The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-05

Opening the Indian Territory
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2, 1872.
Tho railroad lobby Is comparatively small this
year, yobbery beng pretty well done IN the matter
OF large through fines while the smaller railways
between parts oil the same Territory, state and
Territory, sc lerally handled b. some one Con-
gresham by the roads own respectable officers.
You have no idea OF the immense amount OF railroad
building going the country, and much OF 1t IS
done with foreign moncs, obJalDcd upon little less
tnan loose pretences.
HOW FOREIGNERS BUILD OUR RAILWAYS.
Take, Tor example. the railroad running from
Denver southwark toward the Guif. of which nfty
sixty miles cone and trains running. This Is
marrow gauge road, the first IN the West opened
20 tfaffc, and Its superintendent and builder is
Mr.. Palmer, formerly OF Philadelphia ana long a
clerk Oh subordinate 0f1cial OF some Character in
the Pennsylvania Railroad office. He went to
Kansas concerned an the Kansas Pacific Railway,
and when that was done, being man of bright
parts and imaginative temperament, be conceived
the idea OF ANTICIPATING the general railway Hobbies,
which sought large grant from Denver southward
towards santa Fe and, securing the moral support
OF the Pennsylvania Company, he put OIL 10 Holland
to sell MS bends. He did sell above two million
dollars werth at Amsterdam. but the Colorado
people Say taat he presented q list OF prominent
names Of bankers and other folks In the Territory as
heavy stockholders in the road, few OF whom had
anything to do with It. This Is one OF the dodgcs
used with 'John Fore.gner'' to make MIN put
mp his money. Toe Territorial people, who want the
railroad. yet will put money into Ii, give the use
of their names, and the array being as.
founding, some OF the persons being known
abroad as well as at home the money Is
forthcoming and the road Is built. The
celebrated citizens Aforesaid then gracefully retire
their names from the roll and the enterprise IS left
to Its own possibilities while the board OF free and
easy trustees in our Eastern States supposed to
be looking snreway for the interests Of the for
eign Dondholders. 1t often happens that dasn aud
recKlessness III a country with the general growth
and prosperity OF ours amount TO as much as good
foresight.
This route IRON Denver toward Santa Fe Is paying
the interest Its bonds regularly, carrying O
good deal of stock and some passengers; Tor New
Mexico aitaouga q Territory, nufabers, according
TO the last census, ll2 900 people, Of whom ninety
odd thousand are white Mexicans or Americans.
SHOWED UP.
1t Ia upon spch secondary railroad enterprises ss
tne above that Congress Is now chiefly exercised,
while the North Pacific whose bonds are selling
rapidly, asks no more from the government The
Union and Central Pacific are In condition OF
stGtu quo, showed ut both ends. and the Atlantic
and Pacific, COMMONLY called the Thirty filth Paral-
lei Railroad. hats at the boundary Of the Indian
Territory, Its rlght OF way, whch Congress gave 1t,
Stopped by the -atutude OF the pig-headed indians
there. who fear locomotive and telegraph wire
about equally.
NJ o. ROBERTS RESIGNS.
Marshall o. Roberts, Of New York, troubled with
the kinney disease and In low spirits, Is already
heartily sick OF the southern Pacific Railroad AMI
has offered to sell the whoe thing out to Tom Scott
for $l,500.00o, which Is about the amount
build the road. Roberts Is generally looked upon
here as failure as railroad man, ana the hungry
attorneys, ex-Congres smen and others VINO were
promised bonds upon his accession are raying about
town, talking about honorable and dls,onvrable
conduct. 1t Is SAID that not lever than two hundred
persons had promises OF bonds and OF money, but
these promises amount to nothing, many Of them
being given to persons who under the law. had no
hight TO be Interested In any measure before Con.
Gress.
TOM SCOTT AT THE BRAKE.
Scott is now in Washington, seeing what can be
done out OF the situation. His wonderful head and
hundred hands take delight in such enterprises,
and the grants In money and In lands iayIshly
heaped upon this road might well allure him.
the Texas aad Paci1cn Frauchlse--suon being
the name OF Scott's consolidated road. which is to
run from Snrcveporr. La across the Droadest part
Of Texas 10 Ell Paso, and thence send an arm Down
TO California ana another to San Dicgo-is COM
prised three four Inherent things all subsidized
With ricn Texas lands.
WHAT sCoTr's BIG ROAD WILL GET.
First, the Texas and Pacific comprises the South.
ern Pacific Railroad. chartered by the State OF
Texas, OF which seventy miles are already built
from Shreveport westward. This grant is 7, 900
acres, which, at So an acre, would alone make
92l, 100000
Next in SCOTS enterprise is the Memphis and
Fl PasO grant-tnat unfortunate concession to
J0nn Q. Fremont The Texas aud Pacific
have compromised for the fremont bonds
sold head over heels IN Paris at q sacrifice,
nearly to the ruin OF general securities aud not
much 10 Eremont's own beneat-by mortgaging all
their lands Tor the first $50 miles OF the road to said
bondholders Fremonrs Indebtedness Is not less
than 81 100000 and It supposed that alter tndem
nifving upon that compromise the persons who look
his bonds the Memphis and Ei Paso grant will still
amount 10 5000, 900 acres.
Next In Scotrs Texas aud Pacific enterprise will
accrue the state bonds OF $4,000 per mile, which
are not 10 be hanied over until 900 miles OF tue
lead are completed ana IL spans the whole State
THIS moncycd concession was made last winter by
NE legislature OF Texas, anu the whole sum re.
ceved IN this way, II ever PAID Will be soO5oooo In
Stale bonds.
Next Tom Scott, II he builds this road Will get the
government grant OF 100000 OF acres lying be.
tween FL Paso and San Diego, some OF which Is good
land for agriculture ami much Oft rich minerals.
Putting these four things together, and va Iutng
the land at between Two and three dollars an acre.
the Texas and racinc concession amounts to
$685. 100000 In land and state bonds. Public spirit,
however, Is not wanting on this road; but from
Kansas, Colorado, CALIFORNIA, and even from Utah,
the road builders. with or without land or SUBSIDY
are pushing south ~ tap the country at the head
quarters oI Tue RIo Grande anu pierce INTO MEXICO,
while the Southern Pacific Railroad L. beInk pulled
70 pieces by Its Congressional nlanlpulators.
TBk MURhON5 AT WORK.
But for the Mormon Trials Ia Utan, which have
embarrassed LABOR ana enterprise there. the Nor