, 1873-06-18
The Grontest Undertaking
Organization on Z u,
Record. ~ '~.
Three Railroad Companies Claiming
100000 Acres Of Pub .
ho Lands. >;
"Tom" Scott at the Back Of the
Entire Arrangement. -.>
How Railroad Companies Are Going
for Indian Reservations.

VMrrA, Cherokee Nation, Juno 2, 1879.
Two more Paclflo railroads aro being built for
Chcago.-tho Atlantic l. Pacific, which Is to
crosB the Continont at about tho Thlrsy-flfth
Parallel, and tho Te1ns d paclflo, which plcrcoa
Toxaa, md Ia pushing out towards San Diego.
THE ATLANTIC a PACIFIC
is nov running from Paoiao, 81 miles wost Of
st. Louis, through tho stato Of Missouri, otnerB-
ing ucar tho southwest cornor OF that State into
tho Torrito1y Of tho Indian Nations, and terml-
mating for tho present On tho prairie, mile or
60 wost OF tho Indian railroad-town, Vinith. Tho
Directors have had mttch difficulty with tho st.
Louis pcoplo, and bavo ronched tho conclusion
to giyo that place tho. go-by, and to ssrotoh
forth to
CHICAGO FOR TERMINUS.
Their proscnt terminus, Pacifc,-othorwiso
Tranklin,-ts tho outlet Of tho Alton Valley.
They haro only to iron that wiley for 85 miles
to connect with tho Chicago, Alton l. st. Louis
Railroad at Alton, md thus leave st. Louis out
in the cold Tho road Inns pierced tho excellent
iron-oro lands Of Missouri, mid finds ample en-
ployment in carrying the mineral. to st. Loui5.
1t will aoon be bringing 1t to Chicago fnssead.
THE TExAs PACIFIC RAILROAD
has started on it's western journey, from Mar-
shall, near tho oaatcrn boundary Of Texas, vim
Ell Paso, Mexico, to San Diogot CAL, by building
various scraps OF road, and acquiring others,
suffloient to give It connections already
in operation over considerable tract OF
country. By purchasing the Southern Pacifc,
II has obtained that Company'a track from
Shreveport, La., to Marshall, To1as, and from
point In Kaufman County, west to Dallas where
a junction is effected with the Houston Texas
Central. that connects ut Sherman, in the north,
ki> &1,n T. ma lin
Atluntto d Pacific eystoms,
q. FOR CHICAGO,
and, in tho eouth with tho Galveston, Houston
i Henderson, for Galveston, the outlet Of Texas,
and tho Southwest on tho Gulf Of Mexico.
Fort Worth, terminating On tho open prairie,
like that Of tho Atlantic Il paciflo, with its ends
pointing to tho Botting sun. Tho Transoontf-
aontat chartor for road bordering tho south
line OF the Intlian Territory, from Texakana, on
tho cast limo OF Texas, and trendiug ugsouthwest to
Fort Worth aforesaid, and MI its possessions,
have boen arquireu by tho Toxins Il Pacific.
From Fort Worth, tho acquired and projected
route west Of the Southern Pacific, the track pro-
ceeds in q BouthwoBtcrly direction, ns tho GROW
flies, to tho western tier Of counties of Texas;
thonce almost duo west, through Dozar Terri
tory. aud Pccoa unsettled country, TIL 1t strikes
tho south limo OF Now Mexico, Hkirting that line,
'thonco duo ,sost through Arizona, and so on to
San Diego. Tho Texas Il Pnci1o will build un-
der this. and all It's charters therefore, the
Transcontincntal route from Texakaua on tho
east line of Texas, will be made part Of tho Pa-
cifc system, by extending it, from its southwest
bend at Paris, directly west to Sherman, and
thence almost south, With listlo slant west, to
Fort Worth aforesaid. From Sherman the Pa~
cihc route will start -instcad Of over tho South
ern Pacific limo from Fort Worth, already traced
observing n westerly direction along the south
line Of Indian Territory, .dipping always to the
az tic aouthoaat corner Of New Mexico, where it
will strike tho above described Southern Pacific
route, which is from That point adopted. Various
reasons arc given for the change Of route
Company may utilize two or more franchises,
carrying laud-grants, and monopolize the colan-
try tributary to it's Pacific line It eau also fol-
low both routes, If It go elects.
THOMAS SCOTT
is tho President Of the Toxins d Pacific. He
controls the greater part Of tho other lines, pro-
iected aud otherwise, in tho State of Texas and
will mako tho Pacific line continuous from South
Carolina to Lower California, and = feodor to
his property In tho Northeast.
An article printed In TIE TRIBUNE, on tho 9Th
OF March last, on tho approaching completion OF
tho Missouri, Kansas i To1as Railroad, will
have prepared the readeT for tho announcement
thut
THE GRASP OF CHICAGO
is on the throat Of Texas, the ontire Bouthwcst
and even Mexico. Whom the article referred to
was printed, connection WAS daily expected to
be made betwoon tho Houston d Texas Central,
having its northern terminus at 6Ilermnn,-
prairie city Of tonts and temporary structures,
in TexaB,-and tho Missouri, Kansas g. Texas,
having itR southern terminus at Deninon, "a
prairie city Of tents and temporary structures In
{t%ut = &t>n f+..Js
nino miles OF rails betweon those two. points
hayo since boon laid, and continuous limo is
now in e1iatence
FROM CHICAGO TO GALVESTON,
ono thousand two hundred and twonty-eight
miles.
The event was celebrated by IN invitation
to Congress- to take trip over tho road,
starting from st. Louis on tho 10th of last
month, and leaving New Orleans for diatrib-
uting points North, Oh Saturday, tho last day OF
particulars OF tho trip. Nearly 90 Senators aud
Representatives, % Journalists, and botween 70
and 80 friends Of tho Senators, Representatives,
and Journalists, including their wives, SONS. and
daughters mado tho excursion.
THE COST OF CoMMIssAn1Ar
for such party was no tribe; could not havo
been less tlan $1,000, and quito Ikoly was "a
much as $4,000. For days the common drink
champagne at home, and do not caro- for it,
drank many half pints per day during
this trip, for tho simple reason that
it Was hotter than the water, and
more handy. It was handed around by tho por-
tors from morning till night. porters also mado
regular trpB through tho cars with oigara, brandy.
and whisky. The feeding Gil route was reokless-
~ oxtrayagant. Moro WAS wasted than eaton.
At stopping places the railroad companies footed
the bills; and railroad eating.plhces do not sup-
ply food ad llb for such party rs this for tic
mere fun OF tho thing. When wo wore delayed
from Saturday aftoruoon till Monday morning,
been swept away by froshot, the question of
commiAsariat first presented itself
IN ITS SERIOUS AHpRCT.
The Missouri, Kansas d Texas Railroad had
brought the party to the end Of lts line, and pro-
posed to allow tho Houston b Tcxaa Central
Company, on whose line they then
wore, to have the pleasure of pro
yldlng commsaariat from that point
Repeated telographing having failed to find
anybody, east, wess, north, or south, who would
undertake to accopt this trust on behalf Of that
Company, message was aont by certain rail
road official to Thomas Bcott, informing him oi
their plight In reply to which came tlo obo,