Daily Los Angeles herald., 1880-11-05
i>sss,.s,.. Of Dsvs,opmens Amend

nossaunssss OF DevelopmcnsA Amend.
The csaseless enterprise, and the
1fon purpose of the Southern Paci-
~ Railwsy to make q rail connec.
{lon With the Bay Of Galveston, are
.jnost aignincant features OF CONT.
asntaI development, oflate. What.
Seer may be said to the disparage.
mont Of the rem arkable syndicate
Who have built one railway across
ne continent and who are about to
oomplete another, their business
oagAcity, pluck and even audacity,
6tand out In bold relief as against
81 previous railway achievements.
Il Il fortunate for the State Of Cali.
fornia that this combination are
animated by an energetic and de-
tsrmined purpose to build up this
etAte. We have heretofore referred
60 the incalculable benefits which
will dow from the connection
which Charley Croker Is now 90.
tAblishing between the Southern
Pacific Railway and the Galveston,
Harrison and San Antonio road,
whose Eastern terminus is at Gal
weston. This Joint enterprise will
mot only, when everything is in
rear, control the grain movements
Of the Pacific Coast, but II will
also, % we'll, control the tide of
European immigration. Hitherto
7 Immigrants to the United States
have been obliged, perforce, to set
lie In the great States of the North
west, whose opportunities for for
inmate and successful settlement
have already been largely availed
Of. Hereafter the lush lands OF
California. and notably Of South
ern California, will be the attract.
i've feature. That we are not reck-
oning without our host the follow
ing, from thoughtful article in
the San Francisco Post, Of Nov.
End, elbows:
We are assured by the managers
OF the Southern Pacific Railroad
that within two years that road
will have its own through, indie.
pendent line completed from Sar
Francisco to Galveston, a distance
Of 2l4O miles. The Southern Pa
cifio will form junction, in ABOUT
months, with the Atchison,
q and Santa Fe line at e
the latter town being s5t
distant from Galveston, and
miles from this city; but E
will only be temporary
IN; the Southern Pacific viii
eastward, as we have said
teaches Galveston. A line
freight and immigrant
run from Galveston
Bremen and Ham.
cation will be brought
rts to California for
APPS less. Tie COM
4npty valleys and I'M
i ape growing hill sides OF
ate, but especially of South.
california, will be rapidly fill
ed up with an industrious and de-
sirable population. The railroad
folks think the impetus given to
immmigration and general BUSH
ness by the development of mining
and agricultural wealth will give
California u population of five
millions OF people within ten years
and make San Francisco one of the
largest and most important cities
of the United States. Cheap
through transportation from Eu-
rope to California-the immigrant
going direct from the steamship
into the railroad car that is to car
~ him westward-has for years
been the great want Of the State.
A difference of SIS to $40 In the cost
Of reaching u given point is sufii-
Gent to secure or lose thousands of
Immigrants, with the great major
tty of whom SIS 10 q very large sum
of money. That the plan mention
ed above will fill California up with
much needed people we do not for
one moment doubt. Mr.. Croker
rldicules the idea OF this city being
Injured by the shipment of wheat
by rail- TO Galveston. He and his
coadJutors are both Of the opinion
that for one dollar this city loses
from this source, 1t Will receive $40
In compensatory, by the opening
up Of new regions of agricultural
aud mineral wealth and CONNER
cial Intercourse. He thinks, and
we fully agree with him, that the
more railroads in all directions we
have the more development, BUSH
ness and prosperity we will secure.
Mr.. Croker thinks that this city's
prospects have never before been
30 bright and certain.
However San Francisco may fare
In the new dispensation, Southern
California and Los Angeles county
are certain to come out largely
ahead. The coming Sec
ond city Of the Pacific
Coast Is Los Angeles. and the
coming section is Southern Cali
fornia. Wealth is destined to null
tiply here far beyond the dreams
Of avarice, to employ the high
sounding phrase of the illustr.ous
Dr.. Samuel Johnson. when refer
ring to the capabilities of Thrale's
brewery.