The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-29

the Territory Of Arizona. hat COM
pany has built its road to lat point,
and the Texas and Paciffis twelve
hundred and fifty miles awjfrom the
proposed point Of connectA Is 1t O.
monstrous and altogether ltrageous
thing that this Western comfy should
ask permission, under the circum-
stances, to build It's road easard until
1t shall meet some other roa connect
ing with the Gulf and ATTAIN, States2
And how does 1t happen, Mrresident,
that what was urged short ar ago as
in the interest OF the couny should
now be denounced as a onstrous
thing, which will result in ftening
grinding monopoly on the pple It
will be remembered that atthe last
session of the Forty. fourth Congress
Mr.. Lamar, Of Mississippi, tin chair
man of the Pacific Railroad (mmittee
OF the House, reported to the House OF
Representatives bill, by with it was
proposed that the Texas and tiflc and
the Southern Pacific. Of (lifornia
should connect at a point In tB Terri
tory of New Mexico one hundH miles
west Of Ell Paso. That bill dntained
provisions for eastern connectins with
the Mississippi river similar those
contained in bill No. 1886. In rSorting
the bill to the House Of Representatives
Mr.. Lamar said:
As to the interests OF the people, Twill be
observed that the bill makes It impossible for
the trunk line to become q mOnopolstro
enough to sacrifice local interests, Il every
visions OF the bill, to use the trunk liz as II
1t were In fact q part OF 1t, and this rtht Ia
capable OF legal enforcement. 1t will > fur
Their observed that the bill provides fc con-
So
tation OF freight and passengers, and fobos-
tai and telegraphic service.
ask again how 1t is that what yas
so good in 1877 is 80 bad In 1878? 1.-The
Texas and Pacific Company were wiling
to unite with the Southern Pacific Or
the accomplishment Of a grand objat
then. why are they not now? Whit
has occurred within the last twelv
months to alter 30 completely the whoh
situation To me it appears that th.
reasons are stronger now for the &C.
ceptance by the Texas and Pacific OF
the principles Of the bill No. 1886 than
Pacific has made good deal of progress
within that time. The Southern Pacific
Company has the right under general
law to build through the Territories OF
Arizona and New Mexico. When it
reaches the Rio Grande, under the gen.
eral incorporation act OF the State OF
Texas 1t may form an organization to
build through the State OF Texas, and
will become entitled to the land
grant OF sixteen sections to the
mile which that State gives to
every company which constructs rail-
road within its limits. II the extern
sion to the Gulf OF Mexico OF this
Southern Pacific Railroad is thing to
be feared, l see no better way to pre-
vent 1t than by the passage OF bill No.
1856, to make it certain that other lines
Of railroad will meet it at Ell Paso.
THE TRUE SOUTHERN ROUTE EXPLAINED
FOUR MISSISSIPPI TBRMINI.
I will now briefly consider, Mr.. Presi-
dent, the bill No. 1856, introduced by
NE as amended by the Railroad Com
mittee Of the Senate. It proposes to
secure the construction of through
Inc from Ell Paso, on the Rio Grande.
% San Francisco, San Diego and San
Pedro, on the Pacific coast. with two
branches from Ell Paso toward the Mis-
,issippi river, and connection on the
Mississippi with st. Louis. Memphis,
Vicksburg. and New Orleans. 1t also
provides for branch from point in
he Territory OF New Mexico to connect
he Southern Pacific Of California with
he Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Dad. Is Is known that the Southern
Pacific road Of California has q COM
oleted line connecting San Francisco
With Fort Yuma, on the Colorado river.
n Arizona Territory. This road has q
branch running to a point within less
han one hundred miles OF San Diego.
Ny bill proposes to authorize this COM
,any to build eastward to Ell Paso, on
he western boundary OF Texas, and to
ave 1t the same land grant offered by
he act OF 1871 to the Texas and Pacific
company. It also proposes to extend
he Texas and Pacific line from Fort
Worth to Ell Paso and to aid the con-
truction OF a line from San Antonio, in
'exas, to Ell Paso. As above stated, the
ill also provides for connections with
our points on the Mississippi river.
)ne OF these connections Is to be made
" building branch from point on
he Texas and Pacific line in the neigh
orhood OF the intersection OF that line
nth the one hundredth degree Of longi-
ude west to Vinita, in the Indian Ter
tory, which Is an extension In south
'estern direction Of the old Atlantic
nd Pacific Railroad.
THE LINES EAST OF THE RIO CYANIDE
rovided for by the bill are as follows:
Miles.
rom OFT worth TO FL PaSO. ....... GOO
rom San Antonio to Ell Paso. ... ESQ
rom Orange, Texas, to Donaldsonville,
Louisiana. ...........,....... $50
rom Shreveport, Louisiana, to Monroe,
louisiana o6
rom Shreveport to New Orleans (about). 400
rom Jefferson, Texas, to Memphis. ..... 400
rom ! exas and Pacific line to Vinita. $50
1otal ........................ 2446
The line connecting the Southern Pa
fic OF California with the Atchison.
opeka and Santa Fe road will be about
lree hundred and fifty miles in length.
aking. total Of about twenty-eight
lndred miles. The completion Of
Iese lines OF road would give direct
IL connection between San Francisco
I'd San Diego On the Pacific, and Gal
'ston, New Orleans. Vicksburg, Men,
lis, ut. Louis, Cincinnati and Chicago.
I'd through these points with the
hole Gulf and Atlantic seaboard from
obile to Portland.
COMPLETE SYSTEM OF ROADS oBTAINA- 1