The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-05-28
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,oor;tai and advantages tosWhicusWii'ii ..
D.,,,astsnmcnt they had been closed z .ssseel
~, ,aor ,,y,nn the southern Pacific railway sno"
, noin j constructed, as one OF the smost inilu-
.ntiai agents In restoring harmony 10 the
1tnfoti and rescuing the South from lis po'nl'
"a, banishment and oppression. The facihc
railway is irreversiblv southern, atld the
mighty interests it will embrace cannot pc
detached from sympathy aud identity with
the South. The South being impoverished
the North fails not to embrace the opportu-
tunitv to build that great work, with the
view of rcaping the rich rewards which 1t
will bestow upon il, owners. Those owners
will desire the greatest degree of prosperity,
and that can only he secured by good gov
ernment, which makes an industrious and
contcnted people.
TO show how leading men at the North
begin to be Influenced by these considera'
tons, we shall quote letter from Marshall,
Texas, which is on the line Of the Southern
Pacific road. to the Philadelphia Press, Colo
ne! FoRNEY's paper. The Colonel is largely
interested in the road.
The writer states that Marshall has in
creased from 1000 to 5000 inhabitants in the
last twelve months. This looks like the
growth of towns in the Northwest. The
writer saws that the tide of emigration is
rapidly flowing towards Texas, and that
every corner of the State is daily feeling this
tide. Particularly on the lines of railroads,
towns arc sprinsing up, and the agricultural
population rapidly increasing. He de-
scribes the delights of the temperature
so eq,able and gentle in winter and
summertime mean temperature in April
being seventy degrees on the Southern
Pacific line, while people were perlshlnG
in snow-drifts in Kansas and Nebraska,
| storms were destroying both men and cattle
in the frigid Northwest, and the Union Pa
citic was blocked up with snow and ice. AL
that time Texas was enjoying an almost
heaven-born climate" The mean tcmpert'
ture of January was "a, and that was the
month of first poughing. In the midst Of
this temperature, and bcholding the activity
of outdoor work, the writer says: "N hat
drives people to countries where winter
"rcigns supreme Tor six months II Is lard &c
"divinc"; and the editor of the Press re.
marks upon this: 1.-THE general and eX
Irene cold of last winter will open the
"eyes of people seeking homes-many now
"located in the winter belt would gladly
"change if they could"
| We arc indebted to the interest held in
| the Southern Pacific for this just comparison
| The writer continues his earnest representa-
| ton of the advantages of the southern climate
| and dlates upon the immense superiority OF
the Southern Pacific line over all COMPETE
tors. 1t will never be interrupted by trosts.
and its grades arc easier, Its curves less
sharp. than any of the other roads to the
Pacific. Therefore he justly infcrs that it
will be most popular and by all odds the
most successful in carrying freightS.
1t has been shown frequently that this
rad is the shortest of all the railway through
routes from the Pacific TO New York. Rich
mond is directly upon the line of this short
est route.
We think the Icttcr-writcr for the Press
will he more than maintained in his prophe-
cics by the result, and that he does not over
draw the picture of the advantages OF life in
the South. Regarding as we do the Southern
Pacific rs calculated to add great strength to
the Union by developing the wealth of the
South and by harmoniziug the sentiments
and interests of the sections mulating
the trade aud intercourse of all kinds be-
tween the South aud the North-we trust
that it will be pushed ahead with all pos
sbIc energy. The results will he 80 grand
that il becomes Il matter of national rs well
as sectional and personal importance that its
completion shall not be delayed unncce>-
sarily IL sing day.