The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1874-12-19
TEXAS AND PACIFIC RAIL.
ROAD.

Another year has rolled around,
Congress is again in session, and
the people of all parts of this great
republic anxiously look for some
definite action in regard this great
national necessity. For that it is
national necessity, is now adj
mitted by all intelligent and un-
prejudiced men, all over the con-
tinent. There never will, and
there never can be a perfect and
uninterrupted system of trans,
continental travel until this great
road is completed. We all have
seen what great impetus was
given to trade and travel across
the continent by the building OF
the Union and Central Pacific.
But great as have been the bene-
fits flowing from that road, every
year has demonstrated the fact
that it does not, and cannot from
the very nature of things, supply
the demand for safe sure and
uninterrupted transit. 'Everyg1-
curing winter f0rcibly rOninds
Us OF this fact. Over a month ago
that road began ~ feel ifs great
annual impairment. Over a
month ago tie road was blocked
up and tie cars stopped by snow
And mis- will always be so. 1t
csnnot be otherwise unless the
climate changes, which il is not
very likely to DO, at least in this
generation.
Even If there were 20 impedi.
ment to uninterrupted trade and
travel on the central route, il
would be Incapable of supplying
or giving facilities for the rapidly
increasing trade and travel accross
the continent. We have said that
the Texas and Pacific Railroad is
great national necessity. And
this is the opinion of all unp1e.
JUDGED men who know anything
about the great country through
which it passes,-a country richer
IN all the elements Of wealth than
any other on the globe. The
completion of this great through.
fare will give thousands of pro.
0ucers a chance in the markets
OF the world who have heretofore
been Isolated and cut off from
competition with their felloWmen
In the sale Of the products of their
industry. 1t will open up the
greatest agricultural mineral and
pastoral region in the world. II
will double the production of the
precious and useful metals. II
will give a safe, sure and uninter-
rupted passage across the con.
tinent at all seasons of the year.
1t will do more to fraternize the
people Of the North and South
than ali the windy sermons and
lectures that can be pronounced
in a century. There is no reason
why the aid asked for of Congress
should not be Immediately grant
ed. The company do not ask any
money or lands. They only ask
that Congress guarantee the pay
ment of their, five per cent. bonds,
they giving the government the
most ample security in every
mile of completed road, their
lands and rolling stock. There is
10 Job" in this. It is a plain,
open, fair business transaction.
Then how can Congress hesitate
to grant what is asked, seeing
the great benefit that will result
to the whole nation by the COM
pletion Of this road? Any mem
Der of Congress who would op-
pose the proposition Is no patriot,
but must be either demagogue
or a narrow minded, biggOted
fool, who has an axe to grind else.
where. Let us have the road. The
whole country demands it. The
independent press all over the
continent are unanimous in de-
handing it. Then let this Con-