The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-01
cor. TOM SCOTT IMPILED.
A Railroad Kings Fierce Onslaught upon q
Hiyai-A Dcvu-FIsh Road.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3i.-The House Com
mittee on Pacific Railroads to-day continued its
hearing Of arguments ON the Texas and South
ern Pacific bills
Mr.. c. +. Huntington addressed the commit
tee in reply To- Col. SCOTS argument made last
week. He denied the assertion that the South
ern Pacific and Central Pacific were the same
thing. and said they were quite distinct in their
organizations and aims
He claimed that instead Of building from Mar
shall. Texas. westward on the main line not less
than 100 miles n year. ~ tho law required. Col.
Scott had got n dcvil-1sh of road in the
northeastern corner Of that State. straggl ng
about on the three sides Of a square
to pick up some good lands. and that
II the same energy, time. and means employed
to get up conventions. petitions. and resolu-
tions. and in bcsieeinG Congress for q subsidy.
had been devoted to building railroad. he might
have had lbs track across. Texas and would
have commanded the confidence of capitalists
To- haye gone on To- connection with
company had pledged iisoi In do.
He then referred e the allegations of tho ey-
cessive cost of the $50 miles of southern Pacific
1876 miles Of the line north Of Snn Fernando had
cost more than the entire 49, miles Of Texas
Pacific road for which the Texas Construction
Company had contract 10 receive i15nuO milo
in bonds and stock. or Aye do lars for each dollar
pun INTO the fhH0 IN t'N~n. lfH flullenkrl com o
parison Of ths cost of the work on the Southern
Pacific with II or some Of Col. SCOTS other roads
mentoning the Baltimore and Potomac at
100000 per mile. the Northern Central NJ
tlii.oOO per mile, the Alcehany Valley nj
tl25.OOO per mile. the Pennsylvania Com
tral NJ tiO0OuO per mile of main line.
or s3uOOO0 per milo Of main line aud
branches. or he would bee willing to compare
any financial arrangements with that of Col.
Scott in paying three million dollars annual
lease money Tor u 90 mile road and its d"prn-
denotes between Philadelphia and New York.
which nj per cont. r"pr' sents "A capital value
Of iifty millions for n monopoly. when Il COM
peting lin" could have been carried through
for il0O.OOO per mile
Mr.. Huntington then said that Of all men with
whom TO enirust competition for the benefit II
the people. Thomas \. Scott was the last The
same man who altrrnaies his trips Ia Washing
ton TO promise competing railroads out Of the
treasury with trips 10 New York 10 patch
up treaties 10 prevent competitiun over
roads where there are more people and
more tonnage passed in one day than crossed
the continent in twelve months. The same man.
who for months assisted thre Efforts Of a cnmpet-
soy. and who had tore NJ repeatedly the tracks
OF road west Of Pittsburgh. and who COM
PEELED an oil.ppc line to break It's line
in crossing his road aud cart the oil
over IT, and who was this day opposing the Free
OIL Pipe bin at Harrisburg. was an amazing
champion for railroad competition. His whole
life had been one long effort at combinations.
rings and pools, and he never resorted 10 COM
petition. except when it was good for Scott
Whenever he could do better by combining the
people might take their chances.