The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1858-02-20
m aastAcrn rael6e Railroad.

TAs Ssathcsu rae!6o Railroad.
Our eoursc IL Ieai on 10 the Southern Ia. I
ei6c Railroad Company is vel known 10 our
r~sd.r-. 4 real friend Of the enterprise, !,
has been our desire TO reader our feeble exer
lions in i.s behalf, and II we have nos been
able 20 do this, at ali tines the fault has no;
bccn ours. We shall soniinnc TO pursue The
independen, course which We base always dsne,
and where in management o.turs shall speak
Of ii openly aud freely Tho legitimate stock
holders "a well ~ every citizen Of the county
ought 70 approve onf course. new orler Of
thing, prevails. This company has secured
it, charter Of which /, cannot be- diyss'ed
Ne other company can be chartered 60 com
pcie with IT, We must therefore lock to ii ~
tie only meaas II securing the Pacific road
through oar territory. Under these eifcum.
siau,cs, It seem, 10 us, there = bat one course
for Texan, 10 pursue, and lhs. j. to MD aud
strengthen The company hy every just means.
We mentvu III. fact ia order that our posi-
ton mny not be msandef-i,ed "A thu Afst
movement Ia this direction, have address
ed ourselves to the legitimate stockholders,
whose friend sc have always been, to perform
their duty to l,emsslsc. and tie public We
aust look 10 them for the solution Of the prob
lea a, to whether this woik shall iaiI Or Iro.
coed sl.h energy.
10 TIE STOCKHOLDERS ~ TIE sor fHERN
fttfH RAILROAD COMPANY.
The Object OF this article = tti,Gy to
call yosr attention TO the value OF Your
chatter. aud for the purpose Of inspiring
you TO such action as may be advantageous
to yourselgcs individually. aud ia orier that
abe jas, expectations of the country msy
be realized.
lst l. has no restriction 40 70 time Of
completion. Tbs company en-, build one
mile or hny annually ~ 1t may deem
proper. Thu, will enable it 10 take adyan.
lsge OF HE mos, favorable time Tor raising
funds. purchasing iron, aud for prosecuting
tho work with energy. lie road hes re,
serve OF Aix miles In width through the
public domain, and . 100 acfes ol lnud OF
the State donation existing for ninety ,niae
pars from The Jsso ct the Incorporation.
/. has also ) 100 acres, IN addition, under
the law grsnlhg sixteen sections OF land
to the mile to railrosds Il has also loan
secured irom the State under The law loan.
ing The school und to railroad companies.
which mud the State has now on hand,
loaung the company $4,000 per mls at
sx per cent interest per anuum, taking the
bonds Of The company al p4f. With . len
upon Tho foad
Cad. |, q conceded fact that Texas
has unoccupied more first class cotton lands
within her boundary than all Mo other
Southern states. capsule Of producing a
latger amount Of cotton than Is raised. At
present, throughout the world Look at
the vast ekteui OF county East Of the
Bfazos. essentially n cotton growing roen-
Try. which viii 10 tributary to this read
With the same display OF industry, this
potion Of the state, North of ~ degrees,
wili produce At hall the eos, mere hogs /
for we;hel llaa the state q keulachy,
BID Consider the ya'ue Of the county
Wc.t Of the Rfa1o.. and Nonh of latitude Z
20 deg ces to produce with the same labor,
and more certainty double tho amount OF
vbcai lhri eau be produced By the State Of I
Michigan, weeyl and rus, nevee disturbing
tho crop, md winters too mild to freeze
out tic so,.te, the only known easuslty .
being tho ltosts Of April 1857, cnt'ing .
down the crop when abou, Two fec, high,
which aFei wand spraug up anew producing
from 10 to 30 bushels pea aero OF lit,s class
uofchautabi, wheat, weighing from % to
Gs .ba. per bushel the usual production.
being from - to 10 bushels per scfe, and
per bushel. MS Ugh as II pounds.
The valae Of the cpuulty West OF the
Trinity Tor raising horses. mules. sheep, aud
horned cattle cannot be cs'imatod except
~ those who have seen il. he climate
being mild ahnfds pa.turage lor such stock
during all tho " ntcr asegfks. II i, worthy
of note that 1900 barrels Of mess beef
aiil DO shipped from Jefferson this season,
~ thin 10 miles OF tho road, proving that
packed meat from aclual shipments OF beef,
po,k, aud bacon, made on several occasions
heretofore. are as mefehan,ahle as from any
portion Of the uuion, aud which is not now
iouo from want of navigation or other
means Of transportation to n market
\ company with such advantages, aud
50 literally endowed by the State. under
proper management, would rapidly succeed
in building ii. road, It trsvcrses a eouuN
iry 500 miles ~ extent, on the only feasible
route to tl.e Pacific. as proved by the sur
yeys OF too Government, aud Of the com,
pany, aud knowledge OF tao climate aud
comparative snn OF i@l other routes which
have been explored. it is well known that
Europe Vows this rs tho only feasible one