Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-01-19
Conn citing Point, and Distribnti 6 Office Of
the Overland Mail.

We cheerfully give place to the annexed lette
from an intelligent gentleman, residing at Belknap
setting forth the advantages Of that point over any
other in northern Texas, for connecting the mai
routes of this State with the Overland Mall and stat
ing the reasons why Belknap should be made dstrib
uting or separating office for northern Texas. The
writer labors under mistake in supposing that we
| had gone Sin strong for Sherman distributing
Office" We distinctly said in the article alluded to-,
! that
eve are poratiyely Indifferent as to whore this
point distributing oice) shall be, it shall be
ecea at such place shall subserve the public inter
est; Te want the connecting point we will see to the
separating ofEce afterwards .
Now, the truth is, we have thought all the while
nt Do''ns was the best point for separating or dis
tribntng Office, and think still As far the COM
parative merits of Belknap and Sherman
ell, aud think that those of the former fully equal
tc those of the latter The writer urges strong rea-
sons in favor of Beknap connecting poiut The
people of Sherman have seen proper to ignore the
olanns of Dallas be either the connecting point or
distributing office. AS far we are concerned we
feel unde obligation to urge their clair to either,
and as far our preferences concerned they are
decidedly in favor of Belknap, as against Sherman
We trust this frank avowal will be satisfactory to our
friend at Belknap. We invite the attention of the
Departments TO the cegent facts urged in hs letter
BFLKXAP, Texas, Jan 9TH, 1869
gents by articles in your newspaper, you go in
strong for Sherman point for distributing post
Office. l differ with You and submit 10 you few of
my reasons why it should lie here, and not at Sher-
mal In she first place. this is the only eice, where
this overlaYd Mail is opened, showing by this, the
Go+erment's idea OF its connection with this section
of the State. Again, this is the FIRST main point that
the mail arrives at from California. To this place
the roads at oil Of the year in first rate
order; wlivas, from here to Sherman the roa,ls at
certain times is almost impossible One fact in con-
nection with this is the arrival Of of the mail from
California here in two and three days ahead of sched
ue time but the St. Louis mail to this point is rare
ly in-time. AT present. to be sure we are uR the
frontier but how long viii it be till the country north
west aud west of us wili be peop' ed by driving
energetic population Give us good mail facilities
stir this matter up ia your pnperlst us have such
mail factiss that will ring Belknap to Dallas inside
Of tho days, as il can be done.
This mail from California Is but little less mpor
tant to the people than the St. Louis mall in fact to g.
great number, and believe TO the greater number Of
your readers, this mail is Of more importance There
are streams 10 cross between here and Sherman at
Times impossible to get over which would delay your
news many days From this point to your city, there
is no cause for any delay CALVES on at the one ex-
IRENE point Of the State Beknap at the other, would
give to all sections Of the State the full benefits Of
rapid intelligence, while the former would bring you
rapid communication from the older States; the lat
ter wood place youin close connection with Arizona,
sonoTs and California. The mail gets in here from
the Pacific in to Is days, and in short time in
fss days Il takes and half to two days to 90 to
sherman, which in half day more would give you |
his mail 70 Ds.las,-starting from thia point -.
-
-yfhe following appointments Of Texans to foreign
;ss haze been rs'.ae By the President aud o..frn.
4 II a. Senate siesAsd Fitzpatrick, Consul at
u st,m@ss y Roe Consul At Guysiaas A. c.i
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