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THE TRUE SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD VERSUS THE TEXAS PACIFIC RAILROAD. EXCERPTS FROM THE SPEECH OF HON. JOHN W. JOHNSTON, OF VIRGINIA, IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES, JUNE 5TH, 1878. CONTRASTING THE PLAN OF A GENUINE SOUTHERN TRANS-CONTINENTAL RAILROAD, AS LAID DOWN IN S. BILL 1186, WITH THE SCHEME OF COL. T. A. SCOTT TO EXTEND THE FEEDERS AND CONNECTIONS OF THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN
JOHNSTON, HON. JOHN W.
Published by Mathew W. Gilmore, Law and Job Printer, 1878., New York, 1878
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[RAILROAD] [VIRGINIA]. First edition. 8vo. Printed wrappers, 30 pp.,Johnston in his speech essentially takes exception to the Texas Pacific Railroad Company's plans for financing their proposed expansion of a single line railway from Fort Worth in Texas, by way of Fort Yuma, on the Colorado River, to San Diego, a distance of about fourteen hundred miles. Johnston has several concerns that he voices: the U. S. is to act as the Texas Pacific's land agent, the government is in line to take the risks and the Railroad company takes all profits, and the interests of the South and its citizens are not being properly served. He is further concerned that the objective of connecting the entire U. S. by railroad from coast to coast is not being properly followed. Spine panel reinforced, a corner chip to the bottom front cover, and light wear to the cover extremities, else a very good copy. …
The True Southern Pacific Railroad versus The Texas Pacific Railroad: Excerpts from the Speech of Hon. John W. Johnston, of Virginia in the Senate of the United States, June 5th, 1878--Contrasting the Plan of a Genuine Southern Trans-Continental Railroad, As Laid Down in S. Bill 1186, with the Scheme of Col. T.A. Scott to Extend the Feeders and Connections of the Pennsylvania Railroad to the Pacific Ocean
Hon. John W. Johnston
Published by Mathew W. Gilmore, 1878
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Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Good copy in grey wraps. Some toning near edges and minor chipping. Interior is clean. Map has some toning, but no splits.