Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1876-02-03

aggregating about 800 miles more, at the
rate OF $4,000 and $4,000 per mile re-
spectively, or total commitment Of the
Government of over one hundred mil
lions of bonds, which at 5 per cent i'll
terest, will amount in the fifty years To
over S250,00O,000 for interest alone. To
this propos tion objection is made by the
California Company that this would be
giving an unfair advantage to the great
eastern road, by granting Government
credit t. build 4 road across the thirty
scund parallel, VIII cl, can be built with
out il ard one which would enable it to
build a second read over tie same ground
as is now occupied by the road OF the
California Company, already nearly finish
ed across Southern California. This pro-
test takes the shape Of counter-proposi-
ton, already b fore the committees, con-
tanning an offer to build the California
end of the line on eastward, until 1t is
met BY the Texas Pacific, or other roads
building west, without any other assis-
lance from the Government than the al
ternate sections of land & anted Tor the
purpose in 1871.
Arguments and documents have been
submitted on both sides, and, on exami-
nation, reveal the POINTS at issue between
these railroad magnates. 1t app airs that
Scott insists upon having the entire line
all the way to the Pacific, under his con-
troll, and represents that, unless no is
an,ed this Government subsidy, and al
lowed to carry his own line TO San Diego,
he will be .. the mercy Of the California
Company, and could not set up a compe-
ting line. Both companies are organized
under State charters, and, uuder. a hation-
al charter, eniny rtain land grants west
of the Texas boundary. The Texas and
Pacific wa authorized to build westw 'rd
~ Fort Yuma, and from San Diego direct
~ east To the same point, at the rate oi
not less than rs miles year after May
3, 1874, which it has failed, at both ends,
10 do. The Southern Pac fc was, by the
same act, authorized Ia build San Fran
cisco connection with the thirty second
parallel line at Fort Yuma also, via Los
! Angeles, at the rate of not less than ~
miles a v al. which il has done, and more,
its ,ad being so far advanced tnat 1t
will, bv July next, have a continuous
connection by rail from San Francisco to
near Fort Yuma, distance OF about 200
miles. 1t also appears t. at the Texas
company. finding the route OF Their road
between Fort Yuma and San DECO, as
first located, along the thirty-second par
allel, to be too expensive, obtained tho
consent of Congress to change its location
So AS 10 run bv the sier route through
the mountains via San Bernardino, which
is same as that frs, adopted by the Gail
fornia company, and on which It's land
grant is laid The proposition is, there
| fore, to allow a second line Ia he bulit
over tn part Of the route, Tor di'lan &C
va iouslv estimated at from 100 to 2OO
miles, and 10 pns the Government ell
! dorsement on the bonds to do II.
To this the other side temurs on the
ground that the duplication If lines is
unnecessary, and if provided at Govern
ment expenses, liz an undeservcd INJURY Ia
those who have built the present road
with their own money. The Cal fornla
company claim that it is damaged by I. e
failure Of the Eastern company to bui d
along under the acts, so as to assure an
early connection, aud urges that 1t Is
eouitablv entitled to the privilege OF
building eastward until il is met at some
point further East, in the same way as
the two companies built the first Pacific
road. and that it would be just as reason
Eble r the California company to ask to
Iextend it's line to the Gulf, as tor the
Texas company to insist on bringing
! theirs to the Pacific ocean; and, Mt any
rate. whether the road is built under the
old acts, or under Il new one, there should
be peric equality OF terms between
them.
The Southern Pacific offers to the Texas
road to G ant all the facilities fnr doing a
through business, wherever ,he connec-
ton NAV he made, on the Colorado, or on
the Rio Grande, AID to pro-rata with IT
ON anv rates the latter may make, and
will give a satisfactory through commu-
nication with San Francisco, and also
with San Diego, by way OF branch line
row building.
To this Scott replies that the relations
between the Southern Pacific and Central
Pacific Companies are so intimate that
there would be no chance for his roads t.
compete with the latter in through trans
portation. This is met on the other SIDE
by the statement that the interests ol
stockholders are continually charging,and
that the real competition with both Pac,'
6c roads is By water Statistics are otier
ed to show that the Pacific roads are now
carving as cheap az the roads in general
either in this country or Europe.
The discussion turns upon the point OF
the failure of the Texas company to COM
ply with tho requirements Of the law
and the consequent power Of Congress &c
restore its national lands Ia the public do
main, no road having been built the reor
west of Texas, and consequently no vest
ed rights attached; and the occasion Of
failure provided for in the law, having
arisen, the wisdom and policy OF devotInG
the same lands and receiving rights 81
wev t. soEe other responsible company
in order t. secure the completion OF tho
,entire road: or whether the Government
sha advance its credit to enable thu
Texas company to 60 on and finish Tho
line from one end to the other, involving
the double line west OF the Callforni;