Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-01-20
81. Louis and lyoston r.. Il.


missioner from the North, has spent
two days in our city, comforting
with the principal business men in
reference to important rail road CON
1c ti0us with 1t. Louis aud The Tn
ion Pacific road ut Lawrence,
We have been shown II very long
list of names composed Of the very
best and most discreet men in he
city, too voluminous to publish,
signed to the following petition:
[MEMORlAL1
To the H0n0rdbie Senate dHd llowsc
Of Representatives. IA Congress as
SPmbiCd:
"WmEEgks, the State of Texas
possesses and will develop superior
natural advantages for the increase
of national wealth. when CONNER
cial intercourse shall have been pro-
vidod:
AND WHEREAS this State * now
entirely destitute Of railroad con-
nrctions with other or Northern
States. We, the citizens of Calves
ton, in the State Of Texas, do most
earnestly petition your honorable
body, to Immediately construct n
railroad through the Indian Terri
tory, making it the South Branch
Of the Union Pacific road, common
Gin. at the Northern line between
Kansas and said territory at the
junction of the Lcavcnworth, Law
renee and Fort Gibson railroad. or
the nearest point to the Union Pa
cifc road, running south to the
south line Of said territory at Il
point connecting with the Houston
and Texas Central and Galveston
and Houston roads, ono hundred
and thirty miles Of which are fin
ished North Of Galveston, and
through which the citizens Of Tex
az will ut once connect the present
and contemplated road"
Mr.. G. informs us that he has met
from our citizens the most hospit-
able and kind treatment, who favor
the Improvement in the strongest
terms and who manifest, with rare
exceptions, Us strong Il desire to i'm
prove and develop tho country. as
is exhibited at the North. Mr.. G..
goes to Houston, and from there in
to the northern part of the State,
for the purpose Of taking Il person
III observation Of the route, and re-
porting the geographical and geo
logical appearance OF tho country,
and to procure the sentiment and
feelings Of the people along the
route. We speak for him, and arc
assured he will meet the same kind
and cordial treatment he claims to
have experienced in this city.
We have sometimes had fears
that anything we may say or pcti-
ton, will not meet with 4 cordial
reception with the powers at Wash
ington, however sincere our people
or important the subject proposed
Should the petition shown rs meet
with respect we shall be encouraged
to renewed enterprises. All Of our
older citizens arc aware Of the i'm
mcnse Importance such improve
mcnt will be in developing the re-
sources of this State.
We condcnse Il few items from an
address by Mr.. Goodalc on this sub
ject.
After giving an outline view Of
the producing capacities Of Texas,
and speaking of the relation of pro-
duction here to the supply Of the
vast and increasing demand of the
mining population of the West
larger than that engaged in manu-
features at the East, the address
proceeds: Cast your eyes on the
map, starting from Galveston, in
some respects the most favored har-
Dor of the South. and travel through
the rich counties bordering the g.,
II. & III. railroad to the northern
borders Of this State, where you
connect with the Il. l.. & TT. &. read,
At a point north Of Fort Gibson
you divcrgc over the south branch
of the Pacific road in Missouri, of
which Gov. Fletcher in a recent
message to the Legislature speaks
thus:
THE South West Branch Rail
road has become the property of
the State. | recommend that pro-
vision be made for disposing Of it
on terms that will secure its compile
ton. Before the cntcrprising capt.
talist not only docs there lie the in
dcscribably rich country embraced
in thirty counties of Southwest
Missouri to be drained of its sur
plus productions, and its wants to
be supplied by this road, but the
Indian country west Of Missouri,
Southern Kansas, Northwestern Ar
kansas, are TO be tributary to it,
And, better than all this, a railroad
connection is promised this road at
the western border of the State,
with the Leavcnworth, Lawrence
and Fort Gibson Railroad, which
connects with the Union Pacific
railroad This laftoP road ie hpinnr