveport (La.) Daily Gazette
from which get the above report, has the
following editorial notice of it:
GO We publish this morning the annua
report of the officers of the Sou. bern Pa
ci6c Railroad Company, at the meeting Q
the Board held at Hallville, Texas. Thos
who feel an interest in this great work vii
read these reports and preserve them 70
future reference. For want Of spaee W
defer a more extended notice to our mex
issue
ONLY TWO YEARS D.
1t must be borne in miDu that thong
the charter granted by the State of Texa
dates back some years, the company no,
for the first time properly organized an,
operating under it is scarcely two year
old.
And now we have a bill in Congress ere
ating a great national opponent to come il
and sndesyCr u take the Eeid nos full
ana acocp.abiy i;led Nv tbe State corpora
uop.
I i as tbOaga Cong ess Id, Hhea ID
New York Central Railroad was finished I
point only sixty miles west Of Albany
interpOsed by chartering and substituting a
opposition company to build an oppOsitio
road from Troy to Buffalo.
THE PEOPLE OF TEXAS
are not asking the Congress Of ths Unite
States TO create corporations to crush out Q
to Interfere with their own State Organizs
tons. l am informed that Hon. Edwar
Degener, one Of the ablest members of til
House from that State, will earnestly OF
pose it.
On the other hand, it is a noticeabl
face that several Northern members, wb
have never been within thousand miles c
the State, are already framing excuses i
advance for their votes in favor of the pas
sage Of the job.
THE PHILADELPHIA MEMBERS
Three Philadelphia congressman
Messrs- Kelley, Myers and O'NelIl-wen
before their constituents last fall pied ye,
in general terms to vote. if elected, agains
land jobs. The two first named were re
elected to serve in the FOrty-second Con
gress, ard when the great st. Croix an,
BAyfeld-Jay Cooke Railros land gran
came up the other day they all three foun,
excuses for making an exception in favoI
Of it. The JOB was, however, defeated, a
has already been reported.
And now We find at least one of the gen
tlemen, Mr. Kelley, excusing himself il
advance for his proposed vote in favor o
this Texas job. He says be "wants t,
vote " for a great through line on the hir
ty second parallel.
He is pleased to ignore the fact that
road has already been
PROVIDED FOR
precisely on that line, and is now beins
built as rapidly as the business of the coun
try requires.
We will suppose a case for Mr.. Kelley
particular benefit. Suppose North Caro-
limo member should init oduce bill in Con
gress organizing and substituting a compa-
ny to build railroad from Philadelphia t
Pittsburgh, and Texas member should ex
cuse himself to bis constituents for votint
for the job BY saying he wanted TO vote
for just one great Northern line. VIVA
would the gentleman from Philadelphia say
to that ?