New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-04-18
GOAT ISLAND.
7,rr PROPOSED CENTRAL PACIFIC RAIL
--'' ROAD TERMINUS.
CONF RFMINIsCENCES-WUY TIE COMPANl
SHOULD HAVE THE ISLAND.

SIR: ! have just read IN HE TRIBUNE 'he
alireSs OF Gov Stanford President Of the Central IA
eide Railroad before the legislative Committee at sac
nento on the subject Of the occupation Of Goat Island
lam erppted N the risk 81 Intrusion upon your spaee'
q, say a few words on the subject, some Of when are
history; and some are comment on the people o. Tue
state Of California at least on that part Oh 'lc
who are never as rest tso vIrtuous are hey eN''P'
iuculpating the motives OF Others. crying Gown '''
who arr successful OF crying down those WV arc
cu aged In the healthfui business OF Io'"A 49,
one but themselves
This spasmodic style, pursued with an eve s'hSe !"
personal interests keeps in existence crudey loFeu
society because and heterogeneous onel ana Keeps
the mind OF the people OF the state distracted ana mis-
dir,cred though 10 j. rich natural talent and mental
or-res The Illustrations and proofs Of these positions
are 49, numerous az the DAYS which have passed since
TN occuuation Of e state by Americans. But there s
no better Illustration than that found in the course p
.url toward the Contra, Pacific Railroad Company
Prom the day when. IN 1872 we took our way TO the
new and over the tedious and nhospable plans OF ny
On. -Liy poorly equipped Isthmus route. or IN any
I.. .ulk around Cane Horn. until Tie Central Com
rsrv -as Organized 10 build the Central Pacrc Rail
rlI De enterprise ~ building that road was the con
.t.u- -Asiue az discussion OF an the nhaoijanIs VINO
dv.t in California To them IL the one thing need
f It yIs Pea tae means ~ bringing people N con-
fir lnd safety 10 the sunny. fruitful West II was TO
hu he Ei, ana West together 10 was to be the means
e-i-ll iur ~ith great inc 90 steamers then NOT cs
tarslcd which should give u- the direct and lronl''e
D. 1effS ~ commerce WIN '-' GREAT E's'' ''' WI
-, .+ -,... .--.t measure. were on ev.rr
r,a--. .,I bias mail. th. staple of every fro. vs.
10. -' --. - |
wan me Central Pac.a- Railroad Company was Or
N.s.. r oid not attract any considerable attenL'n
.,. ID li.firn4. bur when. lu I,b- Congress passed
. --r .rue .olIi.d act authorize the Company 90
htlu mart Of tho GREAT tirii- t...fuAI MA ,l-f.
af once l.d sufficient attention Ihtr' We J.. ,..--
MIA l.4uY rival rYlt and The people ~ different local.
tD. a.lh thought they lad the best one. shared ~
f~ .... amOa1 t..tr-, and thought Wh'n iA' lcNIe
e. ~. CInln3iIg u,.l- their own means. absolutely
-,r. .. Onward ON rIe .u- OI their choice aAd
o. r- -. anon CA. Z a-l -l.uI.ty. and speut every
49, .,5. ,-.. Ina
~ Sol -s-.l.Id b-.r. -Ac Company handled oo-ai
OF tlr prore funds. I--l nad ous ana p.-'t ' @ d
price, Ind against al iur l"cal opio-l.ii i 1' 49,
l., ir1eeit against t-e'- member Wen Nis sA'.
hal come S-al'~.l- jog want n- -ii.' g. 80 '-
ac nj. l-fe-. @. I,ot NJ to mics 81 fle road were
tul-..d. The Company appealed ana De ~, WI W
b,oz-. .0r subs CRY ions lN san 'll l.'V ~, a.
and ~.ehcr.. without success. Dou1t vas nv V-'l
,,r.--.t o. whether tie company roui Po.--t
a.. ... solF bur a- o. whether ai,et all t-c' .' .
60 80 go, hing more il.n 49, .'' 800 -, NM,
H. 4uut lor the purpose OF uilu-lh$ iu'' ' '- -
twas .h.n thar I'LL. plan was oric0ai' ~ give 7.-'
ava % fia COMPANY 30 .t- gIta- rc"f. ana que
t..s ia by tho pa,,a-- OF ga act vi 'ir 4-'-..''
l~ pushed tae " 'rH INTO pig. -.i- ~ .-i m.
n Hf tl.- time. O.. ,i i-' , I-.-.1' ,-ro.r5 ~
=, l,I .r .lf money. Thus Gar. / nave WflitA Dis
- ..-d .,u,... .i.t.ou. Tie great impeachment To
M. ..g-.l Nevada and Eoc-y Mountains. tFt-. 81
,i...-.,.d Tho rr.+ eXrOr.r ot the middle "I i4t
,.rr,,parf had 80 ml,iufouued the pU'Ic a. %
go. s-'-,lrv M CROSSING tie Rocky N'ult iI-.-.
z.dr 20 ls5i 1.c ercss-4- me ,ts"o mi - s.,cb
-.l char tre H.. '-v " .ulrair- an aIf-f
lnr.l.t'1r oarner d" Iafo'G D' ' i,1 NJ - ID
g Q j Pa