Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1865-12-09
Kansas City 4 Galye,ton railroad.

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Of this railroad, Is attracting no little at
tenlion among the leading railroad men
and capitalists oflhc North, who look upon u
as the greatest enterprise Of the age, and
ns Offering more inducements fora paying
investment Of their surplus capital than
any other work Of the kind now seeking
aid fiom the moneycd men Of the country.
And from recent indications, and the move
ments of prominent railroad men, welook
forward with confidence TO the rapid COM
rleion Of the road from Kansas city, via
Fort Scott and Fort Gibson to Colberts
Ferry, on Red River. II Is already located
and under contract as far South rs Fort
one hundred and twenty miles, and from
the know energy and ability of the con-
tractors who have undertaken to build the
road; its completion TO Fort Scott will not
require longer time than twelve months,
And when the road is finished TO Fort Scott
and the rolling stock placed on IT, the COM
pany will experience little difficulty in pro-
curing the funds necessary TO extend the
il to Red River, where it is intended to
meet and form n junction with the Central
Texas Road, now completed from Galveston
to Millcan, distance Of one hundred and
forty miles, thus connecting Kansas City
on the Missouri River with Galveston on the
Gulf Of Mexico.
The speedy completion of the road from
Kansas City to Red River we look upon US
fixed fact. The men who have the man
agemcnt and control of this road are not
only experienced rail road men, but they
command the confidence of northern CAPT
talsts in au eminent degree and will DO
able to call to their assistance all the means
they may require for the work.
What means, the managers of the Cen
trail Texas Railroad have, with which to
build their rond from Millican to Red Riv-
err, We are not advised; though We have
been informed that Col. lIutchings, Presi.
dent of the Central Road, has given assu-
rance to the directors of the Kansas City
road, that lie will be able to complete his
road to Red River, so that a junction of the
two roads may be formed without any de-
lay on the part Of his road. We hope that
Col llutchngs may meet with such success
in building his road, as to enable him to
make good his promise, and give the people
evidence Of that fact by putting n large
portion of his road under contract during
this winter and next spring. Nothing will
do so much to give the people confidence in
the early completion of the Central road, as
to learn that ithad been finally located and
surveyed to Red River. The Central road
has never been pushed forward in manner
to inspire the people with confidence in the
capacity or good faith of those who have
heretofore had control of it. We sincerely
hope that Col. Hutchings will SO conduct
the affairs Of the road as TO inspire the
people with confidence in its early COM
pletion it is only necessary to do this, and
the people living in the different counties
though which the road will pass, win con-
tribute largely to it successful completion.
The completion of railroad connecting
the writer's of the Upper Missouri: with the
Gulf of Mexico, will be On epoch in the
history of the South-West-will be a start
ing point from which will date the begin
ming of an era of prosperity now not an
ticipated or dreamed of by those who most
hopefully and sanguinely look forward to
the ushering in of that "bctter day coming"
that We have SO long heard Of The road from
Kansas City to Galveston willpass through
the largest belt of rich and productive lands
ON the American Continent.
For six hund red and forty miles, the dis.
lance between Galveston on the Gulf of
Mexico and Kansas City on the Missouri
river, the road win pass through eight de-
grees Of latitude, over country unsurpass-
ed for fertility of soil, or salubrity of eli
mate and Astounding in rich mines of yalu-
able minerals. No railroad in the United
States will traverse country capable Of
producing the cereals in such abundance,
with such certainty and with so little labor,
as the road from Kansas City to Galveston.
No road will have sucha large amount OF
valuable freight furnished it for transport
tation, nor will any other road compete
with this in the passenger list. In word,
this road will become the great highway of
travel, for all the produce of the great
West which seeks o direct outlet through
the Gulf of Mexico to Europe and the West
India Islands. And in less than two years
after the completion of the road it will re-
quirc double track tocarry the freight that
will await transportation. 1t will make
Galveston the largest grain market in
America, and increase the business of Kan
sas City to such IN extent as to make it,
in few years, rival st. Louis in population
and wealth.
The amount of produce that would be
raised in Northern Texas, and sent to mar
kct on this road is beyond the conception of
any man; il would increase our wealth and
population more than hundred fold; it
would beget spirit of industry aud enter
prise among our people rarely ever before