New Orleans Republican., 1875-10-09
THE pBgNsYLvAN1A pAC1r1o RA1LsoAD


We have read . very. es parte and skill
fully doctored report of the managers Of
the Texas Pacific railroad. There has
been also a persuasive epistle addressed
by Mr.. Bond, vice president of the same
enterprise, to convince certain Southern
Atlantic interests that this road will afford
them all that they wish. We do not ex-
cept that the work is to be constructed
according to our view-upon the Credit
Mobilier principle Of declaring dividends
rather upon the lands and bonds of State,
municipal or federal governments, than
upon the input of old fashioned, full
paid stockholders. The Southern Pacific
railroad should undoubtedly be built, but
we may as well understand and support it
with our eyes open, and need not allow
its astute and extremely practical ad-
ministrators to triumph in the alleged
stolidity of the Southern people. That it
is Philadelphia railroad was plain when
the president with his adjutant, Mr.
Forney, of Philadelphia, made their ap-
pearance in our Cotton Exchange. Phila-
delphia means to flank New York out of
the Mexican and Asiatic trade, and that
of Australia, so far as this commerce
can be turned across this continent. She
will effect this object, and will send the
manufactures of Pennsylvania into the
gorges of the Sierra Madre, the mines,
sugar and coffee plantations of the whole
tropical semi-circle which surrounds the
Central States Of Mexico. 1t may be a
new fact to those presidents who perhaps
read schedules more than history that one
William Robinson, . citizen of Phila-
delphia, more than half century since
published work showing an intimate
knowledge of Southern Mexico, in which
work he predicted the connection between
Philadelphia and California across the
isthmus of Tehuantepec, uith steam
on the Pacific coast We put this
in as curious history, not that it has
direct bearing on the Philadelphia
Pacific railroad This railroad is a
great diagonal traversing the territory of
the United States and Mexico. 1t is on
the Philadelphia gauge, and not on the
Virginia or Tennessee gauge. Vice
President Bond would pacify the vir-
ginia, Senator by reminding him that
the transfer of Norfolk freight can
be performed by patent truck lifters,
and affectionately plaits the hair of
the Southern Senator with many pleas
ing words. 70 repeat, we advocate the
Pennsylvania Pacific railroad, because we
know exactly what it will do for us. All
mail travel and transportation destined
for Philadelphia, San Diego or Mazatlan
will pursue this road without change of
cars. There are certain products, how
ever, which seek the deep water ports for
expectation or importation. The Penn
sylvania Pacific will, therefore, bring
this to New Orleans, wherever our
railroads into Texas shall cross or
connect with that road. ALI the pro-
ducts borne by that road which are seek
ing the nearest deep water port will take
the New Orleans road, and all goods i'm
ported into. New Orleans and destined for
the country traversed by the Pennsylva-
MIA Pacific railroad will take the last
named road. Whenever any road ter
minating at deep water port shall con-
meet with or cross the Pennsylvania Pa
ciic railroad, that road will feed or be fed
both ways by the connection. A road
connecting New Orleans with this Penn
sylvania diagonal at Marshall would
draw cotton from Arkansas on one
side and from Palestine, Texas, on the
other. The road would do the same with
every connection along its whole extent.
The Pennsylvania Pacific is like section
Of canal on oneof the Allegheny Lifts.
1t may supply many mills with water
by side races, while its main purpose is to
bear the commerce, between the noun
tains and the sea. We are content with
legitimate, share Of what We could not
monopolize. The road will be q Philadel-
phia work. It will be ironed with Penn
sylvania iron. protected BY heavy duty,
and will 30 be q perpetual tax on trans
portation. It's appropriation will be ad-
vocated By the coal and iron interests of
Pennsylvania, and by the merchants and
mechanics of .Philadelphia.' It will be
backed by the whole power Of the Penn
sylvania Central railroad, and it may be
carried through Congress and constructed.
Il win be . square fight between New
York and, We suppose, California on the
one hard and Philadelphia. aided by the
Southsrn ports. On the other. We shall
hail It's successful construction with
pleasure because New Orleans will thus
Obtain incidentally ,, commercial connec-
ton which she can not command by her
self i'ns.e ~. - =
2 There Il ons reason Why We have written
50 candidly on this subject. II is to show
that We understand the terms of connec-
zion We wish shose terms secured to
Nsw OElsanA " sdo notchoose torslyupon
the amiAbie. a6sufances Of Messrs. Tom
Ssstt and other aupsr, southern 6dyoqates.
We VIII smboaisa n The bill PROVISIONS
rhieh win give Nsdxs orleans the riakt to
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