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Nineteen p1ats were fled for record the past
week. Thirteen Of these were re-recor1s,
originally filed May 10 as Assessors Divisions
an Illegal designation, as all such divisions must
Clerk: and hence the re-recording OF these thir-
teen plats under their new name Of County
Clerks Divisions WAS rendered necessary. Tie
following are the new plats:
l. County Clerks Division of Block 4, Skin
rcr D. Judd's Subdivision, In the northeast u Of
Sec q, 50, 14,-making fifteen lots between
Sixty-third and Si1ty-fourth streets, bounded
on the cast by Yale street.
2. County Clerks Division Of Block 2, Skin
ner & Juuds Subdivision, in the n E. Il of Sec
q. IS, Ia triangular strip Of land, the apex
being at the intersection OF Si1ty-ffth street
and the Chicago, Rock Island d Pacific Railroad,
bounded on the west by Wentworth avenue, and
on the north By Sixty-third street, making
g. County Clerks Division Of Lots l to 10,
Block 3 Of Nicholas Subdivision of E. Is of Lots
Is and 18, Sec. 16, IS, II. This property is
divided into twelve lots, with an average 'front.'
age Of 90 feet on Wentworth avenue, and
depth Of SO feet
4. Mckinney's resubdivision Of ". u Of Block
5, Sutton's Subdivision Of Blocks !, 2, and 3,
Asscssor's Division E. y, s. E. Il IS, SO, a.
making twenty lots, with frontage west on
Pau!ina street OF 90 feet each, and depth Of
rs feet to an alley.
5. Traver's Subdivision Of Lots S, 6, 10, II,
IL, and Is, Of Lots s, 9, and 10, Block 10, Rock
wells Addition, 4 total frontage of 210
feet on Oakley avenue, or thirteen lots; 199
feet on Adams street, or ten lots; 80 feet on
Jackson street, five lots; 96111 feet on Wilcox
street, SIX lots,-a1l ubera1ly supplied with
alleys.
T.. 4 subdivision Of part Of N. E. 4 Sec. Il,
IS, IL.
aUBURBAy TRANSFERS,
II. D. Ogden transferred to ". B. Ogden 131
acres in the Town OF Lake View for 500, ~
Rollin E. Wilcox transferred to Rhola B.
Cronkhite Blocks i, 9, and 6, thirteen lots in
Block S, and seven lots in Block 4, all in kceney
d Barton's Ridge Subdivision Of North ETan-
ston, for $l06, 900.
, 1876-08-27
REMoSETIzING SILVER.

fu,c.co ane M s osf hara 1as reeg a.a94ne n;t, o.+
ooo' avg - Aaso te"o "lt1l e!caL
deal OIL interest all that has been said pro and
con In your columns upon the silver remone-
see silver come into more general ne r., th,s
ses,e4- s:....,'s:- o 49, 5eAe'- 10y III 'n'a
s'uusiJ % L ~ eu''t'ne Hculola, 9ct cannoe
out thlnk that' should the views OF the friends
OF this measure be adopted, We would be at
tempting to play sharp Yankee trick upon
/ cannot get it out OF NV Uranium that it
would not be a sharp dodge, I will grant YOU
that the silver dollar was i lceal-tenlcF nrior to
1873; that it was legal-tenIer ut tile time
we issued our bonds, "pavable in CONT But
were there any Of these silver dollars to tender!
The entire coinage of the silver dollar from
1873 to 1878 was but about 100000 yearly, on
an averagc.-a mere bagatclle,-and these, be-
ing Of greater value than gold for other uses,
were Withdrawn from circulation nearly as fast
as coined, aud rim up into bullion.
Now, If these be the facts, is it fair to argue
nGa vas h Y set Of Cor" g
at the ti1nc we issued our bonds, PAYABLE in
coin! # these silver dollars we're withdrawn
from circulation as fast coined, OF coil,cd on
in any amount as q circulating medium, they
were legal-tcnder only in name, not in reality
and to argue that they were lcral-tcnler, as
much so as gold. looks to me like treating this
great question from the standpoint OF the pct
tifogger rather than from that OF the statcs- @
man.
To make my position clearer to your readers
let me illustrate:
Suppose that China, quite number of years
ago. pledged to this country the payment Of
several hundreds of millions Of dollars indem-
nifty, payable in "coin' installmcnts, at lonp
dates; that, prior to the time Of plrdginr ths
indemnity, and subsequently, she DISCHARGED
her :. coin II obligations in cold; that. notwith-
, 1876-08-27

