The Mesilla Valley independent. [volume] (Mesilla, N.M.) 1877-1879, 1878-12-14
rRe Northern ana r.1a. Paelae--

TIE fnllowinx j. "a extract s.s4.a he sp.erh
delivered by Roi'srt IassrsoIl At Eslsse la.
Boston ocs 2Gth. 1878.
The Texas Pacific shoaId -iss l.s comple-
ted A ysst agricultural Sasi nssss;fsf r.sse,,,
I would be Dpvnet! u tns enterprise and aa-
venture Il the AEnene4a pte.le. Pr.a,al,Iv
AROMA holds within the n4is.sfly {. asrhsm AZ
I isei rocS1s gTeateE wes4lsA Ham ans ash~r
state oE Tegrtory Of the uosaa- ne &C.,
truetion Of shzt lad assatts pca NE ama
aciiw1y into 4 hundred ius.astrizs. III wsa,l.s
gsseN Npieyme1s q m4as shaas4nds Of .ex,-
-, saA homes as lass 10 nasas saiiisans. i.
H94ld cause the building Il thousands ssf
1ii.es u bTanches - open. rSt arlw n..ur
ferFftsTy, bat to caEseef Hftk rssasls slrsa.i,,
i'Hlit u would double Inc pr,Ass.s,s Al ...,I.s
SIS SILVER, open nee srtds rs tfasEe- ..fr.,s
noS Industries, and nlsks it peasil,ss aer !.
te suppiy eight milginnS Of tessvax - "a.
fsepsblic Ot Mckee, Eith or usa.i,set. Tt,..
construction of this great higAway viii es.,-
tss tbs ttuvernuseEit 10 sIlSts.,.sr si.b tr,,n.
~ Y astee1 regiments 1t ihsaags. A..s5ss@L
!.y nnm statsonesi asaas fhe issysAts p.e.
t''t eii"isgh Viii settle steug thss Isas :. prss
iset themselves. Ii wlIi pers.aner.lt .s.,....
.iir ladtan question, saving s.s- p<s,,iie a.,
siens each year Ii Vii sffecsuasfv ds~,y.v
The present mohopnly. aud 10 sHis sav sgr,..
Y ineFeaAse prneincsiaa ansl s.snss4Isst.sis.p
VIII double aHr uasie with China s..,
Jataa, and with flsc P4ci6e S,atrs :. a.
III settle the SoatIatn question tss Sim,
tlie southern States sTitA iass.irrzsstA. sEsxs.
iiysug the industries as l4t scasa..s.. xa..4
glag And Eehuiithng the ce<asnerc... -.
s''cisI sabrlci viii d. away ~ltla the ess4~r
saslsin 81 regret and The prejudice l.fa II
iseiaficns 1t will trxEsnute Is wrmsxs, .;.,-,
aasaspioyed mRscle III The saauntrx Il wsgs
s.'ssass CaiifnrriA frssE, the esnf-pl II I sis-
gig corporation, frusn lie ts.rvrfus,,rrt az =.
Eaited watcA!esg ssgsysst.. an.E
vndictive. Il will t;lieF-sr he faryDt.rE ~,
merchants, AMI even lls politicians Il ~.
sFins' coast. Resiies j; ra.sas nss I, rar
spfisn q 81 frame &c avs sud * xs4-se..
nst ttsisssssess shat fofeYer have the ss,nsn,
y iafss and freights 81 tais way ,a. 80.
= VIA - perfectly protected snd tie t.av.
perfectly secured.
Aook a the map. and you viii see Il.
a7ae1se sdvantages its constra-tif.n wafi
I've g iAe entiFe eoantry, not aniv ~ th.-
esSnt bat 70 the East and Mpsf as ~~l4
!. ! = one hundred and atty miles nearer froas
.'iicA4so to San Diego than 70 San Frsncisec
.oa VIII see that TIE whese of Texas. ! See,s
anfaining two hundred And ten tln,aana
luaFe miles; State ksaT I.saes - tarvs :.
l3aois. i've times as large as New Ia-k
'paoie 'h supporting : g-,pai4tis,a - r~rp
/ mlliions of people. u Ilf "a n AL
hthediAte communicated &i'h i,ss xkol,.
'untry Territory - the %Al, * !, a~nrIw
inasAon square miles wills ze.. 4, s.,ri.
istaFe, trade, commerce an. a.. a.. ~
le con truction pf tbs lFsa.
Le' -this read b. bait saa ". s,s.s fs.,
'.o t'ie eninnsiAsna tasn os .s,.sss.sse
the VAST stagnAtloa sssssr Kill e :. T.,
lfsen'. something besidcs wasslOg i a
ssAty 20 secure, or @ even haSfen, iae r -
- = y prespeity. SECURE The compsesioa
e Northern Pacific. and eOptstese., snl
npsoymsnt Niil rstarA togsGher.