Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-08-10

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tlons apply to this bill. No route
is designated in the bill, nor is the
number Of miles limited in those
counties. For aught that appears,
there may be sixty, eighty or hun
| dred miles in either county. 1t is
said that In San Luis Obispo the
road would traverse pait Of the
county of little agricultural value,
and the county, therefore, would be
loaded with a crushing debt with
out any corresponding benefit. In
deed, there can hardly be
any justification for placing
such eneumbrauces on those
counties. This corporation has
also large and valuable land
grant, which it will doubtless
secure, and which is worth proba-
bly, four or five million dollars. 1t
must build its road or forfeit its
land grant. When it does build the
road it will own 1t absolutely, with
all the profit and advantage which
may result from Its operation.
"In San Luis Obispo county the
taxable property, real and person.
al, in 1869, Is given in the Control
ler's report at nine hundred and
fifty-nine thousand one hundred
aod eighty-seven dollars, of which
five hundred and sixty thousand
two hundred and eighty-three dol
lars was real estate. If there were
sixty miles of railroad constructed
in that county, the amount of bonds
would be three hundred and sixty
thousand dollars, and the amount
of State debt at the same ratio
would be about ninety millions, or
nearly forty per cent upon the tota
valuation of real and personal
property In 1869. No such debt
could ever be paid. If the coast
counties and the counties in the San
Joaquin Valley are to be burdened
with debt, as is contemplated by
these bills, immigration would
shun their borders. No man would
be willing to settle or purchase
property in an oyertaxed and
bankrupt county"
In the face of the facts thus forci-
bly, portrayed, regardless of the
fearful burthens that these bills
were calculated to entail upon the
counties mentioned, Mr.. Pacheco
blindly obeyed the dictates of his
masters and voted to pass these
measures of ipfamy over the Gov
ernors veto. Fortunately, howev.
er, there was sufficient manhood |
in the Senate to uphold the just
action of the Governor, and thus
defeat these schemes Of robbery.
N Cd1tf;nn tn lilIS Mr.
Pacheco voted at the same session |
for the following schemes Of plum
der:
can Act to empower the county |
of San Joaquin to aid in the con-
struction of the Stockton and Visa
liza Railroad"
can Act to empower the city of
Stockton to aid In the construction |
of the Stockton ard Nisalia Rail
road.r
"An Act granting certain lands |
in the city and county Of San
Francisco to The P,,trero and Bay !
View Railroad Company
"An Act to authorize the cum
ties of Tehama and Colusa TO aid
in the construction of the railroad
proposed to be built by the B-nioia
and Red Bluff Railroad Compa-
n.y."
Gan Act to empower the county
of Monterey to aid In the constfuc-
ton of the Monterey and Salinas
Railroad.n
"An Act to empower the counties
of Yolo, Colusa and Tehama to aid
in the construction of railroad In
said counties"
can Act to empower the City and
County of San Francisco to aid In
the Construction of the Southern
Pacific Railroad.n
With such a record it seems re-
markable that o man could have
the effrontery to come before the
people of this district and ask for
an office at their hands.
The railroad corporations are al
ways before Congress with jobs Of
different characters, aid would, in
case such q misfortune shonld
overtake this District as to have
Pacheco elected, find in him will
ing hand to aid in any scheme of
plumber, if a past record can be
taken as a guide.