1s2,r. Flax brought s1.15a1e5. Other seed, ~.
osALTWes steady Under fair nqulry Saginaw ~,
coarse s17o: dairy without bags, 81 75 ay Gol1s @;
baEs. S3 50: Ashton dairy. per sack. s4.On With
TEAS-Ihe market was nrm. Trale Ia fair midi.
proving Wequote: t4 "ao if1s
9Mnporder- Common, snaa5c: good do. .ao....
medium. 45a oc: good do, 5oa55c: dnes ssssetor3
nnest 60d85;: choice, 7oa75c; choicest as 2soc ~
,inptrlal-common, oaaa3c: good do. ssass.. =.
dIum 10 good do. 45..43c; tne 5Oa5sr. me-
IS eoe; choice: a547oc; choicest 70 t7c mes,
JupAn-Common, - s32c; good common, aaa7-u.
nalt medium S t4oc; ' good medium Inc, 81:
cho!cest new nrst picking. 5oa75c. 0'ea'e;
0s3itom2smcommon g 2sSas1s; good common ssaa.
finest 55Gssc; choice. 6os82c; choicest IS sa1e
W0OD-Was In fair demand and unchan"eI
uye1ed. ~"''' So*o" DE-
..u..-continues nrm under fair inquiry. ~.
receipts Of xonls are rather light H.
Ing to part with their property and the farmers IL IL
and marketlng ther grain Following the qaotss:
e35c; washed fleece, nne snd medium. osa 81: ~ "
washed feece, coarse and medium, 2lGt.sc: In. 9s
&tlQc, A-'es ~
, 1876-08-27
And interest.
LOCAL STOCKS.
By TELEGRAPH,

NEN YORK.
New York, Aug. 2e.-Go1d opened and closed
at ILL., with sales in tlr interim at lllh. Bor-
rowing rate Y. l, III, md 2 per cent. Loans were
also made fat.
Government bonds opened weak, in sympathy
with the London marke, where prices went down
the announcement that tbs first call for re-
dcmption will be issued by the Secretary Of the
Treasury Sept /. Tie market closed active and
lower.
Railroad bonds wen higher in some cases this
afternoon. Northwestern consolidated gold cou-
pons advanced to 93A, and closed at that price
bid. Union Pacific fnts rose to l063s. The re-
1naindcr OF the list wasstrons.
State bonds were quit and prices nominal.
The week, after the unusually active and e1cit-
ing events now bids fir to close comparatively
and fevcrish, get there's marked absence Of the
excitement and violent auctuations that have made
the list three days menorabIe, and there appears
an undertone Of frmnes that is likely to be more
fully developed before many days have passed
During the first hour AMI half OF the stock mar
ket the business quite active and changes fire.
Quent. Opening prices were Il per cent higher
than last isht's final fmres, and during the drst
half hour prices advanced i to per cent. Della
ware, Lackowannn ds Western leading This was
ez ts as
gan Central. This declne was over by noon, since
which prices have tendct upward again to the ex-
lcnL OF 4sVl per CenI- ....
In the final dealings tle stock market was strong
and higher in the entire list. There was an ad-
vance Of i to II per cc1t from the lowest point Of
the afternoon. Delawan, Lackawanna s. Vest
ern advanced to 81, Deuware y Hudson Canal to
Sc, New Jersey Central to 4oE, Morris Essex to
%. Michigan Central to 393, Western Union TO
COS, Pacific Mail to o35, Rock Island to 1881,
and Lake Shore to 53ss. The market closed active
and steady.
Transactions at the Stock Exchange to-day
aggregated 16t, 0o0 shares Of which 5000
Ersa T&fa C33nrn 4 1}rr1- o3-
and 8, 500 Pacific Nail, 100 St Paul, so, coo
Western Union, :,6, 000 Delaware, Lackawanna l.
Western, l6, 500 New jersey Central, and Q, 600
Michigan Central.
Money market easy; l.: on tall.
The Assistant Treasurer disauraed $500, 900,
Customs receipts, S44. 000
C]earinga, SGT. 600, 600
Sterling dull; 0-day, 4s7G4s7a; sight, 1900
4S9h.
The weekly bank statement as follows: Loans
increase, 81, 10i, o00; SPECIE increase, 81, 073,
zoo; legal tender, decrease, so43, 800; deposits,
600; reserve, increase, SOD. III.
, 1876-08-27
Fair Demand for Small loans."'A
Few Important Ones.
Dealers and Agents Waiting for
the Fal1-Trade to Open.
Chicagoto to Become the Great Cen
tral City OF the Country.
Tie Location Here Of Cranthts Of Great Eastern
Estahlixkments.-l Warning to Landlords.
LOANS.
THERE Is E0T MUCH

