The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-07-14

dispatch from tho people Of This
place, asking mo ~ lsu my Influence
with Mr. Scott 10 bring tic road by
this town. I did use my influence with
Colonel Scott 10 have the road lOcatet
along this line, aud he finally agreed
that II General Dodge, the chief fngln
Ger, would report THIS wax the route,
the road should be built nl0ng this line
hnd him 10 telegraph Gcnrral Dodge
nj 81. Louis, 10 awnlt our arrival NJ thai
point When we reached s. Louis
brought General Dodge down hero,0nc
took him over tho route, ana rOnyinccc
him that, although II would cost $500,
ODO more 10 brlug The rond by Bon
ham and Shermab Than to carry Il
the route already adopted, N would, III
the end he the most advantageous
route for the road,
! was opposed 10 pa8lug within h
few miles Of The old towns aud break
Ing them down by building up new
towns. ! told him that we should CON.
clllate the people Of 'IrYuH, TINT We
would, perhaps, want ihY0ra from them
and our policy should be not to tuaI
down these old county towns, but u
build them up. prevailed upon him
10 adopt the present rou'o aud he
made his report to that effect, In this,
lell0w.citlzena, have only done my
duty 10 you and 10 the rond, aud !
claim nothing for having done NY
duty
but II IL said that ! um u director IN
this company, and Chat, therefore, |
nm not H. be- trusted. Texas hus but
one director IN this great enterprise,
which crosses her entire lpngtL, and h
of such vast importance TO ldl rlases
OF her people. ! am the only represent
tativo OF the states interest In the
board Of directors. Suppose you had
no representative In that board and
You were 10 select some one 10 repre-
! sent your Interests, would you have
the one so selected held up TO the
world as a scare-crow, n by-word and n
rGproach among all honest men?
Surely not.
Further than this, fellow-dtizeus,
! Governor Coke, your governor elected
by I'm immense majority, appointed
! George Moore to the supreme bench,
while he WIS the paid attorney of the
International road. lie also appointed
Peter w. Gray, who has been Tor years
past the attorney of the Houston and
Texas Central railroad, to n sent on the
supreme bench. These two dstin-
guished citizens of our state, whose
conspicuous ability ms lawyers and
jurisls, pointed them out TO Governor
Coke rs qualified to occupy seats on
the supreme bench, were not held dis
qualified on account of their being the
attorneys of railroads. Judge Moore is
to-day looked upon 10y the people of
Texas ~ an ornament to the highest
tribunal of the land and Judge Gray,
though having resigned his position az
supreme Judge, IL none the less honor,
cd. What different position on the
rallroNd question then do occupy from
these honorable gentlemen who have
been elevated to he supreme judges
10y the governor OF your choice? AS
to The part took In securing the sub
sidy To this road in 1870, refer you to
your representative at that time, Mr.
Cote, and in regard to the part taken
10y me in securing the extension of
time granted TO the road, refer you TO
your senator, MIR. Trollinger.
The extension of time was absolute
~ essential to the life of the company.
Within one year from the time the
company commenced work in Texas
they built two hundred and fifteen
miles of road, and had one hundred
more graded. What company has done
more? The failure OF the company to
build the road on, was owing to the
great panic which paralyzed every in
dustry IN the country. Mr.. Scott went
TO Europe 10 negotiate the bonds of the
company, tn raise the money necessa-
ry TO its completion, and had it not
been for the failure OF JAY, Cooke d
Go. aud the subsequent panic would
readily have sold the bonds, and the
road would have been pushed ahead. |
am asked almost every day when work
VIII be commenced again on the road.
| can state nothing definite on this
subject, but my opinion is that the gap
between Br0okston and TeXarkana,
and the road from Dallas to Fort Worth
will he built within this year. My
opinion Is formed from constant com
munication with the board of directors
and managers of the road.
Now, fellow'citi2ens, ii am sent to
congress will ask congress to come to
the relief of this road, by endorsing
the interest on the bonds of the COM
pany to II sufficient amount to secure
the completion of the road. | would
not ask u guarantee of the principal OF !
the bonds, but of the interest alone,
and that only upon the most satisfac- |
tory security being given to the gov
eminent | would propose that the
should be secured by a
mortgage upon all the completed road,
and upon all the land grant given TO
the road by the government, and that
the whole amount to which the COM
pany would be entitled for the trans
mission of the mails, supplies and mu-
nitions of war should he retained ms
further security. would be distinctly
understood ON this point. | do not
mean that the government should take
mortgage upon the road not vet
built, but upon all the completed road.
For instance, when the gap on the
branch, and the road |
from Dallas To Fort Worth are COM
pleted, there will be about five hun
dred miles of road completed and in
order, and upon this road |
would have the government TO take
by this means the road
could easily be completed without any
risk to the government. This request
is reasonable and free from danger
The government has not only endorsed
the interest," but the principal of the
bonds of the Northern Pacific road,
and 1t IL but right that tie aid
which will be asked by the Texas and
Pacific shall be granted.
Another matter should urge upon the
attention of congress, fellow-citizens,
If am elected your member, is an ade-
quate appropriation for the clearing
aud improving of our harbors. Mil
lions upon millions of public money
has been expended in the improvement
of thp Atlantic anast and xra ,ra ,,,t; |