Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1856-05-31
FTom the oinsianau RalNad RssaSi,
The Texas Route for the Pacific Railroad
and some OF its AlyantagsI,


menis in favor Of the Texas route 10 the Pa
cifc. One Of hese--ihat Of CliWaie-is en'
tirely decisive. A railroad may be made on
the route q! the Platte river, or from Milwan'
kie or ST. Paul to Puget's Sound-nnd there
Is no doubt That Pugei's Sound is one OF the
mast advantageous outlets for such road
but, when made, what will IL b. worth The
praetiea' results Of running a road are AZ last,
those which determine their value, To make
rnirond on any route, and IN any place, is
awaysn possible thing but is talwlvs worth
making! Here the question Of climate. n
we have heretofore shown, is one Of vast i'm.
porinnce. In the month Of january last, the
railroads across the Alleghenirs, ni the low
summits Of $500 feet have lost more than
they gained. The winter, even in the latitude
Of 40 ;, was almost destructive oi railroad nc.
tion. Il is. therefore, perfectly plain that n
railroad above the latitude of 40 must cost
n great deal more 10 run il, in nnv event; but
when We come 10 run such road mp nn in.
rlmcd plain, who,e summit is 1000 feet in
height, il is pilaple that climate uonc will ar.
rest It's operations during much of The wear.
Another reason, but We grant less furcihle
one, is that the Texas road can BE- made ior
scarcely more than half the cost on the other
routes, II private compnny is to construct
the work, then this fact becomes of great con.
sequence.
There are many reasons Of less Importance,
also in favor Of the route Of the 90 pIrIIlrl :;
/ hut we wish 10 call the attention OF our read.
erS TO one which hns loi heretofore been con
sdered We mean the gItaier business which
the Texas Pacific Road will have nj aud over
either Of the above routes We say then that
an examination of the iocai resources of the
different routes will show the Southern route
10 be far preferable.
l. As to through business, from the Mssis-
sippI 10 the uciHr, We grant that if there were
bul one road the amount would be nearly the
same, whethcr il were made on one rou'e ar
The her. For il there were Pacific Rlil-
road, all the business between the Atlantic aud
the Pacific would take that route at any rate !;
but, even IN Il Pacific road, the local resources
Of the road must in The end yield lis only profit
This is the universal law OF long lines OF raI.
road.
g We rome, then, to consider the LOCAL NE.
SOURCES of The Texls Pacific Road. We are
well awrr that as the Pacific Road on any
ness. or n barren, IA popular deus0n) 10 speak
of locai resources will at first be secuted; bnI
we sha proceed To show that there are local
resources, and those oi immense value. H.
the first place, we should premise thar on the
northern routes. from the bordrrs oil Iowa aud
Missouri 10 the Pacific there is now nothing
TO create commerce, and ruthlng TO promise II
in future. except what may ARISE in the new
territories OF Kansas aud Nebraska. Flom
there to Utah aud Oregon Is Il vast region,
composed mostly OF the barren Slopes ol The
Rocky Noun AIM, and the numerous ridges
and spus--attOldlng lltte 10 tempt the resi-
dence OF man. In Umh and Oregon there are
here aud there heuuu II aud rich interyues :;
but the Whole extent ot them Is small 20 that
Tor distance ul one thousand tour huuJred
miles there is lltlIe afforded Gy the country, or
TO be afforded by lis prospective population
more commercial than are tne MOUNTAINS and
ya!es of Switzerland. The case with Texas
is vldeiy different which we can Prove in brief
terms.
!. From The borders Of Louisiana to HI
Paso, IL distance oI icU miles, Is Trough one
u The hnest regions vi the word. |, uYnes
emigration, with The most powerful ATTRACTIONS;
aud no State OF the OnlUm, ihilsS perhaps
Iowa, is seuIng So last. III the hle years
since 1880, Texas has gained 10 per ctnt. IN
populations, or ID er cent. per unnull. in lhe
census vi lobU leXas viii probably have iUO,-
QUO inhabitants. his region also has coal
and water IN abundance. these, win ierlile
soil, line Climate, aud materials lor manuiac-
ture, cvlnUiue 10 give nosl ample LoCuL 1eS0ur.
ceS 10 q rattrOaa Oh The paral.ei vi ne o2I de-
gree.
2. But. ser, ndly, we come now TO the
"GadSuen PuIcnase,' through winch the road
lies lor some 4oU mlles. lnIs, II Will be sad,
Is comparauNeIy barren. 10 some extent this
Is so; uul not so mucn as is supposed. Water
Is re any obtained under HE surface, and with
irrigation II DecOnes Iertle. But, Is ugrlcui-
lure The only resource! Far from it. The
'Gaisden furchas," on the other hand, is like
ly 10 furnish IL large aud productive business
is ID raruud. Ihls II will DO, ny lis miierML
resources, aud lis cullheIca advantages. We
knoic tnal Uotn copper and silver abound there.
Already produttiVe copper nine 81 opened
on lhe western side oi the "Purchase," whose
products must ue shipped hrouSn lne Cn.oTa.
do. aud lhe Gun Vi California. Silver mnes
in The southwestern angie oil the Purchase"
were formerly worked Uy tne MeXlcaIIS, who
were compelled 10 aGanuun them on account
of the Indians aud the total want oil security
in the revolutionary state OF that unbappy
country. But Indians, insecurity, will dIsap
pear before the strong arm 0t-the SaXon.-
These rich mines viii be red iscovered, work
ed, and open another stream oil wealth and
riches 10 the Union. But we spoke of COM
mericia advantages. Our readers doubtless
recollect the fact stated by Major Helm zehnan,
thar the Colorado was navigable for steamboats,
The commerce Of the Gulf Of California will
toerelore ali pass oE the Texas Pacific Road,
at the mouth Of The Gia, aud thus furnish
large local traffic from that point 10 the United
States.
3. But, thirdly, this is not al Large prov
;nees OF Mexioo are so near this route thai The
commeree Of hundreds Of thousands Of people
already seit;ed there viii also lake this ruute.