The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-07-26
The Texas LSOuthernl Pacific Railroad
and its Branehes.

! The charter 0f the I6XaS lic0u6n
ern) Pacific Railroad Company re
quires that not less than one hun
| died railes OF road shall be construe-
ted every year until the whole Is
| completed. But it is probable that
the work win progress at much
faster rate, and that the Centennial
of American Independence viii wit
ness no less than three great rail-
roads from the Atlantic to the Pa
cifie IN full operation, viz the I'm
ion, Northern, and Texas or South
ern1 Pacific railroads--with, perhaps
two or three others in process of ac-
tuaI construction.
Colonel Scott, the president OF the
Texas Pacific Railroad, has taken
hold OF the work. The financial de
partnent has been entrusted to the
management of Colonel III. G. iSteb-
bins, who is now in England nego-
tiating loan for the new uudertak-
ing. The loan is to be secured by a
first mortgage on the entire road
and ali its rolling stock and fran
chises, including tho Is, ,000, 900 acres
of land donated to the road by the
United States.
Colonel Scott is now ia Texas ar
ranging the vatious plans and con-
tracts for constructing the road. Il
is understood that on his return he
will proceed to California and make
arrangements for the construction OF
the work from San Diego, the Wes-
tern terminus. The work is TO pro
eeed simultaneously from both ends
of the line. =.
4 surveying party, protected By
an escort of United States soldiers
to guard against the Indians, has al-
ready left the Texas frontier and Is
pushing its researches in New Mexi-
co and Arizona. On the Pacific side
surveying party arrived in San Di-
ego several weeks ago, and was fol
lowed by the van of the great work
ing party that is destined to push
the line to a successful termination.
The Texas Pacific railroad nomi-
nally extends from Marshall, Texas,
TO San Diego, a large seaport in Cal
ifornia about 400 miles south of San
Francisco. But the real commence
ment of the road viii be at Shrevo-
port, the head of Red River naviga-
tion, making, with branches, total
of ], 900 miles The line follows The
thirty-second parallel OF latitude
through the territories of New Aexi-
co and Arizona to the States of Cali
fornis, and Ia entitled to alternate
sections of land on the route amount
ing to total of Is, 100000 acres.
But The Texas and Pacific Railroad
succeeds to lands and bonds granted
by the State of Texas to. ether rail
road companies which have been in
corporated with it, that are even
more valuable than the Compression
al land grants. Or these the South
ern Pacific Railroad [of Texas from
Shreveport to the Rio Grande del
Norte, on the Mexican border, 500
miles, may be regarded as tho most
important. 1t extends through the
richest and most fertile portion Of
Texas. From FL Paso, the road pro
cseds to Fort Yuma at the Junction
of the Colorado and Gila rivers, and
thence to San Diego, ON the Pacific.
! At this place there is a fine and com
modious harbor. The Transconti-
mental Railroad, which has been also
Incorporated with the Texas Pdcilic,
extends from the frontier of Arkan-
sas and Texas through the latter
| State to Fort Worth on the west
fork of Trinity River, where a juno
tion is to De effected with the main
line of the through road To- the Pa
cifc.
Beside these, Congress has char
tered and endowed with grant of
| 100000 acres of public laRd the
New Orleans, BatoE Rouge and
Yicksburg Railroad, 100 miles long
1t is also endowed with s per cent
ID mortgage gold bonds, endorsed
| by the State of Louisiana to the
amount of S12, 500 mile. This road
is intended to afford an eastern out
let for the through Pacific road from
Shreveport to New Orleans, Vicks-
| burg, st. Louis and the entire net
work of Southern Railroads. SO
far, little or nothing has been done
towards taking advantage Of the lib
eraI endoWments of this road, but It's
construction is understood to be in
cIuded in the comprehensive plans Of
Colonel Scott.
The construction of the through
or grand trunk line is said to involve
no engineering difficulties whatever,
the country being for the most part
comparatively level Nor viii there
be any difficulty in finding sufficient
water and fuel. Shreveport has been
selected by Colonel Scott as the
grand depot of supplies for the en-
tire line, and has already commenc-
cd 10 assume considerable business
activity on this account. 1t Is ez-
pected that the entire work viii be
| finished within three or at the most
four years.
For the Western or Pacific connee-
tions of the main line, provision Is
made in the Southern Pacific Rail
road of California. This road OK
tends from San Francisco to Fort
Yuma, 720 miles, where it VIII con
meet with the Texas and Pacific, and
to Fort Mohave, on the Colorado
River, where it viii connect with the
projected Atlantic and Pacific Rail
road, which the cities Of st. Louis
and San Francisco are so eager 10
complete. This road is entitled to
4,SO0,OO0 acres Of land from the
State of California. Work Is now
progressing on it, and it is being
pushed rapidly through the valley OF
San Joaquin, the garden OF Califor-
MA In Santember. next. It is ex-