1 20 3 https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/f1f2d8584f59725fda6f0ae919bb4803.pdf 8a29efe79cfad64ed3c1e99d92f17e2e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Council Bluffs City Directories Description An account of the resource Historic Polk city directories of Council Bluffs, Iowa. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1868- Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Public Library Special Collections Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource S. T. Walker & Co. Publishers 1879 addresses buildings businesses directory houses https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/db27f82d75bbd9ddf2f1cddb829a60aa.pdf bada70ed460936783359ac4334564d8f PDF Text Text . f ' "^rrT DATA Chronologically Arranged For Ready Reference in preparation of a Biography of GRENVILLE y.ELLEN DODGE President of Sundry Railroad and Construction Companies Late Chief Engineer of Union Pacific & Texas Pacific Railroads Wember of Congress Wajor General in War for Preservation of the Union etc. etc. etc. etc BOOK IX. Texas & Pacific Record Director of Union Pacific Railway. Report as Chief Engineer of Texas Pacific Railway. Letters from Europe - Years 1874- 5-6-7-8-9. In S. J. Klrkv/ood v/as nomipated arid elected Governor for the third terra. I had knowp Governor Kirkwood fe ver since 1854 v/hen I was a young engineer in Iowa City, He had a farm and a mill on the Iowa River a short distance ahove that city and i;^ making my surveys,from Iowa City West; I first made his acquaintance, I saw then that he was a very strong man and he took a. greht iiiterest in the extension of t.:is road and gave me a great deal of information. . When he first ran for Governor I traveled over a portion ^ of^,^Iowa with im, driving hir. in my buggy, he making speeches at every point in the district. I remember during the canvass I received an anonymous letter telling me that, it was not safe for us to be driving over the country day and night as we were, as <- there was a bitter feeling ah.ong many of ti;e. citiaenS .in the soutiiwest against the doctrine that I^irkwood was preacning. I turned this letter over to Kirkwood, ;I think the next meeting vfns at and he read the letter to tiie audience and said that nobody had better interfere with hfeAand podge for they were well healed for anything that would come, which caused a great hurrah in the T crowd, while the faot was the only weapon we had was a" v;hip, . i When tjie Civil War commenced, as I have sl.own heretofore I I came in direct contact with Governor Kirlovood, and as ray own "u" records show, he was a very strong and devoted friend from the ' beginning until the end, liThon I entered the service, Mr, Peter A. Dey appealed to, Kirkwood to give me a conmianp,' brt Kirkwood .^nswer^d that he did'®ot see how it was possible to do so wlti, the lN*Wl7ient men. in ?o-.va seeking the position, but ^ey was a very dear b 'Vkvvv V, of and he'told him that if he gave me a position that he would guarantee, if I lived througi., I would Csme out among those at the head. He said he did not believe tliat I would« live through the war. Finally, as the records show,. Cameron asked him to^ appoint me a Colonel ^vhic-: he did. During the war Kirkwood stood very high among all the officers, especially wit . General Grant because he refused to send to the.old regiments at the front citizens from the State, as many Governor's did, taking the place of officers who had been in battle . or who were entitled to promotion. He invariably made the promotions in the regiments in the field in response to the officers in the field, which was a great he p to the Iowa regiments, but after the bottle of Shiloh, he obtained a prejudice against General Grant. He listened to the stories of the teamsters and camp follov/ers who were uijd-r the bluff at the fight instead of waiting until he re- - ceived reports from the officers and he made some very severe criticisms of Grant in the Battle, wiiich hurt Grant very :uuch7^~^ ' In 1666, Kirkwood was appointed Senator, I tiling, to fill a vacancy and he came to Washington -hile I v/as there. He then changed liis opinion of General Grant and was anxious to meet him. I was Very anxious too that Grant should make a good impression upon hJLm. I notified Gen. Grant that I was going to bring him up. I went up with him to the Whi,te House and when we went in Vice President Wade waa present. I introduced Kirkwoo(" and Grant received him with great cordiality and in the conversation Wade said that he had looked out of the White House ifindows and saw the rebel flag flying in Virginia, when Grant made the answer that if he had had authority during the war, every rebel north of the Llason and Dixon line would ]iave been sent south; that they should have gone where their sentiments were appreciated. This pleased Kirkwood very much. Grant complimented l.im very hirhly on his acts as Governor \ bf the State during the war amd also paid a ver; .hirh compliment to the lo'iva soldiers, namins several of the officers who had served under him. It was through his prudent mnnagement that he saved the large sr.are of nearly one million of dollars placed at his disposal taking care of the Iowa soldiers. It was due to his prudent management that our State debt did not exceed $800,000. Kirkwood was a very strong character, the people had great confidence in him and his judgment and up to the time of his death he was a great factor in all the acts and legislation of the State. I wired you today about havin^^ our local subsidy bond printed. , I believe it is just as well to print then; here, _ ■ ^ I want them printed one i;alf in denomination of i^lOO each," one fourth f'SOO'and one fburt-ht :*:10jDO... My reason".for this is, that the contractoi^S Could pay, off.more of their-men witi. the hundred dollar bonds. • ' ■ I ■ ^ ■ I By the list ,o.f_ accounts befit you", you'can form bome idea of the difficulty' of" coming to any' settl^menti ■ J . . I can c©^ along, with our* own employees, 'but thos.e of our contrac tors trouble me, Many of them leave their teams and outfits.here and are dead broke and'their'men .ire clamorous a**good many of them nave had attachments_put unon their whole institution and pnless I get money to pay off their'labor thoy will go to tl.e wall and we will finally have to do something wit}; the labor to keep them, quletv I settled v/ith llerChants. and Planters Bank, .Sir rman,- with lands belongin.':'to tl.e Construction Co*. Tiifey hefid our dra.fts to amount of about $30,000* With-Adams and Leonard, Bankers of Dallas,. T shall settle with local subsidy* ' i. Very'respectfully, G, LL Dodge, , - * . ilf .. ' • Chief Engineer. r j T o ■ X •' ^ I '' ' * « X.l: r • r --.s . ».j.r , ercf ^ w 'I'viJLJI^eU T»vc . lie • Chief Engineer. .;n'ei .. ry ron ■ _r ■ ^ • 'fu'^cr To ,Jfl "'rti; r.^« V.I-' - •■i' ' ' • V r-i '* •- * * » " ■ ! To ' ftToiJuV jn odMarshall-.-Texaa, January 1, 1874. .. g : rrl n ■ ■ • ■ ' - v Col. Thomas A. Scott, . ' ' : ' Dear Sir: ' I received your dihpatoh Dec!. Slat and anewered it<^ .1 1 never saw Mr. lersei.y cm the w/orlc:. He came here just at Ll.e time I was leavinr "Jfhdi t T 'sawof liira I liked but have no knpwledge of -j^is fitness for the positiony Mr. Dickson bitterly appose's his returning here; the reasons for v.'hicli I gave you'In my letter or the SGth inst, Mr. Hayes, vdiom I cnnsider very competent to judge pf- such matters say that he- is not a good master' mechanic for this class of road; he might do on a road that is running ^0 or 40 miles per hour, or mig t po3sl«biy make a -good' for%fflah for ^ops'. Hayes has shown me some of his Jobs that nerve not very creditable to him. He says he is expensive and lacks respect and"control of men. Mr, Mahl, t. e Aud-itor, says Hersliey never had a fair ■ chance hero and could not got one if hei was to return." Though he is very anxious that ho sliould be' given a sl.ow. As a frl-end of Mr. Henshey^ I; would not advise him to come lie re under the present arranremerit.>■ Hi's po3.ition "would: be very uncomfortable, and there would be a continual complaint from one bide or the otJiOr. You know i.ow easily the position ooulct be-made very uripleasant, and his dutio.o unsucceBsfu''. For,thono .reasons 1 wired you to give hi:, .oome other position Th#i*e i.o one thing very certain; we need a Master moclianic and ono who will bring eyeryti.ing and every person to a strict accountability. I endlotf# copy of a letterl.nat I wrote to Mr. Dickson, . There, are a grea^yMiny other tilings thAt, from time to time can . be changed^ tyuli we oahndT all at once. l Very f vl.' 1.--1 ully, M. Do^e, . , OJ .:T- . V ■ ' 'llarshall, Texas, JaLnifaity 2, 1874, " Col. Thomas A.scott,'' Dear Sir: I received your telegram in relation to cost of, work TJ.C -XO :; ■ ;. ;n« oh* Gherraan' to Texarkana and wired you today. I have raked Uf) vsufficient to take me to Paris; as soon as I can settle these freight matters which are troubling me. . . ^ , We owe the fl. & T". Central freight, • $18,000. Morgan* Lin-' - *' • 10,000. Houston Direct Navigation Co. • ^ 5,000. International R* R- •. - 5,000. ■ ■ ,M. K. T. R.' R. about ^ - i • 2,000. ' Total. 30,000. _ 300 bars-of our iron are attached in New Orleans by ti e Louisiana State National Bank on a protested draft. • - I'Dom Baris to the junction where our Northern line strikes ilie main line to Texarkana is 85 miles and the grading, bridging and tiefe are all completed, - or nearly so, "Then we come to dress up, it will probably cost us^some thing br' dging, I estimated in ray dispatch as follows: Grading $5,000. Brid^^ing. 10,000. Buildings 25,000 This includes a ten stall round house at a point half way between Sherman and Texarkana. Water stations stations 12,000. 12,000. t* • * « " • • Thi;'> includes siiraps'complete Tracklaying- - 85,000. - tncluflirg all incidental expenses Engineering and Incidentals 10,000. ' Right of way 17,000. 5,000. s'll' I :il" ■■ u'* blD ttsO . , rj lettO' V"*- '■ M..7 oj orteoa .'I .g TO T I ~ I firo t -xjhjt T 'iJwcv. .fr.iU i ~ .f ? 'irr. : : -rh /fro Is f»l 85,000 tons iron. - . ' ^ 35, tons spikes (VIe have on hand spiie'for 50 miles.) ' - 156 ' * fish-bar and bolts. . "> Freight and iron from point of manufacture via St. Louis- to"Shbrraan $20 per ton, via river or sea to Siireveport $15 i^ar ton. "• If delivered immediately the latter point w^i'ld be 'the' Ohea^st for us. " " ■ J lo I would require in rolling stock ♦' - wnc bvl 10 locomotives. 6 passenger oars. 2 baggage cars. ^ 'HrT 100 box and cattle. ' ' IJ , i: 150 flats, ■''0 X'' <■'* rVort 12 land ' ■■ Mtfo* hdio 12 push. . oJta ac ' .ovjfr g-' 1 Switcliing engine. ^ Ji' • - "." iq *' 1 should want 50 flats to commence with as there id nb'"j'olling stack here that I could get. I did nbt jbut any priCe upon the iron as it is,so much 16-er ' now than when I estimated it before that 1 had told you to fix price. If you can land me the iron at, Glierman or Shrveport, 1 will do all tl:8 rest gut of the earnlAgs of the north line. , I would not expect to do it out of the earnings each month . f'T ervmi 1 .jc*' mm f. .flw .*1 euJ 2^' 'ufT ij o*" i ii)ush. as received, but would expect to get enough to pay what I should need whi.le I ^as doing the work and take tl.e balance after the line was com pleted through. I think ;;ou can safely promise from the earnings of t]:at road, after it is completed through a payment on the iron of. $15,000 per month- besides all other expenses. I believe I could pay for the engineering and right o way out of the sale of lots in the towns along the line. I am inclined to think I could do a portion of the work, bridging, tracklaying, buildings, .^c. with a portjLon of the local subsidies; or our first .mortg- ge bonds, if contracts were made now. On the. line Dallas 60 Ft, gorth I can contract the work t.iat would have to.be done in this State, say everything but the iron and freights for one fourth, cas.. balance in construction bonds, or local subsidies. , " , If vou can'arrange f'or this, iron, Dallas to Ft. Worth, by promising $10,000 in cash per month for from the Texas anc after it is completed, or even whilst it is being completed, I can care of the 1/4 ca.sh by what I can get- out of - its earnings, - . Very, respectfully, :- G. lu. Dodge, - I' ' Cl-iief Engineer. Pacific can take '' tt * f Marshall, Texas, January 3, 1874. P. S. Bond, V.p., ^ ' Dear Sir: I wired you ioday about letting the work Dallas to Ft. Worth. Our old contractors are layin- out there with their teams idle and they offer to do ti:at"work very cheap and for very little money. It seems to me that we ough to grade while we can. I believe I can also get something out of Fort Worth. I know I can let it.for,l/4 Casn balance in our securities and property; that would probably want for securities first mortgage bonds or local sub idles. The estimate on completed work as made by I'r. Hayes is about four hundred fifty thousand dollars including everything. Since then I have received all the timber for Trinity River bridf^e GX06pt about xjplOOC v/orth of Ci:or^ which are layin^^ in Galvoston, so that I wou5.d only have to pay for the labor in puttin'^ up the bridge wl ich ^ould probably be bbout $10,000 for thetrussed work. The great coat would t]:en come in the stringers. There is a large amount of them but I believe I can arrange with some of the mills here to saw them out on long time, not + think it will reduced average the me Sradi-g $3000 very per ipile. iiiucb by changing tl.e line and do The rest of the bridging I think I can bring down to about $1000 per mile, perhaps $15,000, So that the,amount of cash that I would Fort^orth would do the heaviest part ^of the grading near I believe that townthat say five or ten miles. The pading and bridging done would I think put you in better shape to get the iron, coat nnaf about $150,000, without going into a close through estimate from at Dallas any rate would-A ^ it would be aomewi.ere in this vicinity, ' The ties we have on hand, there will be the coat of transpor tation on, an average haul of say 60 miles, all over the T & P. If you get the iron spike and fish bar and arrange for the rolling stock, then would come freight buildings and tanks. At the International stations between Dallas and Fort Worth,I could put up a'pXatform or somethin", putting up a good station atFt. Uctth and furnish putting up ,he other.depots after the road is running and we need them. Let me hear from you on this question. It will soon be too - late to do an-'thing for as soon as these contractors leave the country there will be r)0 one .here ahle to do it. All the men with whom I am now dealing have capital and a good deal of faith.. . See my letter to Mr.- Scott in relation to cost of our nor^h.ecn line, sent in response to.his telegram. - . ■ j ' Very respectfully, - ■ «),- ■ : '-rr - . G. l.I. Dodge, Js: - . - Chief Engineer*) b»« rr- p' ' ' ft* JSy <1^1 rr-i Lh -{ric ' t-rre i.I .'I iJ "r- frn Marshall, Texas, January 4, 1874'. P. Bond, V. p. . Dear Sir: Our earnings for December were vl01,5C0, an increase of |38,000. During the la-st iwo weeks, we run them up to an increase of IdOGC after decreasing expenses very materially ail around, and .will make still further reduction during the next month. For instance, Mr. Grain, M. T. cutdown liis yard expenses at this .place from $420 to $295; his transjportation office from $625 to $500 per month and he is gett ".ng out nearly double the mileage. He has reduced the road to two good roadmasters and making a re.duction generally in all his departments. iDt will take some time to get these things to moving smoothly but when tl.ey do you will see a vast difference in the radd and its earnings, especially its net earnings, I have not had time to go over all tl;e rolls ye .. They all show a disposition, after my talk to%them^ to come to anything or to try anything that will help us. I h0|:ie the gentolemen who is coming here to take Mr. Wallace's place is a practical railroad man, Mr. Grain, M. T, is a good R.R. man. He takes charge of the / road-bed after January Ist. The .earnings febove- are outside of all construction business, and are our cash earnings. I have used about $15-,000 of the money of the T & P mostly r on freights and November estim.ate. By showing this to Mr. Scott, it ; w.ill save ray writing, iivliait mi0m •rrr'".T Very respectfully, , G.. m'.. Dodge,. - '."f : a/rr.t 0 . Ol.ief Engineer. 5 ^".4 ^'1 ■ ' er oJ ♦ . . . , - o ffMarshall, Texas, January 4) 1874-. • P» S, ijond, V* Dcfir £ The question of Mechanics Lien being able to hold the road here for indebtedness is viewed differently by the lawyers here. TMrockmorton thinks that a mechanics lien is good against the road for six months or that any workman has the same lien on the road, but Steadman and Sexton give me written report as follows: "We do not think that the act of the Texas Legislature of 17th Nov. 1873 creating a lien in favor of mechanics or was intended to apply to railroads," I polntedout to them the section of the United States law that . exempts us. I wish you would point out to me the section of the local ^ law that you showed me. ■ • ■ They also '^ive me an opinion that Ward Dev/ey and Co,,aur track layers, can hold the track from Moores Landing to Texarkana, 15 miles, until they are paid for their work upon that portion of the road. This is probably correct from the fact that W.D. Co. are in possession of that track, i.e.r from the last sv/itch to the end of track until it is completed and accepted from them by the company, W. D & Co. t'^ vrhom we owe about $20,000 are tryin'^ or will try to force me to pay for the old work by hanginr: to thia track. I understand they are all ready to enj-oin me, but I have been talking to Dewey and was endeavoring to get along with him without any trouble. They are the only parties who have shown any disposition to give me trouble and th^y only indirectly so far it is only rumor. I got a permit out of them to run passenger trains over their traok on acth" of December and although they revoked it I am still running the trains through and they will have to pull up rails to keep me from doing so, but they hve given orders to -allow -no freig;.-t to -be carried over it. I am strongly inclined to think that I will have trouble -with bWrn. » -If forced to it, I sl.all tender them payment for t];e track from 'Moores Landing up, which will amount to about $12,000-. owe them nearly all of this on November and December estimates. I write you this so thot if you see or hear anything of the junctiion you need not be frightened. ' ^ w' ■' ' respectfully, ' w3 fl M. Do rJ to "*Gor . •X XT' ■■.nl Chief Enginefer. •■I'r iU ' f me*. m V , • i»> a Marshall, Texas, January 4, 1^74, P. B.^Mbhd, T.p. -■ X . ! . . . ■ Dear Sir: I widh you and Mr. Wallace would come to soirie "clear understanding about Attorneys lie re and about our legal expenses. Of course I am u -ing the same men Mr. Wallace put In charge, Steadraan and Sexton here. Maxey and Eppersen nt Joffereon. Throckmorton and Drown at Sherman, Gosd and McCoy at Dallas. They Lave all got cases of ours. There is also a Mr. Wrighi of Clarksville employed when we first came here, but Mr.- Soott.- He has been attending to our business at Clarksville and Paris. I propose to close up with him at any rate. It seems to me that we should settle now, that the construction Company has bursted; with all except, perhaps, one firm. If I go ahead with the work all I want is some active young man, who is a good lawyer,, and then if we have any large cases or anytl.ing needing special attention, make a separate arrangement for each case. There are so many suits pending now that we can only-close up "the account of the confliruction company with th phrties. ' . J : r ' m •: ic rt*>H i • .. I te« ' J I .' j-tm-i i i ^ ntwf" " * ian " 'W g'fX mhw -JC ^ ■, iX'r*" ftfij r .