The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-02-01

state and not In the federal govern.
ment, and also from decisions In the
Omaha bridge case, where the court
expressly waived the question Of the
power Of congress over the subject as
not being then before II.
The resolution reuted the allegations
OF Saturday as TO the cost and profits
OF the Building Of the Central Pacific
railroad, that having been made the
subject OF AN exhaustive investigation
by the FortyAthlrd congress, when the
committee, by vote OF ten 10 three,
decided that no further investigation
was necessary.
Mr., q. =. HuntIngton then addressed
the committee In reply 10 Colonel
Scotps argument, made last week. lie
denied the assertion that the Southern
aud Central Pacific were the same
thing, and said they were quite dis.
tinct In their organizations aud aimH,
aud that when completed through 10
the east the Southern would compete
for the business now enjoyed 10y the
Union and Central lines.
He explained that years ago, hotore
ono of these questions had arisen or
were thought of, In the settlement OF
some local difference he and some OF
his friends OF the Central had been
persuaded to go TO the help OF the
Southern Pacific, which had then but
lllty miles OF rOad IN operation, AMI
that finding they were compelled to
build under the law, fifty miles u year,
at the Colorado end Of the line, and
twenty miles year at the western
end, he had repeatedly offered to dIb'
pose of his entire interest in 1t, aud in
1873, did sell IA controlling portion In
the whole line between the Colorado
aud San Francisco to Colonel Scott
himself, but he never fulfilled his con
tract.
Since then good deal more OF the
road had been built, but no was now
willing TO dispose of II to the United
States, or Colonel Scott, II he could be
satisfied that 1t would he used as II part
of direct line to the gulf and lower
Mississippi cltios. He claimed that
instead of building from Marshall,
Texas, westward on the main line not
less than one hundred miles year, AZ
the law required, Colonel Scott had
got devil-tlsh of u road in the north.
eastern corner of that state, struggling
about on three sides Of square, to
pick up some good lands, and that IL
the same energy, time and means EN-
ployed to get up conventions, petitions
and resolutions, and In besieglug con
gress for " subsidy, had been devoted
to the building OF the railroad, he
might have had his track across Texas,
and would have commanded the con
tidenoe of capitalists, aud have gone
on to u connection with the Southern
Paci6c, as his company had pledged
itself TO do.
Mr.. Huntington then said his friends
could build the line between the Colo
RADIO and the Rio Grande, six hundred
miles, as cheaply rs Colonel Scott, aud
would guarantee to obtain more money
value upon the road upon their own
mortgage bonds than Colonel Scolps
party would out of their bonds en-
dorsed by the government, AID to
build the road within five or Dix yeare.
He would not make this offer ii he had
not frat satisfied himselfth hat he woul
be met at or near the Rio Grande by
Texas roads, which are now deferred
from action by fear that congress
might after all grant the national
credit to injure their property. he
also offered to amend the bill now be
fore the committee 30 IA to allow the
same supervision and restrictions az L
construction and rates by congres!
over the Southern Pacific, between thu
eastern terminus Oh the Texas frontier
and the several parts In southern Cali
fornia, as are contained IN the Texo
Pacific bill, 80 as TO place the two offer
on an equality, except that the fofme
asks for no financial nid, while Ih,
latter asks endorsement ut the rate o
twenty-five and thirty-ive thousan,
dollars per mile.
He claimed that the Southern Paclil
route across California between Yulni
and Los Angeles ports was not oni
the best as to grades, but more direct
in the line Of through travel and traffic
and could be made to answer equal.
we'll to San Diego, as branch lin
was now within ninety miles OF tina
harbor. He then referred to the allie
cations of excessive cost Of the seve
hundred and forty miles OF the South
ern Pacific road in California, claimin
that the grading of one hundred an
thirty five miles Of the road north
San fernando had cost more than th
entire four hundred and thirty-fou
miles of the Texas Pacific road, fC
which the Texas Construction Con
pany had contract to receive $500
: a mile In bonds and stock, or five do
lars for each dollar put into the ron
in cash.
He challenged comparison OF ii
y cost of work on the Southern Pacii