The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-03-02
WASHINGTON.
what the Galveston News IL Doing for
North Texas-Does the may city AK
poet the Trade or Good wtshes of
Those who she Opposesf
wAsHrEsros. February 30, 1873.
To the Editor OF The herald:

NAeHINGroS. FEBRUARY ~, 1878.
To the Editor of he herald
There is very little being done in
congress now for the good of the coan-
try, especially for the south. To per
son from the rural districts it appears
that the forty-fifth congress had assem-
bled for the sole purpose OF giving some
of its members an opportunity to exs
plain their connection with the cleo
toral count or any other issue that the
country is not interested in.
The bitter fight between Scott and
Huntington still continues The argu-
ment of those gentlemen and their re-
spectiye friends before ths Pacific rail
road committees have been full and
extensive, and have developed the fact
beyond all doubt that Mr.. Huntington
and his associates of the Union and
Central Pacific railway companies do
not want 10 build their Southern Pacific
railroad, If they can in any other way
prevent Colonel Scott from building
the Texas and Pacific. What would
you think, Mr.. Editor, if some gentle,
man would tell you that the Houston
and Texas Central railway company
proposed to build another line OF rails
road across Texas parallel with
their present line? You would
simply say that that man was
al idiot. The same argument holds
good with the Southern Pacific railway
company. Suppose that these gentle-
men, who seem to be making money
too fast, and are so anxious to build
another railroad across the continent TO
compete with their road which is all
Il
Southern Pacific railroad, what would
be the consequences3 Why, sir; it
would perpetuste and fssten on this
government. one of the most gigantic
and despotic monopolies in this age, or
that could be produced by any
future age. To quote from
article recently written By Mr.. Reaves,
of St Louis, the official representative
of the Central Pacific road, after the
government has voted millions of money
into their treasury. and after they have
played the tyrant beyond endurance
| with tile American people, come with
the money voted by the general gov
ernmeEt, and ask, like the leeches Of
solomon, for more. What interest, let
it be asked. have these men of the Gen.
trail Pacific to come into the valley OF
the Mississippi, save as tyrants, and
ask for iayors? Is there q man
in the south, who is not bought
who will countenance or in any manner
aid in fastening on this the naonstrous
monopoly that Mr. Huntington and
| his associates of the Union and Central
| Pacific railway companies have SO much
zeal TO perpetuatef Surely there is
not for whatever is the interest of the
south 10 the interest of the whole coun-
try. On the other hand, the fact has
also been developed beyond all doubt,
that Colonel Thomas A. Scott pro>
poses to furnish in the Texas
and Pacific measure just precisely
what the people need at this time
to check the putrid and Avaricious
Union and Pacific railway companies in
their powerful efforts to tighten their
grasp on the industries of the American
people, that is q genuine competing
line of railway. connecting the great
Mississippi valley with the Pacific
ocean, an opes highway for the com.
merce of the country. the rates on
which shall be forever under the cons
troll of congress, a road that would be
free from climatic difficulties at oil
oCoSSiAo Vi bdO y Cois Aa0 1oueuk3 k02t
would arise from the building of one
grand competing Tide from some point
| on the Mississippi river to San Diego,
in California are beyond the power Of
man to calculate. lts invigorating effect
would be felt from Maine TO the Gull
of Mexico, and would extend through,
out the whole western hemia
phere. The genuine frauds Of
the Texas and Pacific bill am
willing TO dispense with the branche.
, at frat contemplated. and are in favor
!. OF our great trunk line, giving ever
city and town . fair and equal showinl
, 70 tap it. ST. Louis yielded all claim
for . branch. bat ] regret TO cay ths
; our own seaport city, alseston--i
. still clamorous for . branch, at leas
!. the Galveston News l. doing Al i
can 70 aid Mr.. Huntington; and thereb,
aid in defeating the best interest Q
J, Texas and the whole south. Galveston
: had better employ all Of her energy i
4 having her harbor despenesa and en-
courage trade with Brazil aud othe
tropical countries. and By that mean
, stimSiaAs the agicultuxal inlsrest 4
; the wheat reaionp fiber own stats,
= 6nd that Mr. Hunkfnn6r.nsr ,...s-s -..]