* i 1 ir ■J ff.) ISflT* r, ■ , rir'i • , If you so instruct, I will ?;rite each of these parties to return their'bills'for work done for'Construction Company or in whatever way you and Mr. 17allace may decide. You see that now is an opportunity to settle.these matters and perhaps a better one than we,will ever have • "I again, on the plea that we are in liquidation. The right of way from Paris to six miles west of Sherman cosrt , nearly ^^20,000, more than all the rest of the road. We run that much through Attorneys; the balance we run through agents. There is anotJier question that wants to be considered vyhich is that we have no record of-any right of way over the Memphis and ElPaso ghade. Under the advice of Messrs. Epperseon and Attorney who were connected with the old M. & Eip, i did not make any effort to get the ri ght of way over that grade. Mr. E pperson said that it was-all ob tained for the'M. & EIP."road and even if it was not the road-bed had been built over the rigl.t of way so Ion-' that-it gave us "a title. Now a bill of sale grom the-Receiver of the M. & Eip, for that grade or something that would give us a title to that grading, it appears to me.is very important. I think Gen. Bristow and Mr. Wallace are^"fully posted on this matter. Please consult them and act very promptly, for there are several cases coming up where men claim to have never given right of way to I.;. >. ^J^IP or T ■& P. and Gov. Throckmorton does not consider the advice of,Epperson as being good law. The'Right of .way, when taken fro M. & EIP was receipted in a book and that book was burned, so there is no recorded evidence so far as I learn ever having been given to either company,- Very respectfully, G. M. Dodge, - ' ' c ■ Chief Enrineer. i' - leji Marshall, Texas, Ifanuary 4, 1874. Col. T];omas A ^Qott, Dear Sir: The feeling here in Texas in relation to aiding us is not as strong as one wculd suppose. They even doubt about the standing of some of their members. You will notice ti.at since I come down here, most "of the leading papers have had articles. I enclose one tlds'morning fr^m the Shtreveport Times which is a very influential paper in Northern Texas and Louisiana. I also forwarded one a few days since from the Jefferson Democrat, another leading paper in Texas. • . ' I enclose also an article from tlie Iron Age, which I believe comes to you or Mr. Bond. Ycu will notice on the Construction Co. I lihought it woyld be best to put out sbmething ahtl.cratively that would help us. ^ . . "5^ Very respectfully, ' /». A • « _G. Dodge, ^ ^ . tfhief Engineer.' ' -'kI ■ - ■ " . .1 ."X. T j" ■ .:u. I T > ft yr ••lO t' I' - r f* f r tr- ^ pnoh - • h 'l-f i...: U r't-jjcf tuo a.Tf; vfi, " "Ml .' r I.Q V' ■'' ' OMTjO rijtlqci T > ' ' IV > /a 51 nm , ' "i/ivtwhJ 1 T c. "r- I'Hf! f lo^'l f-ir ■* rti -jn *ftn'V ' -■ Marshall, Texas, January 5, 1874. ^ ' .: -■ ■■ ■ »" .i' • fl P' S.Bond, V» P., • ' Dear Sir: The neiy arrangement of the Texarkana Branch will require some kind of new depot buildings at tliis place. We have no mpney t put into it but there are parties here who propose t-^ build a depot and hotel or dining room attached,'upon our property, on a plan that we sl;all submit, fixing a price for the building at which we can take it at any time, we giving them t]ie privilege, so long as they run it to suit us, of keeping the l.otel and" eating i.ouse. ' . , At Texarkana, the two companies will be immediately obliged to put up stock yards. The stock business is going to be very extensive and will commence imuediately. •Thq stofik,yards will cost $8,000 or vl0»000. I propose to let the yards in,connection with the Cairo & Fulton, to some party who has capital enough to,build them agreeing upon a price at which we can take them.at any time,'and agreeing upon price for loading and unloading stock, say not to exceed $1.50 for loading, 50 /'for unloading and 25/ for feeding. , The experience of all roads is that after building stock yards • it is better-to contract the,loading, unloading and feeding. I think we can find parties who will put their capital into these yards for this privilege until we can get on our feet and take them. These yards would,be.upon the ground of the two companies. Please send me your views upon these matters as I trust to act upon them immediateiy. Very respeo-tfully, 6. M. Dodge, .i--* ,r ' '' . Chief Engineer. Marshall, Texas, January 5, T8f4. trust \ ' Tv'i ^ ■ t,. ■ ■ . j,, ..icO Marshall, Texas, January 9, 1873, JTol. Thomas A* Scott, Pres., t Dear Sir: Messrs. Bofinger & Pegram are endeavoring to get up a fast freight line from the east, north and north-east to run over our lines in Texas via Cairo and Fulton and International and G .. Northern R,R. , ^ . Seraething of ,this kincd is needed to put our r-ute prominently befo^'e tiie people arid bring business to us. We have an active enemy to fight, the li* K. 4-T. an one-side and the River and Morgcn Line on the other and if we can through sucii. an organization should bring our line into notice. To show you how little we are know , the Cairo and Fulton now issue their mapp and posters ignoring our road entirely. Tliey connect at Texarkana with the International and Gt. Northern R.R. and show our line as unconstructed. If anytl.ing of this kind is done I can recommend Messrs. P. & P. as proper parties. They have done our business fiathfully and are thoroug Dy posted. ^ As to the policy of sucl. a line or conditions of contracts with it, I am unable to ;ive an opinion except that I believe it will bring us a business tliat wo do not get and probably cheaper than we could obtair it ourselves. G. M. Dodge, Chi f Engineer. 'TCa 6.3 0 Kardhall, Texas, January 9, 1874. P. si-. Bond,:v. .P., , ■ ; 1 . ..i Dear Sir; The decision of the Supreme Court delcaririg the late election null and void; being unconstitutional will be very detrimental to us in our local subscriptions. . L The Shermar bends $8,000 were voted for under the "law upon ' whicK the decisidn.is given and I suppose we will lose them. All our other bonds were voted under the old election lav/ and I suppose are legal, but all the officers now holding office in Texas were elected Under ti;e new .selection law and under this decision it is considered that they could not.act legally in issuing the bonds. - I have disposed of all of the Sherman Bonham bonds and the greater-part of.those of Dallas on our indebtedness giving ceritifactes to deliver tl.em as soon as issued. . ' . .Of course all these certificates will now come back bo me and 1 will have to rearrange the indebtedness in some manne'r. It seems as though there was no end to bad luck in Texas.'":-^ Of course all these cities and ounties will take any advantage that keeps us from qbtaining the bonds. . I tried to get our-iron in New Orleans by giving Texas and Pacific paper 2, 4 and 6 months. It appears tliat this iron v/as never tumedover to T & P as I understood it was ordered to be. Very respectfully, . " J ^ G. K. Dodge, Chief Engineer. ■ oXXo'i to •v ' rr.iv I*" f' iwo T -|* * ■ , '■ i Or ,r.-' - MarsJ-fflll, Texas, Jartu'nry 11,' 1874'. P. G. Bond, V. P., . Dear Sir:- I have not made so many settlements during the past week owing to the condition our securities are in, but have fix ed upon a basis of settlement -,vith 'Jard Dewey A-. Co. I have had our road examined to Texarkar.a by State Commissioner and accepted; had him put in his report the fact that we completed there and had our trains running on the 28th Dec, 1873. The Cairo Pulton track is obout 4 miles this side of Red River, they say they v/111 be rt Texarkana by the 15th ihst, 1 do not look for thom here for business before Pebruary 1st. I have had no response to any of the cummunications sent you. Suppose you are waiting for the water to move. Our Harrison County bonds cannot be obtained until we complete our shops. They are now all completed except roof to one wing. Of course 1 am very short of funds for the construction com pany; have used up pretty much all you sent me paying.off men and freeing our freights* , The Iron held ]iy Morgan line still lies in Galveston. I have freed that held at Houston and am in hopes soon to-get free what is in New Orleans, We are-very short of rolling '3tock-on the road, cars and locomotives. Sands earnings in the Northern lln^ for December were $8500 bealdss all his constipiction business, about $3,00. of this will be net, . • • bs ■mO v'lvi : .c .^J iO ' . ^ . I am very much in need of the pile-driving car at Hannibal. They wired Mr. Dickson Lhnt they were holding it,for Sicels to { bring it down. I settled up with Sickels and he left here some time ago. I do not know where he is. As I wired you, if it only wants a man to bting it down I can soon arrange that. .Everything here is moving along smoothly. If I had my local subsidies I could clean up all my indebtedness. I have put cut so far but very few bonds and no company paper. I will not get our indebtedness here settled Sinless than six months so that I can close it up. Where I settle with local bonds I have to give a certificate or an agrement to settle when we obtain the bo'ds and the indebtedness is so scattered thafe it is very hard to get at it. I have used a great many lots in our different towns. . I have now made agrements to settle with all ourlarge creditors except two or three. I Very respectfully, 1 G. M. Dodge> : xtjr';' i- ' rt . Chief Engineer. ■ H'j . X .J , '' llicJt** W, , • ■ X*' - 'OJ . Marshall, Texas, January 12, 1874. F. S. Bond, V. P., Dear Sir: I haye made agreements for settlement of following drafts, mostly in lots, supplies or local subsidies. It will be some time before all the. drafts, will be taken up as I have to get the subsidies: #1031 $2016.5 . .V . , , ♦Wnt ■.btM Son "b mfiH' t »i> • en-i ;n- . C. J. Ball, E. West and Son* Miller & Riardan R. W. Rogers G. C. Galloway J. P. Green Gwinn fr. Eastman J. K. McReynolds 2022. - . .for : I 2023 x-fT' (ntSf ni^'j rti oJ - Aonr. Srr.<^ 2031 t- JnwoI.'Jeu no^\u IX) rl" 2025 b#><x?«48aNi beon rtU9 bAd WWAII I " 2026 JO,''io*| it Sxt^ .a 2039 "dj M* jnlfffwm nf.'o be.'. 'MtJd r^rkmiS 2040 81 jtoM'iS rmSllR CxlT 2041 .t ed f/|w TCC vo :J 2052 etwii .a- .il to' Oi •€ bAji «W«lt f ill — *111 'Ml.tXaw ert« tW ■ ■ iSn' T-nl rtaH lyO ring contractors: ■ ; r.,n ti/o -• Lyon Rozelle & Chris t'&'fiher. id Son* ' f Ingall and Jones. ; g i. liardan Ward, Dewey tc Co. t- 'Tft >rs • ' Anderson fc Beck. r , liT .oway Moodie & Collins» . ,;n,W J. G. "•■arner, 'iQ weYf m i| J 1064 . 2022. - . . ...a j C , .i • 2023 1090." - ♦ ■ 2031 f- inw: 1099 ' i: 2025 2000^ r J J' /' 2026 Jar 'iOW • 2005. 2039 "hj jnlr 2006 : . • r • 2040 81 j(oi 2007- ; -.I ' . 2041 ' .8*8T .t 2010 . r . 2052 - 2011 ■ rrt« oi I 201« - , . . , 2015 Also the following contractors: ohnson Ktnney, Mat Culler Johnson Howson $2i66t37 G. B. Russell J . E. H^arn J J. A. Plackwell Robert Spells C. D. Palmer J. N. Reynolds ft Co. . P« Polly. Conrad St Holly Kay Sr. Re avis A. C. Montgomery. Co. W. A. Clark. H. II. Coyce. • :.ol ffiv ; albnafi i I ,1 » < »l «J> 1 VvT.; • 45,2. Also the following vouchers Johnathan Adamson. C. P. Ettler James A. Churchill Durham Howell Co. J. P. PifeceraM George Tf. Rollins Jackson Flints & Co. Charles lioore P. Parish W. Roy James A. Sharps J. H. Thompson W. Y. A. Walts. Frank Buck W. E. P. Clegg Frank W. Fox. Galloways h Iloore J. J. Hall. E. & P. Jacobs. J. G. t'ontgornery, J. M. Pinkerton. F. E. Sickels Snyder h D-vis, Turner & DeParry. James F. Utz J. J. Vf. Vf. Washburn Washburn International and Great Northern Ry. Co. Also the following acceptances: Benjamin Ackley $452.80 KcCabe & Fuller 234.00 Very respectfully, B. M. Dodge, Chief Engineer. Marshall, Texas, January 23rd, 1873. George D. Krumbhaar, Dear Sir: I have settled this day account of J. R. Thompson, amounting to $713.55 interest to February 1st, $18.00 - $731.55 with three notes as follows: A1 - One year, February 1st, 1874 $261.11 A2 - Eighteen months, Feburary 1st 269.74 Jl3 - Twenty-four months Feb. 1, 1874 279,37 Bond No. 7200 coupon July 1876. Enclosed please find final detached coupons. Very respectfully, G. M. Dodge, Chief Engineer. January,', 1874 Jan. 3, 1874 M.-F. Hurd, Dear Sir: Marshall, Texas, If you h&ve any use for an additional Assistant, take Mr. Coweley who lives at or near El Paso. ke is a friend ol General Augur who says he is thoroughly posted in all that comitry east of El Paso and is '.'ell up in engineering; also knows you. he is now in San Antonio and I have written him to write you. Would like to have him employed if there is avvacancy. I have written Walcott to consult with you about explorations east of the hfo Grande and north of Delaware Creek line. i am anxious about that country and want you to confer fully with Walcott. Get him to travel over it with you, if you can, although it is out of his division, still, I would like the opinion of both of your upon it. The hard country that we will meet east of the Sierra Nevadas is that portion of your line between the Pecos and the Rio Grande . It wants to begiven a thorough exploration until you are satisfied there is nothing in it you have not seen. Truly, G . M. Do dge . January, 4th, 1874. Following letter refers to death of Sylvanus Dodge, 1874, Jan. 4th, 1874. Dear Sister: Yours of the 26th came evening before last. I also received a letter from you several weeks since which 1 have not yet answered. I have been so very busyfor a while back that I could get no time. Am now with just my own family, the first time in two weeks and have no help. Emma goes to school and it is so far it takes all her time. I am through with my hurry now and shall have more leisure. ',':e had heard of lV:r. Dodges death. You must miss him very much. Yes, he was a good man. I always knew it, and have no doubt of his reward, and tha-t he is enjoying the bliss we all hope for ^^r. Railey got some potatoes out and was all ready to start for G. Bluffs as soon as we got your first letter, and it turned so cold the night before that he could not go, and he has not dared to go since. '.Vill go over just as soon as the weather will permit. lie *;ants to see Ocean on some business about wood and the '.Villis note etc. Willi! left here yesterday,had not time to go over and Mr. Bailey said he would attend to it for him. We are having a dreadful winter which helps to make the tin.es still harder. 1 never heard so much complaint in my life. The farmers cannot pay their debts. We manage to keep comfortable and tint is.jabout all. iv.y health is excellent and am growing fleshy all the*tiii'e. I^r. B. is not well, nothing particular the matter only getting old ^nd break ing down. We will fatten the other be^f right off we have the mate to the one that was killed. We have one new new milch cow and expect Pet will come in in a few days. We did not keep the calf because 1 wanted the milk as I was buying my butter and young calves are only worth about a dollar. Will try and make you some butter when we get another cow. I am glad to learn the t Lettie has recovered her health. Would like much to have her come and see us. Emma wanted to go overand see Ella this winter but ^ dont like to have her stay out of school, she can go when the term is out. Love to all. M. A. Bailey. ' mars]-all, Texas, January 4, 1874. Vfm.. Gavin, Esq., Bort Scott, Kansas. Dear Sir: Ho one can re:'ret your condition iLore tr^an I do "but you are greatly mistaken about our having any money or being ablo to obtain it. We have put in here $6,00C,000 of our own cash and borrowed nearly ^^5,000,000 more and we l-ave been unable to raise a cent on our securities. As long as we had monejr or could borrow, ve stood up wr.en everything failed, we were obliged to lay down. Whatever we have got, you can have. We will "ive jz-ou our paper at 12, 18 and 2f^ months s cured or will turn out to you any of our supplies lands, lots or local subsidies at a fair price to pay your debt, I am settling all our indebtedness in this way. Very respectfully, r. M. Dodge, -. - Chief Engineer. • 4, • 2"* ... Marshall, Texas, January 4, 1874, Messrs. Bofinger & Pegram, New Orleans, La. Gentlemen: The letter of your Mr, Pegram to Mr, Wallace, Dec. 4 1873 has "been referred here. As I understand it the draft for $2550 is a draft given you by Mr, Eddy probably you discounted it at the Louisiana State National Bank, The iron that has been attached for it is and was when attached the property of the Texas &: Pacific Railway Company, I do not know whether or not the attacijnent was made at your instance for the purpose of protecting your indebtedness but it is the only attachment that has been placed upon us. It seems singular to us tr;at knowing all the facts in the case, it should have been done. I want the iron and we hope that you will arrange to let it come forward. That indebtedness will have to be settled the same as a"'l the other construction Company indebtedness. Your firm is doing business with our road and should, for the amount of business that you have done, carry that much for us until v;e can get square on our feet again. Please write me if there is not other material of ours in New Orleans, if so^ what? Mr, Bofinger stated to Mr. ^ickson that there was a large amount of our car material in Cairo and New Orleans, There is considerable of it missing. We are endeavoring to arrange our matters so as to go a lead with our work and ask you to turn in and get this iron released so that we can lay it to Paris, Very respectfully, G. M. Dodge, Chief Engineer, - lii V ^ 23- Marshall, Texas, January 7, 1874, A. G. Marquand, 120 Broadway, New York. Sir: Your letter to Hr, Piersoll has "been referred '.o me. We completed our raad to Texarkana, Dec. 26th and are running regular trains there. Our arrangements for making transfer there are ample and I hope you will get there as soon as possible, as there is no doubt we will do a very large business as soon as connection is made. Red River Bridge will be an obstacle, but I hop- you will soon be able to get that out of the w§cy. Ver; respectfully, G. M. Dodge, Chief Engineer. '-iyA Hars&all, Texas, January 9th, 1874, To his Excellency, E. J. Davis, Governor of the State of Texas, Austin, Texas., Bin: In compliance with your request, I have the honor to state that the only compensation paid by the Texas and Pacific Railway Company to Col. C. D. Anderson for inspecting eight and five tenths (8.5) miles of this road, is twleve (12) dollars per mile for each miles of road examined and twenty (20) cents per mile for each mile in tra veling to and from his home to the point of inspection. Very respectfully, G. li. "^odge, Chief Engineer. Marshall, Texas, Jan. 9, 1874. Is aac H. Sturgeon, Commissioner, Dear Sir: Your letter to CqI. Scott, Dec. 29, 1873, has been re ferred to me. I ar. waiting to "et my track on the two divisions complete before I send for you to get my sidings and buildings on the Jefferson line to Texarkana and to complete to Brookston on the Northern divsion. It will be but a short time now until I shall wire you to come on. When you come there are two routes you can take, one via the Cairo and Fulton to Texarkana; tiiis is tJ;e shortest, even ir you have to stage it from Fulton to Texarkana, or you can come via the M.K. T. to Dallas and T & P to Marshall. Very respectfully, G. I'l. Dodge, Chief Engineer. Marsl:all, Texas, January 11, 1874. V ♦ t **"' f ' &. R. Anderson, Sidney, Iowa. Wy dear Anderson: I am in receipt of yours of January 5th., I hardly know what advice to rive you. There are a ^ood many points in Texas where. I think a y ung lawyer could do -..'ell.' If I knew that our road was going forward immediately I should advise you to take either Dallas or Sherman; they are not very large towns now but are growing. . These places are settled mostly by southerners and "a northern man would not have much sho./ at first, though they are now rapidly filling up with Northern men and there would soon be plenty to do. Everything is so new in Texas that it is hard to tell just where the prominent ooints are to be. Galveston is the most prominent town in the State, H u.ston the next, both of them growing towns. If you should remain here, of course, I would d.o all in my-power to help you along. If I was going to reno-e to a large town, as yon. say you want to, I should select a commercial center either Chicago, St. Louis or some such point. . . . 1 J .'ait. Juc r G. M. Dodge. I lO liHr mm t-tl ^ .r/- ' * bioi m\ - tJi^ ^ fiiJm m •«* ^ I J ' ' ^ m> mid *9 4ami jtwt imt mm amom tA •ftMt tfW# • .\l .d Very t lO jm mm nni Jv** ^ •' •urn w m^'O ttitv ^nmiJfmmmtmwt m •«« ^ I ruly yours. i * - * if - j* T - t ■ J > • 1 ! ' V Jcv'. i ^'7 g/. rMarshall, Texas, January 11, 1874, repbrt that Ic^a roads How did West in asked his bank John T.. Baldwin, . t ; ' ■ ' Coimcil Bluffs, Iowa.' Dear Sir: I am in receipt yours January 1st. I am sorry Stewart got hold of the bank matter th.ou^-h I suppose there could be no help for it and do not care. It is: better to let them understand that we do not overlook such matters. I do not think there is any truth in the report that Iowa roads will lease the bridge. How did Chapman settle and what did we have to do? West in his letter to you December 30thi Bays that we never asked his bank for any documents. Before he went to Chicago I talked to him about it and he agreed that if they could do anything he would let me know. He wrote me two letters which I have and in boti, of which he said discounts coulc. not be had or gave me to. understand that it was impossible to do anytl.ing in Chicagon; said that he never saw money as close as it was then, notwithstanding what the papers said. I took this to be an answer to my personal application. He also kruew that I had that paper in N.Y. and had failed to negotiate it. I do not know anything about what he wrote Stewart except through you and Mr. Pusey. I do not care anytj.ing about it, one way or the other, only that it was a singular transaction, with one of our customers whom we were endeavoring to help. As soon as Sickels gets back you must go for him on that m Colorado note - we cannot carry it. ■ Very truly yours, G. M. Dodg-^« -T-.'V4 ' liar shall, Texas, January 13, 1874, John Beresheim, Cashier, Dear I have yours of January 8th. I note what you say, cannot take Giiman stock. The hank must take care of itself and let stockholfiers do the same. My ifldea in dividing the account was not to get all our eggs into one basket; we had some very heavy deposits at Chicago and New York before th y were divided and v.