, 1875-01-28

from the State Of Texas for his Memphis j.
FL Paso Railroad. To build TINT road FRI
MONT negotiated the loan in France wLicl,
led to the subsequent prosecutions Of various
persons for fraud, includinga brother-in-law
Of Gen. FREMONT. In 1871 Congress passed.
tho charter of the Texas Pacific Railroad tho
line Of road being that Of FnEMoHr's road.
Congress made an immense grant of land
from tho western boundary Of Texas to
Sal Diego, Cal. The passage Of this
bill was supported by powerful lobby,
ut the head Of which, says the New
York 1r13uae, was RzouARp G. PARSONS,
then Marshal of tho United StateH
in the District of Columbia, md now mem.
ber Of Congress from Cleveland, and the same
person who was interested i'll Cn1rrEsDEN's
contract for paving streets in Washington
City and in the Pacific Mail subsidy job. Tho
bill was chan,pioned in tho House by Gen.
BUTLER and in the Senate by Mr.. CAMERON,
Included in the list Of corporators were Gen.
FREMONT; :; GRENv11nE M. DODGE, Of Iowa,
who WAS connected with tho Cretlit-Mobilior
case, and now agent at Washington for tho
subsidy scheme J. J. NOAH, confidential
friend Of Senator SPENCER ]. D. CAMERON,
son OF Senator CAMERON A, G. 0sRoRs, con~
nccted with Senator OSBORN, Of Florida G.
G. POOLE, brother OF Senator poo1E, Of North
Carolina j. Fl. 0oLEsDr, confidential friend
Of then senator, now Governor, KEtEuoa, of
Louisiana; j. n. West, now Senator from Iou-
isiana Gov. H. G. WAnMo7H, aud several
other LouiaIsnians N. z. HUNTER, member
Df GrYet T,,35oro
Of Senator FLANAGAN. Of Texns A. j. HAM
1lroN, Governor Of Texas POWELL CnAY-
TON, Governor and now Senator from Arlsan.
sas E. ". RICE, Of Iowa J. " Former,
and various others. It is snid that be-
fore the bill passed the information
was circulated among members that Col
Ton Scorr intended to get control Of tho
| charter, and would form "a Construction
Company" to build the road, and through
this Company he would take care Of his
friends. After the bill passed, tho corporators
met in Now York, and, ut TINT meeting, by
curious schemes, the old charter of the Mem
phis T. Ell Paso Company was captured by tho
| friends Of Soo1T, and FREMONT WINS thrust
out. A charter by the Legislature Of Cali
fornia to tho California &: Texas Railroatl
Company was purchased, and under it tho
"Construction Company" was organized.
The operations Of the Crodit.Mobilier Con-
struction Company Of the Union Pacific Ral-
1o$ vi" ~ oo o"ln,aS ~,
pso,esaea ~ W tue a1no senesat pun. Inc
with the Construction Company (sco1r &
~ " es4 ooa Wv mloso l.no ~ Wv 'oae'
@s ~ 70 e - a~ 'os.llse,a asan nao @so'ase
"esu"A 'S =. .Delt as'oa WE ~na Pv'ooo ~.
.n" neso '1o p.ouIs " t,'oo n'nnS ~, "oaa
10 u..'y3sa. ., ..9s =. aoass ~, ,ne sloek
~. n1.,7:. sSA.;,s. eo,Apau5, a..>e 'u't =,
s.' ' t4o' "ea p1,eeo "ns4o ,'",' ~ "ou4o
~ 'no n1oS' Aooo' ingenious oo'sses "ofe
.oaof'e'' " " eo'ot W a,y s'iuenc' Oh
psI'efs' aao sn's ~ e1p1ainea os 1ae 'zo't'4e'
tps s,sss aonxs ~ PAU N 'o1 ssoes aaa.esans oona
uereet wss atyan thu stocnholaer. In n. cssaa -,
members Of Congress Or their representatives. It IL
mid that the lobby arranged matters In thi' wsy the
0oaas s.aea ior IA. .ne s.oes spporaonsa to
b,nt. for on.y to NV for ths ,tocs md shs ,as"n
shares wess handed over. 20 that not cent Of the
money Of tho recipients Of these shassa ever lett their
poeksu' nns ooas'fas!oa ssos1 *as tnese.ofe ~
ease - W.. psa Tor IN hadsr.ns boni. snd N tas
| othor in dividends.
Tho same papor asserts, upon authority OF
responsible person." TINT Gen. BUTLER at
! ona time owned 100000 Of this conatruo-
tion stock.
The further history Of this business ia,
that Col. ToA scorG, BY manipulations we'll
known to him and easily understood, hos
obtaiued possession of the Atlantic l. Pacific