The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-01-17
1nr 1fxAs AND PACIFIC It's USES

THE TEXAS AND PACIFIC ITS USES
Besides opening up an immense ~
ternalional communication wllh inc
southwest, this great route will prove
AN active alimulant to one OF the rloh'
est producing districts Of the globe
richer by far than the famed Delta Of tho
Nile, aud comprlsiuFau orp capable oil
sustaining forty millions oi people TINS
posslbiliiy almost slappors one. Bat few
people can clearly grasp It IN all iw
scope, Think Of tho vast millions OF
wealth thus created, In twenty-five
wears after the completion Of the rond,
Texas would have, without tail, twenty
millions Of people, If they were no
richer than other sections of the cow'
try the revenue accruing to the govern
ment from TcxOs alone would equal
one.nalf Of the sum now raised by mN'
alton, 70 secure this boon she Is only
asked to guarantee interest on bonds to
the amount of thirty thousand dollars
per mile. As mere Investment no
business firm having the means Mt hand
would neglect 1t,
In western progress Their would
prove q magic wand to touch and loosen
the enormous deposits Of the precious
minerals Of odd and New Mexico, Arl'
lonia and Utah From III Paso, narrow
guugc roads would penetrate the fast
ness of Chichuahua Sonora, and even
Durango, whose mountains are built
upon silver basis and whose solldily
is ornamenlcd and rendered priceless
in value by the richest deposits Of gold
perhaps in the whole world This sort
of connection and intercourse would
very soon settle the ycXcd question
presented to-day 10y the Mexican situaN
ton, The scarcely less rich amilorous
regions Of New Mexico and Arizona
would ut once be called upon to give
up their treasures to enrich the people
aud enhance the taxable values OF the
country
In the event of foreign war, the eS
posed condition Of our Pacific coast
would invite attack from that quarter.
The Texas and Pacific would give us
two great arteries of intercourse instead
OF one, and this one 10y reason of the
mid climate of the districts
uaycrgcd by it, would be avail.
ublc Mt all seasons of the year,
which is not the case by the Central
route. The military instincts Of the
nation will readily grasp this immense
advantage,
The idea of competition, first sugrs,
ted by this paper is perhaps one of its
most important uses We have now u
road spanning the continent placed on
the nearly impraclicable parallel Of
forty degrees north latitude, The stua
ton makes it for many months of the
year IN unsafe and precarious route.
As the matter now stands it holds an
absolute and uncontrolled monopoly of
uansscontincntol transportation and
travel, Its rates are enormous, and the
situation is just this, "Ir you don't like
the terms, don't trade. Their gains
are already enormous, but bear no sort
OF comparison to what they will be
when all prospect for successful compe,
tition is killed oil by the defeat of the
Texas and Pacific bill now pending be>
fore congress. Millions of these dollars
of profit are now being used to render
u healthy competition an utter jmpossi>
bihty 1t will prove national dis,
grace ii the nelarious scheme is allowed
to succeed. We have had many
exhibitions OF the wonderful potency of
money in these days and times, but
nothing more glazing or impudent than
this effort was ever attempted, even at
Washington. We are simply compelled
to create some sort of check upon this,
the monster monopoly of the age.
Nothing can be suggested which will be
half so effective, or nearly so cheaply
furnished as the road which is now
suing ut the feet of the representatives
OF the people not for subsidy, not for
land grants, but for simple guarantees
and which proposes to place its lands
franchises and earnings in the hands OF
the government MS security; and to in
sure the fairness Of the competition iurn-
'shed, it proposes to have congress Tx u
maximum of rate for both freight and
passengers.
1t will bc century before the gov
eminent and people have another such
chance.
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MAIL GRAIN,