The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-11-18
DALLAS, TEXAS.
THE soUTHEAN PACIFIC RAIL
ROAD.
The NJ. Louis ConyentiOn-.-some s"s'
sc.tious TO the Texas Delegation.


ST. Louis on the 2Sd inst, reminds us
Of the great Importance OF that oody'
and suggests brief note of what we
consider the duties OF the Texas dele
CATION. fata faaagN He ~. ta hf
The Convention was called at the
instance ofa mass meeting OF the GU
zens of st. Louis, in September last,
"to consider the subject OF the con
struction of q railroad through the
States and Territories OF the Soulh-
west.n The committee, in their nd
dress to the people, say, amongst other
things, that the road may be considered
completed to Fort Worth, In Texas
from which point to San Diego, dis
lance of ,457 miles, the work is beyond
the means Of individual enterprise; that
the "proposed road shall have at least
seven eastern terminal points on the
Mississippi or the Gulf, these radiating
branches meeting Mt some convenient
point in Western Texas, and thence
constituting one grand trunk line to
the Pacific ocean, aud that the States
of Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Cal
ifornia and Missouri, also Mississippi,
Tennessee, Kentucky and Illinois,
with the Territoies1of New Mexico,
Arizona and the Indian Territory, aud
the northern States of Old Mexico, VIII
be directly on the main line or Its
branches
1t Is clear from these statements,
that the proposed object of the Con-
vention ID to insure an expression OF
the will of the people towards setting
on foot efficient measures to secure the
aid of the government in the construc-
ton OF the Texas and Pacific railway.
This is undoubtedly the ostensible OBJ
ject Of the meeting, and from the
known high character Of the gentle
men whose names appear to the adj
dress, we may conclude that such Is its
real purpose.
In some sections Of the South, how
ever, there seems to be au implied
doubt, If not absolutely expressed, that
the motive of the Convention thus as-
sumed Is feigned, and ii is strongly in
timated that 1t will be the design OF
st. Louis to so manipulate the Con-
vention that the Texas and Pacific
railroad, as it is now understood, will
at least under cover, be given the go
by, and that the real Intention Is to
foster the interests of the At
lantio and Pacific road which
leads more directly to that city.
AT least II is suspected In come quar-
ters, that whilst the Texas and Pacific
will not be in fact ignored, yet that the
Atlantic and Pacific will he particu-
larry urged, and that the public opi'io''
which ID sought to he reflected, VIII,
In some sort Of underhand way, be
magneti2ei for the special success OF
that line. This suspicion has gained
ground from the fact that the conven.
ton IL called TO meet at st. Louis; that
the Atlantic and Pacific road IL, from
its geographical position, more directly
In the interest Of ST. Louis, and that
the great interests ofTom Scott's North.
ern railroads point more Immediately
to a connection with the Atlantic and
Pacific than with the Texas and Pacific,
Undert these circumstances, there has
sprungupa jealousy in the Southern
States proper, as to the alleged preten.
sions of the Northwest, and of st.
Louis in particular, in their advocacy
of what they term Southwestern Pa
cific Railway.
This suspicion has some show OF
foundation. The Atlantic and Pacific
road has its chief eastern terminus al
st. Louis; Its line passes out through
the southwestern corner of Missouri,
crossing the north halfof the Indian
Territory, entering the Panhandle OF
Texas and passing up the Canadian
River about the 36th parallel Of lati.
tude, in the direction of Santa Fe, aud
on to the Pacific BY what is known as
the Albuquerque route" This line
has already received . large subsidy IN
lands from the National Government,
and II II were the intention now to
make 1t the principal object of Con.
gressional aid by means of this st.
Louis onvenlion, then the South
would have but little interest in it. II
will DC remembered, however, that
This line, 50 for as it's western extern
sionisconcerned, has been abandoned;
thatarrangements have been made by
which 1t is to drop down to that of the
Texas and Paeitic, aud the. western
line Of thelatter to become the real ok.
tension ofthe former, aud that the At
lantIc and Pacific, from Its JUNCTION, is
to be, In fact, branch, 40 to speak, Of
ythegTexas md Pacific to st. Louis,
though operated under different an
agement The fear In the south, how.
ever, r7and take Il such are the mis-.
sgiyings o. senator johnson, of Viz
glnia, and Of the Galveston Ncps--is
that Ibis arrangement is merely simu-
iated, md that the whole subject will
De 70 managed In the interest Of st.
Louis and New York, and by Tom
scott himself, that the line TO st. Loui,
wM become, In fact, tho main trunk.