-e got caught in both places. I think we better be at a little inconvenience and be safe. Our accounts in both places will grow. I have no doubt it is considerable trouble. Tie could not very well take our accounts away from our stock holders. I do not understand why we do not get collections from the Cook County and t^e Union National. Do not they have any to send or wher do they send them I am disposed to let you run these matters as you think best but I would consider a little as to the effect before I made any changes I do not know how the railroad accounts affect us now; they used to be valuable accoxints to us, in giving us exchange etc. and increasing the bulk of our business. I agree with you that the public accouiits whic,; we have been keeping have cost us as much or more tl,an v/e have made out of them. Still they indirectly bting business to the bank. A bank necessarially has to do a great deal of business that does not pay. As we are well rid of them I do not think I would pay very much to get them again. It seems that Chapman was unable to do anything. I liope he will go to work and close up his account or at least as far as he can. I have written him today. I do not care much about the West matter, except that I think in all such matters it is best to let the. understand that we know what is going on. I do not understand what you mean about Pusoy being looney-- according to your letter he doesn't appear to have made very much out of it. The weather down here is deligl.tful and I am going along first rate. I still hold about $12,000.00 of your last lot of drafts. Ask Mr. Baldwin to send me list of accounts we have in Washing ton unpaid on new contract. I wrote to Washington today. Very truly yours, G. 'I. Dodge. Marshall, Texas, January 26, 1874. John Beresheim, Cashier, Dear Sir: I am in receipt of yours of the 15th inst. and also statement of bank expense account from Mr, Baldwin. It is too late now to lock the door after the horse is stolen but there are one or two items to which I wish to call your attention with a view to reduction of this account. Bradstreet'e reports flor one item, "Fuel Account," >"or the year is f459.10/ There is something radically wrong about tl.is or else we should have new heating arrangements for another year. Of course election expense is an extra item and one which I hope we will never have to incur again. I would not allow the rent question to drift along until the first of May. It should be settled now and we should know exactly what we have to pay, I went to see Officer and Pusey twice. You should see them and come to a defirite arrangement. I do not know w^ ether you want the stock report or not. If not, I would cut it ofT and take it only at such times as you need it. Now that Oilman has resumed, I hope it will help you in your cash matters. Cannot we get rid of that loan from the Savings Bank? I do not know that I shall need any money right away and if the vouchers of our new contract are paid up, it will help very materially v/ith that over draft. How much Mr. Baldwin will have lo draw in Waghington to the credit of the old contract I do not know but I would like to get rid of lOf. interest on ^10,0.C Lo the Savings Bank. Very truly yours, G. M. Dodge. B41 Mars?.all, Texas, February 9, 1874. Hon. Wm. A. Wallace, '".P., Karrisburg. Pa, Dear 3ir: When I was in Philadelphia erTly in December, a dispatcl; came there froi:, l!r. I,!ahl, for a paymaster. I suggested that Mr. Frost be appointed in order that hfe could do the business of both companies. Mr. Frost has made all my payments since I have been in Texas and knows all the details, but I cam ot afford to keep him in the employ of the Construction Company unless we go to work. The position is one that requires reliability, great accuracy and experience, as well as a good accountant, all of which Mr. Frost is. There is no end to the number of questions coming up on my old account. They will continue unli-il I get fully closed up or start again. I saw your order to day for the first time; sent for Mr. Kretz and put him in charge of the payments for the running department. I will have to keep'Vrost, which, in my opinion, is an unnecessar expense. I believe one thoroughly posted, competent man can attend to business in that Department for ^oth Companies and I also consider that he performs the duties of local Treasurer. Now, -.ve have a local Treasurer, Mr. Hall, ijis Assistant, Dr. Smit.. and paymaster Krebz and my cashier, Mr. Frost. I v/ould suggest that all the business could be done by two persons, one as Treasurer and Casnier, tl.e other as Assistant, to run" over road and pay, I gave an order today to Mr. Frost to turn over everything belongn • to the running department to Mr. Kretz. Frost and Kretz would get along together all right but the latter, though, in my opinion is a verj' competent man has not had the experience to attend to business of both Companies. Very respectfully. C. M. ^odge, Chief Engineer. SPAi'- 'fr?, F. '■ "Fj' . ■ »!b" Cj(^ Karshll, Texas, February 12, 1874. Col. Thomas A. Scott, Dear Sir: I ser.d you today per Adams Express maps and profiles to be furnished the United States Commissioner for your signature and that of the Secretary of the Comjoany. Please execute them and for-.vard to Hon. Isaac H. Sturgeon, St, Louis, Uo, Very respectfully, G. M. Dodge, Chief Engineer. Marsliall, Texas, February 13, 1874. F. S. Bond, V. p., Dear Sir: I enclose copy of bil"' such as I think we should try to get through. I understand a bill has been presented by some other road very nearly like this. I think we should at least try for a two years extension for us. Very respectfully, G. M. Dodye, Chief Engineer. "Bd it enacted, &c. That whenover any company heretofore incorporated and authorized to construct any railroad or other public improvement in this State and wiose time for ccmpleting the whole or any part of its work has been limited by its-charter or by the laws of this state, has been"legally organized and has actually surveyed and con tructed, or has commencted to survey and construct any fifty or more miles of its line and has expended upon such work $25,000 or more of money within the limits of this State, the limitations of time as aforesaid upon such work, or any part thereof shall be and are hereby extended for the peirod of one year, to be computed from the day on which such limitation or limitations would expire; and if any such company shall have expended the sum of $1,00C,0G0 or more upon the worlc v/ithin the limits of this state, the limitations of time as aforesaid as to such Company shall be extended for the period of two years to be computed as aforesaid. Provided there shall be filed for record in the office of the Secretary of State, a map and certificate showing the location of the work actually done and the amount of money expended thereon such certificate to be yerifiod by the oaths or affirmations of the President and the chidf engineer of sue. company; and a copy of such certificate duly certified by the Secretary of State under tl:e great seal of the State shall be evidence of the fentension of time as provided for and granted by this Act." l.!arshall, Texas, February 18, 1874 . Col, fliomas A. Scott, Dear Sir: Some tine apo I received a letter from Mr. Bond enclos ing article from Galveston news, and now I have one from you. The day I started north, this article was handed me and I immediatel wired Mr. Dickaon to answer and have it rectified. Re wrote an answer to the news, whic: did not helpthe matter much The mistake I made was in not sitting down and answering the article myself, sending it to Dickson h\at I supposed they vinderstood these matters well enough to do the thing properly without my doing it, literally my dispatch to him was implicit. I shall now enclose yoi:r letter to the Galveston News. I think that iSj.the safe way to put an end to it. In my letter to Mr. Bond, I explained the condition of the matter.^ Our discriminations"have been almost entirely in favor of ralveston until our connecting roads cut us off locally. Very respectfully G.M. Dodge, Chief Engineer. -.ft w I h'- 0^1 Jiarshall, Texas, February 22, 1874. F. S. Bond, V.P., Dear Sir; We owe the Houston and Texas Central R.R. from 18 to 2 25 thousand dollars. I cannot tell the exact amount until I cet all t.eir bills. They elain that their contract for transportation of everything was made with the Texas & Pacific Ry. Co. and signed by Col. Scott, which is the fact but it was all shipped and all bills rendered to tlie Cal. and Texas Ry. Construction Company. In trying to settle v/ith them, they decline to have anything to do with the Construction Company. It is important that we settle up with them because we are doing business in connection vrith the Co. and they can at any time seize our friehgt and give us trouble. The question that I want to have decided is this. Shall I settle with them for the paper of the Texas and Pacific Railway Co.? A .copy of the contract with them is with you. This is about the last indebtedness here, of any magnitude, and I would like to dose it up IlT possible. Dallas and Sherman i.ave at last voted to let me have their bonds after a long struggle over it and after voting once or twice not to issue them. They are now being printed and I hope as soon as they are out to take up drafts for which I have given written agreements to settle with these bonds. Very respectfully, G. 1.1. Dodge, C-.ief Engineer. Mi Marshall, -Texas, February 33, 1874 m r . * r .. r,wi .ir. ' £ .. .,1 , r I. • ■ u J . ,• ■ ■ ■ ■ . :rr ...• ^ r . r ..r<wi .i-"', ' ;. • .„-.f ,: ■ -^ 'r' uJ . : - ■ : -nv J*. 01^' Col. Thos. A. Scott, Pres., 3 ^ , i . Dear Sir: In ans^ver to your'request for a report upon the. most feasible connection rif the Atlantic' o.nc Pacific railroad with'the Texas and Pacific Riilway routes, I respectjfully submitithe. folloV/ing: '"In ny opir.ion> the shortest and most direct, And in an engineering of view, the cheapest' route from Vinita to a connection with the Texas andl-Pacific Railway is as-follows:. ^ . i Starting at Vinita, rurn-inr southwest on a: direct' a'line afl the country will admit, crossin- the Arkansas'near the mouth of the Snak River and" tie Canadia; R'ver about '§0 inilos vest of the Eastern bourtdary of the Chickasaw reservation and the Red River near the mouth of the Little TITichita, tl.ence direct to Port Belknap and Fort Griffin; joining the TgxcXS n.nd Pacific at- or noar Port G-fiffin, * Xatitud© 32 5X j Xoncifludo 99° 40*, distance 350 miles. _ A route equally as good in an'engineering point of view and perhaps better in a conimoriial oae would be from Vinita south-west cr.os5>ing the Conadian near old fort Arbuckle'and Red River at ti.e mouth of the Big Wichita Wicniba thence MiCXloc? doWti-t-he uuwii- divide VIJL V between wif t,he Bl- and Little Whlchita 7 7 .7 toj a function with the Texas and Pacific East of Double Mountain; latitude 32 35'.longitude ICQ® 30' distance 450 miles. ? V .. .x, x, rTl ^ ^ J ^ ^ A Any line connecting with the Texas and Pacific east "of Doubld Mountain must keep to the east of the Wichita range of mountains. The foot-hills of these mountains on the Ganadlan and Red River arelin about _ ^ ^ ^ . .. .. . •% ^ — T\ ^ •__X_ XI _ rOOo—i'lillS 01 l»n©SG mounbuiiia un uiiw L\.xs^ longitude uut:?90®, 570 ,lill^y They turn UUX II thence UiUJllUc; south-west u and 'fall ma Ci j-a. _ off- W X X - into xixs/v the plains at Double.Mountain, near Longitude 101®,-latitude 32 50'. At their DOrthern extremity along the Canadiai. river tney are abcut 120 miles wide. Any road connecting with them in west of these,mountains Would have to start from Vinita, cross to the Red Fork of the Arkansas, follow that u;: to ti.e Canadian, t-.ence crossing the Canadian follow it up nearly to tie Natural Mountains; thence along the western foot hills of Wicliita. Ranges due couth connecting with us at' »ltlphur Springs, longitu^ 102® latitude 32° 10' distance BOO miles. ' :x. This line wuld cross tlie "Staked Plains" or Would man alon^ their eastern l^oundai'y apd v/est of the Wichita range of mountains. It. would be impracticable to traverse tl.e Wici ita'.-ountains, east or west, or diagonal y. They are broken, abrupt, 5C0 to 2000. feet l.igh. They must either be turned on the north or on the south. The. line from Vinita t-- Fort_ Griffin or to a point west Of that and last of I>ouble Mountain will control a larger anc3 far better distric* t a line to the west. Every foot of it is over a country capable ' aultivation, traversing the best portion of the C};orokee, Crcc-i u.s'iiie Chickasaw Reservation In the Indian'Territory and running through .tie counties of Caskell, Shackleford, and Jones in Texas. All the country west of this line susceptible o cultivation, the valley of the Cimmaron, the Canadian and the Red River would'naturally flow to this lino as th'ir outlet whilst it Would control one half of all the business of the country lying between it and the M.K.^i. ry. At the corssing of Red'River these two raikroadp WOuld be about 150 5in Franciaao ^eir Sftn Diego asr^ point departure for i .' 0 " Ui Trolrhor 7 St, Louis, the lino via Dbuhle Mountain and i'^ort Griffin would be the H shortest line to St. Louis. By connecting with us at Sulphur Springs,^ the distance lost by going around the Wichita Mountains is so great tl.at nothing is rained in distance by that connection. The distance from San Diego to Fort Griffin via Texa s and ^acific Railway is 1315 miles; From Fort Griffin to Vinita via Atlantic miles; -os. i - and Pacific Texas and Pacific and'tne Indian and Pacific R.R. is 350 miles; Vinita to St. Louis via Atlantic and Pacific R.'^- i ■, 3G4 '-.iles, total, 2029, miles, Saint Lou'l's' r to Fort Griffin via Texas and Pacific Railway 674 miles; os. i -rausi..co to St., Louis via Texas and Pacific R.W. and Atlantic and Pacific R.R. 2391 miles. The line from Vnita to Fort Griffin or to Double Mountain would have maximum grades not to exceed 66 feet to the'mile and its excavation would average from 12000 to 150C0 cubic yards to the mile, probably less. It would run through a country that have all t..e material for the building'of a road, ties,,bridge timber, stone, &c. and from the time it crossed the Canadian until it connects with tie Texas and Pacific line if could rtin throtigh the best coni fields of Texas and'txe Indian nation. - ' ^ Through the Indian' nlition this coal is already developed and worked and an excellent quality of cOek is manufacturered from it. So far as developed in Texas and the Indian Territory, the veine run from 3 to 11 feet in thickness and at alone would be a large source of revenue 4o tli entire length of the Atlantic and Pacific, wJdlst any road going West of the Wichita Mountains would in all probability avoid these coal fields entirely and turn south before reaching them at the foot of th^ Rocky Mountains or Ratoon Range and being too far northto get the benefit of j.the basin, as now developed.^ u ' In ray opinion, in an engineering, commercial and financial: point of view, the natural junction with us is by one of the two lines designated crossing Red River near the moutli of the Big or Little Wichita and connecting wit; us at son: point between Fort Griffin and Double ' Uouataih, I have been pver a great portion of this country and have also traveled up dio Canadian Cimmaron and Red River Valley and liam confident that the line I have designated will for a long time, if not always, cont rol all. the business west of it, while at the same time it runs t..rough the heart o' the best portion of the Indian territory and north-western Texas. The purveying parties for the location of the Ft, Wohth and.Denver Railway and for the selection o" land for us, have just been over the counties through which it runs in Texas and ti.e; report them to be the finest portion of Texas, t streams run ing water the year round; the valleys br ad and well timbered; the dlvi< 4s rich in soil and nboxinding through the counties of Wichita, D^ay and'Young In copper, Shoulf this lin^ be built over line from Sherman would, in all , probability be iTUShed west through Grayson Cook, Montague, and Clay Counties, making a connection -.vith the T & P near the western boundary of Clay or the easten; boundary of Baylor, and fc ould give for all that county . the-shoi'test route to Gt. Louis n d allow the Atlantic and Pacific to wnter into comp'^tition fcr the business at least as far east as Shermnn^^ Tt4s connection i - also made at the most northerly latitude by the Texas Ik Pacific llfle, 'i. Griffin being In latitude 32® ri* ; hen^P It is the sl.ortest distance on an air line from Vinita to the Texas and "atlfic Railway for any point west of tlie 98th meridian of longitude and I consider that the connectloti should be made as far west as that meridian in order to develop a country independent of the U.K.': T.R.R. inS^ and the Texas and Pacific R.'^.F. Prom Fort Griffin our line runs south-west, crosses the Pecos River in latitude 31 42', Our surveys determine that there is no feasible route throu^g tl.e Guadalupe Mountains from Fort Stanton latitude 33^ 29* longitude 105 28' to Ilurd's pass where we pass thera latitude 31° 30', Very respectfully, G. M. Dodge. Chief Engineer. -■ 't; ; i -if.' ■ % or.— , . . ' ■ > . ,i i. • <v;.\ » .1 1 " ■ - ■ ^Vt, •. ' '■" s , . r 16^ Marshall, Texas, Fehruar" 24, 1874. F. S. Bond, Dear am in receipt of yours to C-ov Throckmorton in relation to subsidies .from Lonrvie;? to Jefferson. The trouble is that all the Jefferson people and members of the legislature who are leading members of the House and Senate make it a condition in putting ti.rough the International compromise. U do not think the Internatonal people care anything about building through from Longview to Jeff-^rson but I do not believe tl.ey can get oheir bill through v/ithout that condition in it. I had about concluded a settlement with Mr. Dickson for the amount due us on this ..ouse by making a reduction on the charges agains him, but Iloble lelis me that the understanding was that he (Noble) was to have the house If tnis is so, the house should be turned over to the Texas and Pacific and put in their hands. Mr. Dickson now insists upon taking the house, but heretofore, as I have written you, he has insisted upon the T & P owning it and furnishing it for him to live i? . I think you hud better consult consult Mr. Wallace Wallace about this matter immediately and come to some determination so as to relieve us here. As it row stands it is a personal ciiarge against Mr. Dickson on my books. Please call the attention of Mr, Wallace to this and see what Dicksons communications to him are. When Mr, ^ickson leaves here he will go east and will pro bably present ti.is matter there. Very respectfully, G. M. Dodge, Chief Engineer. (o (cf . .. ^ \ ^ , Mars:.all, Texas, February 25, 1874. .< 4lJtrl «J nc eiwi m oJsU ' ' ' m ri^.KOl '"fj •» ^•■ ■1 CMI .'.1 J ■ ' - . r; , -Jt f»s r-j ■• '.! -.,fV Xv/T ■ .<^1 ITb ei JI ''<T-:z' . » fc: • ( -'ftj ej n"i#l»0«I # 'Ri John Beresiieim, 'Cashier, Dear Sir: I an in receipt of yours of blank though recent date enclosing letters of Ames and the Comptroler, I do not v/onder that the Comptroler complained of our over drafts and overdue paper but I find thiat is the case with every National bank that I have heard from. Ames letters are all right except that he should be gi en to understand that we lost $10,000 during the panic by the action of the Union Pacific Railway Co. It should be put right square at him that right in the midst of the pnaic, when they were owing us $20,000 they drew out every cent t^iey had v/ith us causing a run upon the bank jrf" and took it to assist an Omaha ban^, and that, if I had not been in New York and borrowed the money at an enormous interest sacrificing my own securities to hold up the bank, it must have suspended that no other bank in the country could Lave stood such a drain. Also that all of the interests that should have worked in our favor especially the Union Paoi/ic did everything they could in opposite direction. The $10,000 due us from the U.P. sliould be collected. The certificate of the Savings bank if held by us must be at a lower rate of interest; we cannot stand 10^ You can tell Nate this from me; it is not treating our stockholders right. I am willing to car j?y the paper allowing six ^ interest, I think you belter place the Oilman stock; cannot you take it yourself? paying part cash? I do not want him to throw it on the market through the hands of anyone else but do not want it myself. I am satisfied to settle witl Judge Baldwin tut do not under stand why we should pay ten dollars per acre for land that is worth but seven. I am wiling to take the land at whatever Nate and Mr, Pusey or any other disinterested parties may say it is v/orth and take notes fob the balance, wit.; security on any corner building. It appears to me that is all they should ask of us, especia ly when we give him such liberal terras and long time. Mr. Baldwin must look after Yheeler, We cannot afford to lose anything by him. I tl:ink if John takes hold of it he can get us through T(bji must look closely after it. I suppose Mr, Baldwin has a delicacy about pushing the matter, still it is our duty to protect tlie bank and save ourselves, I hope after the March meeting there will he a change in U.P. I am not particular about th'^ R.R.accounts. They may be a loss and too much work, but they will come out all right in my opinion; those accounts were and will be valuable to us; however, if you and Mr. Baldwin wish to drop them, I shall not complain. My own judgment is to do their business for the present. It seems to me that if M#. Baldwin should make a plain statement of the way in which the U.P. did its business, he could get some his way. So far as giving them drafts, before three o'clock, I should consult my own convenience and take my own time. It is now a good time to work the Iowa Roads and put blocks before the U.P, Tliey are in no good humor and it can be worked up among tl.em and delay their settlements as long as you like. Morse, Stevens & Bradbury will do this b explaining the situation to them. I see tl.ings in the future which if they turn out as I expect will Justify matters much easier. I would also present tils matter to Ames, The West paper should be put into a note and sent to him to be rediscounted at his bank in Chicago so ti.at we can get money on it. It is all wron;^ for West to ask us to carry":!t any longer; he is now in a position to take care of it himself. Very respectfully,^.,^,, H . . m ; ' lO tu c . Dodge, j,^^2 'tnwo Uro lb /tow Mtn iA t *7t«V9 h4t«r mit •! IblrU l«lt t J.. .t fiulHbire. tim cJlflieb iMUMk-. 