The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-11-19


oLY-HOW MODERN HIGHWAYS !
ARE BUILT-IMPROvED LAW AND |
FINANCE.
From the Carson (Nevada) Appeal.
Yesterday Constable Stern dis
covered in the city Jail map of the
| United States and some railroad |
connections that were entirely new
to him. On making inq uires he
discovered that the map had been
drawn by couple of prisoners and
was the ground work of big rail
road scheme in which the two were
interested.
"We propose" said one of them,
''to start a new railroad system be-
ginning at Carson and ending in
New York"
"When will you begin opera
tions?" queried the officer.
90, as soon we get out Now
let me outline the plan. We start
out with some pins, chains and
compasses and make survey We
announce through the press the
proposed Carson, Arizona and Texas
line. Then we incorporate and let
in lot Of the solid citizens, appoint
a COMMITTEES to go to the financial
centres and lay in with syndicate OF
bankers to place our securities.
They make satisfactory lay, adver-
tise heavy in the high toned papers,
and the treasury begins to bulge.
We get the country excited, the
people subscribe for the bonds, and
they go Ike hot griddle cakes.
DO you eaten the idea?"
The Constable began to grow in
terested and nodded his head
"W ell, then, we apply for a gov
eminent subsidy, throw few thou
sand shares of stock around Con-
gress, get some of the orators to talk
of the wealthy country about to be
opened up, great natural resources
requiring development, &c and the
things done. Then we sell the .and
at FIVE dollars an acre, and push our
road right through to Texas"
you get quite start" said the
officer; "but who pays off the
hands"
80, | forgot one of the most i'm
portant accessories; of course we
organize a construction and finance
company; as directors of the rail
road company wevote unanimously
to give ourselves, as a construction
company, fat contracts; then we
sub contract the construction out to
actual contractors at half price, and
they pay the hands or not. just as
they choose. But these are minor
details. Now our next point is New
Orleans. We want more money,
so we find flaws in the original bill
of sale, and as we take a hand in
electing the judges they pronounce
the title invalid, holders havn't the
money to contest it, SO we serve
writs of eiectment on the fellows
who have improved our lands and
sell 'em again at higher figures This
} gives us another raise, and then we
freeze out the original stockholders,
sell the road, buy it in, reorganize
water the stock like the devil and
l give everybody a chance"
"But the law steps in"
90, d-n the law. The law
doesn't cover railroads; railroads
= are too lively; besides we're putting
= up job now to have a majority oil
our own men in the United States
; Senate (we've got all the State Sen
ates now and the Supreme Court
and then we can head of any ''com
munistic attacks" you know. Wher
we get our road to New Orlean,
J out of our earnings, our lands, ano
the taxes we should have paid tht
d Government, what we made on th'
e construction company, and the re
IL organization, Uncle Sam swoop
,. down, calls for his money ant
n threatens to take the road. Well
It there's nothing small about US; w,
say, take the old road; it's burstet
concern anyhow Then he won
If want it so bad, you see, and w
? continue business"
,t But how do you freeze out th
stockholders"
sWhy, we hire the Government
C Commissioner to make report an,
y bear the stock. That shakes tn
holders ont and we rake it in il
10 blocks. Then he makes anothe
- one you see and the market rallies.
:. "But this costs money; you nee
a good lott
:, "Well, we've made good lot i
III back freights and sockin' it to tn
$, small shippers and the conpei
live points, to say nothing OF tn