Southern Pacific Railroad, Via New Orleans, San Antonio And El Paso: Argument Before The Committee On Railroads Of The U.S. Senate (1878) is a historical book written by Richard S. Spofford. The book is a detailed account of the arguments presented by Spofford before the Committee on Railroads of the U.S. Senate in 1878 in favor of the Southern Pacific Railroad. The Southern Pacific Railroad was a major transportation system that connected New Orleans,...