The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-02-06
WASHINGTON.
war Of the Railroad Hings.
10 the Editor of The Herald.

"A
WAeuINaroN, February /, 1873.
,rho lost fow dovs boyo Witnessed n
ro,,arl'olio disonsSion mon pncilic vail.
ronI n,ottors hnrnra Tia Louse com.
m,ttee an pociGc railrools Tine con-,
tos t'N ,yos onoMod NV Mrs : Org lho
otta,na, car u,a Cs,trai. Southern pa.
niGn roiIrood con,nony Tbis wna rol.
loyod hv aha onJ nvb,us,iye nrcns
mania i, rayor oc tho Tavosand Pacific
rooJ hy CnIonel Thnmas A Scott nresi.
Jsnt md Governor .lohn q Brown and
Moior Cronk 4 Rand vice presidents
or ih,t rond tocetber with nm interest.
inc statement bv CnInrol Crawlnrd the
engineer who has surveyed the differ,
ent routes for the road ON both sides
Of the Colorado.
The question with regard to this
,reat enterprise has become greatly
simnliGed of late. Its Importance TO
the nation and absolute necessity to
the southwest are openly conceded on
all sides The straitest constructionist
admits that the road from the lower
Mississippi to San DIEGO must be built,
apd only hesitates as to the manner
in which the work should be done. A
brief review of the arguments made
before the committee will throw some
Heht on the subject.
AS to the proposition from the Gems
tal>Gouthorn Pacific road to build
railroad across Arizona, New Mexico
and Northern TEXAS distance of
twelve hundred miles. without aid ex,
cent in the matter o land grant already
bestowed unon the Texas and Pacific
and To allow the rates ON that and their
present lines to be regulated by Con
aress--its very absuriity proves the
insincerity of the ofl.r -Four men,
Messra Huntington. Slandrord Crock
er and Honlkins have gained control of
tho whole railrood svsiem of California
inclnding the Central and Southern
Pacific aud NV discrimination exac
tion and extortion have accumul,
atad immense nrivate fortunes and
thei, evident rrrnose is 70 nreyent
the construction Of any connecting line
throuph the southwest or to build n
road newly 70 increose and perpetuate
tho mononoIy wh;cL hos i6nose such
intolaroLIa LrrJone mon the trans>
continental traffic or the country, As
thr agn Of mirnclea has nossed il is not
nresnmohIa that millionoires will turn
IN or,ols and Iisnarsa their fortunes in
n ,goy ~ destror thoir own incomes,
This ihhv wonid he comnelled to do if
tho'rotoS an tho;r I;nos wore submitted
n "onoSaaSional ro,uIat;on They
wopId Le connnolIed r. law ont in the
constrro,;on * smcb road MANY mil.
lions of " tIn $500 already ohtoined
Go,, ~ '"o o,' .,U auJ Tho nennle
Lacanso tbo aarn;nrs Of their nresent
rooI1 III ,,iJ 49, " 49, eosoistoncn
HTo %J" ~, = ", sSa NV ,hat the Ceptral.
Son,horn o,'o, hove now an in.
,oro,t haas Io'n ';nIohtalnoss If SI3Q 0O0
0o0 onJ a lls daht Of nearly sII
oHNN n9 o,oond;tnyos for
INA 'o o,1 Tl-ie o .no,i tSpr ;nconaa by
,oo ,~ " ,h 10 .! e eSSe e0o Will tba man
tbon,.a 'i"" E~'iy nht hn oIa 70 avnend
,n;i;"Ss ul'snU 20 "o,o ,o,od fron,
''"''ohs Vi tne ihoueS Sa'he'''
Wv, u'e sGyet'i'seiiV anu 'ie peorav, ,Lat
ho heisiV VI "?suIu',y ~. ~ suP ao oh,nrd
ny "oui' 10 w. anu sun NO, III noniJ
a'l'F,no 'h'' " o"hNi"ES ~ ". aa,,;aro
"",e ei'lel liiHiey ur oie,'is ", niain ,L,t
~ ~ sIeI' "ork' !. Is very PiS'' a;thar
wv oliy purpose OF tu'se MN i :.
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