The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-07-27
TOM SCOTT IN ST. LOUIS AND IN
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st, Louis papers, anticipating the future
magnificence of the new hub of the ami
verse, constructed just below the mouth of
the muddy Missouri, and at the west end
Of the great bridge, always tell gaping
mankind, and especially innocent Texans,
that the chief assurance of coming match
less splendOr is given by Tom SCOTS Texas
and Pacific finding its terminal depot on
the Mississippi, even at the commercial
metropolis of Missouri. And yet no.
BILE Roman Senators would have
US believe that Texas is aiding,
when siding Tom Scott, the original
Southern Pacific II ,ad. The whole scheme
has been transformed in its purpose since
the land grants were originally made by
Texas, 1t was a Texas road; it is St.
Louis and Philadelphia road. 1t s0as local
it Is stnationai. 1t was S1uthern; it is
now Central and Philadelphia. 1t fed
the South the South is now to "feed" it.
Its trunk line ray across Texas to Shire, e.
port, New Orleans and Memphis; its trunk
line now runs from the Pacific, touching
Texas to get the land. and then trends
away north to St. Louis. Its builders
will be its stockholders and managers, and
these are Philadelphisns and st. Louisians.
These are they who will control the run
ming of trains, the shipment of frsIght and
course of passengers The original con-
trait with Texas was not only forfeit
ed, but by this change OF the route OF
travel and traffic, all CLAIMS upon the
State are annulled. Not only by exactIng
bonds of the United States and making a
road federal that was ''local" and max.
ing it of the Union when it was of State,
has the scheme lost its original identity,
but instead of enriching the State it is now
designed only to draw wealth from Texas.
1t would strip the commonwealth of It's
vast domain and then each bar of iron spiked
TO its crossties becomes an irrefragable
coffinlid fastened down upon the CONNER
cal greatness of Texan and Southern cities
Everything is drawn from US and nothing
brought 10 US. No trains freighted by Ton
Scott's agent on the Gold Coast or burdenec
with the wealth of China or Japan, will
his assent, will discharge its burdens il
Galveston or New Orleans and only in St
Louis and Philadelphia. Well may
the press of ST.. Louis gloat owe
our folly. What Texas, and the cities o
Texas and of the South, lose by this per
version of the purposes of those who orgi
nally endowed and created genuine Texas
and Pacific road will be gained by St
Louis. Texas roads become southern
branches of the Texas and Poetic, and arr
degraded into the position of that misera
BILE description of lines which railway man
ayers denominate feeders !" to the grea
trunk route y diverging from Texas at o.
near the one hundred and fourth parable
of longitude, and bearing incalculabl'
riches into the warehouses of st. Louis
| The scheme, as it stands and affect
Texas is one of unblushing robber,
and wrong, and, not only bccaus
the purposes of Texas are wholly thwarted
if the road be built as designed by Ton
Scott, but if Scott secure the seventy mil
lions which he asks at the hands of Con
gress to build his g national road, II
which the shameless missioner 'Texas ant
Pacific is frau,lently applied, he will no
need the Texas land grant; and If he d.
not secure the $4,000 per mile sought a
Washington, he will never build the road
There is no apology, therefore, and no de
Tense for this unblushing RAID upon tn
Legislature of Texas, and if the body quai
in the presence Of the :" national highway
man y its name and history will be staine'
forever. bsqsil.-fis1. Ep1 1Saqmp1 Jiaf e