9vn'. 1 imdt iCWNF lAOoJtiiil f»j /•» 1" •<? 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Gen. J. G. ^alker, Austin T©2s.s« Dear Sir: I have yours February 25th. As I wrote you before, I agree with you that nothing should be done in Austin xintil our extentior is out of the -vay. The matters I submitted were for the consideration of yourself and the Governor and I thought to gi e you my views at length and sometime in advance so that they could be thourht over and put into pe. -ery hard for me to do any work between Sherman and Ft. Worth, except by spending $5C0 to ^lOOC per month, the Governor understands thid fully as he knows the men who are at work. Mr. Bond sent me copy of a bill sent you for two years extension. I would surgest thnt that extension e obtained if possible without bringing in the name of the Texas and Pacific. I am receiving letters from all along our lines, preparing all kinds of conditions; and the moment you put a bill into the Legislature with the name of the Texas and Pacific in it, every county through which we run will attack a condition to it; therefore, I suggest that the two year s extension be made a general law, the same as that for one year. Although the Ft. Worth people were here to see me, and as I supposed went away perfectly satisfied, I receve letters from them which I have forwarded to the Governor in which they want three or six months but no doubt you hear all these t.;ings in Austin. I want you to keep me fully posted on the progress as I know better then how to answer people who come here, v/hom I cannot put off by telling them that I do not know. I also suggest that you look carefully after the of the Marshall City Charter; see that they get nothing in it by which they can squeeze us. They have a disposition up here to live off of what they car tax the T P. Very respectfully, G. M. Dodge, Chief Engineer. gCttlilV. i .r-:- 4 Marsiiall, Texas, February 27, 1874. E. B. Hart, Secretary, Dear Sir: Your letter 21st instant to Mr. Malil has been handed to me. When I came here ti.e road was nearly $200,000 in debt and it had to pay for all the work done since November 1st. Thii was the agreement with contractors if they vould go ahead and let us finish up the work. I have struggled along here wit., very little money from the company, have settled most of the old construction company accounts, and have begun to get into shape but to pay off its December rolls, I had to borrov/ $30,000, If our earnings keep up, we will soon be on our feet and can send you the money. Until then, cannot you raise the little money you need in New York? The only way to meet your call for old and current expenses is for Mr. Mahl to go out to eh. bank here and borrow it. Our earnings have been Calling off very largely on account of continued wet weather, not averaging over $3000 per day. Ho much the expenditures have been decreased I do.not know. You will see from the vouchers returned the class of indeb tedness we have been wiping out, some of them running for more than six mont..s. If -e can once get on our f-^et, we can g - right.along but men who have been waiting six months for their pay and w};ose labor is starving for the want of it; whose property has been attacked and a good deal of it already sold have demands upon me that must be met. I am certain if you can get along for a month or two and borrow this money temporarilly you can then get it out of the earnings of the road. Very respectfully, G. M. Dodge. V . L 70 1874. On Llarch 8, 1874, my daughter, • Lettie Dodge, was married to Mic. R. E. Montgomery and the local paper gave the follov/ing account of it; "Sin.ce the origin of the human race, the hest thought and wish of young hearts has been in the desire to unite that holiest of all relations -the marriage tie. No more sacred relation exists among men, and while among some Christian organizations it is made a holy sacrament of the church, among all,classes of civilized people the event of the union of two persons in marriage is made the occasion of more or less festivity. Parents look forward .vith anxiety to the future of t eir children, in ti;is respect, and with yearning and all encompassing hearts, to the time when the ties of the roof shall be broken and those they love will go thence to battle with life in the companioship of their choice. This feeling and solicitude'is the same in the palaces of the rich as in the hoveis of the.poor and to see two young hearts'thus joined together for weal or'woe, in sickness and in health, in,foptupe as in misfortune, with all'of life's best hopes in advance and rich in promises, comm-^nds itself to our best natures, and makes us wish well of the young couple wi.oever they are who thi s obey, the divine mission of human life and exitence. The occasion of tpe marriage of hiss'Lettie Dodge, eldest daughter "f, General Grenville of this city, yesterday. Robert "3. Montgomery of Texas, and formerly of this city, has led us to these reflections. For several v;eoks social circles in' Council Bluffs have been stirred by th.e prospect of this happy event, and pregaration made by. the many friends of the young couple, to make it pleasurable to ll;e. fullest extent. That it was so,, was evid.enc.ed by the happy faces of those present, and who. v/i.tnessed the interest ing and solemn ceroraony. The bride and groom are known to many a our readers; there are those, perhaps, who will s.ee .this ar'-i.cle who are unacquainted with either. W.e have .known .both for years--from our readers; there are those, are unacquainted with either. chiLdliood almost,- Miss Do,dge was born in Council Bluffs and her home has been here with her parents ever since. Council Bluffs, was then on the frontier and a small village--since growr; to a city of "reat commer cial status. Ilex education was principally acquired in the new home and under the eye and fostering care of one of the best of mothers. The bride is a tall, graceful, sensible lady, and one who has always bestowed upon her parents the full meed of her young and affectionate heart. Mr., Montgomery who i.a3 won .the prize, came to this city in boyiiood. 'iVe first became acquainted with him ih 1868 when he .was an aoMve, energetic lad, .trying to make his way by industry througl. the world. Under W, G. Crawford,, Esq., he was Deputy Clerk of the State Courts, and also Deputy United States Clerk, and in the manner of doing business in the offices he held, made giany warm and loyal friends, who congratulate him on the conquest of the heart- of the lady whom he has made his wife. For several years Mr. Montgomery industry througl. the Clerk of the State in the manner of warm and loyal the heart- of the 5 Mr.. Montgomery has been connected with the Texas Pacific railroad and has in Texas, always winning and holding friends. resided 1874. ^ % The Presents: In richness-and .rareness.the bridal presents excelled any hitherto betstowed upon a Council Bluffs brid'-:e. Quite 'a number of ele^rant gifts are yet erroute, too late for. "perusal" at the banquet. He append a partial list of the cl.oioe presents presented to the observation of those present. From the happy lover and husband, a magnificent cameo necklace and brooch; by Hrs. Gen. Dodge, cameo earrings,• matchihg.gift of grbom;'by Gen. Dodge, father of brice, a wealth in the shape of a Shetland seal sacque coaf and presents from Ella, bride's feister, of a gem in lace and embrbidered handerchi^f; Annie,- also sister, a beautiful amethist ring; from the bridge's grandmother, Mrs. S. Dodg'^, • a Bible, whose teachings will no doubt be attentively .followed and in glad remembrances of the thoughtful giver. Mr. and Mrs. N. P. Dodge were represheted Ir. the array in a splendid'gift, attractive and recherche, embracing a silver water pitcher, goblets, bowl and server, gold lined; Mrs'. J. 3. Beard with tasty and elaborately worked blue-beaded pin . cushion' and mat; Mr. and Mrs. J% M. Phillips a set of solid" silver taa spoons. Nate^and Mary Phillips, elegant silver butter'dish. Mr., and Mrs. G. if. Collins, Omai.a, magnificent and novel silver fruit stand and boquet holder, a rare gift; Mr. J. M. Eddy, Omaha, fine sil ver card receiver; Mrs. . .-M. Eddy, Omaha, silver and gold fruit server; Mrs. Hiram Price, Davenport, silver and gold cream ladel; Mrs.'E. G. Allen, St. Joseph, silver call bell; Mr. and Mrs. J. 71. Morse, silver fruit basket; Mr. and Mrs* T. S. Tlines, Moline, 111., silver pie knife; T. G. Granger pair bronze flagons, mantel orna- Ji ments, very fine; 71. L. IVhitneyj bronze stork; F. E Lawrence, ele- ^ gant bronze mantel ornaments; Mrs, Horace Everett', tasty bronze 'novelties on black pedestal; from "Pet," "Minnie" and "Grace",' three Graces-- a beautiful set of desert spoons, gold lined; Dr. P. J. McMahon,, fruit basket, pretty; Ernest A. Blackburn, silver card receiver- J." ". Robinson, iced silver gold lined egg serve; Laur" and Ltzzie'Baldwin, splendid silver and glass preserve dish; Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Street,, novel an,d unique silver a-nd glass cftlery ■ stand; Mr. and Mrs. J. '.V. Laing, elegant' silver cake basket; A. P. Peck and J. ". Davis, Omaha, tasty-cologne set;. Mr. and Mrs. J. Baldwin, set of solid silver spoons ;'An|ty Jackson, a solid silver pie knife; Mrs. C. G. Eddy, silver frosted fruit dish, very fine; Miss Lizzie C. Baldwin, silver and- -gold sugar spoon. i ' ATTENDA CE: BoTore the hour of nuptials, the. spacious hallo, drawing-rooms and parlors of the General's resident were fully occupied by "the distinguished and ever,-welcome guests of the family. Among those present from a distance and from cur sister town of Omaha, we mention Mr. and Mrs. G. IL. Collins pnd daughter, J. M. Eddy and wife, Mr. Edward Peck and Mrw Davis,. The music was conducted by Messrs. ,Schroeder Hoy,or, and was of the most befitting character,, and throughout those jaccomplishe musicians rendered well and fully ti.eir part. , , Tn'E CERE'iONY, Promptly at the appointed time the guests assembled; anticipation on uppermo-.t tensio- ; the wishing hearts-- all nobly generous—hoping and bl-eisin^ the deed--th0 bridal corege J descended from the upper parlors, ',he musicians giving Mendelsohn s " grand Wedding March. First came Andy Jackson, groorasmau, and Miss Ella Dodge, bridesmaid, followed by the groon., Mr. Robert Montgomery, and rs. G. M. Dodge; next Gon. Dod-e and bridge Lettie and other members of the family, the Rev. Dr. Garrett, officiating Bishop, having iniraediat.fily previous takpn his, position in the parlor where the ceremony was performed, in accordance with" the full English Episcopal service, the fath r giving away the bride,--the groom plac ing upon the for-life sharer of his fortunes and woes, the talismanic ring. The ceremony was very impressivd and as the Dean in full bishopric costume repeated the grand sentence: "0 Efeernal God, Creator' and Preserver of all mankind, Giver of all spiritual grac j; the Autnor of Everlasting Life send'fthy blessing upon these they servants, tliis man and this woman, whom • we bless in Thy name, that as Isaac and Rebekah lived faithfully tohether, so these persons may surely perform, ana keep the voew and covenants betwixt them (whereof this rdng, riven and received is a token and ^pledge) and may ever remain in perfect love and peace togetiier and live according to Thy laws, tiirough Jesus Christ, our Lord,' amen.". ' » There were many hearts that responded ful-ly and many eyes that filled 'vith tearful hopefulness in the future welfare of the high contracting parties. ^ The bride and groom, as alpo bridesmaid and bridesgroom bore themselves gallantly" through, the ordeal. THE COSTUI.'iE" were of elaborate and comme il faut description. The bridge's dress was of gros-grain silk, of the new shade denominated "ice blue" a sliade "extremely delicate, almost .vhite. It was trimmed v/ith valencin'es lace and pearls, th'^ skirt cuth with "Worth train, sherred puffs on back breadths, the diagonal folds of the siblk covering the front, and every fold embroidered" v^ith pearls.-Corsage sqauro neck, trimmed v/itn lace and pearls; wreaths of orange flowers descending from the corsare to iaeet the bottom of Lhe skirt in front, and orgnge flowers' from the waist 4o"wn thn puffs of the back to meet the train. " < , - . Miss Blla Dodge, bridesmaid, w&re a pink silk,trimmed With ruffles of silk headed with a wide ruffle of Paris raus"'in and ■ " valencinnes lace, and overdress of valencinnes arid muslin; corsage being of pink silk with over-jscket of lace. • , ' Mj?3. Dodge wore choftolate silk, trimmed with cardinal red velvet--cameo ornamorts. Mr. Montgomery was attired in a Prince Albert frock coat, vest of same character, dark pants, and light tie and gloves. His "best man", Mr. Andy Jackson, was similarly dressed. The bride's traveling suit was of bro.vn gros-grain silk whith shorred front, demi-train, tiimmed witi. velvet and silk fringe; English velvet walking jacket to match. Her winter suit was cap, muff and sacciue of SI.etland seAlskin. The book from v/hich the ceremony was performed by Rev. Dr. Alex C. Garrett, Dean of Trinity Cathedra", Omaha, was presented to the bride b that clergyman, the book bearing the following inscrip tion: "Lettie, from her faithful friend, Alex C. Garrett." Council Bluffs, Nov. 25, 1874. "God give thee of the elect of Heaven and of the fatness of earth. '"he book is exceedingly beautiful bound in ivory, inlaid witi: gold and colors. On the irory is a double trian^lenof deep blue, inside of which there is a gold cross, with flexir do lis 187 4. terminals indicating'Fait:., Love, Hope and'Grace. The choss supports a circle indicating Eternity, and is of red and gold, .'.vith blue sectors, all surrounded with the rays of glory in blue. ' "There was a rainbow round a'out them." ^ - To those kinghtly Masters of Ceremony, R. J. Cory and" J. Beard are the family and attending gflests devoutly thankful. Their mission was well and gracefully filled. It would be a difficult task to attempt to portray the almost intoxlcatingly bdwltchin-; mqnruer in which the various rooms were festooned, evergreened and made tropical as, sunny Southern arbor, by means offlowers, trailing vines and gems of every hup. The refreshment room was perfect in ever'y detail. Upon either end of th^ spacious table rested groom and bride's cakes. The bride's was in the fcrm of columns, surrounded with a wreat. of roses and very elegant in make up. The groom's was a Roman, basket, very tasty in design. In the center of the table was a pyramid of maccaroons, oranges and candy, on top resting a flower girl. There were other cakes lusciously.greeting the eye. The decopated meats, were prepared by Messrs. John Nicholson and Hathaway of this city and the cakes, decorations and candy pieces by R. M. Marshall of Omaha. All this work was tastefully and thor-oughly performed by the parties mentioned. Messrs. Foster of this city and Ryan of Omaha are responsible for elegant exhibition i- the floral department. The collation was never so enjoyable and among the other incidents was the ring price secu)ed by Miss Grace Deming to whom that roving artici was by chance awarded in the cutting of the bride's cake.. The newly married left on yesterday afternoon's train for St. Louis, where they will remain some days, afterward prx:)ceeding to Texas, wliere tJrey will reside djarlng the winter, - We have, littl else to adcj. These children of Council Bluffs wherever they may fine it their lot to rest, cannot secure in their, we trust, happy future, more hearty, sincere and devoted friends than last night bade them joyous vale, vale, AS they left the elegant surroundings of home." , :: fi.isro; . -; • . . ' , ■; • botl-J'' '. '■n . . i . -f* .-i" ! . bnff •t|.i iil; ' b .« ,i t ' i , • " ' .T .fj' ci .'■•11 Ta ,<iu- ' '/■ tJ • itT ^ J'tvjev ' ♦-am 1 , Ln-tl: buieho ' •T'" vlii' t J ! ' o. .' ■. Jo i', . rf ' Ur., JevXwv i.ri/nrt?' . ! '/.XA.ar ' •tijjfy.r In wuj ojm hn« lltM { ' , -£.1 r -lU w .j ..Ojrf-' ilcol ntfT - . ,nihe.JiiO 'it il, 1 t.r.ifr.i fi i.! ' .tiljnwf jioo'i r.u wMnd in..* -7 n il ,r> *•>//' , •I'-ll"* iifc.. ami .a- P: . .*1 ,rf* t t. .--A 1 .abi iJ' ' I ! I I '1 av . - ,^'1 1 i ./jn Mr, tioC r In Jui X'" Uij jn '! |.v 1 f'n "' " ...''lea .. 'lea L<"tyj X"l.f J |,,i l> frt'AfjifTflLr ' ' ' i Y. Airi . iiO . ;.-//»'• fu\ff ' I - , J J' I '-iril i • ' lo |r Philadelphia, March 30, 1074, George Nob^, Esq. Dear Sir I went over most of our matters west with Mr, Scott and urged the building of 6 miles west of Dallas, He seems to tl.ink that he cannot do it just now; as soon as we can pay off the debts in Texas they want some money east; however, I am in hopes, under some plan, we can get 30 or ^40,000 to pay the freight on that iron and the cost Of the six miles. The House, I am inclined to think when Mr, Dickson comes on, they will h&D'^ him, turn over to the Company, We are very much in hopes that when the rain stops and the bridge (now done I believe) is out of way, our earnings will come up. All the earnings of the Texas Central Division goes to the T & P to Mahl anr that divisions they will hold in statua quo until they see the outcome of our- plans, I wrote Sands to do anything on it you wanted done, and I am in hopes we will be so fixed I can turn it over entirel out of construction Department and get rid of it. The Department question at Marshall is settled, Tr.e department proper should be in the Y. but we are unable to build it;when built it should be large enough to include the offices of the ruinning department, as it will be required by the time we get to and the Construction Company building will then no more than accomodate the land, lot and auditing departments, I therefore believe it to be our policy to let them put up the eating house in the Landis lot and use the lower part for our railroad or depot purposes until we are rich, I have no fears of the Injunction, our Attorneys all give an opinion that it would not be had on that ground. Sturgeon is in Washington vorkin'^ for a report. As soon as you can consia^ntly do it, wish you would wire me that road is up, h> tells me he sent you copy of agreementnwit]; G.N, & Int. R.R. Don't fail to get back your views on question as soon as possible. They want us to pay 25 per cent on our local travel. The three locomotives at Little Rock will go forward soon. It doesn't look much like buying stock cars. What do you think about Truly, G, M, Dodge, Chief Engineer. jOI Washington, April 10, 1874. •f ft>iciySff eofCffL ■ T>«r J. K. 7ddy, . • * *. . ^ ' ■ „ I.Tarshall, Texis. ■ • . . . Dear S^-r: If you. can close everytV.ing up so as to come "by Kay 1st, do so., I expect to return before that. If anything should occur so I cannot then leave everything. There is no money to pay out on old construction matters, except what may be due on old pay rolls. I hope to get soraeth- ing from them before I return but the prospect is very poor. Mahl had orders to let Frost have enou~h to pay rolls of New Construction Department and there is something due me on his^books for old construction account that was to be used on old pay rolls, I cannot pay vouchers, even to employees until I get money here, as I was in advance of what had been sent me when I left. I am very anxious about the.