New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-03-12
THE SABINE AND GALVESTON BAY
RAILROAD.


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This road is generally known in Texas 40. and e.
most universally entitled, "The Texas and New or-
leans Railroad" and it, construction must % con-
sdered matter Of much importance 70 TINS Guy, =
= glance at the map will show. Running nom 'ne
Houston "stationnfor that Is not INTENDED % % US
terminus" south-it tends in the most direct rome
towards New Orleans, passing through popuious
portion Of Texas, touching the head Q. caves
ton Bay, and striking the Sabine river boundary hno
at Madison thence i y designed tnat II should ex
tend TO the Town OF New Ioera' oa 'e sou.neas.eln
border Of the Parish Of y. hart'ns 10 TINS ssate
where junction Win tne extension o. tne new VI
leans, Great Western and opeiousas railroad IS con
templated II w snus drain lnto its channel almost
oil q the transportation ana savel business Oh tne
great Texan country, ior put little OF either would
cross It's track Wncn Doonos tne seapoard' 70 seek
ess speedy, certain and agreeable means Of transit
and communication. Inc road, then, occupies . COM
handing position, and must inevitably divert to New
Orleans the major portion OF the freight and travei
seeking exit from the interior BY the way OF Iexas
and oil course other roads projected running coast
ward must act as It's feeders and pour their business
into 1t as the grand trunk line The road Will cross
i've rivers which afford one thousand, three hundred
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being thus its tributaries will afford 1t vast amount
Of freight, mostly timber and lumber.
By this road New Orleans will be brought within
twelve or fifteen hours Of Houston, and be thus in
neighborly communication with the rich center OF
thriving and marvellousy productive region, which
is increasing in wealth and population with con-
stantly accelerated progress that scarcely admits
limit to predictions Of its future. We need not look
to the ultimate design of the enterprise to show its
importance to New Orleans, though the farther it
extends Pacifcward through the fertile plains OF
Texas, the better.
This road then, in the construction OF which New
Orleans and the State have vital interest," has favor
TO ask Of our commonwealth, in the granting of
which not even an outlay OF amiability is required Of
her legislators 1t asks no pledge OF aid in money or
lands but merely recognition Of its legal existence
within the State, the privilege Of crossing the Sabine
river, of traversiDg the territory OF Louisiana,
and thus adding one more to the sources Of her
wealth and prosperity without is costing her cent.
OF course it will be granted for there is point OF
objection to constitute the merest point dappu of
opposition. The road is nothing in itself, compara
lively, without the privilege Of passage through
the State to find radiating and market terminus,
and it will be Of little benefit to the State unless this
easily allowed but essential franchise u.s. secured. 1t
must go somewhere and will seek place Of dis
charge and pour its treasures into other Golfers than
ours if not permitted to enter the State But the ad
vocacy Of what is selfapparent is superfuous.
The Sabine and Galveston Railroad Company is q
munifcently endowed corporation under the Texas