, 1872-09-05
A Practical Man.

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Thomas A. Scott, justly called the Rail-
road King. before the Railroad Commit
tee of San Francisco. He has undesta-
ken to build the Texas Pacific Railroad,
and he goes for his project with a di-
1ectness of purpose, a full and frank ex-
position of the designs of the Company
in regard to route, connections and ter
minal points, and cordially invites con-
aections with all other projects of like
OF collateral bearings, in such sincere
manner as to command credit and re-
move all doubts as to ulterior motives
or private designs, and with such an as
surance of certainty as to invite capital
and enterprise to cooperate with or an
sicipate the construction of the road
without danger of being overslaughed
BY changes in the line or policy of the
Company. We copy the following ex-
tracts from the report of the Bulletin:
Mr.. Scott came forward amid great
cheering, and said Ladies and Cen
slemen:-As stated by your Chairman,
We appear here before you tonight
myself. particularly, as an executive Of
fcer Of the Texas Pacific Railroad-on'
our way to the southern portion OF this
State to locate the Terminus of the Tex
As Pacific Rallrood, chartered, as you
all know, under Acts of Congress, to be
constructed from the eastern boundary
of the Safe of Texas to the Pacific Ocean
at the harbor of San Diego. We are,
therefore, on business trip, to inau-
purate a road, which, believe, is going
to traverse a country of great interest
to all our people; road that will make
a development on the southern line OF
of this country and on the borders OF
old Mexico, that your people will hail
with a great deal of interest. lap
plause. j Yesterday we were invited
and pressed to make all appearance OF q
half hour or more before your people
tonight for the purpose Of stating what
this project meant. and the way we be-
heved it would interest your people.
Coming through Texas we come to
New Mexico, and cross the Territory OF
New Mexico, with its mineral resources.
Following from that in your direction
We come across the Territory of Arizo-
ma, which, I suppose, everybody here
is entirely familiar with as to its capac-
tiles. Thence by way of Fort Yuma, if
you please, near the thirty-second par
allel, we come into your great State, and
traverse it by such line as we may find
best adapted for the wants Of a railroad,
until we reach San Diego. Being thus
located in the corner of your great State
l have always believed, and since have
been here am quite sure that the peo-
pIe of San Francisco and Of California
will be earnest and they will be quick
n getting connection from your great
city to our road. [Applause.T
A question has been asked of me
since have been in your city, wheth-
er the enterprise was on the basis that
insured success and completion. To
this I take great pleasure in saying, that
its basis is sound and good, that its cap
ital is well in hand, that within the next
five years you building road or proyi-
ding road. to meet Us at the Colorado or
this side of it, we will take great pleas
Ore in carrying you through to the wa
ters of the Atlantic. EApplause. The
road is now organized. and as I hope it
will ever be conducted, is a continental
line, an open highway, Great d through
the influence of the State of Texas and
the General Government. The State of
Texas has given us large donations, In
the way of lands and bonds.
The United States Government has
ciyeu rs over fifteen millions of acres
of public lands to aid in the construc-
ton of this highway. And with this
aid and the very large and liberal dona-
tions tn at have been made by the coun-
ties the road will be built and built
RAPIDLY. When in Texas two months
ago, after going over the whole scheme
carefully, looking at the country and its
resources, the Company decided to put
under contract mediately five hun
dred miles of this road-the letting for
which will be made in the first of Octo-
ber-to be completed by the first OF JAN
uary, 1s74-in about eighteen months.
[Applause. ] Now we are on our way
down to San Diego to start the enter
prise at this end.
And We will be able to commence the
work at several points in the interior OF
Texas-if you please, at the Colorado
River. And from these several points
I am safe in saying that the whole work
can be completed and will be completed
within five years. Great applause. ]
This being SO, trust that the people OF
San Francisco and the whole people OF
California will see it to their interest to
make such arrangements as will insure
prompt, thorough, and complete con-
nections with this road. The road itself
will be built and operated as an open
A. I'll roadc fhot will coma tn