-, bonds; I dont understand where they could have made tho mistake or is it only an excuse? It is, useless to wait all ySrar for new legislation; if I can get the londs out of Sherman and Dallas, I could close up. I wired T & B to- take up drafts as fast as land was turned over. What does Dickson intend to do about the house? They have delayed it so long intendjpig to get it for Noble that I may loose what is due the Construction Company. Coble better send the vouchers on as far as closed ^p and leave the books with Ross. En dorse the notes so that Granger and Ross can settle if anyone wants to but I mean that all settlenJents will be made that can be beofre that time. I want, if possible, to settle with H. & T.C. R.R. and D.N.Co. They are the only two debts left I care anything about. The drafts you speak about from Krumbhaar want to stand on books as a credit to Philadelphia but not chr-rged out. They don't belong to our office or they would be 1-^ft r " -.itirely. I am looking fdt- a statement, Texarcana where terminal deed is made; wants to be deeded to me as Trustee, or if -h y o j .Jt to the T & P the full amount against T A: P Railway wants to be made out; also the amount turned over to T A: P Co. Co. in this is officers Car, and the supplies invoiced February 1st, and whaterer is found that had not been charged out before. You understand these matters fully and I want to have them left in good shape after I return I shall not have much time in Texas. Seems to me Montgomery could attend to the bonds and not have us I don't see where I am to get the money to pay any of these men until we get relief somewhere. To pay the clerks discharged, you will try to get enough out of ban! for what is due by Mahl. the rest will have to wait. When T V P is paid off the Construction Department of T Ac P should be paid also; the balance due me on lands, on old Construction Co mpany, wo will have to pay if we can out of Wheeler lumber/ Respectfully, G. 1.1. Dodge, C.E. , James A. Division Evans, Engineer, fit ,A / ^ ; New York, April 10, 1874. | Dear Sir: I have received all your letters, the last of Karch 27th; also I'r. Harts. I saw Scott, he has heen in hopes to make" so'me ^ arrangement by which he c\;)uld meet tiie San Diego indebtedness. I don't ■pee ].ow it is t - be done Unless we reorganize. All have been sanguine of" aid from Congress in -time w'e will get it but not this year, in my -1 opinion, on the strength of'orders from P. I went on in Texas and complete road under way and oh promise of prompt pay, as yet none has been made. I settled old indebtedness there pretty successfully and closed up expenditures. I wanted to c; lose in California and it would have been better and settled tl.e same as oui^ other debts. I I 'don't see v/here the mondy is to come from to continue this work in r^f. - California; no^ one will pay up if we reorganize; we may possibly raise I Jin-V • • 'Zrmi : . 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Evans, Dear Sir;I have read all your letters; the last of March 27th also Mr. Harts, I saw Mr. Scott; he has been in hopes to make some arrangement by which he could meet the San Diego indebtedness. I don't see how it is to be done unless we reorganize. All have been sangu.ine of aid from Congress;in time we will get it but not this year, in my opinion, on the strength of orders from P. I v/ent on in Texas and completed road xmder way and on promise of prompt pay, as yet none has been made. I settled old indebtedness there pretty successfully and cleaned up expenditures I wanted to close in California and it would have been better and settled the seyne as our other debts. I don't see where the money is to come from to continue this work in California. No one will pay up; if we reo.rgardze, we may possibly raise some money but I can find no one who wants to put money in any enterprise just now, no matter how inviting. Our completed road in Texas is doing finely but as spring approaches, receipts'run dowr- and th^^ want of iron to build from Paris to Texarc . drew-back. I will urge our people to try to help you in paying men* -I would not incur any more liabilities, if I could help Hf, until ve see daylight. I wired the Pacific Mat.to let you have I2OCC but they wired they could not, the d-'mand and no payment having drained them. Matters east got no better; business is dull and those who bridged over the panic as theii' iime paper becomes due far® unable to pay. What I have written is for yourself alone. Truly, G. M. Dodge. * * New York, April IC, 1874. P.S..Bond, V.P. Dear Sir: I sent you several letters and dispatches from Texas about Bonds, land subsidies, &c. You can draw your own conclusions I used up a small capital in telegraphy, urging prompt action by our Attorneys in Texas in getting out" the bonds. They were 30 days or more in getting up the form and then while I had some one printing the bond, thevsecretely went back on us. I suppose we must keep still until we get a gear's extension and" tl.en I hope I shall be allowed to go for them. If I can and not hampered, I will bring the bonds. . I got a letter today from Evans; he owes |20,000 and says he is in very uncomfortable position; cannot even pay his men kc, ;says he went ahead on assumption that money at ratef or $2000 a month would be sent him but he has not had a cent; something should be done to aid l.im my men in Texas are in trouble. The T v P does not pay for work done since November as agreed. I hope earnings will pick up so it can. The U.P.R.R. telle me today tliat they start their corps of lobyists to W. Monday to fight their bill thy>ugh. If the men are to handle it who I am told is employed, it is a jo6 and means flefeat to us or to them through both bills before Congress have no show. The T & P it 4rtK I don't heara word from you Truly, C. M. Dodge. New York April 21, 1674, Dear Governor: Throckmorton: I am in receipt of yours of April 14th. I sent all your letters with Adams L. to Mr. Scott and Boncn VTe have been throuc;h this same mill so often that we are used to people being .ungrateful and selfish brt Sherman and Ponham, We ..ave no money to buy any land if they get the Crutchen property where it can be handled, we can talk about it wl;en we get ready to start. I do not think we shall attempt to do anything in W. Jihis season, but will try some other plan and make our big effort next winter. Harrison County has voted the bonds to us; now to get through but we have pretty nearly settled up all old matters and we are individually getting in better shape than we have been for months. It is useless, however, to ask or think of getting money to start up with, so long as the ugly feeling against railroads and all corporations exists as is showing itself in "'ostmnd soutl.. How Sherman and west Texas can meet you after what tl.ey have aione is more than I Qftn see. You oug. t to let them feel the weight of your power; unless you do as I do, never do anything for revenge; let time make all things right. Keep me posted; the company i.olds a meeting tomorrow, the 22nd, and may develop something. Just now the south is getting a dose in way of high water; if its representatives would fight for its great interests, and prii.ciples and quit quarrelling over office and the they would do some good. Truly, ; G. M. ^odge. : • ''4 y.'-i NO. 233 SOUTH FOURTH STREET, Philadelphia, April 28, 1874. Ky dear Ella: ✓ I got your good long letter of April 19th and while ^ ain waiting here will write you a few lines. It has been snowing east and in New England and New York.froirl 5 to 8 inches fell. I wonder what you will say to that. I am wanting to get home but our matters here are in such a shape that I cannot tell when I can start, but hope dally to get relieved. There are so few left in Texas now that I do not suppose you want to continue there much longer and am looking towards the but spring is so backward that you do not want to go until and planting can commence. There is nothing new here although this is a boys world and plenty going on it is the same old things over and over again. Broadway is crowded, Washington is full of politicians and feathers. Everybody complains of hard tinies end thousands are out of employment and I see no prospects of its getting better. I begin to despair of ever getting away from here. Have carried this in my pocket three days and will mail it. Go to Washington Friday night to be gone several days will wire or write from there what I expect to do. It snows and it is good sleighing in interior of New England, Truly your father, G. Ni. Dodge. New York, April 28, 187^. J, M. Eddy, , " , 0 i. Dear Sir: The Ex, Com. of Union Pacific have made ClarK Supt, and there will he no one hetweeii nim and l^r, Dillon. Clark was here and I saw him; he will do sometliin^ for you. As to he wants to remain with T & P Scoott sent out orders yesterday for him to be local Treasurer and for all payments to be nmide on approavl of Noble, separating entirely the Auditor and Treasurer so that there will be no clashing and each will attend to his proper duties. I don't expect to have anything to do except for him to cldse up old accounts for me; his assistant will be if he needs one. I want the bulletin sheet to show whcflil^ the amount charged to me from Philadelphia is; returns received show about $7 700,000. I wired you today for balance; there v;ere some drafts drawn that vouchers do not cover that are to come in; the loss on material and supplies should };ave gone into the cost of road supplies, it will in final return; loss on material should be ci.arged to its items, bridging, iron, &c. whatever it i?, and supplies should go to mateiPial. Parties wh- owe us should appear as debtors unless they can be transfered to land Department. I have notified everyone in Construction Department to close accounts at hay 1st. Washburn resigned, I would prefer him to stay and let Clcott go; if he will, I may complete Trinity bridge durin- t e summer. I don't see how tl.ey allowed such an expense to accumulate on those scrapers. I have got no funds to pay storage; you better have Bofinger pay storage and ship tl:em on what he owes, if he has not settled urP'^sv' t'lo^' can cold; Seems to me some plan mi'ht be foimd by which our ftiterlala and supplies could bo stored for 10 or 20 dollar., s. if -sgfolks h" west 'ith you, I will take the car at the Bluffs. I want the tdtal sum paid o^t^n^^ight of way sent me. I think Philadelphia office must have another^to send to me, some of items charged to me but they say not. You, of course can only account for the amount you have credited them with. The balance of the drafts want to be charged to timber. T..ere are drafts of $15,000, $125 00 and $5,000 that I think vouchers have not been fully returned, and if not, that will stand as a credit to Philadelpliia office to be accounted for when vouchers come in. ^ . What about Jefferson bonds? Throckmorton and Biown wired that Planter's bank would not take any more land; have them send back drafts for amount given them. Hie amount of material, land, he. used up in settling accounts and drafts would appear as an offset to Philadel phia o fice. You can give amount of each without giving details. I could not find the scheduii of Vouchers , you said was sent me, probably ti.at amount and the balance you send me will come. I could not find the list of voucliers when in Philadelphiaji suppose they had not arrived. You understand what I want to offset is th.o amount on our honks credited to Philadelphia office. . _ T-ere is no probability of our doing anything before fall, if then. We have not concluded wl,ether we will open tue fight in Con' ress or not. Mr. Bcott is -here with mo now and .?e will go to Washington this week. Our debts are giving us trouble but we will get through. Respectfully, G. M. Dodge. New Yor]^, April 29, 18'74 R.E. Montgomery Dear Sir: Yours of the 21st at hand. We have no money to pay on the right of way. The $450, as I understand it, is the amount fixed f for us to pay and if they sue they cannot get more. If they are likely to get more, you can probably settle by putting thera off until I get back^ We have no money to use around Clarksville and v/e better not try to do anything th'^re until vve know we are going to build a road up there. It doesn't look now as though we should very soon. I want e--erything cleaned up so far as it can be done without money and a statement made on all cases not settled to turn over with the books. Ha^'e the books ready so wl.en 1 return I can turn them over. You had better be looking around for something to do for when I get back, I am going to close out everything so far as my Departments are ffoncerned. As soon as you get the books, make up your statements and if anything needs attendinr t^p before I get there, get Blonde to attend to it if you go away, and explain fully to him anyt.ing that needs to be done. Has anything been done west of Dallas? I understand that the right of way was received mostly on the 1st line. The deeds and papers relating to right of way west of Fort Worth 7;ant to be put in shape if they have not been and labelled, the line they are upon and the property tl.e . cover if it can be done. Respectfully, G. M. Dodge, New Yoi'k, April 29, 1874. D. W. Washburn, Division Sngineer. Dear Gir: I am in receipt of yours of April 20thj as t -.vired you, I prefer you to remain and let all the rest go if you see f)roper. As you hre wall posted on all matters and e«pecially as to Trinity River Bridge, which it is possible we may build this smraraer, and as" I cannot be there, some one who has hnd charge should be. Every one in Construction department will necessarily have to leave as their duties close out, but I must keep one engineer for new work and for old line. You better remain for the present and let rest go. I hope to go soutii soon, Tut may be detained sometime yet. Respectfully, G. M. ^odge, C E. New York, April 30, 1874 James A. Evans, Division En^inee , Dear Sir: I am in receipt of yours of April 18th. You must not looso all hope at the first set hack. You were evidently out of heart wi.en you wrote. As soon as I came easf., I commenced looking: after your matters, and this week ^ot a dispatch sent tot.he Bank there to let you have $10,000 on terms that I hope will relieve you. I have paid no atten tion to you, knowing you were in direct communication with head-quar ters and supposing you were actine under their orders. Mr. Scott says h iinderstood from what you said vhien here that for three or five thousand dollars you could eo on and close up your work and i.e would apree to obtain that but now you call for $2^,000, a vast difference. The T S:P has not had anything to do with the work since the organization of tlie Construction Company. I notified you of tiuat when formed. All our work was done under it, but that makes no difference as it ownes the or did until they settTied. have no doubt We will and if not this session, next. It looks very favorable now, the case is not as bad as you think, I never supposed we could build with the lands, I did think we could with the capital we had arranged for complete to Fort Worth and ten miles at San Diego and we would if had hold off. That is all past and "/e must do the best we can. You know every member of the Company is individually responsible for very large amounts; that not one cent of securities-have been negotiated and that it is i: possible for the Company v/ith the present state of country, to raise one cent. You are not as bad off in California as I am in Texas. I suppose when you speak of cost of road yo' refer to just cost of construction. You do not take into con idoration discount on bonds, interest to bo paid or- i ' during construction. I think the bill calls for a n estimate ,;-35,000 per milej road is ever completed and si;Ow a clean discounts, interest, &c. ^-c. equipped; arid built as it will have to be, it .vill be doing what no other road in the United States that I know of has done. I have made a very earful estimate of whole line, taking all these matters into considorabion "ut I cannot get it as low as you do by considerable and I used your estimates on your division. When you get oast, I will see you. I don*t have any trouble in settling your^matters and I hope before this readhes you tho telegram sent will enable you to close up everything at, San Diego in such shape as t,o leave it running and th.e people feeling better. We will succeed in Congress in time and give them a road much greater than they third, for now., I have never said how great anc' was very careful a year ago not to comiront myself, a.". I have always considered t..at to complete the road to the Pacific, we would require GovemmBnt aid in some form and have always believed wo would get it; did not see iiow Covornment could refuse it after aiding a nort ern road. In tho shape we now ask it, we will be no burden to government. Write me fully about matters and 1 will keep an eye_ on matters out there. I ought never to have lot them drift away fiom'me. RespeotfUilly, G. M. Dodge. Marshall, Texas, June 3, 1874, Bond, V.P., Dear Sir: Fron: the first day of I'ay, I have turned over to the Texas and Pacific R; R; . Co, Cq, everythinc everything connected connected witl. witl. it it including including the the northern division. I ha®e also taken out of the construction departn.ent all material etc. belonging to the building of cars, ^c. so that hereafter all work that is.don in the shops will be solely v;ith the T.& P.Co, I hold in my department all material and supplies pertaining to the uncompleted road. I have arranged with Mr. Noble for any work that I may need done in th shops for the uncompleted road, making requisitions and hav ing it charged up to the construction department, so that all work done upon completed road after it is turned over will be done by the running department. If they need any engineering upon it, of course, Washburn will do whatever may be required. I have completed luy arrangements for building five miles west of Dallas, upon the following basis: For tl.e timber that I had to purchase about 400,000 ft. I padi $16 $16 per delivered on the cars, payalbe l/s in Harrison County bonds >5 75 and one-.-alf in freights. The freights to be applied only l/3 upon each car. T..e total amount of this freight will not exceed $3500 or $4000. For grading 28/; for raising and framing Howe Truss (per lineal foot) $9,00; false work #4.00, the contractor furnishing the material. This false work is sixty feet high. For framing and placin.g trestle work $17.00 This false work is sixty feet high. For framing and placin.g trestle work $17.00 completed Washbum Piling ' .50 Track laying (per mile) 700.00 All payable in Harrison County Bonds 0 75, work to be completed August 15, 1074. There *ill remain to look after tiiis work, Mr. D. W. Washbum and his assistants in the Engineering department, Mr. Adamson, in charge of material and supplies and suck incidental help as he may need in shipping. In charge of t;;e old construction books and closing their accounts, I still retain Mr. Ross, the Assistant auditor. Every one else has been relieved. I may have to employ one or two inspectors and watclinen, but think I have brought the.se matters down to about tJie lowest possible point, I shall leave here in the course of a week or so to t-ikc my family home, will return here whenever it is necessary. I shall leave here in the course of a week or so to t-ikc my family home, will return here whenever it is necessary. There are a good many little settlements tiiat I am makingevery day; a good many of them will be closed up as soon as we get Dallas county and Sherman county bonds, both 6f which, I hope to havewithln tl.e next ti.irty days. The Indebtedness of work done by Texas and Pacific since November Ist, I have carried forward from four to six months to a time when they can meet them with'^ut difficulty. All this is much better than 1 told you I would do when I left Philadelp ia and perhaps even ^etter than the men t..eraselves car .stand. I have told them i.owever that if we get in s.iape we will keep them through. I have arranged to keep por.scnal look lut over the work, payments on it, etc. Please show this letter to Mr. Scott to save mo t'lkc writing another one. Respectfully, G. M. ^ddge, C .E. (?92. Marshall, Texas, June 4, 1874, ftfttfi ««/iee«T Jay Gould ^ .aotlirJk .ft r .no* Still. Av© • fic 4VX»ll oti • y /T I. New York. * ' • . - Dear Sir: I received your dispatch today; have been fearful of this bill and the time from the fact that it had Chandler"behind it. I received a letter from Chandler stating that he thour^ht all our other billswould be alright but of course said nothing about ti.is one. I leam from dispatches received today that there have been a combination made which is going to"be very hard to beat. My plan is of Cheyenne, same kind of a basis. I leave here for Tuesday. I expect to get that we should have some representing it and that go get the bill before Stewart's Committee. Upon that we have Stewart, Hitchcock and Fenton. T/fe must tie it up there*. The K.P. people have been using pretty*stringent arguments and pretty freely, and no doubt thay will try the same in the Senate. Our efforts to amend the bill so as to give us our rates west of Cheyenne, we may and probably can tide it over t..is season but they will be likely to ci.eck that in the next or some session until we get the same kind of a basis. I leave here for Council Bluffs Saturday; will reach there Tuesday. I expect to get all the facts in tl:e case there*. I think that we should have^some strong man of the Company in Washington representing it and'that our chief engineer, Mr. uickels, should be brought before the Committee. I also think that the Committee, through some excusdo should call upon the Government Directors for an opinion in this case upon the'§ffect of this action upon the Government here. Mr. 7/ils n especially should go before it. He under stands the question thoroughly and ..is testimnjiy would, have great weigit. This will give us chance fior delay and perhaps for a compromise. - ' " From what they wire me, it seems as though the opponents of the Bridge bill let everything else go to save that. Even* our own people appeared to care more to defeat th^t which in my opinion does no affect them at all, thaWfor defeating bills that ere vital to us. How the pro rata bill could get through the house withou. any explc: ation being asked is more than I can see, except upon the general principle that the men who are for us are afraid to say any thing on account of our past troubles there. I am told the Pool influenced Sawyer's opinion on the bill as he and Iloughton and McDill and, in fact, a majority of the Com mittee assured me theat the Bill should not go through without amend ment covering rates west of Cheyenne, They were very positive in this but their minds seem to have clianged since then. I have not yet seen the bill and it is possible that there may yet be something in it that will change the case. It seems to me that if that portion of the bill was struck out that makes the Denver Pacific one of the branches of the Union Pacific, then it would amount to nothing more than the law es about Mr. H rlan. Ho is vo'y influential in the Senate and old Senator, tinderstands this matter well and would be good man to attend to the case in the Senate if you could get him. Very truly yours, G. M. Dodge. people affect opinion on the bill majority of the Cornthrough without amend- >?