Chapters on the History of the Southern PacificRonald Press Company, 1922 - 470 páginas |
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Página 65 - ... over said telegraph line, and transport mails, troops, and munitions of war, supplies and public stores, upon said railroad for the government, whenever required to do so by any department thereof; and that the government shall at all times have the preference in the use of the same for all the purposes aforesaid (at fair and reasonable rates of compensation, not to exceed the amounts paid by private parties for the same kind of service...
Página 204 - No discrimination in charges or facilities for transportation shall be made by any railroad or other transportation company between places or persons or in the facilities for the transportation of the same classes of freight or passengers within the State, or coming from or going to any other State.
Página 65 - And be it further enacted, That the grants aforesaid are made upon condition that said company shall pay said bonds at maturity...
Página 429 - ... character as to give rise to the inference or presumption that they had been entered into or done with the intent to do wrong to the general public and to limit the right of individuals...
Página 227 - If you have to pay money to have the right thing done, it . is only just and fair to do it.
Página 410 - ... by the Secretary of the Treasury, in accordance with the provisions of this act, the said road, with all the rights, functions, immunities and appurtenances thereunto belonging, and also all lands granted to the said company by the United States, which, at the time of said default, shall remain in the ownership of said company, may be taken possession of by the Secretary of the Treasury, for the use and benefit of the United States: Provided, this section shall not apply to that part of any road...
Página 219 - I think in all the world's history never before was such a wild set of demagogues honored by the name of Congress. . . . We have been hurt some, but some of the worst bills have been defeated, but we cannot stand many such Congresses.
Página 228 - If we are not hurt this session it will be because we pay much money to prevent it, and you know how hard it is to get it to pay for such purposes; and I do not see my way clear to get through here and pay the January interest with other bills payable to January 1st, with less than $2,000,000 and probably not for that.
Página 135 - Pass, by way of Los Angeles, to the Texas Pacific railroad at or near the Colorado river, with the same rights, grants, and privileges...
Página 64 - operated and used for all purposes of communication, travel, and transportation, so far as the public and government are concerned, as one connected, continuous line