New-York tribune., 1875-01-27
THE PACIFIC RAILROAD SCHEMES.

THE PACIFIC RAILROAD SCHEMES.
THE RELATION OF THE TEXAS AND fAolfio '''a- oon-
PANY AND THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY
tn zach oTuI AND TO CONGRESSIONAL LEGIs-
LATION. . . .. a. .... .r-. .
The question whether the Pacific railroads
now under construction will succeed 10 getting Govern
ment support interests much railroad men 10 this
city, and they awaiting the development OF legisa-
ton in regard to these roads with csss attention Col
scoti's effort. 10 Procure guarantee from
the Government OF the bonds OF tho Texas
and Pacific Railway sharply watched ana
commented upon new danger to the Texas fscihc
scheme Is the action Of California railroad men into
rested In the Southern and Central Pacific Railroads
The Southern Pacific Railroad is California enerprse'
and has large extent Of road already built under
control OF the Central Pacific Railroad ConpanT. WHOA
indeed controls the whole system Of California railroads
The Southern Pacific managers have coneurred In the
application Of the Texas Pacific Railroad Company Tor
Governmental aid. but adds supplement 10 the Ie1as
Pacific bill with the following clauses;
SEC 10 further enacted that hOali ths sOussr1 r,eo
present .ogS: ',S g @ GeSI .S ss as s. s'S SH
dss westward from TeIss 10 oOnnucas completed g. to SAID
so1 PssS ass GSTsni e. S.. S u siss %o pT.oss
bs route 10 meet with the SAD Inc o. s W
Psfs ,sa1 hs %.Sy .h build .s.Sar The westerly sid.
the COoSdO River shall enjoy 81 ss ~ nse ~ s Rss,r
Company -, 49, or, c.,,,,,v .ne,j. ,hsu b,,s
nd the seii
eompesed Colorado River shall eonnct session Of ~
800 tenv mile, Of he railroad Colorado RIVER every year
thereafter sbsn and connect With me inc OF voc lets
ami Pacific Railway COMPANY; ipead the tunes 20"
nv law for m rtosd Including bfanthts lee
sf,p lines heretofore authorized By law, west Of tire Coosuo heI
shan be required section Of AZ least t"tn r.s o.
said every hereafter until the whole OF so tsOS' su
telegraph lines completed. - . - , - IA. ........
o or btebv authorized aud empowered 20 construct
from some point road Of equal character win we man
nk said Southern PscSo Raj road shPs channeln Tue
Bs Of Sau Diego ssd Southep Psebc roa COMPANY s
ccesos assigns shall sso have all the rights tgd ot
sos3 Diego as nave bereCe
been granted 70 the TeIAs Pacific Railway by tue seiso WITCH ln
is sm,ndstory and supplementary providing me a oo1p,1 & M
,uecessOrs OF assigns tha build least twenty me ot Se osu
vihr two Years this twenty miles each year
therssiter until this said branch Ia completed - 20
Applca yesterday at the o1ice or the thhs faciuc
Company No. % Exchap place failed To secure M
formation from Of the principal Onlc9lpi Dut the
suborinaJe in charge OF tue office ssd that Col oeett
and ali other TeXas Pacific officers were opposed 10 the
complementary clause given above, as they wou1 trans
fer to tue Central Pacific managers control OF ina
western terminus of the line, would enth4o them 10
maintain the tariff OF rates the Central Pscne Ran
road and in short would do away with GIL inc adVan
Ia ges arising from competition. -.,~,n
Mr. Huntington Vice President or the central racine
who was found his office Nassau-st, SAID that the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company had gone 10 the ex
Dense OF constructing road htch was in every respct
desirable aud he claimed that it nothing but fsr
that this road should utilized Two roads running
side by side within short distance were not necessary
and IL was not fair that the Texas Pacific should sup
plant the Southern Pacific enterprise All iattbe ater
ask he said, is just and equitable treatment