that is noye1 OF interesting. The Market COZ
tinues to jog along at steady pace "1tnou.
any sign Of animation. It has no doubt reacheo
that point where is situated the valley o1 con-
tent. There is q fair demand for small loans,
and several Of these have been closed up the
past week. leaving 1oan-agents waiting Tor 1ur-
ther orders Interestrates are unchanged,
without any probability of = rise or fall. The
figures in the weekly statement comprise $780,
O0o of re-records, the first record being y1ttated
By some error in the description Of property, or
other informality. They also include trust
deeds, given to secure past-due Indebtedness,
Of $4,000. These figures, added to the trades
and the renewals, will reduce the weeks new
business to about $500, ,000,-a small figure, but
gratifying as showing that the needs Of Chicago
are not excessive. There is slight falling-of
in the demand for moner. Those Of our agents
who have done fair business complain that
they have nothing new on hand Every day
brings its needs, and the steady stream OF de-
mand which has marked the past fe" months is
not likely to run dry. In fact, there are indica-
tions OF an improvement. Those who scan the
horizon for signs Of the times think they see In
the advent Of large Eastern jobbing-houses
promise Of better times in the rea1-estate busi-
ness. Oneswallow does not make summer: but,
it is argued, fairly enough, that, If one swallow
comes and establishes home, others will fol-
low, and then 1.-THE winter Of our discomfort"
will soon be o'er.
IMPORTANT LOANS.
/. Nine lots southwest corner OF Adams and
Oakley streets, in Traver's Subdivision OF Block
10, RockHeu's Addition, 1880, fre years at y
per cent
9. Five lots fronting east on the open park
way between Forty-sf1th and Forty seventh
streets, SIS, ,000, three years at 9 per cent.
3. Lots 8, 4, 5, E, and OF Subdivision OF Lots
81, IS, &c. and 60 Of Block SIS, Sec Z, 80, Il, cor
ner of Park avenue and Oakley street, $4,000,
Eve years at per cent
4. Fifteen lots At Evanston, SIS, 900, five years
at S per cent.
5. Sercnty-dve feet east front on Ashland av-
enue, between Adams and Monroe streets, $l0,-
600, two years at 9 per cent
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT roR THE WEEK ENDING
AUG 2B
, 1876-08-27

TO the Editor af The Tribune.
CHICAGO, Aug 26.-There are proper times
and places where all may smoke tobacco II they
desire it. Gentlemen who think will choose
those proper times and places, and not make
themselves nuisanccs BY giving needless offense
to travellers on the street-cars who do not like
the fumes Of other peoples weeds. But there
are Doors and unclcanly and selfish people, both
men and women, who care for nothing but self
qualification. So long as the car companies per-
NIT these boorsh and selfish people they will
offend decency III spite of all protest or remon-
STRANGE. The question is, how to induce the
demands Of the more cleanly portion Of tue
community. The question resolves itself into
one Of finance: What will or will not pays l
think there is a why to avoid the smoke. There
are always men who are ready to engage in
any honorable business that will pay.
II this is so, there is opportunity
just now for the establishment in Chicago Of
paying omnibus lines in opposition to the to-
bacco-plagued street-ca1s. Put on clean, COM
Portable omnibuscs on which smoking ia pro-
hibited. Then let all who will smoke take the
cars, and all ladies and others who wish to avoid
the smoke and pools Of tobacco spittle, all non
smokers, and all who are willing to give up to-
bacco on the public conveyances, take tue clean
omnibuses. See if that won't solve the difficult
tt. I for one will agree to promise the men
who will start such omnbuscs that they shall
have my ncke1s for one year to try the matter.
Who will vote for anti-tobacco omnbuses to run
against the tobacco-cars! Then see whether
cleanly people have any rights which the uu-
cleanly and boorish arc bound to respect. The
bus lines will pay. A CLBANLY SMOKER.
, 1876-08-27
BREADSTUFFS.