&.r (NV/b Marshall, Texas, June 4, 1874. Hon. 7? B. Allison, ^ Washington, D. C. o . . Dear Sir: The pro rata "bill that has passed the ^ouse in the interest of the K.P.R.B- preventing U.P. from fixing any additional charge from r, Cheyenne to Cgden is simply robbery. ; The Mountain division, Cheyenne to Ogden, costs 50^ more to run and to make the U.P. pro rata over that divisions, losing a haul of 500 miles is simply to put it in condition v/here it can never earn . . sufficient to pay its interest. It*seems to me Congress should be governed by the report and ' testimony of Mr. Wilson and .he other Government Directors; they understand it fully. It is also a great wrong to Iowa, being a bid* in favor of turning everyt. ing to the Soiithern Roads. , ' You can readily see that if the K.P. can get a pro rata on our mountain division, they could cut the rates east of Cheyenne over their light division whilst we would have to take their entire business on our heavy division at same rate as we take our own over our light division. This would, naturally, be using 500 miles of our Mountain road for what it costs over our low grade division. .If the Bill comes up in the Senate, it should be so amended that all rates v/est of Cheyenne to connecting roads should over the raoutitai^ division be divided say to U.P. and 34,'^ to connecting roads. That would then be paying for an extra distance of something over ^ ' 300 mlSbes. Heretofore the U.P. i:->s obtained-for its high grades over the Mountain division 500 miles extra distance over its connecting iposids • * I leave he.re Saturday and shall be in Council Bliiffs Tuesday - next. • • , r.i . .D Yerv tmily yours, ^ n-l-trf) V ^ G. M. Dodge. ' * u rsij'•».<» > I . , V- :jxn tTuoo 1114 •J«*t - tjj.J r oH ftti# Sp0i IW9 X ynmi mi tnUq 'X<|pt* ht&wtM 9%M iff o4« mm mi imii ftHiontvi tmmumA .♦leAi imm tm ^9 imrnomrf mIw rilJ mM m nSmfWit afoi mm 1 -iaciS> 9d4 H " «Joi«| it flJfhtS 'im iwtA'.imrf Iwt md mm "t'tr. m» JwMiim .?«mi Mmm XI Mti m mmttmrnn mmiHtix Ai fill WWW*! »"ni9mm 1o Srnm mim% tmtxmr o 4mm 0999 Jot IfM «VMl t •nriU mmnth .yoytmin mtmH ol mom mtfoM <lfwlX 4mt xu 4i xm 9tmJ4 Jmdi or immx $4 il bm Ulij *>0} o^STm'mlPmx n imJi m 94 omomo it mii •nniie tttm ia4ii«|itf 9ii to mm ftniomt ttimm •itx •miom jmdJ 4m trnmim om lild 904 mmU oopm yfUir,n oi immm ittfow il tmoJ mM nu Xo Tiff - - J? T" bto b«i ttXMMr m at MM cnJ at bnmJ.-,' o/MikTr § ■' ' »2*S «£■*» ti«w * hit J| .f) r j .<?•<« jcw Smtio I « -jXo mm •mut MiJ ox brroJ r oi oom Nmsm* Marshall, Texas, June 4, 10^4. Col. Thomas Scott, Dear Sir: I enclose to be signed deed Texas and Pacific Ry Co, to McCoy and C-ifforrl, We have no title to this land.It was included in the transfer from the Gila Co. to Texas and Pacific R.R. and operates as a cloud upon the title of the owners. As it does not properly belong to us, it is better to comply with their request and relieve them from further trouble in the matter. Mr. Evars writes me t.-at it is proper and rigl.t. Mr, Evans also wrote me a letter in explanation of your under standing Wiion lie me'- you east; the $4000 or $5000 he desired was to carry on the work in addition to the amount that he owed there; he supposing that the debts were to be taken care of also biit that money that was sent him was to be applied to going on wit/, the work, '"ut as none was sent liim, it was impossible to do eiti.er. I have given hills of sale on the construction property in San tJiego to Mr. G. V. B..McDonald to cover the debts due there, and bills of sale on t.je ties to Mr. Wl-ite to cover amount we owe him. I am in nopes this 'ill tide us aver until we can see daylight somewhere. Very respectfully, ' G. M. ^odge, C.E. ■ 4' ■ i 'r ... M:'. c'-.g f.'h .r*v,. ■ 4'-' • ', Council Bluffs, Iowa June 16, 1874. Col. Thomas A. Scott, Pres., Dear Sir: It was my intention to fro east "before Congress adjounred but was sick in bed at home. I hope, however, to get out within a week. I suppose all the members there have passes. If r.ot, I thi k it would be a nood idea to supply those w^.o are of any importance to us, I fear ti e Northern Pacific bill is facing; to raise cane with us as I notice that every convention in the north-west is putting; resolutions in ti.eir platforms against tl:at class of legislation so that our fight has got to be made by the combined south and what rates we can get from the middle and eastern state. I have tried some of the leading press ir the North west, but they do not take veiy kindly to it; the fact is, that the Granger and anti-monopoly element are very powerful and control everything; still I think I V7ill be able to get them at it before congress f^cts. Graham wrote me f_rom Kansas City that Stevens wired them that they had aloowed him to "put ir a bid from St. Lo^ is and Kansas City at 60 cts per cwt, delivered at Denison and Dallas, based upon St, Louis ad a starting poi::t. I do not know v/hether t! is is true or- n6t. It does not appear possi^rile. though they v;ill do anything to overcome and break up the advantage we have. "Very respectfully, G. li. Dodge, C .E. (of Y Marshall, Texas, July 8, 1874. P. S. Bond, V.P., Dear Sir: I discharged all my employees in the auditing depart ment except Mr. Boss in charge of the old hooks and placed the matter tinder Mr. Mahl, at the instance of the company, with a view, I believe, of avoiding unnecessary expense. If we have to pay Mr. Malil extra for ( Oing this vork, it seems to me I had better turn it back to Mr. Ross. Of course, he has i.ad C'^nsiderable work to do and may be entitled to pay for it. Piaase consult Mr. Wallace; see -/-hat you think he is entitled to and -ive me your opinion in the matter. Very truly, G. M. Dodge, C.E. " f - >g-;' i. I •• • ^ , ■ 87 ' July, 1874 Council Bluffs, July 11th, 1874 i\iy dear Papa: I have some idle moments this morning, and will devote the first half to you as the other half goes to Vaiine. We are having cooler weather just now. Wednesday and Thursday nights had a most refreshing rain. ^ have not received a letter from you for so long and really feel slighted and am pining for one. C. B. is very dull just now but neally every evening I go to ride in ray phaeton and take either Eddy or some of the girls. It is a very handsome phaeton and horse and with blue ribbons on niy whip floating in the breeze I tell you it is just"stun." Just wait until you come home and we will jusfe cut a shine together some evening. Please hurry up though -for you know I have not any surplus patience on hand at any time. Col. and Krs. Eddy are over,spent last-night and return today, I believe. Kamma and ^'-rs . E. have gone to ride in the pheaton this morning and I am having to keep house. An.-.ie is up again but for two or three dayswas very unwell indeed with sort of remiltant fever. I expect it was the hot weather as much as anything. For a few days last week the thermometer stood at 107 in the shade. Have you noticed the comet? Last night it was beautiful and when it gets to its full brightness I think it will be grand. I am actually getting tired of vacation. P want to earn some money and be doing something. I never was so utterly gosu for nothing in my life as i am just now. I have been thinking of going to school to A.r. Rue here but I think 1 will have schooling enough for some ye ars to come without going in the sumnier time. It is so very hot to go out among the grapes and I hardly know what to do along. have hardly got used to it yet. I hope you will come horiie soon for we are all anxious to see you and I am sure you need it enough. I sup-ose LetLie will corr.e with you wont she? I hope she is well now. Is she still in Brooklyn or has she gone to Boston? What did you do on the fourth? '•'e had a very quiet tiine, stayed at home until evening and went to ride in the.cariiage then. I must close. Gome home soon 'Vith much love your al'f"* daughter. close Gome home Ella Dodge. H Rev, A. A. Putnam, who was a school-mate of mine and who had been a very close add dear friend up to the time of his death, visited « in Council Bluffs and on August 6, 1874, he gives an account; of this i. visit in t]ie Saleir. Register as follows: • . ' ^ "About half-past nine in the evening, v;e reached Gioux City and here I got, by moonlight, my first glimpse of the liissouri River. On all these western roads are to he found the Pullman cars and tiie best accommodations which travellers may reasonably ask for. Entering a sleeper and proceeding on our way, we arrived at Council Bluffs early the next mornin-. Having taken a room and breakfasted at the Ogden House, I went to call on some friends Wiior;: wiiom it had been been one of the objects of my long journey to see. The story carries me back to other years and scenes. About eight months after I was born, at Danver,s Mass., a newly-married couple came to live in a part of my father's house, which still stands on its original site near the Topsfield line, tJ.ough. the L which the happy pair occupied was a long time afterward separted from the main building and removed to a spot a little way down the road in a southerly direction. The young bride was a frequent and welcome visitor amongst us and to my mother, who had a large and growing family and many cares besides, she proved herself an everkind and most helpful friend. The strong attachment which the two formed for each other no lapseof time or event of death has ever broken or abated. When I was no longer the baby of the home, hut another had succeeded to my mnther's arms, this dear woman, it was who claimed a special care of me, taught me liOw to walk, helped me to my first feeble words, and sang to me the lullabies of those infantile days. Years passed away, and it seemed good to my faithful guardian and to her excellent husband that they should at length seek, by a hhange of residence, to better their fortunes and the propsect of the little ones wi.o now clustered about their own hearth. They lived for oom- time in the more populous districts of the imraediate vicinity, and afterward toiled ti.eir way to Mie far, far West. There, at first, tl.ey dwelt in log-huts in the wilds of Nebraska, surrounded by beasts of prey and by more savage Indiacs, whom thi.s gentle In dy, often left quite alone, was yet brave to face and hrive from h.or dooiu The privations and terrors of that wilderness life need not be recounted here. The family at last West. There, at first, 1 Nebraska, surrounded by 1 whom thi.s gentle la dy, < face and orive from h.or ( wilderness life need not retreated to the eastern side of the Missouri, where, at Council Bluffs they have snce had their home, and whore they have come to position and influence. The husband and father, Sylvanus Dodge, died three years ago, honored and lamented by all who knew him. But here still the three surviving children, one daughter and two sons, a£^of whom are married. Both of the latter are prominent citizens, and the older is wealthy, greatly distinguished himself in the war, ro -e to be a Major General, and has since been a member of Congress. And here, surroi nded by her children and grandchildren, continues to reside the widowed mother, advanced in years, but as bright and intelligent and interested in all that is going on in the world as when we knew her in Danvers in "days of Auld Lang Syne," Did I not wish to see her? Having first called upon the younger of the sons, I was accompanied by him to her house. He did not at once tell her who I was, as he was curious to see if she would recognize me-. She knew it v/as a Putnam, but was no't luite able to say whicli one of the tribe, whose name is "Legions" it really was. 7/hen sl:e- found that it was actually the first child of her care, back there so long a time ago and fifteen hundred miles away, I think I may safely add that we were glad to see each other. Then we sat dov;n and talked together of the days I could not remember and of others that I could, of the changeful years and of the changeless friends and of the bless-'d mother mine who only last summer went to heaven, and 'teho in all the weary stages of her pilgrimage wished th^t she could but look ence more upon the face which I saw now. 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W. T. Sherman, Dear General: Ky first promotion in the army. Colonel to Brig adier General, was made in March 1862 immediately -fter the Battle of Pea Ridge. It was the first made after tl.at "battle and was made in a telegram to Gen. Halfteck and wired to me at Lebanon, Missouri, where I lay wounded, I want a copy of Halleck's dispatch if it can be found. 2nd, after battle of Vicksburg, Gen. Grant wrote dated July 27, 1863 - see copy of letter in Coppee - Grant, Page 457. I want a certified copy of that letter if it can be obtained. Have you a copy of the letter written me just after Belknap, see opp. Sec. i7ar. I lost mine or it was stolen when they stole my waistcoat at the Reunion at Louisville. If so please sent me duplicate. I suppose some one who has charge of these matters can readily obtain this War Department letters. I merely want this to complete my files and iftHit is not asking too much will yoi; let one of vour yaids look them upn for'me. for'me. Timly, G, M. Dodge. 4' ' ' ■ *• ) '4 fr 'i.' ■ 4 • A. ' •■tfc. • ' 'V- if Council Bluffs, Iowa, Aug. 14, 1874. Sidney Dillon, Dear Sir: The stock buyers and packers are getting ready for fall business and they want to buy or 1-ase sufficient ground to accomodate the increased business and propose to add to the yards now used by ill the roads, so as to save expense to the roads of additional' trackage. The present yards are on C.M. ground in your name. I told them there would be no trouble but they want a permit from you to occupy ground until it is sold or disposed of and then to buy it at same price it is offered others if it is sold to outsiders. The yards now are near the engine house in corner of your land and they would add to the: having premit of the roads. You could instruct Mr. Clark to tell them what parts of ground they can occuot and you could say in permit such portion of the 8.'.7. 1/4 of S.77. 1/4 Sec. 35, Town. 75, R. 44, as designated by Supt. The packing business here- will increase largely as the stock in west gets ready for market and there is no reason why the cattle of Colorado and %oming should not be brougi.t this way over U.P.R.R* inst tead of to Kansas City byway of K.P. and now is time to do it or by giving the buyers every facility, especially when it coats us nothing. I hold that as soon as shippers find a market, here, they will ship tl:is way; the only reason they go by K.P. is that there is a market at Kansas City. A good deal comes here now and it will increase yearly until we will get the bulk of the trade, by fostering it; many of the shippers who ship to Kansas City live here and will ship this way hereafter the packers will buy extensively this fall, to feed as corn inlowas will be worth about 15 cts. per bushel. Please answer promptly as the buyers for hogs are already cut. Very truly, G. Dodge. 1o% Council Bluffs, Iowa, Aug. IV, 1874. r ; . £ i0 ■ ■r -1 'tf *;-> v.n^si Sidney Dillon, Pres. U.P.R.R.Co., ^ Dear Sir : From my converstion with you and from statements and letters that I have received, I am satisfied that the Union Pacific Railroad Company has an imperfect knowledge of the town lot department although v/hev. I was in charge of, it, I made from time to time official statements relating thereto. I propose to state as briefly as possible its .history and gi .'e the official record and facts relating, to it. On ** ay T5, 1866, J) was appointed Chief Engineer of tie; ^ U.P.R.R. In qddition to this, I took charge of all the lands,-'- right of way, &c. belonging to or claimed by the Company. I organized the tiand Department aT)d got the lands ready for entry by tlie Company and took such action with the Government as •'ould protect the company's rights and also obtained the right o^' way for the road. I had entire charge of the Land Department until 1868, when, by order of T. C. Durant, V.P. it was turned over to and placed' in charge of IJr. 0. F. Davis who had been employed by me in that Department. I early saw the necessity of some organization of our depots at end of track for the safety of person and property. IThile we were within the organized countries, it was easy to maintain our rights but beyond" these limits and the Government surveys I could plainly see trouble. I fomed a plan for the organization of towns within the organized countries and in September 1866, commenced th sale of lots for our depots. Beyond the organized counties, I ppoposed to h.old possession of depots as a base of supplies, only abandoning them as we mo-'ed west. I consulted the military authority and agreed with them that so far as practicable, they should lend their influence and moral ^ support to this end, and, if necessary to protect our property ia Woi military power. ^ At first we did not consider thst these depots would beomme of permanent value to the corupany, and very little record was made of transactions relating to tl.em, the body of men following us up was of that class that had to be ruled by might, with no intentions of settling permanently at any one place. At North Platte, they jumped our depot grounds, interfered with our workmen, covered our right of way with v/hiskey shops, demor lizing our men and in fact placing us at their mercy and I saw that the rigiits of parties must b. e met and settled at once. I organized the bridge gang, at work on the North Platte, threw their shops into the river and they gave us no more trouble at that point. . , • . . When we reached Julesburg, their- number had increased and the leading desperadoes from all oveh the couhtry had flocked to the end of the track. They there squatted d'efiantly on our right of way and Depot, defied our agent and in fact read to us the riot act.' I went ti Mr. Casement, the track-layer, got his force and brought the town into subjection and we came to an understanding that they should respect the Company's right of possession, and should pay me a sum for the right to be kept in peacable possession of lots while they remained at our r istributirig points; and I used the lots at these poin ts freely t<» quiet trouble or to pay any claim or debt that might be considered outside of our legitimate expense of railroad ^ construction and to bring to our aid th° military and.prominent citizens, . ' I at first gave the squatters a simple slip of authority bo occupy such lot or such piece of gronnd the company having no title to the propery. Its floating right was undefined for no Government surveyors had been made.