The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-09-03

vile, Augusta, Richmond, Atlanta, Ma
con, and Los Angeles, and San Diego,
California, aud don't know how
many granger lodges, including the
National Grange that met in Charles
ton, South Carolina, have petitioned
In favor Of the passage Of the bill that
the senator from Virginia 80 naively
says Mr.. Huntington, the President Of
the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad,
''copperated" with him in opposing.
When it Is remembered that the Mr..
HUNTINGTON referred to IL the Vice
President and one OF the principal own
crs OF the Central Pacific Railroad
Companyp of California; company
that to-day owns every avenue into
San francisco and 10 every port on the
Pacific coast, and in hope Of perpetuat-
ing such control Is now building II road
from Los Angeles toward the Colorado
river IN the expectation that 1t Will
become the western end Of our line,
and thereby enable IL TO continue to
dictate rates TO and from the Pacific
coast, and 40 prevent competition with
the Central and Union Pacific route
one can readily understand why Mr..
Huntington should object to the Texas
and Pacific or any other company OBJ
tanning power to destroy his monopoly
Of the Pacllc-cOast business, and why
he should he willing to "cooperaten
with any one to That end.
1t Is not so clear, however, in what
manner the great State of Virginia Is
to be benefited 10y the continuance of
such u monopoly, nor why her repro
sentatives in Congress should unite
with such party to oppose legislation
tending to break up such an odi0us
control of the business of an entire
continent more especially when by
assisting To limit the powers of such II
graspng corporation by aiding in the
construction Of another line the State
of Virginia will secure to one of her
own seaporls Norfolk, the best port
on the Atlantic coast and to her capi-
toll city (Richmondl direct commune
cation MvOugh southern territory over
1850 miles Of railway east Of the Rio
Grande to the Mexican border and to
the Pacific coast, with all the ndvan-
tages of II line shorter in distance and
very much cheaper in construction than
any line constructed, or that can be
constructed, to Baltimore, Philadel-
phin, New York, aud other northern
senbOard cities.
The question Of Southern Pacific
road is a very simple proposition It is
simply whether twelvesouthern States,
with population of II 100000 and an
area Of 7S9, 1915 square miles, with To-
6O2 miles Of railroad in operation, rep
resenting II capital account of 1923 500, =
223, shall have II direct connection
with Mexico and the Pacific coast, and
shall be permitted to enjoy the advan-
tages that her natural position will in
sure to her with such n connection (;
and it is for the southern Senators and
members of the next House to say
whether or not the advantages of the
Texas and Pacific railway line to the
Pacific ocean shall be opened to their
constituents within the next four
years. They have only to say Mey
WdW IL aud there are enough northern
votes to give ii them as an act of SIM
pie justice TO the South. But it Will
never be forced upon them against
their wishes.
enclose the last annual report of
our company, Containing Information
that Will toe found interesting to all in
terested in the prosperity of the Texas
and Pacific Railroad Company.
Very respectfully, your obedient SER
want, FRANK =. BOND,
Nice-President.