Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-11-06
THE SOUTHERN AND TEXAS
PACIFIC RAILROAD COMA
MES.

THE SOUTHEHN AMI
PACIFIC RAILROAD CoMPa- n
MES. h
II ia now almost settled fact that
Colonel Tom Scott will, early in the ses- :
sion. bring before the next Congress his g
Texas Pacific Subsidy Bill. This bill is s
most cordially approved by large ma a
;ority OF the Southern and Western MEM t.
beers and looks to the guarantee of the
Government to help build tho road by q
becoming responsible for the interest OF v
its bonds. The projected road is to run
from Marshall Texas, to San Diego. J
California; and from it's Eastern point c
of demarcation branches will be built to /
Memphis, New Orleans, st. Louis and q
other Southern ports. It's length will be r
l.450 miles; $50 in Texas. 610 in Arizona
and New Mexico, and $50 in California. I
Tom Scott will apply to Congress for a
guarantee OF the payment of five per '
cent. interest for forty years on $50, 0O0.- /
600 bonds. Whether he will be success
full or not remains to be seen. He will
have powerful friends to back him and
powerful enemies to oppose him, his
strongest opponent being Leland Stan
ford. The interests Of the South and
West are all involved in the success of
this bill Of Colonel SCOTS as are also the
interests OF Southern California. II is
generally believed that the railroad con-
vention to be held in st. Louis on the
25th instant is in SCOTS interest and got
up for the purpose Of influencing public
sentiment and legislative influence in the
success OF the bill. This scheme is
somewhat adverse to San Francisco in
terests, but II does not by any means
follow that such adversely of interest in
cludes this portion OF Nevada. The Gen.
trail Pacific Railroad Company has all
along persistently Disseminated against
Nevada's merchants and her interests in
general and doesn't deserve the support
OF our State. Should Colonel Scott cue
coed and push his road through, the CON-
pletion Of the road south Of here must
necessarily have M important bearing on
the future OF Southeastern Nevada. OF
course it is to be remembered that
the Central Pacific has done great deal
for the development Of this country and
its mining industry, and also to be re-
membered that this country has paid
we'll for it. 1t is like all corporations
and is perfectly consistent. To rail at Q
great moneyed corporation is useless, !
powegless, u section Of country must pu
up with extortion till it sees rival pro
ject and then heartily commend it ant
labor for its fulfillment. But apart from
any spirit OF rivalry or opposition it il
evident that the Texas Pacific is natur
al want, in u measure the same as thu
Central and Union Pacific Railroad Com
panies were, and the project in oil Its
fruition is but due to the country !
passes through and is designed to bsne
fit. Some time ago, the Southern Pa
cifc railroad now in process of constiu
ton. secured the right Of way from th
San Gorgonio Pass to Fort Yuma; th
will necessitate the running Of the Texf
Pacific Railway from Fort Yuma to Sa
Diego, though such route was far froI
being the original one designed. But eve
now Stanford and associates are dispose
to compromise or at least temporize an
are willing to do the same with their ne
Southern rival as they did with tn
Union Pacific Railway Co., viz startin
from the Colorado River build Eastwar,
meeting Scott coming west and take |
Government subsidy or compensation
merely the forfeited land granted Il
Texas Pacific. 1t is just possible SEQ
may accept this condition in order to s
cure cessation of Stanford's hostile j
fuence, but il he does it will be only b
cause he cannot insure the passage Of
Bill as at present framed. In this co
nection 1t is to be hoped that should Co
Rress act favorably in relation to Ii
measure, that some restricting claus
will be inserted relative to fares al
ireights looking to prevention OF uDju
discrimination. Promises are very east
made, but if Col. Scott succeeded
getting his road through he might phi
the same game as the Central Pacific
playing now. As We said before Ii
railroad is national need, its civilizil
and developing effects will be at on
apparent. The country immediat,
south, east and west OF this place has
bright future before it. is rich in all
attributes of solid wealth, and but ne
railroad facilities to have all it's resour
developed. With the Utah Southe
Texas Pacific and Southern Pacific r
road companies in active operation.
needs no special gift of prophesy to 70
tell the great and almost immediate
gree Of prosperity which would be
tanned. The great State of Texas, W
Its wide sweep OF gulf coast; the feri
States OF Louisiana, Mississippi Ark,
sas and Missouri would he brought il
intimate relationship with. the at pr
ent almost terra incognita, New Mexi
the rich Arizona country, which, W
its great deposits Of treasure, is in
infancy, and the semi tropical Califor
lying from Los Angeles to the Califor
Gulf. Every sound principle OF polit
economy, national need and persc
necessity, favors the construction Of 9
Q highway as the Texas Pacific
road proposes to be, and though 81
objections might be urged by parti
interest against the project, they wo
be thousand times outweiehed by
promised advantages. The Los Ang'
"a Traapandapoa Road 10 doot;p al