- I found the first effort a success. Everyone seemed to. acknov/ledge our right and my authority and to consider theretomy permits as Law. . ' I ti.en determined to organize towns t each station* giving ■quit claim deeds and take my chance of acquiring title after the surveys were made and gave the necessary instructions and at the next meeting of the Board presented the question to them and they passed the following resoluti-n: Union Pacific Railroad Co., * - " Secretary's Office, Ne " York, - ~ - . . . . 23^ 1867, • ■ ■ ■ At a regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the union Pacific Railroad Co. held this day at the office* of the Company, the following resolutions were adopted: Be it resol*7ed by th.e Board of Directors of the Union Pa cific Railroad Company that Grenville M. hodge, chief Engineer of the Union Pfocific Railroad be and heis hereby authorized and empowered as the ^ Agent and Trustee for said comp.*^ny to lay out and locate on behalf ^ of said company towns and town sites along line of said road at such placeor places as shall be deemed most practicable to cause the same to be surveyed, to make, aclvnowledge and cause to* be recorded in the propep offices, maps and plats thereof, and as such agent and Trustee to sell and convey by all proper contracts and conveyanoes lots in said towns and town sites and to deliver the same to the respective purchasers thereof and put the said purchasers in possession of the same and be it further Resolved, That in the perfmorance of all oi* any of the acts aforesaid the said Union Pacific. Railroad Company does hereby and will indemnify and hold harmless the said Grenville M. Dodge acting as such Agent and Trusttee against all loss, damages, costs, injury, charg es and liabilities of a y character whatever, which have heretofore accrued -r may hereaTter accrue to him by reason of any act or anything done in pursuance of or un'der color of liis authority as such agent, or Trustee and this resolution is to have all the force of a "bond of Inde mnity" executed by said Union Pacific Railroad Company to said Grenville M. Dodge for the uses and hereintofore mentioned, . (Sig ed)' Oliver Ames, Pres. • ■ ■ f "7I?ered) c. H.-feti... ■ - - J2-. . •" Secretary.- tjiiliHi#! Gen, G. 1,1. Dodge, mdJ lo Chief Bngineer U. .R.' • , /w* Iht. l . :v Jiitwba.' fif. oi r t>n« cinJt mm « f. lo JrirZi trll i ol rnoc ni oi iit 11 eiti iol Jr U.'ot " ;.t beiv i bri« laiaZeq ^ owe Attest, (Signed) Gen, G. 1,1. Dodge, (^ie'f Engineer U. •Jht. , mm « f'. •rll it Jr i.'ot " ;.t beiv I bf!« |i i owe '1 .''•'e!; JO vi»lo %ni^ to -ltd Jblui h J tib» e.' oloij r»-< I 0 a ^ Under"this authority the work was continued, towns laid out at ■ every depot, lots sold, deeds given, contracts issued, &c. regularly and P without question, and suCii action taken or expenditures made as I considered necessary to secure our titles to lands and towns until ' December 1869, when I resigned my position as Chief engineer and at the next meeting of the Board, March 10," 1870, desiring to be released ^■•XU'rom the Town Lot. Department offered the following resolution which ras passed: Resolved: .That G. M. Dodge, Agent and Trustee for Depot Towns and town lots be and hereby is authorized to turn over to such person as the * President of the Company may designate, the town lot department of the _ A ; Union Pacific Railroad Co; upon the Company deeding it to G. M. Dodge by its land trustees, the fee simple in all hands owned by the" Company .f ' upon which the Depot towns are located, G. M. Dodge to finally quit ' claim all right and title to such persons as the Company may designate all lands dashed to him by tiie Land Trustees not transferred by him bv deed or contract as Agent and Trustee - muJ n A ti^® copy. Attest, _ . ff- : (signed) E.R.Rollins, Secy-, * ^ gj?/ ^ list of the lands upon -.vhicli the towns were situated was V eijiil submitted to the President of. the Company and a plan submitted for the Trustees to deed the lands upo: which towns were situated to me and that I shoulh deed th\e lots not sold to the person selected by the ^ comoany thu^ making good my titles in tovms where the land was o\7ned by P the company* ^ acted promptly on this resolution b; t got no response .from the Cofl^pany or Trusttes, r ,■ On August .15, 1870, there ;vas forwarded to me the following reso lutions, pa®®®^ Executive Committee without "my. knowledge or any notice to m® arih while I was waiting for the company to perform its duty under the resolutions, being fully prepared to turn over the Department accordance with the resolutions passed by thg Board: r.' "At adjounred meeting, of the Executive Committed of the Union tieh Ta-'-ific Railroad held Aug. 5th, 1870, it was ^ ^ Resolved: That Gen. G. edge. Agent and Trustee for Depot towns and town lots be, and he hereby is authoritzed and directed to turn over to Oscar F. Davis, Land Agent, of this company the.town lot Department of the Union Pacific Railroad Co. and the Resolutions adopted by the Doard of-Directors,' March 10, 1870 in regard to town lots .and all other resolutions heretofore passed inconsistent herewith be and tl.e same are hereby repealed. A true copy. , . Attest - (Signed) E. H. Rollins^ Secy. . • ? 110 .'.'t; ' I immediately responded that the Executive Committee could not an nul the orders of the Board of Directors that their resoluti-^h was no authority for me to act, and ti.at I couid not turn over the Department until ray titles were made good, and the people on the line satisfied; and to act In accordance with their resolution would he ntiinous to all^^ concerned, and further tha. the- resolution was illegal as the Executive Committee could not revoke the resolutionof the Board of Directors upon the same matters. . „ . , x On November 8, 1870, I received instructions to furnish a report in detail of my operations in the town lot Department. At a meeting of the Board December 8, 1870, I returned a defeCLed statement, showing the history of- every town lot disposed of, and that the receipts had been applied to and used for the benefit of the U..P.R.F and giving a full complete statement of my Trusteeship. At a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Board, May 4th, 1871, I presented the foregaing facts and feferredthem to the ^ . resoBiution of the Executive Committee, whereupon they passed the follow- "Resolution of Execut-ive Committee, New York May 4, 1871. Resolved: That the Resolution passed by the Executive Committee Aug. 5, 1870, as follows: . „ x x- ^ x Resolved That Cen.- G. M. Dodge Agent and Trustee for depot towns and town lots be and he is hereby authorized and directed to turn over to Oscar F. Davis, Land Agent of this company, the town lot department of the Union Pacific Railroad Compary and the Resolution adopted by the Board of Directors, March lO, 1870 in regard to town lots and all other resolutions heretofore passed inconsisteet herewith be and the same are hereby repeated be and the same are hereby rescinded. And be it furhter resolved That the Land Trusttes, "Messrs. Duff and McCormick, be requested to deed to G. M. Dodge, in trust, the^^ several town loctions at the appraisel value of the said locations on adjoininr sections before town was laid out and the .value thereof be paid to the said Land Trustees by the Treasurer of this comply. The said. Dodge, at once to make new deeds, bonds or contracts to each and every party now holding letters under deeds, ondw or contracts under the name of the company. All sucli company deeds to be returned to tl.e Company duly canceled, and the balance of said town lots and lauds not sold or heretofore contracted shall be deeded by said G. M. Dodge, Trustee trc such person or persons in trust for -the o-ompany as it may hereafter desig * • • • * Further, That all payments made, or to be made hereafter shall 'be deatned and taken to be_ the property .of the Union Pacific Railroad ,Company. , ^ , (signed) John Duff. 'ilm Union Pacific Railroad Duff, rjrrtnafti ■ Secy. Pro tern, A Jjrue copy of the record. • ^ ^ c E. II, Rollins, Secy. U.P.RR.CO. ** No action was ever taken by the Trustees or Company upon these resolutions although I urged them ti e and again to close the matters up:they paid no attention to it and 1 remained in charge of the Depart ment giving it such attention as it required until March 1873, when I received tl.e following resolution ' ' "At meeting of the Directors of the Union Pacific Railroad Company, held in Boston, March 6, 1873, i - was Resolved - That Den. G. i,i. Dodge, late Agent and Trustee for depot" town and town lots, he and he hereb is requested and directed to turn over.to Oscar P. Davis, Land Agent of the Company, all hooks, maps, papers, plats, memoranda, accounts and all propprty of whatever descripti-^n pertaining to the tov7?: lot department of the Union Pacific Railroad Comp^my and said Oscar Davis is hereby authorized and direct ed to take possQSsion of said town lot department and all property pertaining thereto. Resolwed, that a copy of the foregoing resolution be sent to Gen. G. 1,1. Dodge. A true copy. Attest: E.H.Rollins, Secy, U.P.R.R.Co. Against the advice of those who understood these matters fully, I ordered Ihis resolution complied with and tlie department tiirned over to Mr. D. F. Davis, where itJias remained ever since. The Company assumed to issue an arbitrary order regardless of the rights of anyone else, no attention having been paid to former orders of ti.e Board of Directors or the Executive Committee for they stand on the books today unrepealed. Trusting, l.owever, that the company would make ^ood the authority given in the first resolution, and also secure to the settlers my titlejS and protect the to-.7ns, I preferred to comply with the order and show my good faith in the matter. During the time the department was under my direction, towns were organized, laid out, mapped and put upon the market; over $200,000 in money was received and accounted for, about $150,000 was applied in the engineering and land department proper, tie balance was the cask of the Department, taxes, legal expenses, surveys, commissions, salaries, &c. All the expenditures for purchase organizing and placing the tovma upon the market have been made, and there is no reason why, if properly handled, they should not bring a large y arly revenue. After the Land Department was turned over to Mr. Davis, he seemed to think that he town lot department should be in his hands and the actions of that Department tended to throw distrust upon the titles and authority of the Town lot Department. There is no doubt if we had received the cordial support of the Land Department and had obtained from tlie Trustees deeds to the towns, so as to enable us to settle all questions of future title, and the use of their great resources in advertising; our sale would have doubled. I gave oersonal attention to the Government surveys, to the Department a, got their recommendation to Congress, went before the different commit tees and .;ecured the appropriation for larid surveys alonr our line, and followed them in person through the different Mnt n al our Valuable lands had been secured. You will observe that most of our towns fortunately fell upon odd sections, belonging to the company, when they ®I®Senti-n°''^ If had disDosed of lots- I immediately secured the title. I menti n ihe maUer Jnirto show th4t th. entire baeie and about all decisions reiatinr td your laVid -rant "that came from the Government were attended to h y me in person and were .made a part of-the expenditures of the tovm lot department. . " ■ ■ ' ' , . . 4. - + To the great importan'^e of many of these decisions tne letters to me fr m your different officers, attorneys, agents, &c. fully - r'estify, .and of some of them you have-heen informed in person by t.iose . £• I . Ai Very truly yours, ^ 51 . .':ie s>ar J.'*» : r. n. Dodge. bO be 4:'ior. etf ag; to J-uJ ,">? .ft .rreO eJ t- Jti A .oO. MpU »#eine»»/ Ovfv #M# te ttahrbe *4# ^eatiAA iOVO OUfWWj mZiu*ee#i eSd. 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Hon. B, H, ^risto7r. Secretary Treasury, Washington, B.C. Fitzgerqld, Collector at Shreveport, La. is a very competent man has had chorge of all our 'rusiness t";;ere. I would like to see him retained. He has attended to his business most of which was in connection with our road with promptness and ability and I think with entire satisfaction to the Government. He certainly has given satisfaction to all those who have had dealings witn him. G. M. Dodge, • V. ■ ^ -I • . • ■ -J • :ii" ■■■ i-ti?. V /■' ' -ia' ^ -I , . 1.^ ... ' i<f S .3 103 // Council Bluffs, Iowa, August 20, 1874. Sidney fillon. Esq., Pres. TJ.P.E.E.Co., Dear Sir: While acting as Agent and Trustee of the Town Lot Department of the U.P.H.R. the surplus material of the company remaining on hand after the completion of the road was placed in ray hands under the following resolution: "At a meeting of the Executive Committee, held in Boston, Sept. 9, 1870, at which meeting Messrs. Ames, ^^iff, Dillon, Biiishnell, Atkins, Glidden and Wilson were present, the following resolutions were adopted: On motion of Lr. Bushnell: "Resolved That the President is hereby authorized to seil the surplus material on the line of the Union Pacific Railroad to the Chillicothe and Omaha Railroad Company for a fair price and take in paymeht the first mortgage bonds of the said C & 0 R.R.Co, at not exceeding 90^ of their par value. On motion of L!r. Wilson: "Resolved; That Gen. C. M. Dodge be and ho is hereby authorized to sell, on the l^est terms he can obtain any of the surplus material the Union Pacific Co. has now on hand, said sale to be subject to the approval of the President," I now submit the following copy of a statement made by me to the Company. You will perceive that it is approved by the Auditor and Piesident of the U.P.R.R. The sale made to the St. Louis, Council Bluffs and Chillicothe R.R. was under the order of the President, which I have but think it in nno-- ^ i;.^: p \pcrs in Texas. The entire proceeds were turned over to ti.o Treasurer of the Company, except the b-^nds of the Chillicot e R.R. .-..ic.. v.oro delivered to you. They have been ready for delivery nearly two years but the R.R.GTo. declines to deliver them to me as the claim on an order of the U.P.R.R. After July 1st, 1872, the material was merged into the oth.er supplies of the Company and wont into the hands of the regular store keeper at any rate my connection with it closed upon the returning of the account, 1 made an official report to the company soon after February 1st, 1872. Very respectfully, G. M. Dodge. — f*. 105 Council Bluff.s, Iowa, August 21, 1874. F. S. Bond, V.P., Dear Sir: What amount of Harrison Coun.y Bonds have you ^ot that I can have? The work already let with the indebtedness for which these bonds were pledged i^as used up all that, I have had. I can go on and let a little more work, if I am a^le to pay in local dubsidies. The work is let to grade and bridge ten or twelve miles west of Dallas. The Truss is up over Trinity and about half ti,e iron down aCT'^ss the trestle. Please write rae what prospect there is for negotiating our bonds to secure iron for the northern line. Very respectfully, G.M.DOdge, C.E. . > .-'fw ii- .f' ' Council Bluffs, Iowa, Sept. 4, 1874 Sidney Dnion, Esq., Pres. U. P.R.R. Dear Sir: Please inform me of the date you expect to have the roads examined. I have letters from the Gommissi ners and they are anxious to know. One of them you know is west in the mountains and it takes sometime to reach him, another is in St. Paul and another near you. You better send the notices for Delano and Merriam to me and I will forward them, as I keep track of them. Very truly yours, f. M. Dodge. K-l'f 'j'Uy . ' "f .A ' , ..lA Ill •? r \ 1, t> Council Bluffs, Iowa, SepLeniber 4, 1874. P. 3. Bond, V.P., Dear Sir: I enclose a letter fron Mr. Mahl, \7Lich s.-ows the reason why he could not help Messrs. Rowe and Zearinf. There is something wrong about this. We have owed Rowe % Zearing, in cash for six months. They were to rece've some money along to help them in tiieir work west of Dallas. They w-^re here a few days ago and I told tl.em that if they could not get money, tooy could get T & P poper which I would like to help them to discount. It seems that they could not get either. The debt is a T & P debt, not one of the Construction Company. You no doubt understand the reason given in Mr. Mahl's letter or probably Mr. Wallace does. ; at any rate, instructions should go there to help Messrs. Rowe ^ Zearing in accord sice with tl:e agreement that I made witii thOxi. They took the work from Dallas west, to be paid in Harrison County ''•onds, with the clear understanding between Mr. Mahl and myself, that ti.e amount then due them, some six or seven thousand dollars, siioulcb be p'aid them in montl.ly instalments. Not one dollar has been paid them. I advanced tliem individually about $2000 when T 5: P was hard up, whici has not yet been refunddd, and if the company cannot give them any money, it certainly should not refuse to give them time paper, in order that they may raise some. We should certainly l;elp tx.ose who have helped us. Very respectfully, G, M. Dodge, C E. v." , : 113 October, 1874 Oct. 9, 1874. Hi. F. Hurd, New York. Dear Sir: If you get this before connecting your line east of the Rio Pecos, I desire you to move with your party to the mouth of the Rio Benito or Runda and exan.ine that route or some route near it through to the Rio Grande. If it is feasible, we wish to seek a connection with Wolcott's line as direct as possible, probably you will have to run down the valley east of the Sierra Solidad Range. It, however, may be possible to find a feasible corssing of that range, crossing the Rio Grande far north of where Wolcott leaves the valley; if this line should be found feasible, we would make our connection east with O'Neil at sone po'nt on Brazos Passing north of Double fountains; perhaps north of Ivount Cooper, the feasibility of this route can be ascertained by you without running a line. If you have passed the Red River and are well on your way to a connection with O'Neil before receiving this and it is more essential to make that connection, after it is made more directly to the mouth of the hunda, making a reconnoisance as you cross the Staked Plains and make this examination before the Rio Pecos and the Rio Grande as above directed if you get this letter in time, it is probable you could determine the feasibility cf the Honda route while your lines are being run on southern route, and not be forced to take your party north unless your examination determine^ line to be feasible. Kr. Scott has been made president of the A. P. or 35 parallel route--no coubt that road will join us on the Pecos or East of it; hence our desire to learn the practicability of this line or some line in its vicinity. Truly, G . . Dodge . 