, 1875-02-04
MEMPHIS & Ell PAS0.
Extracts from the Records Of the
Company.
How a Great Congref tional- Corruption
Fund Was Created.

How a Great Congres ional-Corruption
Fund Was Created.
Tho New York SIM givea Il n, following extracta
from the records Of tho alcm I 'his, Fl paso pa-
ctnc 1sitrohd Company, shoN ing ,Tow Congress
slonhl-cotrups!on fund Of o,s,r 6l1 1000 900 was
created:
Tie following IL = reaolutio d Of the Executive
Committee. parsed Feb 70. Ems:
s Il ,s;eS ;sess: s' Il IL H. sss1 ss is E s" pe e H.
February, 1865. tie following resolution. wsre
t:s*o!'ta, That oenere.. be n'o,n,1 4alIzea: ..
hssN1o ,a ~" conny AL, sorporate
g. Ssn pi'xs e f. rseas o;esn foH; t1s Tsrfi:
tecan- win other railroads. and "a tsl,sh through
Southern tfanseontin.sal railroad. hnc from the
sero,.i-To grant ne Gomr 3ndie 'an'+ aud
frpm Fl faso to s,u Dicge. slc s4s',e ,sr,.s and
conditions AT luc ,snla aud bonds granted
to the union pasiac Hailto4d. -
ThtTu-In grant t. the Con,nan Eititet Statca
ons to aid IL n building l's tniroa from Jefferson
M 70 4 iaso On tho .sne terms 4:1 { liions s'el
As. + h's,s A,.,a esmas, asr..s,
tssal Of tho cun1lany.l
Resolution Of Executive Com. a,t.ce passed
Feb. 70, 1868:
At = meeting Of the Executive Co: mite. o. the
Kailroad Company held ia Tladsiplin m ill., 5ath ~
February, lsGs, tis following resoiuto were uuon
H<hortd. That in accordance with III prorfpsonp Of
thu contract Of The 1ath Of November Ill, bttween
sle Treasurer and tho Company, n ,ooo .a-a.:re
10 The Companys lands in Texas conve tsfe anf txo
q them into one luding lot III vtrslnl cy, tic A.
with Issued and Offered for vale by tie easurcr tor
ca,hushss rsroa, M A"AoS '' s'nS'4 s's'n u 'h7
frsplrfd Tl4at te nrt rrpretds rcaz III firm, I'm.
10 limo by tue sae Of the Eail oooo scs;i Il: b. ,
sa ot SoyymneE s s x 'lnsF ius s e. ,sag :" ~
tha building Of y rallfoaa fl, 1eaer+o 20 ii ~.
lie 1f! ~ flox1 aA' A' '0' 'n' 'e'she s''
southern Trsnsrnat1ncnta1 Railroad mi. 1ecs pc-,cs
srtife . ,n II ~ oss Of IT, i 1Tssfss
Psciao lsstroaa Company M. i Msrehans E1c.pvs Il a
lhii.dephta, May j. ISIS. '' ~ 'N(A41S''
hereby acknowledges 10 hsyn rerc,sr fro y, I tEe
Il ~. il. bssas he afs n.ia ntnt ., ,'s
the Treasurer whiu ntneeen ,nonh. fr,s it ,c .,"
paid On anbserihing tn addition e lie Hais sI t,r
entitled On ihe hnFFeraer htfsn5 with III rtrsd ts:
tba .attoms,a ~ ~, ~ 10 oe sny Ct
tie sS Uo sc,ca of Ind Gra,..d IL ~ H. s'ss' ~ ~
State * Texas. "'"'''A ~ '@s = - 'A'
n t
te selected iu any Of te ios or cI; s1ts of ~ & 10
rany open to entry on the ltns of their n road In
Te3aa,
y To one free pass good for hyo years' tr;s c over
100 nlI!e. OF the Cunlpanyu rarrx.1, near or con-
renIent to tue hoaez's fsrni or ot, wien m Tod f1r
srtslen.ens before the year 1900 pro;frd that e Int
eettlers in TexAs shnn be entitled 70 b Itso
pa.stt.
H-For each additional subscription the oder's
tine Ut trasol will bo exteudcl! bio year
,,r nrsa rhs naier mss A. his .,nlipn
uny pf the Gu,up4nys town Or cty tcs III 1 ay ttl
lIare uf the % acres Of sgrjcutura lxn 10 vie Il ia
will l,e entitled.
2. The holder nosy at anv tjme during tc,, v.,+s
from, .',e date hereof convert lwo Of rro sit :rrr-
bona, dnly pa1 building lot Of 2ll u feet
main street or arcuuu III v.rsiut City II tLc
harhor of Nurfok, tho compapys site for ~ .rbrt
lna Ats.tic terminus Of tho Bouthera Trans :on,i.
neRsas ~ a1,.r na.,fnfd % Il, m, ,,a =, n,,>.,.
- ''4'A ~ 'As o"~10 % otf's'oT". T,.
tsoal,1 seratsrx
Aitkrt ", n. 6sgrsr.. t.a;,fant ir,r,t, ~
Not'.-ro pay ,nun,ty uues, cut oil bl .nk II reipt
and send i with thu tour; to Treasurer, who WI r.
fgctInt duJr 6iduhI. ftrlf,.1sf,t II,