Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-05-15
The Mexican Excursionists.

Colonel Thomas A Scott, PRESIDENT
of the Pennsylvania Railway, and also
of the Texas and Pacific Railway. and
party arrived yesterday from their trip
to Mexico, and are stopping at the
Lindell. The other members of the
party are: Mrs. Scott, Hon. William
Walter Phelps, of New York, c. 2.
Machin, of Philadelphia, and Ben Per-
ley Poore and daughter of Massachu-
sets. They LETT New Orleans for Next
co on The 4th of April, accompanied by
Ex-Governor Brown and other men,
bers OF the Congressional party, most
of whom abandoned the trip'on account
of reports of yellow fever. The object
of the trip was purely; one of pleasure
and little needed rest from the exact
ing demands of business, and, as our re-
porter was assured by Colonel Scott,
had nothing whatever to do with any
railway scheme, governmental question
or other project. They were delighted
with what they saw of Mexico and its
people, and the party all unite in saying
that Mexico is a country of wonderful
capacity and rich in resources. They
found the government friendly and
well-disposed toward the United States,
and the leading men discussing the
practicabi.ity Of railroad connection
via the International railroad upthrough
Texas and Arkansas to st. Louis and
the East The party called on presi'
dent Lerdo and other prominent Mexi-
can officials, by whom they were cour'
teously ceived They returned via
Vera Cruz, where they embarked on
the steamer Bolivar for Galveston, and
were twelve days in reaching that port,
having been delayed by adverse north
ers, and detained about a week at Tam
pico and Brazos Santiago, where the
steamer stopped to deliver freight. Col
onel SCOTS party then came to Calves
ton via International Railway to Mar
shall on the Texas Pacific road, where.
as VIC are Informed by the railroad Off
Gals, they were received with perfect
ovation by the citizen. A ball was
given in their honor by the people Of
Marshall, and when they left that place
the train was gaily decorated with
flags. During the two days they re-
NAMED in Texas they went over all the
finished portion Of the Texas and Pa
cific Railway, of which there are three
hundred and twenty miles in opera
ton. They expect 10 iron and equip
one hundred and fifty miles from Brook
toe to Texana, which isxlready graded;
also to build some ninety miles from
Sherman down to Dallas: and arrange
ments are made for Flushing the in
completed portion to Fort Worth by
the end of the present year, making a
clear stretch Of four hundred aud fifty
miles of the Texas and Pacific road.
When that is done, the further con-
struction of the great frans-eontinental
route will probably rest until Congress
sees fit to grant the needed subsidy TO
complete the road to the Pacific ocean,
which will give us connection with
the projected railways Of the republic
of Mexico. The excursiouists saw evil
dences of general prosperity along the
line passed over by them, The coun-
try is improving rapidly and its capaci-
ty to produce tobacco, wheat, corn, cot
ton and all other products adapted TO
the climate seem to be unlimited. From
Texakana Colonel SCOTS party came
in special train over the St. Louis,
Iron Mountain and Southern road at a
rate of forty miles an hour, making the
trip to st. Louis in min eteen hours Col
onel Scott this morning will have q
conference with President Allen, of the
Iron Mountain road, and he and his as
sociates will visit the Union depot and
pass through the tunnel across the
bridge and return. They leave for the
East over the Vandaiia line at o'clock
this evening.-&. Louis Republican, Of
M0nd0y.