115 Council Blu'fs, loiva, October 12, 18" 4. F. S, Bond, V.P., Dear Sir: I am in receipt of yours in relation to the local bonds used in settleraen . of indebtedness, I willforward statement as fast as they are used, except those used in constiruction widcl; I cannot report until final settlement is made. I am also in receipt of the resolutions reported by Mr. Walters, the question which arises in my ...ind is this. How do you propose to pay the interest upon $20,000 per mile? I suppose you are aware that the earnincs the road now are not sufficient to do it and that will be the first question asked by everyone when the matter is presented. I have some friends whom I think would be willing to do in to some extent if they could be satisfied u on this point. In looking over Mr. Mahl's statement, please note carefully th amount of material that has been turned over to the Texas and Pacific from the construction Company and has been used by them in their cars, shops, "c. In looking over Mr. Ross's papers, I find that this far exceeds even the local amount of construction since November. All the ties they have used, the sidings, timber, car material, iron, everyt ing came from us. By examining his report for month of August, 1874, we find that the total amount for the construction Department since November is __ -$320,685.78. Deduct from this the Fort Wort'n Extension paid mostly in 1onds and freights ---------- 55,119.71 Leaves ----------------------- 265,566,07. as amount of expenditure on construction since November 1st. I have not Mr, Ross* statement by me but think that the amount of material that was turned over from tue Construction Department to the Texas and Pacific and which they i.avo used in tra^k, shops, -.vill amount to double that amoxint and for w..ich, if we had not turned it over, they would Jiave had to pay cash. Everything in tlie construct on department they treat as cash, whereas only a portion of it, not over one half siiould be thus treated. It is a mere cJ.anging of accounts which you can plainly see when you dissect it. I want this " orne in mind because I do not want to labor under the idea that the Construction Department or the Construction Company is breakin'" down the Texas and Pacific, Tt is exactly the reverse, not only this, but a great many of he construction departments' debts for which the T & P really are responsblle for has been paid in lots and bonds. i believe you have Mahl's monthly statement. Please take ..is statement for the mouth of August, 1874 and you will see my points in the matter. You can see from that statement exactly what was paid for and what was not . The freight charged as friehgt over the T & P and what is charged to us at double the rat^s charged by any other road, I will instruct Mr, Wasi.burn to do no furtl er work until I hear from you. I think he lias partially completed the work on four or five mi miles west of Eaglefor d and what ever contracts he has already let, I will allow him to finish, Mr, Mahl has written me th-^t they let Rowo and Zearing have fl500. Respectfully, G. M. Dodwe, C.E. New York, Hovember 8, 1874. P. S. Bond, V.P., . Dear Sir: .his evening I took the statement of Mr. Mahl, and went over it roughly. I also took up Lis regular monthly statement for mont.. of Auru.'it, 1874, total amount ^:320,685.78. This I suppose includes all transactions. I soe he charges work west of Dallas v55,119.71 so that the August statement shows every expenditure made, material use^, &c. On his statement to you, Octcher 26th, he makes a total of $234,420,46 as the amount that the T & P Ry company has paid and is responbile for. Of t..is amount$4,679 57 is for work west of Dallas, a very small proportion of which will b^ cash, as it is paid for in Harrison County Igonds, leaving to tlie T & P Ry. Co. $175,755.89. Of this amount, I paid up to May 1st, when I had conti^ol of the receipts of T P Ry. $11,000, without detriment to the road or its creditors. Tliis left $94,750.89. Of this amount $25,000 is due from Decembe 1st, 1874, to July 1st, 1875, and is amounts I settled with T 5: P paper in June, 1874, ?md carried it forward, 6, 9 and 12 months, so that it actua'ly leaves $69,750,09 as the araount T & P took care of, from May 1st to Nov. 1, 1874, and ti.is amount is included in the follow ing items. Work done by T & P but charged to Construction Dcpartmant ---------------- $18,509,56 Material, transported on T & P at 5^ per ton per mile 8,833.37. Expenditure on Trans, Continental Division 2,084.06. Total ^9^4267^^ - Leaving as the actual amount paid from May 1st to December Ist, 1874, $40,224.10 - $17,958 of this amount appears to be pay rolls and voucliers of the operating department of ti.e line froom Sherman to Brookston which appears to be paid May 31st, the day I turned over that line to the T & P Co, althour.i it had beer run as part of the T ^ P for several months, previous and the reeeipts I had supposed very ndarly equaled the expenditures. I have analyzed the statement in round figures, so that you can have thes. before you pending a detailec statement. $72000 of the charges against ti.o Construction Departme: t and Which goes to make up this amount is for work on cars, tiie mateiral for which was turned over to the T 4 P Ry, Co, by tJ.e California and Texas Ry, Construction Co. although the labor and material in cars was turned back and charged to the Construction Depariiment of T & P By. hence if this item was taken out of the constructi-^n department, or if the construction Dopartmont was give ' credit for'..h- cars turned out,it would reduce the total of Mr. Ma.il* s statement that much and of oourso would make a very different showing. On this amount of $72,000, he credits '54,000 for material but 1 think a detailed statement of that material will be found to be superstructure, not used in shops or cars but mostly furnished after Kay 31st, the date his charge of $""'2,000 '^nds. Very respectfully, G. M. Dodge, C.E. can have thes. $72000 credits '54,000 for material but 119 Council Bluffs, Iowa, Nov. 21, 1874. P. S. Bond, V.P., Dear Sir; I enclose Mr. Zearing's letter. You understand Tffully the circumstances of the contract with them. This is money that was due then for work done form Nov. 1st up to the time of the completion of the road to Texarkana. It was done upon the personal promise o^* yourself, myself a/.d a telegram from Nr. Wallace. Th^se men are carrying for the company some $30,000 and in addition to what is owing them they . ave carried some $10,000 that has been paid out to ti.em in driblets by me up to May 31st and they 'were promised this money long ago. When I let the work west of Dallas, I made agreements with them, knowing that the company was able to fulfil M.em if they desired. Why it does not fulfil tiiem I think I am entitled to know. Their earnings are over $100,00' per month and I do not think there is anybody on their books with an open account running as long as this has run. It seems to me that the policy of the Texas and Pacific 'would be to help those wl.o have helped" tliem and not to do all they can towards crushing them out. You see what Mr. Zearing says in his letter that Noble claims not to pay because it is a construction company debt. Because I happen to be absent from Texas attending '.o matters that are of more importance to the company, it seems to me that an extra effort should be made t>y those in power there to carry out my agreements. If Mr. Noble has not paid them by the arrival of this letter, I desire to have it laid before Mr. Scott and to have an explanation asked why it is not paid. If there are any reasons which I do not kno'w I think I am entitled to be informed of theu.. There appears to be an idea existing in Texas that the debts of the construction Department are not legitimate debts of the Company. No d'^bt lias been contracted by the construction department except upon the Joint orders of the officials of the Texas and Pacific Railway Co. and those of tJ.e California and Texas Railway Construction Co. You know how particular I was after Nov. Ist not to move until I had both these orders. It seems to me tliat the officers in Texas sho'.-ld be gi en to understand that there are no two interests in the company; the intei'-est is one, and t..ey are there for the purpose of protecting it. When in Texas I sacrificed everyt.iing for the nurposo of protecting the credit of tiie Texas and Pacific but in doing it I never saw any necessity for Injuring the crelit of tl.e other two companies. Respectfully, G. M. Dodge,c.E. Washington, D.C. December 4, 1874. Col. Thomas A. Scott, Dear SirL I received yours containing the bills and Memorial this monring. , Are you under such oMigations that the last section relating to the Louisiana roads must be put in? If you ore not, that section should be left off. The cleaner the bill is left, as applying directly to the Texas and Pacific, ti:e stronger it v/ill be. If Louisiana .;as strength enough to put that section on, then we car. have no objections to it, but it appears to me that we shoi:ld not favor it. On receipt of this, pleas-^ wire me if I may cut it off. Of course, I do not know wlio.t your obligations are but I do not think it policy to ask Wheeler to introduce the bill. I think it shuld be introduced by Houghton of California, or some person along the line of the road. If we get Wheeler to advocate it, when the time xomes, it will be as much as I expect. I sl.all put it in houghton's hands, as he is on the ComRittee on Pacific railroad. I shall try to see you Monday or Tuesday in Baltimore. Very trully yours, G. M. Dodge. 123 7Se Washington, D. C. Dec. 9, 1874. Sidney Dillon, Pres. U.P.R,' . Dear Sir: I have 1:een absent nearly a week and did not get your letter until after the report was filed. I saw Wilson and talked to him about the matter. I do not think any a otion will be taken in the direction of which you speak. If there is, a complete answer to the whole thing would be t};e filing with the Secretary of the Interior, an official letter from ^GU, with your instructions to Mr. Clark. That would shov/ that yor had- fully complied with the recommendations of the Commission. Wilson says that tl;e letter to Clark is full and explicit and so far as autl.ority to be given, is all that would be required but he says Clark never acts under it. The Covernmnet directors think that there should be out there something similar to what there is on the B & M and on the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific roads; viz; a man whose duty it should be to work up the business of that country, wnilst the President and Directors should look a'fter the General policy and finances of the company. I do not think his idea is to take any power from the President or the a thorities,east but that there should be a man tiiere, who is interested in the concernand in whom the authori ties have perfect confidence, to take up the question of business and work boldly for the trade of the country without being obliged to refer all these matters east. The report, especially that portion of tt referring to what has been done in the building of the road will have a strong influence all over the country. That portion of it is a boli square statement of tiio matter and will darry weight when it is made public. It gives us an opportunity to break down prejudice, and refute the lies that have been told about us and in my opinion, paves the way ror us at some time not far distant to get rid of the Government lien. I labored hard with Wilson on this part of the rep-^rt before he made it and I thirJc it carried out the views of youraelf and Mr. Gould. If Mr, Gould would take this part of the report and have it printed in the ^ew York Tribune and other N.Y. papers of wl ich he has control, at the proper time, yoi have no idea of the influence it would exert in that direction. Mr. Ghandler ahowed me today your dispatch in relation to the bridge question. I went to the louse and put an end to that as you will see by the reports but this is confidential, so don't quote me. I have been throu h the Interior Department on our land matters. They are all right, patents are being i sued, &c. If you want anything done there let me know. Very truly yours, G. M. Dodge. 125 December, 1874. W. Dec. 16, 1874. Dear Annie: I am right in the midst of a terrible struggle. li'ionday ¥r. Scott and myself were beofre the Seante Com.mittee and I cannot leave here before Congress adjournes a single day and must be back when it opens. We have a very large force here from all pi rts of north and south that has to be seen and handled daily. I went out and bought the jet and ties. You are so indefinite. i got such ties as are worn here asked the storekeeper. You did not say what color. Write exactly what you want. If you dont like them give them away and I will get others. Tell me just what you want in jet and in ties. I wrote Ella and sent a postal. Have not had a word from either Ella or Lettie and dont know where they latter is. Mr. Bond went to Texas to close up there and I hope he will do it good and strong. I send in this Wast— Bill. Have not seen anyone here Have called on no one. Dined once with Allison's wife and Mrs. Grimes and seen Senator Baldwin once. I dont get a - from 10 Ave. until midnight nor will I as long as I am here. I get no p^ ers from! hoirie, h&ve not seen a Nonpariel or any other. V/hat is a Phantemiparty? Write me about it. Everything here^Investigation. Cabby, Kings and reports in one city of white * * Ocean. . Write me about Little Annie in the Contata, send a paper and tell HjO what she did etc, etc. All such things are news to me, I write this with a room full and all talking and questioning. If you see anything in Press, Chicago or any other send it to me. F. Palmer is here trying to wade through with his paper. Wilson is here etc. x.xn . amount of abuse and probably more than I am entitled to however I will stand up this once until I see darkness or then ^he could -1 leave. • ^-ddy to remain until Mr. Bond got there and at ♦ .V, the P Capital at which ^ everybody Continental who has Tea a Party dollar tonight to give or can tomorrow go and see the sights. Kellogg and Troupe are here now,they say slim .1X1 see in the papers. Davanport is here. And all this you Ocean. Washington, D, C. Dec. 19, 1874. Col, T],omas A., Scott, My dear Sir: The Chairman of the Senate Conmittee thinks from the developments of yesterday that vre should have prepared imrasdiatel;- for the use of the Sub-committee a financial statement of the Con struction Co. and of the T & P Ry. Co. I could make up these statement here but? prefer that they should come from headquarters. , I suppose they '.rant to get from it in contra dtstt»H.ction to the northern Pacific, the fact that the ten millions that you spoke of in your speech went into the road. They also want a statement of tl.e financial condition of the Texas and Pacific Ry. Co, I have the detailed statement of expenditures in Philadelphia and Texas as shovm by the Philadelphia and Marshall books of C9,235,574,10. This I can divide up so as to make a very favorable showing. The statement should also show what goes to make up the balance of the ten millions, I enclose report mada hy the Northern Pacific people on the questions asked t..em. Whilst I would not follow this report, still I think 1 wo-.?ld cover these points in a different way. Very respectfully, G. M, Dodge, * fl k J |!# f'- 3^ 'id (jd 1 1 • ' |\; '■3 i 1L'/ 1 b It , k 1 129 Waehin-^ton, D.G .December 20, 18V4. p: S. V.P., ^ ; • . Marshall, Texas. . DearSir: ■ I was a Good deal surprised at the Roots % Hunson claim thiit sent have heard very nuich from Texas within the "last week that has surpstised me. I am certain none pf us were aware how bad matters were. Mr. Eddy wrote me a lonr^ letter on th-^ 15th. I wrote, him today to consult you about everything and present all matters to you, indifferent and I hope you will probe everything to the bottom. I do liOt care how severe they are on me, or on my administra tion, if they will only present facts so I can see them and answer them, if they require it. The entire account of the construction department is kept by Mii Mahl siiOuld be cliecked up and examinee closely. I iiave never been able to get a complete statement from hini. I only knov; of transactions made up to the time I left and since tiaat time of those made by Mr. Washburn. There is no reason why any account, claim or anything else should not have been taken care of and dispos'^d of if acted upon by friendly hands. If tl.ey have not been settled but have been referred and staved off and thus made uel for future trouble and litigation, I do not propose to be held responsible. I understand so fully and I believe yoi: will see as plainly t' e animus of all attacks upon either company anr; all gossip in relation to them that I have no comments to make. Mr. Eddy who had charge of one portion of my work and Mr. Hayes, who had charge of anotiier and each of whom Is thoroughly posted in his own department and Mr. ^ddy pretty tl-oroughly in all departments there are in Texas, Do not hesitate to call them to accovktit promptly and fully for anything that yon see that you cannot understand that needs explanation. T think they can gi'e It to you completely and satisfactorially. The Senate OOHuaittee met Friday and had a long discussion concluded to appoint a sub-commit tee to woi-k dr.ring the holidays. Tlie south imilt and have a good many hitches, find a good deal of fault and make a great many points a'^out the bill. Unless they come square to the scratch; after the Pacific mail question is over, I sljall state pretty frankly my opinion. The Democrats of the south still JiOve tl:e policy question before them and have gone home without deciding it. 1 think, howe or, they have an understanding to go to gether. I notice that our earnings are very large; it seems to me that our expenses should bo cut down under these earnings to about 65^ but yoi: are on the ground and can tell beat. I hope before you leave that everybody there will bo impressed with the fact tact ve have too much aonoy invested in Texas to allow any prejudices, friendships or enmity to interfere with its being bully and completely taken care of. When I left there 1 expected and had a right to expect that anything that arose in connection with my administration that required explanation would have been sent to me before and counte nance and approval should be given to any charge or comi^liant by anyone not fully posted in regard to it. No person can succeed in charge of our property in Texas who does not administer it upon this broad basis.- Tbi"'^ done, it will soon Gi"^s our emrloyees to M , i understand that they hold thir positions and will remain connected^ with the road from merit alone, and not from any Gossip or prejudice that they can create, for or against, any interest. I'" have no doubt that whilst you are there yoi' will be able,-t/o- Settle any of our old matters that come up. If we could "et rid of thc-hundreds *^h'of small bills under'JSOO and thfe time Checks, it wouldlbe a great 'help to us.' Get" thenr oxit - of the way and there'' i,s noj-hipg'f or anyone to complain of. : f , • i - ■ • • ■ ' .h. • 1 ■ ~ Cmw , V :■ n Very truly, yours*, • i rr» tr--'- v- ■ ' p. K. Podge, T \ T ' • . , rvv. 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T tp.fn*vsixc> T '■"I" ..t 4lrX'I ijiiNif 3-il3 y ^'>r 1- : , .?f> i'oJja>v> .v : .. f». - (p !J tn.o' ' ■ ' ar<3a/ / ? r-- . ,,v t »,|, . . .. .M4c.l.nX,*P UOhlLfr. . C- - a,' ,"-,T4 ^ -f . .-j.t/i., . ' ,rPVfi-,,.tn .ipyfd^ij'jh ;.ta -Yt''' » ■•'- ' >ffa jiofc'T-;-% :dl , : ' V #. i** ,. ' * . . ' Ai » M ' « ■ iM .'U ';e*4ivh:. .irr . i 'rv. . ■ 1 -b/- 'i,! PVi , .I 131 December, 1874. Washington, Dec. 21, 1874. Dear Annie: The Conanittee of "Senate that we have been to work on voted today to hold over during the recess and keep to work on our Bill which unless they change Monday will hold me here. I sent by express two for and children and have here which i shall start Monday a present for you, one for Jule that I was going to take with me. I dont believe I could get home anything that I should buy and so will not fill your last order for i^ate. Will try to find the two books you want to. I get no Bluffs papers so hear nothing from Texas. I get plenty of complaints, it looks as though Noble and his crowd were doing anything but good. -Bond is down there now and hope will straigh ten things out. Unless matters look more favorable here after recess I shall abandon the fight. There is no vim to the south they dont want to succeed except to the Government and wren they get that I fear we will have trouble. I am busy morning and night and see no one but our own people. It is said to be gay. Have not even seen the iUng yet, though he has been toaded all over the country and received by Grant, Congress, etc. etc. The great scandle here now is "Pacific" mail a kind of second "Credit" Mobiler but today "Irwin" refused to answer and now comes the ViA of war. I shall be so disapointed if 1 do not get to see the children. They will be at home hoping to meet me but canot help'.it. I shall telegraph i*^onday or Tuesday, as soc.n as hear the result. If i stay after the recess or after Committee makes their report will let you know and you can coirie down if you desire to, but it seems to m^e that it would be lonely with no one to go out,day and night my time is taken and 1 have not yet seen a day or evening I could spend away from my work. Very few members have their wives here now. Senators are Generally located here and society is more of a city society than it ^sed to be. Have not called on Gen. Bristow or his wife and am almost ashamed to now. Kiss the children and write me all about Christmas, Truly, Ocean. 133 ^^ashington, D. C. DeceF.ber 22, 1874. John'- T. Baldwin, Esq., Dear Sir: I called -upon Mr, Knox, Comptroler of the currencey with a letter from the Secretary of the Treasury and thoroughly dis cussed the consolidation with him. He says vve could not use both names without an act of Congress authorizing it, but we can consolidate or liquidate the stock-holders, of both banks being willing without any aid from Congress, He also says that he would not allow any other bank started in the place to use the name of the liquidated or consolidated ^^anks, which accomplishes what you desire. The Comptroller also thinks that after liquidation or consolidation, the remaining bank would get all the business by proper notice to its correspondents. Wliile you are traveling around, work up a sentiment in relation to Government aiding the industries of the country, especially through McDills districi. or anjrwhere in Iowa, The Iowa delegation seems to think their people are all against it. Tergr truly yours, G. M. Dodge. ■ Vlilr iM' 135 Washington, D. C. Dec. 25, 1874. E. H, Rollins, Dear Sir: i r;rote Mr, Dillon in relation to paj^ment of the $10 II. debt of California Central R.R. to the Pacific National Bank. I understood that the Union Pacific guaranteed the payemtn of that date or would take it up. Mr. Dillon says in answer that the matter lies withi you. Please let me know about it. We have carried the debt about as long as we can. ^ Very truly yburs, G. M. Dodge, Chief Engineer. 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