Show central far pacina railroad rhe the california senate liis iris by the decini decisive lve vote tote of twenty five to fifteen ordered the state stat eAid abil mil bill designed for the benefit of the central I 1 to an engrossment this thia vote ote clearly indicates the of the bill by that body bay wo we have bare observed etith N ith much concern that a desperate political fight has bag been made against the road that it bag ha been conducted with so eo much pertinacity as to cause reason reasonable ible fears that the munificent aid offered by congress would bo be lost to the state for these many years california cali ornia lornia has earnestly asked for a pacific railway this request was so general that c cery cry political colv convention cation in promulgating a party platform adopted a pacific ftc railway plank no party could succeed in the state without such a plank in its platform no man could ii win in an office unless lie he led the demand for a pacific railway in fact the state and the people hammered away on this project with a degree of perseverance truly commendable they cared nothing about the alie particular route all they wanted wag wa the road congress after it hid bid been purged or of southern traitors and tit at a time N when lien it wa devising davisi ng means to subdue fl a powerful rebellion enacted a pacific railway law munificent in iti it donation W we were among those who proudly anticipated that the state of california would contribute through I 1 her capitalists millions of dollars we expected to v witness an im s tion of the many profuse pledges made before congress acted upon the subject dut but we were doomed to disappointment and on more than one occasion quietly in our own mind whether the people ever really desired 1 the bl bullum bull dm of a pacific railway the central pacific railroad commenced operations under the provisions of the act of congress and with an energy worthy of any corporation pushed forward the work the state by solemn pled pledge o gave its assistance abild ian d everybody supposed osca that no di difficulty would occur in the ho future to retard the completion of the road to the state line the present session of tho the legislature iris ins divel dispelled led this hope and instead of finding that body unanimous as regards the pecuniary ald aid to be given we rind find to say the least a determined effort on the part of certain persons to prevent the completion of the road to the stateline state Stat eline line argument at this late day in bavor of a great overland railway is iq not necessary esstry avei y interest between the missouri river and tho the pacific ocean demands it the sensible men laen of tion admit it wo hope the Assem assembly lly will affirm the action of the senate and give to the central road all the aid the state can bestow |