New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-12-06

national and(,reat Northern Road connects through
to Houston and Galveston. lt also forms conncc-
tions through to Austin and other prominent points
on the one side and from Dallas VIA the Missour'
Kansas and Texas TO Kansas City st. Louis. Chicago
and all other points in that direction Oho
portion of the Texas Pacific Road, as you Know Ter
inmates at Shreveport, on the Red River wlere !,
forms river connections for New-Orleans' anu al
other points accessible the Mississippi and oD'o
Rivers
O. What sort of business will be done on that
roads A. The transportation will consist OF inc GOV
ton and tobacco wheat corn and other crops raised
along its line. IL will have very large lumber dust
ness from the eastern end of the line, where the
road masses through fine timber out to the praIries
further west. and in return il will bring III cattle
and other live stock in large quantities. and furtner
as soon as the line reaches the coal iron, ana cop
per districts west of Fort Worth it will develop
very large traffic in that class of trade. lheie ~
plenty of business in that country il we can ever
get a road there. If you have never been IN ieA"'
Won have yet to one of the most beau'nu' any
fruitful countries that il is possible for you 10 co'
ceive of | have seen fine cotton, tobacco coin
and wheat all on one farm there as have ever seen
of any one of those crops in any part OF the earn
O. Was this along the line of the road' a. les
Sir this was in Texas along the line OF the leAaS
and Pacific Road The development OF that por'on
of Texas is simply question OF time, ana 'ha' 'oo
of very limited period Population Is goihs III
there very rapidly now, and with its great caPa''S
for production, its traffic within a very le" yo"'
is going to be very large indeed. -.
The Construction Company has been asking It's
creditors AS has been done in many other cases since
this panic occurred, to give them reasonable 'in'
to get their securities and the property INTO shape
for paving OFF their obligations Many OF 'holi
prominent creditors have sgnified their entire VIII
lipgness to do what the Company ask, and nave
no doubt the debtor corporation will succeed III ger
ting such extensions as will enable them 10 ied'i~o
from their property 10 pay their debts.
Q. Who are the credtors-the material men OF 'uo
capitalists A. Their paper Is generally neii ny
canitalists and Others in considerable amounts !;
some of this being for material and supplies 10 'le
road. The amount due for labor is very limited
On the line arrangements have been made to pay III
currency to the thousand men now working as lhe
work proceeds with the finishing mp OF the It"
miles vet to be laid to complete connections.
O. Do you think the Texas Pacific will ask Coh-
gressional aid A. | do not want TO speak upon
that subject at all.
THE NEW PENNSYLVANIA CONSTITUTION
In reply to an inquiry concerning the nc"
PENNSYLVANIA Constitution, its merits and pros
pects, MI SCo'b sSu' II
many grievances which we felt here III PenhsSNa-
MIA. and contains many good things. nave ho
doubt of its adoption by the people by large ma
ority If in practical operation some OF ITS pro-
visions are found to work harshly unsatlsiactor-
ily have no doubt the wisdom Of the people VIII
have those defects remedied. Certainly, IT Is the
wish and desire of all parties that the Constitution
should he efficient for all the purposes oil govern
ment and should treat all the interests OF the state
fairly. In framing "a document of so much import
ance it may happen that certain important interests
arc unintentionaly more or less injured ana where
ever this may subsequently, be shown to be the case
and the fact is made apparent to the Legislature ana
the people remedies viii undoubtedly be provided
This last sentence repeated in answer 10 the
definite question whether the railroad article as
whole would cripple the railroads or beneht the
general interests of the State.