The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-05-09
THE TEXAS AND PACIFIC BILL,

The forty fifth congress will prove q
great blessing TO tho country AZ large
II they pass iayopbly upon the Texas
and Pacific bill now pending The sue
nesslul Issue made with the lluntlndlon
lobbyists who made such q war against
tho bill has given tho friends ofthe'leXas
and Paoileronewed confidence that the
present congress can succeed In putting
the bill through before the adjournment
of this, the second seasio on, The johnson
bill, recently introduced 10 another bait
thrown out by the willy Huntington
and other monopollsts Of the Union Pa
ohc railroad, and will no doubt bo SUM
marly thrown overheard by the lynx
eyed friends Of the Texas aud P0cllic
This Johnson bill provides for the CON
siruoton Of road from Memphis, Ten
nessee 10 Jefferson, Texas and by the
Texas and Pacific from Fort Worth 10
vi Paso, and authorizes the Galveston,
Harrisburg and San Antonio company
10 continue their road TO III Pasoi also
provides for the construction Of o road
from Donaldsonyile, Louisiana, 10
Orange, Texas, and between Shreve'
port aud Monroe, Louisiana, These
roads TO be loaned ton thousand dolls
lars per mile in grecnbacks, at four per
cent, interest per annum the money TO
be repaid the government by services
to DO rendered by the different roads,
The bill also contains clause granting
all the rights, privileges and franchises
of the Texas and Pacific beyond the
Rio Grande TO the Union Pacific rail
road company, After disposing Of this
and all Of the other cunning obstacles
thrown in tho way of the Texas and
Pacific, the present congress should
then pass the bill forthwith, The
country actually needs it, Another
transcontinental roOd il as essentially
necessary ~ any public enterprise ever
conceived. This road, without reviews
ing It's projected route specifically, !, -
gr nj trans,continental railroad through
Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and
Southern California from some
point on the Mississippi river
to be selected by commissioners
appointed by the president Of the Uni
ted States not further north than tho
city of Memphis, to San Diego, on tn,
Pacific coast, Tho opening OF this great
thoroughlaro will supply II great wan,
now felt by the commercial interests o.
the whole country, and be an act Of
justice to the south in equali2ing tn,
bounlies of the national government
To Texas it would be mn act which
would place her foremost in the list o.
growing commonwealth. II would
provide the necessary transportation
for the great crops which arc soor
to be raised in our own stat,
and the fertile and beautiful country
through which it would run. The pro.
ductions of the earth are the founda'
ton and basis of all prosperity, and II
soon as the Texas and Pacific road il
built new impetus will be given t,
agriculture never before witnessed il
( the civilized world. The new countr,
to be opened would drain the over
crowded sections Of the north and cas-
of their crowded Inhabitants, whC
would flow to this country of unparal
lelled splendor. The people hay,
waited long and patiently for the con
gress of the United States to aid il
the construction of this absolutel,
necessary measure, and should tn,
present congress pass bill, its mem
bers will long live in history rs bent
factors in the greatest measure for til
welfare Of the people that has ever beei
devised since the organization of on
government. TO postpone il until tn
next session may possibly bepoltic t.
defeat the Vaccinations of the enemie
of the BILL but unless that is actual
a sufficient reason for such action, tn
public will be greatly disappointed
congress adjourns without accomplish
ing the success of the Texas and Pacific
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