FLOUE-Was In fair demand, In proportion to the
light offerings and ruled arm. choice lots being
held shade higher, but with general change In quo
tatious- Sales reported Of brs wu,ers on prl
vate terms; .35 ors spring extras So 20; 10,
bE1s spring supcrnss $375 and 70 b.s rye -four at
800 Total, 1.65 hrs The market closed firm at the
following the asking range OF nrI es: Choice WIN
tcr<, SC. IS 37.:s metum wnterl S5.aoa6oo; choice
s7riaE extras S5.oG45.3o; medium do, S4.75S5oo
shipping extras, sl.:1ot75; choice patea;. &C. So3:
$50; common do. S., 7sGsano; spr!ngs 50 Oo.e
$50; spring supernnca, s.. 5oG230o RE nour FL Is
@A.tA
BEAN-Wss quiet aod firm. sc;cs wara n,aaA If 20
, 1876-08-27

greatly augmented a hitherto slight headache.
l wondered why must suffer in order that they
might have pleasure You must not think that
I am u sour old maid ~ or " fussy old
lady," or that all girls " like smoke" The
" fair ladye" OF Harry B. may be fond Of It,
because the scent thereof is associated with
own Dulcinea-
1t is true that great men have smoked, hnt
would one of naturc's noblemen care to crafty
his own pleasure where it caused pain to otherss
NAL DE TETB.
, 1876-08-27

LONDON, Aug'26.-Conso's,m money and account
9G ZIG.
Amount of billion gone into the Bank OF En-
gland on balane to-day, elS, 600.
American se:Irites-'65s, 105I; '67s, 1084 :;
10-40s, 1O7; new 5s 107A. New York Central,
96; Erie, loA ;pEefsrred, ~:
FnASKrorr, Aug. 26.-united States bonds
New 5s 1O3t.
, 1876-08-27

To tbs Editor of The Tribune.
CHICAGO, Aug. .26.-Hurrah for Mrs. swisshelm
and hurrah for her patent, I say. I knew her
years and years ago away up in Minnesota, when
she was editing the ST. Cloud Democrat. used
to see her as she went to and from her Office,
and wished every day that only had an intel
lect like hers. / don't like 's Woman's Rights
women as general thing, they are 50 absurd
in what they do and say, but I do like her:
There has always been vein OF good, practical
common sense running through all she has ever
written, and am always eager to read all l can
get hold OF from her pen. She has style of
lier own. She don't try to ape any one
else She has so much womanly independence.
and says SO many witty things, one can't help
but relish them, and at the same time be bcnc-
ited by them. I hope with all my heart her
patent will be success, and that she will work
reform in our house-heating apparatus, for
am sure there is great need. I have often won
dered while sitting in church trying to listen to
the sermon, and trying to suppress innumerable
yaWns at the same time, II something could not
be done to remedy the great evil she SO clearly
sets forth in her last letter, and 10 she has hit
the nail on the head, SO to speak, in finding one,
and now, if the thing works (and I don't see
why it WON'T, we can enjoy our winters here
after instead Of dreading them, as formerly.
M
, 1876-08-27

Receipts.
Withdrawn from store on Friday for city
consumption: ], ,495 bu wheat, 2, 631 bu corn,

consumption: I, 495 bu wheat, 2,63l ou corn,
,97 bn CATS ], 209 bu rye.
The following grain WAS inspected into store IN
this city on Saturday morning: l car No. red
winter wheat, cars No. Northwestern wheat !
cars No. 2 Northwestern do, is cars No. 2 spring.
II cars No. do, 6 cars rejected do cars grade
40 whcat); car yellow corn, "a cars and 2s, 900
bu high mixed do. sic cars and 81, 100 bu No. 2
10, cars new mixed do, 155 cars and i, 500 bu
rejected do, 3 cars no grade (549 corn); cars
white oats, s cars No. 2 do, SO cars rejected do,
S cars no grade {59 oats); 8 cars No. rye, 10
cars No. 2 do 2 cars rejected do; car No.
barley, 4 ears No. do, 3 cars rejected do, cars
no grade. Total (673 cars), 4o3, 600 bn. inspect
cd out II, 009 bu wheat, 191, 159 bu corn, 49, $50
bu OATS 8, 500 bu rye; 4S7 bu barley.
The following were the receipts and shipments OF
breadstus and live stock at this point during the
past week, and for the corresponding weeks end
ing Is dated:
, 1876-08-27
COMMERCIAL,

The fol]owingwere the receipts ana ndshipments Of
the leading articles Of produce in thi. city during
the twenty-fout hours ending at o'clock on
Saturday morning, and for the corresponding time
, 1876-08-27

