The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-12-19

No subsidy Asked For--who oppose
Ghe Enterprise - BusIncss Of tne
Road :, Legitimate BenoGt of ,he
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ID. WAsnISGroN CITY, December 10, lS,j,
AT the close Of the 6rAt week the
general work has scarcely commenced.
Many bills have been introduced aud
referred Ito appropriate committees,
but IN the House the committees have
not yet been announced, and there
will be little Of the regular work done
before the Christmas holidays. o. r.H
One important fact strikes the atten-
ton Of even the casual observer of ma
tional affairs. The West and South
have assumed their proper position in
the FOrty-lourth Congress, and they
are likelyto maintain IL Tor the future,
Tho organization Of the House, in
which not, n high officer was taken
from the Eastern or Middle States,
shows plainly what the West aud
South can do when united. These sec
tons have been almost utterly ignored
In the legislation of the past. While
hundreds OF millions have been Law
ished upon Improvements in the East,
North and Northwest the whole South
and Southwest have been treated with
Injustice on the boldest neglect. hfa
y The Southwest proper, embracing
the States and territories south of the
4Oth parallel, including those border
INK on the east bank Of the Missis-
sippl and extending thence
TO the Pacific coast, contains more than
100000 square miles, and possesses
greater mineral aud agricultural re-
sources than any similar area IN the
known wopld. This region, three times
the size of the Thirteen original States
and ten times as rich In all natural
product, has been left to take care of
itself. But even under the oarse OF
neglect and discriminating legislation
II has grown into vast industrial en-
pire, and is now prepared TO assert its
rights and demand hearing in the
councils Of the nation. ,..... .
y WHAT TINS COUNTRY NEEDS.
The l2,OO0, 600 of people inhabiting
these States and territories are mostly
lproducers of mineral ana auriculural
wealth. and the greatest evil they snf.
fer is the. lack of easy TRANSFORMATION
TO market. The Mississippi and its
ntlluants suoplv nearly 20 900 miles of
.nayigable water, but these natural
channels Of trade do not ACCOMMODATES
more than half of the territory named.
The grand necessity is a line of transit
from the Mississippi to the Pacific.
so,,rta1,a,,, / Tx c,,},c't,, - pa, nlals
'V' '' ,''I''iI'' 'NtA,'','o>i'' 4 4.
~ measure OF the most vital impor-
.taice " Ems Wnple country ls now
apeiore congress, III the shape OF bill
&c, grant ana Tor the construction of
what ~ known rs the Texas and Pa
enc "kailrpad TO extend from San
Diego, on lhe racine, 10 the waters OF
the mississippi" AS every elti2en IN
the Southwest isvlnterested IN the
success OF TINS enterprise, II may be
wen 10 point out ats present status and
promised advantages.
PROVISIONS or THE BILL.
lbe hill now hafore Conoroso yo,;oo
hut little from Tho ana intrndnnod iast
session, and is entirely Observation-Disclosures
70 every one exrenf In n sin1Ie feat',rn
and that feature aionemalsast ha hniid,
inp al the rood nossibln ftar indi.
ealing IA q lina az, tl,a 4, no,i os IN ~.
near tLe 32d narnllsl. pivinr tLa ri,ht
~ wov3 hro,gh ma }Shiic IondS SnJ
insertinv atrinyont dror,isi,m. n1,.; 49,
1isrritn inatiom al -
orhitant chargel II nrocandu ~ u
antee iva ner cant ;nterest on tba s cnm
AZ fhe co,nnanw M
S35 00O ner mile of rontnIetaI
road. The security offered to the Gov.
ernment Tor TINS guarantee consists of
tie recession of 10000, 900 acres of land
already granted to aroad on the 35th
parallel, 1irst lien on all property
now owned or hereafter acquired by
the company, the reservation b. the
Government of $4,000 in bonds for
each mile of road constructed to be I
sold and.the proceeds used to pay in
tefest, If there should be ut any time II
deficiency on the part of the company
during the construction ofgthe road,
and inaddition 70 these sureties, the
transportation or all Government
nlallsttroops anu supplies. The trans
portation item alone wonldEiully in
ienlnify the Goverllment'in the mat
Ter of interest; at the same time it
"V".u a,s.e u'.n.'a, lii,'iloiss III me cost
raids II Would save othar n,ill;nna "n
the neople in the cost NJ transn',rt;n W.
nrodncarsand marcba ndisa AMI n anSS
immense Wealth 10 the conntry nv Je