Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-17
THE CENTRAL PACIFIC AND TEX
As PACIFIC RAILROAD Dr.
FERENCES.

-rass of the scramble between Tom Scott.
champion of the Texas Pacific Railroad
project. and tine managers Of the Cen
tr,l Pacifc. for the securing Of such leg
i>la;ion as is thought desirable in furth-
erance of the interests of each of the
companies interested The point where
a. the purposes of the two companies
clash Is the junction of the Texas
road with the contemplated railway sys-
TEN Of the Pacific Slope. 1t is a more
correct statement, perhaps, to say, that
the Texas Pacific Company ask for leg
isla:ion which will enable them to build
an independent line to the Pacific shore;
and that this proposition Is opposed by
the Central and Southern Pacific COM
parieS, which are virtually one and the
same) their object being, Of course, the
checkmating of any eiforts to erect a
competing line of railway across the
Continent. Right here we must take is
sue with our old friends of the Central.
We have ever stood by their Just rights.
have ever held out against the clamor
raised by demagOgues and brawlers
against them: but when they FL the
Washington lobby with advocates of
modification of the Texas Railway Bill
which, if made, viii give them such
control Of the western end Of that line
as they now have Of the Union Pacific,
we yehemently protest against their IN
rsasonableness. What we Of this Coast
need III the way of transportation to and
from the Eastern States is competition.
For nearly six years the Central Pacific
Company have had an absolute monopo-
~ of the carrying trade across the west
ern part Of the Continent. Their business
increases day by day. We have been
willing to concede that, with the COM
paratively limited amount of travel and
freish.ase over their ltne, and the anom-
alous state of things. generally, 10y
which they are surrounded. they are JUS
titled in m ain:ainins their exceptionally
high rates Of fare and freight; but when
we find them selfshly at work, seeking
to perpe;uate their monopoly, We do
most emphatieally denounee their course
as uuias.iiiable and insuppurtable upon
any grounds other than such as ignore,
altogether. the public and its interests.
Congress should not fail to regard this
preston from the stand point OF popU-
lar requirement. Not only the Pacific
States. but the whole business Of thu
country demands that there should be
competing lines OF railway from ocean
t. ocean. There is 10 possibility of any
Injustice to the Central Pacific Conpa-
by IN granting the facilities for tbs
much desired means Of competition.
The whole carrying business of Nevada,
Oregon and Upper California is already
ia tEeir hands and must remain SO. The
territory which viii be trayersei and ac-
commolated by the Texas Pacific is far
removed frCm that through which ruLs
.hs-.iue Of the Ceatral Pacific. There
Gan be no cIashirg Of interests between
tie two lines Only in SO far as the carry
in. of through freight and passengers is
concerned. IL tie race FOR TIE securing
II land sections and subsidies which
took place between the Central and
Union Pacific Companies as thtir lines
uCaEod one another in IS,:S-69, we hear
lily sympathised with the Caiifornians.
In such cOn;es: cur sympathies were
with our Own people But enough Is
enough. The people have .igh: to a
caoi:e between two Independent
lines of irans-continental railway. They
have lie en- waiting and hoping for the
coming forward Of some ono or some
company competent and willing to con-
s.ruct rival line Mr. Scott and his
associates declare themselves ready TO
do this. They should have an untram-
Eeied opportunity to do So