St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-09-12

avail the New Orleans Pacific that they made
the
It's execution there the
Pacific Pacific It would be strange anomaly in
benefits of contract to its negoiator the
pense its burdens and fufls its obligations
ROAD NOT COMPLETED.
The inquiry to the
minus-fromN Orleans to Marshall, Texas.
plainly emphacay required grantee
build its road from point the other grant
made purpose company pretend
beyond Shreveport forty They
this May comforting
dona and requiring the they
control Shreveport
only that there is
construed intention terminus On
the contrary the terminus carefully The granting
company
point did
grant-n considerable distance any
by inspecting ordinary It is utterly mmateri
the build Shreveport the
which the them the connection
shown be strictly construed moth
ing passes by implication
~ nothing dispensing
of this condition By implication alone they
permitted rules inter
probation applicable they say
parallel Marshall because
granting them Shreveport and it is
over, Of the direct line to Marshall.
They voluntarily of their Shreveport and there
stopped forty miles short of the terminal point.
The whole built.
The last inquiry
the have already shown to be
and shall not repeat the argument
they built the road on the faith of the
grant.
AS they did quite mmatera what
their factor in the discussion.
be Of their strong
points ha the government stood by in silence and permitted
equably estopped from denying their claim
this that neither laches estop
bel pleaded against This rule law too
wen settled question point thoroughly expod
the majority repoo this subject
authorities eolated To that report and especially to
Barclay Northern Pacific land grant III R.
65s compelled full of this precise point
full complete citation Of authorities Having access to
them
salient facts. The government
gave railroad right
State grant made alone the
State corporation The New Orleans Pacific
also state corporation government
the New Orleans Pacific from build
grant length fact
that without the
notn constitute acknowledgement ac
itself the
affairs dog Of this The Backbone its grantee not the
Pacific.
Ii would say
build its its silence
any right whatever upon that
the assignee
bone government expected
with this
did not until the 5th day
months fifteen after
wards the New Orleans Pacific sold out became consolidated with
Pacific All franchise
under the exclusive control and became the
absolute and Pacific Hence far the commit
its pretension builder of the road is
polved be confined to that period in 1881.
Ichaenge company government
acknowledgment teirrgt the building the
constructing that
in thatdrecton of
assumption the Pacific
utterly consolidation which had
suppressed until November the Of registry when for the
meantime with this still
opinion Attorney
their claim of the builders Of
the "Open interior
Department gave recognition
grew waxed
incredible that either the the Secretary
the Interior suppression of this important fact
knowledge exstenceoughtto eectuay
milton the claim the would subject
the assisting the preparation of shameless
upon government.
The result therefore is that whatever recognition they received
and obtained by suppression of fact
peculiar that the plea
fpIeadble, think efectualy of point
THE
inquiry they fully
settlers
first cite the law and particularly that
tanned n granting act.
Congress in the presumption declared
hereafter exngushed shall be subject right
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