New-York tribune., 1878-01-22
THE TRlNSPORTiTION ROUTES.
RAILWAYS TO MEXICO AND To THE WEST FROM
TIE ATLANTIC PEOPo,ED-sECRETAEY cRAki
III PORl TO TilE HOUSE.
laENERAL PRESS Di.rAIcmI


WASuINGruS, Jan. u. - Representative
Browne Of Indiana to day introduced. by request.
hll Organizing the Atlantic Railway Company OF the
United States. for the purpose oi con'uucuhG'
opening and maintaining double track cheap
freight railway from the Atlantic scaboa'd
Ia the cities OF Chicago, -. Louis ana
Council Bluff The bill creates n corporation and rc
qurc. the consolidation o: railroads already or which
may hereafter Dee constructed chartered IN states
through which the Atlantic Railway Will The cap
tal stock to be 900. the United S;'s 20 uo
per cent coin bonds the rate of $4,000 for each mile OF
road to Dee constucicd the bonds To hc rdronabc at
any time within ten years Thc Government 10 To bc rc
imburs,d by certain portion OF the earuins- ana III
transportation and telegraph service The company Is
authorized to onc-ual Of The amount OF IT, cap
tall but the bond, company not TO be sold Tor
les than 90 ccut- on the dollar
The biI Introduced Ia the House Of Representatives
to-day by General BdH-, of Massachusetts, To facilitate
commerce with Mexico, etc. Pioyllrs Tor SUBSIDY OF
$1,000 per mc fjf proposed GOO miles extension oi
the Gaycstou. IInIrispurs and san Antonio Railway.
from san Antonio to II raeo there 10 connect with
proposed extension oi '"e 9ou'h'Ih i"''"' ""'o" "
California.
Tie Senate Committee Railroads to-day heard an
argument from Senator Grover and Colonel ". W Ch'P
man. If Oregon in advocacy Of senator Mitchell, Norh
Pacific Railway i. ana especially ", provisions Ioi
the construction OF ~ an roih 10 SAX Lake my
The Spr hcr laid before iuc House to-day letter al
IL
location Of the Southern Pacific Railroad. and the Texas
and Pacific Railroad. through the United states Military
Rsrr anon Fort IuHn, and across the Colorado River
secretary Mc'rdry rcrics The ac of the PROVISIONAL
prrIssIpn given to ttc southern Pacific To- cross the
! Fort Yuma RESERVATION, Hud tlcH rays:
The Texas Pacific inruad Company. having proto stcd
against this grant IiIous 10 th, Interests ia view
of the revocation November 1876, % 4 similar pctuls
sion above referred TO- WcG fact overlooked by The
| department WHcu the ahuNr grant madr. th'
Secretary uf var suspended a authority granted To
either the Southern ricifr EIlrrat Company, the
| Texas Pacific Railroad Conrany, 10 build "A railroad
acros, any portion u tie Font Yuma MihLuy Rcserya-
tiun until both q. s.id companies bc iuly heard. Or
Tai. order wa- tar nO1i,d the 6th Ol September
1877 ~ to permit the southern Pacific Railroad Com,
raiy To continue work within the limits Fort Yuma
| 10 their property aud opening the way pass
age of rtcanboat.. Under this modification II will he
seen that the Southern Pacific Railroad Co proceeded
with their work unt they had aId track across the
! bridge and running trains taIsIug passengers,
n0tW tWItlslandnS the commanding officer At Fort iuu,
ordered them to casc work when the brd-" was secured
against injury The department thcu ordered the ruu
nng across the reservation Ia be stopped uutil
| Congress had decided the controversy.
Tins action rise to numerous complaints from
citizcls OF Southern California aud Arizona, and finally
IL appearing that the mails delayed and business
greatly Gcranged, The President, on the Jth Of October
Is77, authorized the Southern Pacific Railroad Company
10 cross trains the bridge at Fort Yuma Thus the
| stands at present.