The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-05-29
INTERSTATE RAILROAD COnPLlcA'
INNS

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The lioJeoi o. spanning the oontl'
nent with iron WAS bold ono indeed
II required nerve breadth and depth
Of resource To make even the prolimi'
nary calculations for tho gigantic
scheme Nothing less than the United
States treasury was anything like equal
"a the task Of furnishing tho fabulous
sums necessary u commence 10 carry
on and complete the work lIowoyeril
was done, aud alter It's completion only
did the idea Of u cheaper, more certain
and a better competing line enter the
public mind. II waainpossible for any
combination 10 booomo tho almoner of
such sum ~ WINS apont In the original
construction aud equipment Of the road,
and In iia subsequent successful opera
ton, without gathering about II an
army OF nctiye parllaana NJ well aa an
army Of dsoblIgod oxpcotants, who
were ready aud more than willing to
Join battle with tho friends aud bone
lIcarics Of tho successful road
The distinctions IN the public mind
between tho Union Pacific and Central
Pacific, because they are parts OF the
ono grand line, is very dim, yot the
CcOtrOl Pacific Is more intimately con
ccrnod in tho local complications on tho
Pacific coasl than its eastern connoc'
ton. II 10 the soul OF The California
Central which Ia also tho parent
of lIuntinPton'a Southern Pacific
and of course all of the com
binod energy Of the roads named
il, or will be thrown soldly against .
shorter, quicker, cheaper and safer
route, which the 'reXas and Pacific IN
doubtedly would proyc TO this hos
tilty may bo traced the chief obstacle,
which hive been in the past, are nov
or may in the future bc placed in The
way of the passage Of tho Texas ano
Pacific bin 500
As soon m Mr. Huntington, the SOU
of tho Southern Pacific found that tn,
public mind wOsripc Tor the passage u
the Texas and Pacific bill he laid hh
plans TO saddle il with rider which
would practically transfer large shor,
Of its advantages to his road failing IN
this the rdor was to have The effect %
defeating the Texas and Pacific bill
outright, The Southern Pacific Ia,
reached Fort Ymo, on the ella, at d
cost of twenty millions There it stops
indefinitely, where It can never hope tc
pay interest or expense, unless il j.
tackled on to the more hopeful line
which is now Knocking at tho door OF
congress with so many bright hopes Of
success, This Investment tho California
Central must father and with tho enor.
nous patronage they control limited at
above, they arc enabled to make n
strong fight, failing, or meOsurably fail
ing in this, they urge through
tho means of our local jealousy
the bad policy of asking of congress
too much, and the late scheme of in,
tersecting the Texas and Pacific by a
limo from Austin TO the one hunrod and
third degree of longitude, is part of the
intended programme of defeat.
II we could have limo beginning at
the ninoty-ninth, one.hundredth or
even one hundred and first degree OF
longitude. il would be all that the south
could demand or expect There is no
sort of necessity fora parallel line for
three or four hundred miles, when the
main line could be tapped that much
nearer and with equal advantage, We
trust the scheme Of division and dis
traction will fail, We rely upon the
native good sence and acute percep-
tons OF our people to guard the public
against both the Establishments and
power of these tremendous influences
which are struggling to transfer the
western terminus of the Texas and Pa.
ciiic from San Diego to San Francisco,
for this it is, nothing moro, nothing less,
The question of the eastern tormini does
not materially affect them, only so far
as it can he used for purposes of conlu>