Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-02-29
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Dallas the Futms Railroad Centre Of the State |
The ra.s II the s0ashsTa Pseihs RAil5oAd, has
teen Surveyed 10 this point and distance esyend
arl At Me tine Of its sarysy, considerable donations
Il lard and loSl lots we're made 10 the e'nPany As
ssll as grOuhds for Depot,
The Ceatral rad has teen Surveyed up " AalsE's
TsrTy On The Trinity river. siH miles below Dallas
Fn tina, PORi, to the eastern sagsuTes 81 the 'osn
Of Dallas. there is natural route tor Railroad.
vhish preeuiss the possibility q deviation. that
would throw the line more than one mile flOm cur
town, and ne, mere than half mile fson the soTT0-
rate limits, As god route this weuld bring the
rOad still nearer and within the eorPoFa'i0n'
The intersection Of these lSo grand trunks cannot.
therefore be three quarters Of mile al farther
eel, from the publs square, unless the routes hsFsAf
ter be materially changed The Memphis and III
PasO ROai will converge towards the Southern Pacific
at point MT more than thirty miles from this place.
and We believe the prOyisOns Of their charter sl
not allow parallel line within that distance lfhat
he the ease will be the interest Of the former com
pauy build their road through Collin county 20 the
i0wn u Dallas, form junction. and let the r0uts
from this POln, towards II FasO. 10 one an the
same, The same bridge across the Trinity would be
used aud the necessity Of bridging the Flu. It's trb-
u,aries, and the West Fork aud lis branches he thus
ObNia,el, and large expense sayel to the Memphis
company. The Central road could form continuous
trunk fom this point. with that roA and di'srss IL
necessary at some point IN the northern tier u eoun
ties.
The junction Of all these roads At this place would
thus make Dallas. ofthe creates, railroad centres
In the South aud deyelope the resources OfOne Of the
richest agricultural regions on the globe. The mex
hSustable soil Of Dallas Collin, Kaufman, Ellis, Tar
rant, would all contribute to the support and mante-
nance Of large city, and each Of said counties would
have railroad runni glrough It's centre, and dery-
ing untold advantages from H. eommln trunk vest
ward from Dallas would be sufficient for travel and
transportation FOR many years yet to eome while Ill
yergng routes norihwarl, eastward, and southwark
from Dallas would be literally sustained The soil
and climate Of this portion OF Texas unsurpassed;
the counties We have already mentioned, are settled
by an active, intelligent aud wealthy people, whose
facilities for trade aud traffic, by the growth ola large
town in their midst, immeasuah'y increased. The
town Of Dallas is ready a growing city, command
lug the trade Of large extent Of country her in
habants not behind the age in the spirit Of i'm
provcment and 1t is already point Of considerable
Importance. Let these roads intersect each other
here, and the whole Of Northern and Middle Texas
will receive an impetus that nothing Withstand
The cities of Atlanta md Indianapolis nre bright
amples of the astounding results of forming grea,
railroad centre. We claim nothing for Dallas over
other counties, than her central position gives
her bright future is about to dawn upon our so-
lated portion Of the State, that will throw us into
market, with millions Of bushels of wheat and corn,
and bring into cultivation the richest cotton lands on
earth.
behooves every citizen of this county to speak out
and call for action subject of vital interest. and
try to secure beyond cavi the great centre at this
place. We would name the LIST of May. in response
to DR.. Fowlkes' suggestion, n suitable time. and
Dallas, suitable point, at which to hold Railroad
Convention, Of the friends of these three roads, and
then definitely resolve upon the routes to be taken
We make these remarks and offer them to our iends
both East and South of US, and solicit response.