, 1875-01-30
THE TEXAS PACIFIC.

! Tha Chamber Of Commerce Of Cinoinnstl hsve
divided in opinion IL ia the propriety Of asking
cougress to pass / Inv indorsing S125 000 roo Of
bouds for the construction Of Tom Geott's Texas,
New Moxlcu and Arizona Desert Railway. The
sdverse report Of oue-hkIf tho Co4u;nittse reads
- follows:
Whiio We wDuld not selfieh!y lake Local view
OF thla nuttef. it bsc:na plclH to us that Cihea-
matt has twenty fiu,aS the tntareRs 10 the tm-
proposed ioads; sud that, while her commercial
bodies nfo engaged III tie vain effort Of assisting
people III the direction Of thu two po.es nu.ion
OF customers WHO Lave materially aasiatall in
making shla taty rich and great, n,h5. before tie
coming bHm,ner. be 1endered homeless aud
bankrupt hy an imuus&t:oo from their great
river.
II va thought i clearly witlna tho power of
tie Gosorn!Eo1s b .asEs t.,a iudorssDen: d.'-
srod, and It i1sd nElplo meAla for nsettu: tho
responsibility - he a*nnsnsd. we would NOT ur;.a
or even eaEgctt Aias 10 DO 50 uoud not ueuel.
CtocinnAti particularly. yA. re might Fay e:en
then thai our 1tstidtsats nsed not b. troubled
With tho subject.
uut Wbau tsare is 3uk \ sui1iciency in tho
National Trea4ulry with Aict 10 pay tLs pecen-
saIy expcnsas Of the Cav erotaent. aad VI courye
nothins trpm which to 'draw aii essential 10
Southern iukaseaA Vt pc c1liar yoins To tn, il
seems quite un~isa To- bd projecting linos to thn
regions Of leo or the da, ,ond lulda tn OF Arzo-
na; Or, to speak unrt ri any, to put new taxes
GO all That speculation may ha made GOOD 10 q
few.
II membern urging tllis matter roal,y tsosirs to
Rivs tha gres.tent hnnu IT, the Hoit.l. aud " ths
laast cost to the Eo.th lAt them petition Con.
Ersas 10 causa tho HiAs!bs sppt to hs astttciAlly
rohtralrad from ovn,ilowil e the great cotton belt
nf the world. This ~4l II 'ing to us tho doserpnl
gratitude " InillionH OF aouls. AID will repay
inAny times thu oxpandltN, ..
lint it might be ~ we'd ~ examine Tho fundz-
mental principle Of lkx bei 'oro AsEiog Conusoss
to IegiHiata for such Il tMfn 3Su,
Tue Government can and ought, after whi1a
to improve the harbots and riyeta af TITO South
10 far W they eso ot nasio nal Importance, scd
by doing NO viii fulfill the IN ozM,rs of ior duty
atll vii! sxtisfy etery 1Vesou, lbla 1naa there.
Tho South moods aud tiema nds equsl IA,7s and
faif treatment, end AUthlng n urU. Adventures
from there ars continually kna cl'iug at tho lours
Of coneEees for sfatuittoa lint ner aonH Of
Texas, 10 which point tile Texa Pacific II prpb-
ably graded 70 San Diego, lln +, population to
tho e4liro mile uIon that paFat II is ~ ANAL
70 10 thnpp:ac!able, mud it cau usIer bo ausl-
cientiy urge 10 10 Of tuuch Lot u beaeit u \
railroad.
san Diego ba1,E only al Atlols village, as.d
this being tie character VI s4n !ntry Tor .
cannot step shsEe. II ulust 10 co "a San ftsn-
csscta but can scarcely do Ea ualsA Eou2ross,
ss the proper tlHu releasxa tho sirst a0rtgkEe to
y. given nnH' aud tatos second linp. II sithor
likely this es,ursu will have to ,o taku, T. or tile
specuIatinn NJ 6lr worthy fr!aIdx Will Ill aExo.
When Nan Ffanols'o III rolalud tho u sw linsH
will simply draw Oh ffolu t4s Uuiou l 'acitle
part II tllhlnesA not NOW Bu:ficlont 70 0uatalu
it, aud ~ the roads extending lAls way i'll run
on sttw t'ses With nknl ssa,il1, aud Of NJ profit.
The fnt! responsibility Of thu Noytruu1a Ut will
then ba auiatted On all slQea, kn1 eAo lpa mbarA
OF afla GlIanhtE n4v have ~ uI4wolco,tn, tsc1l-
lection Of tho part thsy took In uaussuu it,
W9 think It tuna then thu. tbs people GAIA u
haH ~ thase matters. a. they have doue, asA We
Eruat that tho wisaoLa ct tLs Chamber win bs
shat Of the people.
t6lKasd9 r. MAToES
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