FOREIGN.
Special Dtspatch to The Tribune
LIVERPOOL. Aug. 2G-11:30 g. m.-F7ouy-No. ~.
No. ., els Cd
Observation-Disclosures, No. l. ss Sd; No. = q.
spring, No. 3d. No. 2, ~ Sd; white No. l. .. w.
No. 2, 9s I'd; club. No i, 81 9l; No. ., s. Cd. Con
No. l, 25s; No. ., 24s 3d.
Prorfstoas-Pork, e6s 3d. Lard, 50s6d
LIVERPOOL. Aug c8-5 p. m.-CDtton-Qufet and ~,
changed at 6GG1sd saes 5000 bales; speculation M
expert, r.o0o: American. 3, 500. A
RreddsfnDs-Firm: California white wheat ayerc.
os 2d2os Id; do club. os 69s Cd; red Western ,uros
No. to No. l. - Cd 1as 81; winter red Western a.
ss Sd FIour-Veaterp canal, 2Is6d e.3s. Corn-W.,..
ern mixed 34s sds25s. Oats. 3s13s Cd Barley =. e.
rea-Canadfau. 3Gs.
C''0reT S<ed-5bGti5s
Pyonfsions-Prlme ness pork. 89s Sd. Prime nr.e,
beef. ia 3D. Lard. Sos Bacon-Lon9 clear Isl h,
short do, Sis Cd. -" s@a
7ult0,c-4Is
Spirits Rstrolr,'na-1oe; refined do, 15s sla1ss.
eeH 0fi-ots.
Common R.sin--ssa adfs5s; pale, 14s.
!Gbirifs Turp:niiae-14s I'd.
Chets<47s.
LONDON, Aug. 26.-Fenned Petroleuns-1ea.
Spirits Ttrpt"fine-.ss LBS Sd.
ANTWERP, Aug. .-f'.'-"'~yn7-316E
, 1876-08-27

HOG PRODUCTS-Were In moderate demand and
1rcgulaTly steader the chanGes In prices being small
than heretofore. while the general average remained
nearly the SAME. Hogs were In moderate supply, and
quoted nrm which induced rather stronger feeling
In product eary but IT tame and easier towards
the close on the speculative articles
The Ddify Commercial Report gives the following As
the shipments Of provisions from this city for the
periods named:
, 1876-08-27
4 PATRON OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.


sIREETEAR SMOKERS AGAIN ATTACKED.
To the Editor a. The Tribune.
CHICAGO, Aug. 26.-1n his defense Of s1nok-
ing, Harry B. Free" forgets that there is u
time for everything. Il a gentleman wishes to
smoke under his own swine and fg-tree,' ~ In his
Office, on the street, or any place where his
smoking dlsturbs no one, why let him puff
away say I. But surely street-car is not the
place wherein to indulge in this luz
ury. Cigar smoke is SO offensive to some persons
that even 1aint odor Of it will bring on head
ache Of many hours duration,
Que gets Whit Of it sometimes when not on
one Of the three rear seats OF the car. / had an
experience OF this kind last Saturday night
Tnrec or four specimens OF Young America,
who think they 1rc never so manly as
when behind cigar. we're smoking, and, the
s'a''se being waited in my direction by brceze,
, 1876-08-27

$l,Ha, 07G.T

last year. &C, D1.s15.44 21O6, 736. %
1t will be seen that the figures for the past week
nearly S. 600, 600 leu than were those OF 1875.
This fact shows how thoonghly ktagnant the cur
rents Of business have been for the past few days.
FOREIGN EyCuAHcR
, 1876-08-27

Wi,ear- I'M.
Eorn h,,
Oats l,,t.
i!vr f,,1..
R3r;ev h,
t:r.es - Icy. saad ;ms.'
, 1876-08-27

