Show A nw NEW N w CLAIMANT daring a recent edcur au tionna on the pacito to the west general present and made a letle speech during duang which he ha reported as thus boa addressing uon hon john cohade you claim to bo be the first pioneer in ia this work vork but you yon only organized orga nied your company tt bt omaha in 1856 while I 1 organized a com pmj pady two years earlier in san francisco Fran clo binco since which bicci timo time I 1 havo watched closely every ate edep P forward that the road has bus taken und and I 1 um am de dc that thero there shall bo be no interference with mth it KO ho far as ae I 1 am concerned we iye are ignorant of the facts facia to which gen ben tra sherman alludes but it it is ds true that neli a company was organized in san francisco by our wit dom follow citizen 04 california fornia ought to have the credit of it il |