The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-09-23
THE TIxAs PACIFIC RAILROAD.

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State, and that State the magnanimous Of
commonwealth Of Virginia, against tran
continental Southern line of railway whic
could not fail to benefit the whole body
the Southern States, Virginia included, seem
to Us not little strange.
For the benefit Of her northern and frontie
counties, for the sake Of sure outlet for be
products to market, for the sake of the removs
far away from her outer borders Of all DANCE
from Indian raids and massacres, for the SAX
Of having an assured and guaranteed line Q
defense against Indian marauders and agains
invasions from Northeastern Mexico, for tn
sake of possessing large part Of great lin
of military transportation and defense, for tn
sake of having cheap, quick and easy mean
Of bringing in laborers to settle upon and til
her now idle lands, and for the general good
growth, stability and prosperity Of Texas, TIL
people of that State are ardently DESTROYS o
the prosecution and completion Of that grea
enterprise.
Louisiana desires the same great consum
nation for the same or similar reasons. The
Indian nations and Arkansas west of the Mis-
sissippi River need the new great thorough
fare to open their lands to market and to in.
vite settlers. For width of two hundred
miles on each side Of the thirty-second par.
allel, from the Mississippi River fifteen hun
dred miles due west, the completion Of this
road would double the cash value Of real estate
at once. Emigration from Southern Europe
would swarm along the entire road, and settle
upon each side of it. Millions upon millions
of acres of land would come into market and
be opened to cultivation.
Agrand trunk line Of railway entirely across
the continent would lead to the construction
of numerous branches, SO that in time, and
at no distant period after the completion Of
the main line, the whole Of the southern tier
of States, from ocean to ocean, would be
united into one great system OF railways.
1t must be remembered that the road upon
the thirty-second parallel is shorter from the
Atlantic to the Pacific than earlier roads BY
many hundreds of miles; that from an admir-
able harbor on the Pacific, at San Diego, to an
ample and secure harbor, due east, on the At
lantic, there is route which would never be
lmpeded by SHOWS like those Of the Northern
routes, and that for the absence Of other
natural obstacles, the Texas Pacific route is
superior to elder and more
Northern routes.
Political, personal, monetary and sectional
Influences may retard the construction Of
he Texas Pacific Road for one, or two, or five
Years. Those interested in more Northern
outes already in operation will of course be
q no haste to build or help or even tolerate
shorter, cheaper, better and more profitable
Dad by way of Northern Texas and along
he Mexican frontier. All the established
titles and market places along the existing
horoughfares from San Francisco through
i. Louis, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland,
'uffalo, Pittsburg, Albany and Harrisburg,
0 Boston, or New York, or Philadelphia, will
aturally entertain little favor for q road to
egin at San Diego and terminate at Whining
IN, Savannah or Charleston. We believe it |
hight be proved that the completion and
lccessful operation Of the Thirty-second
arallel Trans-C Continental Railroad would do
D hurt to the cities above named or to the
'gions tributary to such cities, yet We know
at no such proof is accepted by such cities
: is likely soon to be-, and we therefore as
lme that they and all Influenced by them
III, through their representation in Congress
I'd by all other practicable MEANS prevent
g completion Of the Texas Pacific Railroad.
ence we are not in the slightest degree sur
ised at the opposition in Virginia to which
On. Beauregard alludes. Opposition ia
rginia to our road is not native to Viz
MIA, but it is plea manufactured
'ewhere, and put on the Virginia
lrket. Gen. Beauregard must know
1T the people of Virginia will be glad to see
uthern resources opened effectually to the ,
rid by great railway extending from ocean 5
ocean directly through the belt Of maxi :
I'M Southern production. !
We, down here in the South, do not care .
y much by whose capital the Southern
cidc Road may be made. We are not jeal- :
) because an eminent capitalist of Pennsyl- :
,ia is at the head Of the enterprise. II nine
les in every ten must be built by Northern .
foreign capital, the fact will in no wise !
snge our opinion as to the enormous value +
! the stupendous advantage of the road 4
en- though wholly built by Northern money,
afterwards wholly operated under the
ection Of Northern talent, the road could 4
fail Of being boon and priceless bene-
ton to the South. !
n view of conflicting interests and Of the !;
icy which controls men engaged in great 4
erprises involving vast outlay. we may as
! be patient as to results. We know quite Il
l that there is not sufficient loose and !,
liable capital in the Southern States, in +
hands Of willing and independent men, il
build this great railroad line. For the o.
son that it must be done by Northern and "
sign capital, we must Of necessity wait a
il the holders of such capital get ready to a.
Had it not been for the monetary re-