The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-05-28

only small, but Is likely u COu''i"0 w
be for some years to come. The expor-
tstions from both Of these sections are
principally the results OF agriculture and
the markets for them are in the Middle
and New England States, and in Europe.
Until some great industrial change has
taken place in the condition OF
these States, or until we have
developed Mexican market tor
our productions, the principal through
freight use to which a road To-
Gated along the southern border would
be put, would be in transporting mer-
cbsndlse to and from the Northern and
Eastern States and Pacific slope. But,
tor this purpose, except in midwinter' the
Union and the Central Pacific roads
would have the advantages naturally at
taching to quicker and more direct
route, and these could only be overcome
by lower rate Of charges. This Is prob
ably the ground upon which Colonel
ScoTT bases his claim Tor q subsidy; but
the money and land grants are to him OF
vastly more importance than the rail-
road. The claim OF the company IS
that the Government shall guarantee .
per cent. interest on bonds to run fifty
wears, to be issued by the company, to
the amount Of $88,75o000. AS bonds
thus secured would sell above par and as
the estimated cost of building the road
from ITS present terminus to the point
Fort Yuma-where il connects with the
Southern Pacific road is but $3O,OOO,OOO,
Colonel ScoTT aud his associates would
have their road built with no personal
outlay. and would receive an en-
ormous land grant and SlOOOOOOO
bonus for undertaking the work.
1t Is true that they agree to allow
the Government to supervise and con-
trol their tariff Of charges for freight; but
this can hardly be called 3 concession on
a road built and overpaid for by the
Government itself Indeed, the money
and the rate oil interest," 'n9y assn 'o'
would, II put INTO 'he SINKING '""u'
amount, in fifty years, to more than sew
4 : H.
en- hundred mii'loh uo''"rS' ""''' INC
mere difference IN the ra'e o' 'n'oi'S' a.
when the UoVerntne"' Gull Oo'i0"
money and the rate 'hey "'N LOT "oU'u
of itself, in fifty years, amount 10 enough
to pay the cost OF constructing Ine foSu
three times over. ms Is tue pam o"'e-
raced JOB when congress Il N0"
called upon % S'"' ''0"' 40
pany mas hSu It's n"''o''A'
charter ana It's in"si'Hcon' '".'u ; ''"' ''-
seven years uu''pS "n', ,n, '''lo
1o'S'i "0''0 100
''"u II 0"s"7'O ~ ''''
In Almost every P"'''0''''' - "'' '''''@
10 comply Win 'n' .''S VI ',' C"'' w.
Il agreed - O'''U 'I' '''"1 - ~, .t..- :,
ON' mas o"lS "0' No w. '1 ~. Ia., tbon
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o'0 = 'I1 ~ ~ - -, - -
'''l 80. - s.r ~ 1870 - 800
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49,, r,,,,,.n, which hoe hoor Isvirc
,,-oor.. cr,,o ,ro Pacific eastward and
-. .,. C,uouu,,,,-. nil r,a-o1,.
ssSs '''N' '' '' WV :, ''-'' y" 49,, 80 ~,
agree t. S'e L. roadway OF 4OO ieeI IN
Width. il w!m undertake, without further
-,-,.,...-.,;.r :, finish tbo entire road
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