, 1875-11-25
NUMBER o.
sections The advantages resulting thernffom; now


h.,c'r,d, Th.. Southern line 10 20 rseae oe..n
Shreveport. VII FL raso, to H4n Diego, whste u
VII m.ke o7nncciens w,th .hs waters q tae psnc
railway ijnea building from San Frauriscn u tho
south:sn p.rt of California, thus occurring couuu.
;'"n, t mos. r!'s!ho posn.t Q. ths Ts... I: Facsaa
@ Il n; 9tst ass ths af1 oa : sna e 2s .na
ortcr . ssarh tho ai''tsstppi River .o connect win
j. Tia: 70 'n'a!o ihe naii,n the greatest benefits
fE9,n ;ri", III, sn,, s, nj fo,% mi :" pre,sn. E:
y" p.rt anI .e:.au IL f "9 .la couatry. .he<s
.ou! ~ ,.l'hs. aucl. regulations ,*,i nlaln-
open highway an4 a. competing line to all transeon-
tasnal railroads. to he utel 7u1 terms s'y I'll
built rl'1ar regulations II applied branches TO-
c'ts'nx tniar a'd I. thr Tea, l,Anc trunk linz.
resi-. IN order thai tho le,tl, shall 10 protected
sE4int M 1n1q q o opc,s'ssa SHh''s: and shs1i
s.,ca r"inred to rrotst tao @ ;",npar.ise1y - % smGi
ea1ttA actually c1Gedsi m Ia ctn,trnet1un ttAnh
xhrb c,n be greatly slde. hy its cons,,lsto1 tha
time. WHIT H,Atctta n 'abr can oc t.creu II rtceA
is. sn hat cone5sr. salj a, iii tmos ssa.rys sho
o,rra.on ia tho ,,se Il til. nat"nai htsnw.y -"
s; Thst the building Of tue main inc should rroeead
the ra continuously from III. Ioiat OF Its re4eit
comPcsiun in TciA 10 Ban Dltgu. in Cauforuu, Of
nnt IT nocIs tho extension Of Tho aae Inns from sau
6. That tho contraction of such lInr and branches
can be st recured ty the extension nj tiovsrnn.nt old
tho lire and 1rIncllcs hereofDra nenonci In tlnsa
priucips', on limited a1nouns pei ecnt eonatrp-
..illty assumed sha not tu any cycnt exceed 40
rr niIo Ter unuu. such liability 10 be secured by
II ,he @ toHsles' "a aud upon h. ands 9saaicd BY ID
United States. and any deficiency III the earnings OF
IN E1tlIS Hhiln thu fnad In
~ rtipu to bo snet by tue dep'als IN tue Uu:ted
sa!s: Treasury Of #, eus;;sGhh .; o1 II; whole ~,
nc:eftar}, utter Supplying n1l lilo tt earnings and rro-
eseas Of !1.rl. mi 'ie sum. du, for aoy.su.aeat
the Interest maturing afere4s!d 70 TINT taoro
shah ne To natay by ths aoresusuent; these boEda
expended % |no r"aa lid ad bTsnshs,. an'i
ns'an certificate Of hHoEn CorfnttRloaess appointed
IL lie an apd br.che.. md .sir red rsienlp..oa II .sur!s
to i' arAeAsrd IL prsa and holdcts iJ providing
sinking fant out Of the rrysnue. of tho rad 81 and
urr u TIN unitsd stacs. Of such amount a. may b.
to % 9na sb bs s1te
haa guaranteed the Interest.
). It'll Ills r1s.itrut Of tho Convention b re9urat
states. erntodyns ltc views cut forth In tho pre-
an1Ae and tesoutinns adopted hy th. Coarenton, and
tesa wto. With tue pzidsnt Of this Convention, saa
tretent Oil ousrossed copy Of the p7oee .dnSs Of TIL
'SsssF Ttm tas 70 ~ sis s
and tho Hpeaker Of the Hou4e Of Representatives. and
to fske such fnsther Br,n "A In the- judgment uas
b. deemed best to further tho Objects aud purposes o
this CunYeutlur.
OTHER ttEsnLC1IoHt,
prosid.ng that copses OF these resolutions b.
l. furnished to tho Governors OF Statas, Mayors O.
cities. aud commercial and other bodies reple
scnted IN tue Convention. and lint tho Seczotar'
bare tho proceedings of tho Convention pub
1laIlod IN pamphlet form. we're also adopted.
An amendment TO tile report providing for I
| branch from holne point Oh tho Taxaa d P8o1dt
itoad to tle gulf coast at Galveston or SOM
otbur point. was offered, and occasloncd COZ
| siderable jobate hut it waB finally 1ejeeted, ant
. tho resolutions ~ reportoi by Tho Cotuuitta.
were una nMoualy adopted.
I3rief ind conEratulatoly speeches wero thnl
: mndc, b. Invitation Of the Convention, By tb
! llOu. r. ". Thompson. OF Indiana; Cen Will
= lam Preston, OF kentucky; and Judge Matthewt
President Of tue Canyeo:ion.
!. aliourued altlo dc>