The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-07-03

Pacific Railroad,
lsan Francisco journal OF Commerce
The people of California will soon
be called on to instruct their repre-
sentatives in Congress us to whether
they shall favor or oppose the grant
ing of right of way and the ac-
companying subsidies to the Texas
Pacific, so that it may be able to
reach this city. 1t is IL matter Of
grave Importance to all Interested
in commercial matters rs to what
should be done in the premises, and
it is IL matter on which decision
should be come to quickly. The
opening up Of u great southern
road, no matter by whom, which
passing through New Mexico and
Arizona, and which might be con
nccted by branch roads to several
important cities in Northern and
Northwestern Mexico, would add
largely to the commercial domain
of this city, inasmuch as it would
open to settlement scores Of thou
sands of square miles of territory
Astounding in mineral, agricultural
and pastoral riches. Such road is
bound to be built; the inoorporators
of the Texas Pacific ask TO be al
lowed to build il, while the drcc-
tors of the Southern, that is to say,
Central Pacific, resolutely oppose
the proposition, and are straining
every nerve to anticipate their oppo-
nents by having their line built by
the time that the matter will come
in the form of II bill before Con
gross.
They hardly pretend to oppose it
on any public grounds; they claim II
PROV title, and intimate that it will
be more for the interest of San
Francisco to have the lines in their
hands than in those of Eastern men
Now, we fail to see tho points.
There is surely no valid reason why
tho Texas Pacific, or twenty other
railroads for the matter Of that,
should not have the right Of way
through the San Gorgora Pass; why
they should not build their lines
side by side with those of the
Southern Pacific, nor why, il the
public interest SO required, subsidy
should not DO granted TO each and
every ono of them. The pretence
that it is for the interest Of San
Francisco to have the Central Pa
cifc monopolzc all the practicable
approaches by land to the city and
all the means of land transportation,
is laughable in the extreme. AS
well might the boa constructor, did
it possess the power of speech, per-
suade its victim that IL was all the
happier the more tightly drawn the
lolds, or the bear enlarge on the ad-
vantagcs of closer hug to the hun,
ter of the Sierras,
What San Francisco needs is de-
livery from the mcshes in which
the Central Pacific has involved her.
She needs the benefit to. be derived
from Il competing line, and the Tex
as Pacific is the only one now on
the cards. Ii the Central Pacific
wiahea TO extend the Southern Pa
cfic TO st. Louis, so much the bet
ter, so long ~ we have conn letting
line, but it is the height Of assurance
to ask those who have felt its op.
preston in the day Of power to
help in riveting their own cl aims.
At present the business man dare
not speak out against any of the
abuses perpclrated in the mirage
ment of this line, through tear
that ho may be Disseminated
ngainst to the destruction of
his trade. Therefore we do
not anticipate any demonstra-
ton of our commercial men against
this latest and greatest attempted
outrage-that which attempts to
shut off competition in the carrying
trade for the quarter of century
But speaking in their behalf we pro-
test against 1t, and not only in their
behalf but in that of all the people
of the coast, in their name demand
that every facility consistent with
public policy be given for the con-
struction of the Texas Pacific, and
call on our representatives in Con-
gress to support any just and reason
able measure favorable 10 such a
We are not afraid that San Diego
will carry away our trade-neither
are the merchants of San Francisco.
The richer and more populous the
towns and cities on this coast grow.
the richer the tributaries and the
more numerous the customers of
San Francisco. New York does not
the less that Boston, Phila-
delphia and Baltimore are rich and
powerful centers of population.
Neither will San Francisco cease TO
flourish because Portland, Los An
gelos and San Diego develop in
wealth and population. 1t will stall
to hold in its grasp the
Eastern and Southeastern trade, and
will sell hundred bales Of goods
where it now sells one. All that is
necessary to its progress is cheap
transportation.
This it must and shall have, and
to this end the representatives Of
California, If they regard the inter-
ests of their State and its CONNER
cial capital, will support any bill
aiming at the construction Of com
netting Eastern line,