New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-05
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TIE PIONEER LINE TO ASIA.

| TIE PIONEER LINE TO ASIA
Some OF the fruits OF their peaceful victories may be
seen at the wharvcs OF San Francisco, on tho arrival
Of one OF the huge steamers that ply between that
| port and Hong Kong Yokohama. You Will see
| alighng from such vessels men bearing authority
from tho Emperor OF China to represent his Interests
with the Governments Of Washington London or Paris
You will British diplomats. who In fifteen days
VIII DO in conference with the chiefs IN London on
| the affairs of the English Colonies In tho Pacific.
| You will see officers of the French and German
navics who have been summoned by their respective
unladIng from the steamers the products Of China
and Japan-tea, SILKS and various mannfae!mes Of
and the Mississippi. All these results emanating
from n and r OF S
vent in tho spirit OF their great worhs-servIng the
Arc not tho s1en whose energy has accomplished
mnch, who performed this great work in so short
ne Dy y and r' OF all
the world and moro especially of our own citizens
edtO some favorable consideration at tho hands of
the peoples representatives In the determination OF
the present controversy And they not entitled
| their skill In handling the enterprise?
They VIII receive no moro IN the way Of dividend,
| prevent that
VII
| CONTRACTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE
| CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROAD
Tho officers OF the Central Pacific Railroad Com
pany have been unspalngly dcnnurccd fer their action
a., 81 "", VIII 10 ~ Us VI,
wisest and most avan ageouS thing that could be done
for the interests of the corporation and the Government
and that It was tho only practical way in which the
road could then have been built
The immigration ito California commenced In 1910,
and for the succeeding nye years It wa neoped with
rapu'H i nhno"n III history taornia pSoms
state on the On OF september ls5o so nat At the tine
OF me passage OF the Act OF Congress OF sd2 II had
The nromotcrs ~ The Central pac,Gc we've sncakinr
comparatively old residents In country which had ha
large fortunes al that fine had not h"cn accnmnafed
aud they were negaa,n,ea Win all the men in Cali
hanIInr cantai NJ cour.c comId not bc crcaf rberc
t% , may " ,.t ' h Az a. III dI nor
o d ~ uiI,n.,v h,. H., ,hc contrac, ~ ar,o
M, I,crcst.d IN their corrorations - such ,srrnns
scted tb oad within IT, 'o Mou hr =,
co ID have, commanded 10 necessary funds: For Tho
Lack q hniiug these Mr. CrJcEer prop iscd tntakc
contract for the CONSTRUCTION of the first eighteen
miles or The road and for that purpose resigned his
elected at It's o,ganization he bccvny and the direct
ois aeiens ansl M Won Dc more nsriul 70 me pr
road as a contraction than as 4 director. Wv
=, bn civ ~ sanramenfo nnt Mr Crncer co ="
Ii. abors as conrsctcr at or near tho 'sStcro bound
Rat any profits should be made in the work OF con-
.trnction The iaes was to get the road through in
ment rs use rs carly as possible ami nat the pro.
AZ n, Tine bc work was complccd " inc
:, ls IN cvdcccs Tho, tbe Arm ~ barIes Crocl,.r g
| us formad bnt eucb "a m,tInn NJ,
| ~, No hartman ,Iis in,.ntlon vas .s h.
| nr"ceeded with the work ard dcIr, nsirated
r. nractIc ability IN invite Others to oln him but I'm
his be appears TO have been disappolncd Iis fnan-
cia position contractor not sufficiently inviting
to attract associate with capital.
| When the work on tho mountains began. when in
| tho Language of the SUPERINTENDENT of Bridges the
snow had 70 he removed 70 a depth Of twenty TO thirty
tee an az 70 find resting pace for the timhers used
for treste and bridge purposes that they might he
stored uron the ground that had been cleared from
snow and NOT he liable TO be washed away nv n tbaw
Mr. Crocler fonnd that he had probably assumed a
| TASK bevond his financial strength So we find him
complaining OF his burden 10 The directors. 1t would
seem that the work 81 grubbng and clearing the line
Of track removing trees and stumps at cost OF
from two 10 nvc thousand doIars mile, so mat me
emhankment OF thc railroad couid De mace upon IL,
threatened 20 cnguif HIM ANA VIC can imagine his cry
TO the other promoters OF the road: Save mo- or L
perish
Mr.. Stanford tesfihes;
| But II very soon became apparent that ordinary