yiLs-Inefe was great excitement In carbon. anu
Prices rapidly moved upward until advance " ful!y
saf ai aud II t.st to s Lnss.a stronger Lard,
now auotc; Carbon. us degrees test :aasatc; no. IL
ltho's legal test 80 de=7ee+ s1 s;0c: Snow White
,,1.sad nxtFa lard @ o SC; ~ l. 7,.5sc: e%ss7e;
s;I,Ft; 1o d2 extra 1, ~; Do % No l. soc bank oil Ss
a5c naph;ha, dcodorzcd. sa gravity. i4s i5c: West
srs1hia Oils natural - deg. =. >.s4e; natural 80
dcS:. -.S+.toc. reduted. u dcE. ~ 4...c-
lDL Lls.l-The u!4crtnes .u>.c. ate but annie
~ leN were On the re :. the retailers
harits h'usIlt IN tile pscrluu- day. SnrinE cntc.en
svd at s:'assu and old do at ST. 3ssss 80. ut:,ur
chickens s,,i NJ S}.01a3. -, A' 4a1''e
iuTATnETEsIly Rose were quiet a, ST. csG1 20 mr.
III Int street ouesinGs were ana but ntuple. Swerr
'otato.s ss,i ~ - au.>..-sn per hrl. 0"'e'
sss4,s-I Iinothy WAS d:.s .:a4 lower, closing weak
rsi:E s laser "a. rH. Moa,y Prs.no fo;I It 81 -.
, 1876-08-27

The following is the total amount Of city and
suburban transfers within a radius Of seven
miles Of the Courthouse, filed for record dur
ing the week ending Saturday, Aug. 26: City
Sales, e.; consideration, s313,S4 North Of
city ltmits-Sales, l; consideration. 500, ,2222.
South OF city limits-Sales, II; consideration,
S47,2l6. West Of city limits-Salcs, g; consider
alton, S36, 600. Total sales 81; total considers
tfon. 5000 265,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-01-05
The Thirty-Secoud Parallel Railroad
How Shall II be Built?
Letter from G. p. Huntington.
From the Railroad Gazette, Dec. IS, 1875. !

From the Railroad Gazette, Dec. Is, 1875
OFFICE SOUTHERN PACIFIC R.R. Co.
OF CALIFORNIA, No. 8 NASSAU STREET,
NEW YORK, December 10, 1879.
TO the editor of the Railroad Ga
zette: In your issue of the 4th notice
correspondent, describing the con-
vention at st. Louis, in speaking of
the Southern Pacific Railroad, calls it
"a branch of the Central Pacific;u and
in your editorial correction see some
points which will themselves bear cor
rection. You say, properly enough,
that the Southern Pacific is "not a
branch of the Central. 1t is entirely
a distinct road, extending Southeast
ward toward the mouth of the Colora-
do river, where it will, if extended,
meet the route of the Texas and Pa.
cific at Fort Yuma, 772 miles from
San Francisco, about 500 miles being
now completely You then add, at
nowhere touches the Central Pacific
which is a mistake, "and is neither
owned nor worked by that corporation,
though the same men control both
corporations,n which, unless explain
ed, is liable to give wrong impress
sion.
The Southern Pacific system of roads
is quite distinct and independent from
that of the Central Pacific; but their
lines do touch and connect at two
points-San Jose, where the short
branch of the latter intersects the
main line of the former, and again at
Goshen, where the Tulare branch of
the Southern Pacific connects with
one extending up the San Joaquin val
ley from the Central Pacific road.
AS matter of fact, about 100 miles
Of the Southern Pacific, from Goshen
to Caliente, have, for some months,
been worked by the Central Pacific
Company under temporary lease, be-
cause it was so obviously convenient
to use the same trains and equipment
continuously over both lines, until the
through connection with the Los An
geles division of the Southern Pacific
was effected, which will be in July
next, or sooner.
For the better accommodation of the
important traffic of Southern Califor-
mia, and for greater convenience, it
was deemed best to begin the construc
tion of the Southern Pacific road at
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-01-05
The Southern Pacific Road.

In another column of this paper we
print letter from G. p. HUNTINGTON
to the Railroad Gazette, in which, as
the agent and attorney of the South
ern Pacific Railroad Company, he de-
fines the conditions on which that
company offer to extend their road
Eastward until it shall meet and con-
meet with some Southern road reach
ing Westward from the Atlantic side.
The wide difference between the prop
osition of the Southern Pacific Com
pany and the demand of the Texas
Pacific Company is set forth by the
Chicago Tribune in clear and explicit
language, as follows: 'sThe Southern
Pacific is ready to build a -conti-
mental road along the thirty-second
parallel, if Congress will give it the
original grant of 1871 to Tom ScoTT'
eompany-the right of way and twen-
ty sections of laad per mile. HUNT
INGToN is a wealthier and much more
responsible person than SCOTT, whose
only chance of escape from bankrupt
cy is supposed to be in getting a round
subsidy from Congress. While he
wan , the right of way, land grant and
a cash donation of 1924, 1890 HUNT
INGToN offers to build the road in re-
turn for the first two grants without
the little bagatelle of $234,720, ,OO0."