The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-08-27

t,ud Enttof,e roads. and tnoae ~ ~
.nraN connection With asy sontnern it9 1s
that an BE btIiIs across TIE continent; ana
,nreIys no southern interest ll be fr1ured
M giving 10 the people Of South western
Missouri aud the Tudiaa Territory 0 direst
connection witt, the Texas and Pacific ran.
way by the proposed Atlantic ana faelne
road connection. As TO the fourth oo)ect'on,
that the bin was presentedsin the Sena.e
by Pennsylvania senator, and advocated p9
commercial bodies In 81. Louis and petl, ,
toned for by workmen In the mines aau
manufactures of Pennsylvania, We Gau
only offset TO this the fact that tbe ieSi9'a.'se
bodies In eight Of the southern otate'Ca :.
bama, Texas, INSISTS ppi, Georgia, ~, na
! Carolina, South Carolina, Iennes.ee' az
Florida-haye passed resolutions Ius,i uon a.a,
| their senator's and requesting tneli isp o.
sen,atives to vote aid TO the Iexas aua : ~ =,
c,tic railway route to the facinc' aoa ~, =,
chambers OF commerce. boards OF tlau "
cotton exchanges Of New Orleans, otsmpu,,'
Nashville. Louisville, AUGUSTA hieehoIG'
Atlanta, Macon, and Los Ange' e', anu e4n W,
| ego. California, and don't kho" nov uany
granger lodges, includ'oS VIC I,nn.
Grange that met 10 Charleston. ;. ", na as';
petitioned in favor OF the passage Oh tIe o,.l
that the senator from virginia so na.tvIy
SAYS Mr.. Huntington, the presioent VI -th !.
Cbasa neaEe and Ohio railroad, "cc0perated
with him in opposing
,,oton referred to is the vice.presdent and
nne az the principal owners CT the Central
p,c :fic Railroad Company" of California
a company that to-day owns every avenue
into San Francisco and to every port on the
pacific coast, and in hope of perpetuatiug
| sucn control is now building road from
To, Angeles toward the Colorado river, in
The expectation tina. it will become The west
ern end of our line, and thereby enable it to
continue 10 dictate rates to and from the Pa
| cifc coast. and so prevent competition WIFI
the Central and Union Poetic route-one
can readily understand why Mr.. Hunting
| ton should object to the Texas and Pacific
or any other company obtaining tae power
| to destroy bis monopoly Of the Pactc-coast
business, and why be should be willing to
eco 0oerate" with any one to that end.
1t Is not so clear, however, in what man.
ner the great State Of Virginia is to be bcne'
flied by the continuance Of such monopoly
nor why her representatives in Congress
should unite with such party to Oppose
legislation tending 10 break up such an odious
control of the business OF an entire con-
tinert; more especially when by assisting to
limit the powers of such grasplng corpora
| ton BY aiding in the construction of another
ISinc the State OF Virginia will secure to one
| of her own seaports Norfolk, the best port
| on the Atlantic COAST ard TO her capital city
| (RichtnupD direct communication through
| southern territory over 1850 miles of rail-
wav east Of the Rio Grande to the Mexic ~
border and TO the Pacific coast, with all the
advantages Of iiue shorter in distance and
very much cheaper in construction than any
| l!ne cons ructtd, or that can be constructed,
10 Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, and
other northern scaboard cities.
The question Of q Southern Pacific road
is a very SIMPLE proposition; it is simply
whether twelve southern States, with pop.
ulation of ii 100000 and IN area OF IS9,
375 SQUARE miles, with 1902 miles of rail.
road 10 operation. rep -eSentlug capital &C.
count of 1923 509. 223, shall lave direct
connection with Mexico and the Pacific coast,
and shall be permitted to enjoy the adran-
.ages that her natural position will insure to
her with such a connection and 1t Is for
the southern senator's and members OF the
next House to say whether or not The ad-
vanlages Of the Texas and Pacific rail way
line 70 the Pacific ocean shall be opened to
their constituents within the next four years.
They have only to say they rant ii, and
there are enough northern votes to give it
them as an act OF simple justice to tie South.
Bat it will never be forced upon them
against their wishes.
| enclose The last annual report of our com.
pany, containing information that will be
iourd interesting to all interested in the
prosperity of the Texas and Pacific Rlllro. ID
Company.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
FRANK S. BOND.
Vlcc.P President.