Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-11-19
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
ARIyAE. TO THE TEXAS PACIFIC.
Charleston News ard Courier.l

RIyAS. TO THE TEXAS PACIFIC,
Charleston News ard Courier.l
A line OF railroad IS already nearly built
orado river, a distance OF seVen hundred and
twenty. two miles; 1t VIII be coIp Qleted next
summer, The distance from fort El.s 20 FL
PaSo,and thence to Austin is about twelve hum
dred miles Between Austin, Texas, and lhe
south Atlantic seaboard there l. only one
gspSm, ,b Ine aSag rSsF Pscao to
railroad, OF California, terminating al Fort
Yuma, and the Houston and Texas railroad,
terTninatink a. Austin, are said 10 be solvent
companies, and could readily construct the
twelve hundred miles Of line between their
termini, If aided by such goysrnTi1telnt grant as
panies, or other like companies can bulid
their roads, under proper restrictions, tne
western section OF the Pacific railroad Will be
controlled by corporations which have no
eastern interests, and can afford TO deal I'm"
partially with the southern lines 10 the south
Atlantic coast. The connexions OF OF, sucn ,ll,
be with New Urle6ns, Mobile, Savannah and
Charleston. But the barkrGp. old Texas and
Pseae railroad Which Il Tom IN SCOT 9i Is tiIsans
erIi terminus, and would be nothing but an
extension Of tie Pennsylvania railroad.
SCOTS Interests lie in Che east and not in the
south, and, whatever he may say, he follows
his interests.
THE RESULT OF OVERWHELMING THE
SOUTHERN PACIFIC WITH BRANCHES,
New York Evening Postl
Q Let us see what the very moderate
demand amounts 70. 1t is estimated that The
Southern Pacific railroad, with its branches
and extensions, will be 200 miles in length. 1t
is proposed to issue bonds, payable in forty
years for $40 900 for each mile, or $lOS lUO0N in
all. Five per centum interest on these, which
the government is asked TO guaranty, is % ,4OJ,-
OOO a year, or S2l6 10000 for the whole term OF
forty years. 1t is not such tritie after all
which these modest companies demand in
consideration of foregoing "mOney" and "sub-
sides" aud "Ioans" and Glands" 1t is TO en-
force this demand that the st. Louis conyen-
tion is called, Il will be test question for
congress whether IL s6aal grant the guaranty.
The least which can be hoped IS thst no nom.
Der VINO votes for IL will have the hardihoOd
ever 70 appear In political canvass as an ad.
Yocate OF "retrenchment" and "Ieform."
MEMPHIS MUST BE THE EASTERN TER
MINUS.
Knoxville Press and HeTald.i
Upon the general EroposiIlGn 70
qid the construction OF 4 southern Pacific
'Wav there would be, naturally, but little
TAI. Samaut OF opinion in the southern
SissbI~ ,.1t there has been suspicion-and
, e93;;gSft1rr without cause-in certain por-
,t,s ~, a. ~ me south-NiTgtnia especlaly-that
tha so1csiIed southern road was Dut northern
rosd in disguise, IN Otner words, IhAt iIs 4 ca
uon and company urgaplSsloh We sh,fS "a - -
managed that the sG!thsrh 'pa. ha,efiI ~ ne
made to inUre chiefly 70 thE DSneHt s VI tLie
Peunsylyanis Central organlLauos-, Asat ~ I
The southern and border states SiItualiy a.
tine mercy OF that organization. y POh @ VIC
hypothesis that it IS the purpose OF ihc cor
Dorators TO make ST. Louis the terminus ol
| the trunk line, such view OF the case II lulIy
| warranted; and II was upon Ibis lheofS Iha'