The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-01
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phis' greeting aud welcome to the presi-
dent OF the United States. / congratulate
TINS city on its marvellous progress aud
development IN the last decade No CITY
In the Union Of It's size has made great r.
advance, From 5001O IN 1890, You have
lcaped to more than 100000 in lnUO Rut
! VIII not call attention to the fact that
some of that addition may bc accounted
TOT py an extension Of your limits by
IN .i 10y OF me legislntuie and without the
consent of the governed,
Acu early learned that maXims were
not as profitable as markets and that
the only way to get markets was 10 on
courage commerce and transportation by
sea ana BY land. The State of Tennessee
shAfts ~ the sentiment and spirit Of The
pe9h,e OF Memphis and on the lsl Of De.
~ JOINT resolution. instructed It's soma
iorS and members in the congress % thr
nmGa states to vote for great trans
ldclhc coast 70 be aided by the govern
ment of the United States. In tic pre-
anlple OF that resolution Is the spirit and
me purpose of the American people 10.
day II has been nowhere better expressed
and let me read 1t TO You:
Whereas, the construction of rail-
Isoad across the continent of North
america would make the United states
me great highway between Europe aud
thc populous aud wealthy empires of
ASIA would greatly facilitate our in
tercoursc with those regions: would
tend to consolidate our Union; would
connect and bind Oregon and the Pa
enc coast 10 MS, and would give a fresh
impulse To our great agriculture manu-
facturlng and commercial interests; and
whereas, This stupendous work can
be accomplished and the puzzle lands
constitute fund appropriate for do
fraying the expenses Of such nm under
taking as snail port OF them would
furnish the means and the value Of
HANGED thereby; and
Whereas. The plan Of Mr.. ASH Whit.
iheF OF New York In It's general outlines
scheme for the accomplishment of This
great undertaking, which should he
commences as soon as 1t becomes prac-
tic1blc; therefore,
Resolved, by the general assembly or
the state Of Tennessee. That they an.
prove OF MIR. Whiney's plan as az
i pS,nfi, pS nligiseif to them Of con.
the Pacific coast -
Tint was on the 1st day Of Doom,
per 1910 htty-four years ago. Three years
Hd II, tne legsl9ipm then assembled.
nor approving Of this particular route TO
The Pacific coast suggested that All Of
the plans should first DO laid before con.
gress before any action was taken ana
good for all Of tho interests of the peonle |
should be the one that oneht to he adopt |
cd. Let me read you the preamble of tne
second resolutions:
PIE and the government Of the United
states Is now being directed 10 the i'm.
proyement and practicablity Of con.
structing q railroad across the con
tinent OF North Amerlcn as The means
Of making the United States the great I
highway between Europe and the pnpu-
loms, wealthy cmplres Of Asia. ef IA
cilitating our own intercourse with
those regions. Of connecting and bind
log California and the Pacific coast 10
onr Union. and Of developing our great
agricultural, manufacturing and com
Tnerclal Interests. and. whereas. this
stupendons Work y accomplished by
ihe aid Of The general government !
ought to he so constructed as 70 confer
Its inestlmahle henefts as equally as
possible upon the people Of the United
STATES and 20 consolidate the nnion
states whNh The western territories
hy making Il the means OF more In
tlmate and lasting connection OF the
North and south rendering the.inter-
ests Of each dependent upon ana trib-
utary 10 this magnificent thorough |
t iar OF the commerce q the world.
That WIS the thought. that was the |
purpose, that was the spirit of tho people /
v Tennessee 1fty years ago No qnes- \
ions as to whether II was to be the cen \
ral line, the. southern line or. the northern |
y this great North and South Of ours VITA |
he Pacific coast, thus leading Us out 10 /
he great markets in the Orient. what |
four leglslatur half century ago recon /
nendcd should he done has already been |
accomplished. We NOT only have one hut |
We have five connecting the Atlantic with |
ne l'hfiNf-tue iNlou Idclnc, TIC Hpntn- /
I'm Pacific, the Atchison the Great North.
srn and the Northern Pacific. making Eve |
great transcontnental lines connecting tho |
.wa oceans. iAppause).
''rhe government Of the United States |
assisted IN the building OF these roads. |
4 guaranteed away back In the SOS $G4.-
10000 Of the Pacific railroad haiids aud i
became responsible for their payment and /
took a second mortgage upon the property /
~ security TO the government Il Is fntef- I
estnE TO note In this presence that within
the last four years that DEBT, reaching