The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1851-08-02
Tho Red River Railroad.

We publish the following article from
the New Orleans Crescent The able pub
LEGATION Of Mr. Dcl'ow, to which it ailatcs
we will endcavor TO lay before tic readefs
Of the Republican next week.
The picayune, few days since, cou-
tanned m cxcellcn, article on The sshiaet
Of railway from Shreveport to New Or
leans. from the pen of Mr. DeBow. Thc
rich regions along the Red Rive au1
abou, the head waters of the Sabine, Inn
iiy, aud Brazos rivers is u section OF coma.
try to which New Orleans must IN future
look as one Of the principal sources OF hes
trndc. The rapidi'y with which it is now
being settled makes it important to us to be
in haste to open the mean OF sure aud con.
slant communication with it. n, nil seasons,
before it's trade iinds.ts way b, its rivers to the
gull coast, aud thence. like the commerce Of
NIL south western Texas, form lis alliances
and connections with New York. Time in
the accomplishment of this project is u
matter Of vast moment. The Improvement
of the rivers, or the construction Of one
railway from any portion Of this region to
The coast. would divert large portion OF
its trade from ~. II will not do to wait
until the Opclousas railway shall extend
itself west into this region The people
Of that country will not walt its tasdY
PROCESS, bat will seek other chanusk To- !
market The Professor says for}ubvious
reasons, it should be kept MS 4 distinct
and independent proposition from that OF
the Opelnsas railroad, though both mny in
the event be connected Ills idea appear.
to be, to have two parallel lines the whole
distance from here 10 some point on the
Red River. The time and cost necessary
to complete these enterprises is an insur.
mountnble objection TO them. when there
are shorter and cheaper means Of accom-.
plishing the same object. Tho Professor
IL in error IN saying that +" the frs, objec-
ton Of such = road, as an independent
proposition, emansted from a meeting Of
the citi1cns Of Shreveport few days ago. "
As long ago a. lSi6 md ~ Robert Pat.
te.ssn, editor Of the Corcorda lntelligcn.
Ger, Professor Fcrshsy. aud the writer, pre-
pared series Of papers which were pub.
lished In the lntelligepeer, showing The i'm.
portancc to New Orleans and the upper re-.
gions Of Texas Of opening a railway com
munication from Shreveport to soms point
OH the Mississippi rivet. Mr.. Forshey
made some general reconnaissance Of the
country. and estimate tbs cost Of the road,
then, at less than ter thousand dollars pcr
mile. Again ii l64s, IN = series Of nrsi.
clss in tho same paper, The subject wns re.
vivcd, and The fsasibIlity md cost OF ex.
tending ths road 70 Rio Grands aud ulsi
ua1eiy 70 6aa DisEo was considered, and
The project was sr4sd upon the citizens Of
New Orleans ~ tie lsiiisl step to secure
The terminss Of the great Pacific highway
At our deon. The roste subseduentlv
marked by Gen. Worth A. tho route for
tas Pacific railway, was the same ~ midi.
eated BY The writer Of those papeys. Ths
6osa Of tho road ~ estimated ~ Con.
Wsssh. asd - stated IN thoss papsrs was
~ eausss The s1equent Visions of Gen.
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