The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-06-29

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mother. All have il here, and vii
remain here"
The difference between Ralston an.
Flood, said Senator Sharon, - Is this
Ralston robbed the rich and gave Il 3.
the poor, and Flood robbed the poo
and kept II himself"
Leland Stanford, the President Of tn.
Central Pacific Railroad, is worth abou
$25, 100000. His residence Is, perhaps
the most costly one inside in the Unitcs
States. do not except the Lawrence
House in Boston. Lockwood's house al
Norwalk, or Probasco's house in Gin.
cinnaf. II Is a. large as AN imperial
palace in Europe. Even the front yesti-
bule il iloored with Roman mosaic. The
parlor was frescoed by a master i'm Rome
and sent over, the carpets were made in
Turkey, and on the walls hang all the
modern masters, from Gerome and
Mcissonier TO Bierstadt and Achenbach.
II was Mr.. STANFORD and Charles
Croker who built the Central Pacific
over the Sierras To meet the Union Pa
cfic at Ogden, and these two indomi-
table men are now building the South
crn Pacific 10 meet Tom Scott, If he shall
ever continue the Texas Pacific through
Texas and into Arizona. The Central
Pacific and Southern Pacific are now
united. They form one interest, and
Chas. Croker and Leland Stanford hold
in their hands all eastern connection
with California.
Elbow far have You reached out
toward Tom Scott on the south?" /
asked Gov. Stanford.
I'VE have completed the Southern
Pacific TO Fort Yuma, on the Colorado
River, and are now grading into Ari-
iona. About 800 miles are already built.
which makes something like 1890 miles
under one management.
= Do you mean 10 say that YOU are
now building this end Of the Texas Pa
cifc ?'' ! asked
Every day, sir. We've got 10 the
Colorado, and run trains there every
day, aad we will soon continue on
toward IL. Rio Grande.''
And all without any appropriations
We've just gone on building this
Southern Pacific Road a. il there were
no Congress and no chance Of an ap
preparation. No rallying around the
flag with us here in California no eagle.
no appropriations. We Just go i'm and 7
build the railroads and look out for the
flag and the appropriations afterward.r
II l. the intention Of Governor Stan
ford and Mr.. Croker 70 continue build /
ing this end Of the Texas Pacific, wheth- l
er Tom Scott gets an appropriation for 1
the other end or not. They say local 4
traffic and freights pay them TO run 10 /
Fort Yuma. 500 miles Of the way. and /
they think local business and freights
will pay them well enough 10 warrant
them TO continue building the road $50
miles further on through Arizona 10
Tucson, the capital. and, very soon. 800
miles further on To the Rio Grande.
This will leave only 500 miles for Tom
Scott 70 build 70 fill up the gap from
Dallas, Texas. through Texas and New
Mexico 70 meet the Southern Pacific al
the Rio Grande In other words. II Is
:. 100 miles from San Francisco to Da-
las. Texas. Stanford and Croker have
already built SEQ Of IL, leaving only 1900
iHiles to complete the Texas Pacific.
How can You afford 10 build GOO
miles further 20 strike the Rio Grande?r
asked Gov stanford.
"Why. then we will communicate by
steamer with the Gulf Of Mexico. No
more freighting over the Isthmus. then.
steamboats, can bring all our Southern
reights straight up from Matamoras.
md we will bring them from the Rio
'rande 10 San Francisco. Not only
hat, but very soon the railroad will be
continued 10 miles further. from San |
Antonio 70 Laredo, on the Rio Grande, .
md there we will have an all rail and I
steamboat connection with the East, and
AN divide the freights with the Union ,
'acific, even IL Tom Scott does nothing (
'ut continue To stay in Washington and
ally round the flag. And once to the I
rio Grande, the Atchison, Topeka and |
'anta Fe Road will run down 500 miles Z
0 reach us, too liz
Stanford and Croker are. perhaps. I
he two boldest and richest railroad men :
low living except VIM. II. Vanderbilt.
hey can not only think on big scale, {
ut they have the means 10 carry out =
heir thoughts. Both are Young and
mbitious. Stanford is about so and !
rocker about As. Both live in resi- \
ences each Of which cost over 81 .O0O,- Z
~, and both are generous entertainers. {
senator Sharon was Ralston's part Z
er. He now owns all that Raiston 4
ialmed TO own before he died. Among !
y possessions Is the magnificent Palace :
lotcl, the largest and most beautiful u
otel in the world-an hotel that War (
en- Leland says has 1900 windows. Z
800 doors. 10000 gas burners. 40 i
lilies Of carpeting, 973 bath rooms, Y
overs ~ acres Of ground. and cost I
Z 100000. lie also owns Belmont. i
alston's million and half country i
at; Ralston's city house. worth half 4 l