Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-02-16

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We should NE towriie aoulclldng
tnmnWaihk Mmat Dds ruul ln
" hlet eyoJhody M Nhlilh NiFht
tn feel n AJdp ldlorpat, W tlfe plfcc
tora would furnish ns with iniDrma.
ton. lfmylbiug hrs lqop dWef
or is doing 10 lWwhfd thh I'M
lrtnnt enterprise, w Nhoald like
10 know H. Anything which wo
can do shall DO donq earnestly 70
ed H. The Wilroads inTcSps mnsl
be built. They arc necessary TO
develop its rcs0urces-7to give II
wealth, power and Influence, The
people Of this city do not realize the
importance of this road It's com
plction TO Austin would double its
population IN two years, i the
owners ofproperty hero would give
halrit to secure tho building OF the
Yoad, the remainder would be worth
three times tho value of tho whole
low This is no eSaggcration--
Austin would become tho most
flourishing inland .townin the State
It's merchants have been doing a
fine business the last year, but what
would it be on the completion OF tho
mil .road2 But 1t is not tho city
alone that would be benefited. Tho
value of real estate, all along tho
Inc, andfhr beyond its tcrminntionl
would be Increased wonderfully
The iron mines OF. Llano would be
worlae,E lLargo 'manufacturing es-
Establishments would spring up, like
magic, along the falls of the Colora-
do. Emigrants would flock hither,
ard Irish and, Gcrman~and other
laborcrss, would come, rs they always
do, where there are raul roads, Let
the'pcopfeail around and particular
ly the citizens and'propcrty holders
of Austinywale gupy goto work, and
have this important road bulls.
,Sinoel writing the foregoing, we
learn through our energetic towns
man, Mr. Glasscock, that .. meeting
of thcsDircctors Of The Air Tine r..
r. Co.swasshcld, at the ,eity5of Aus
tin, on Thursday the 31st ofJanuTy,
and,a reorganization eflectedryby
thesclection of Messrs. u. - aclson
andiWm, NJ, Sledge, Of Washington
county, as Directors, in the place of
Judge E. d. Townes and John Brc-
mond, now deceased.
Col. Jno. B. Banks resigned the
Presidency ofstlio road, ssandh Col
Sledge was elected. to fill the yacan
cy.
Observation-Disclosures automatically
q resolution to bid for, and hire one
hundred and fifty ofthc Penitentiary
convicts, to labor in the construction
of the road. -.L'S ~
.vsrResoIutions of respect to- the
memory, and condolence with the
family of, the, deceased Directors,
Messrs. e. d. Towns and John Bre
mond, were adopted, after which
the Board adjournedail&1@ Hi21a
Weiare glad toreceivo this infor
matien, sandnre confdent, from the
well known energy oflthe President
and Directors, that something will
now be done.-AustM Gazette. s''
TIE SroNgWALL JACKSON MoNU-
MENT.--The movement inaugurated
by the Society of Alumni OF the
Virginia Military Institute, in Octo-
Der last, looking to the erection Of q
monument in honor of Stonewall
Jackson has assumed definite
shape Impractical .realization. : The
memorial chapel to be erected in
harmony with tie other buildings
appcrtaining to the institute, was q
most happy conception, and with
It's statues and the memorial tablets
which shallladorn its walls, in honor
of the istinguishcd dead of the in
stftutc will constitute q splendid
votivc offering to illustlious OK
emplars of virtue and heroism.
The central figure in the chapel
will be'thesmarble 'of Gen.
Jackson, appropriately surrounded
by busts of Rodes, Garland, Crutch
field, and other fallen luminaries Of
that brilliant galaxy contributed to
Yirginia's defence BY one Of her most
favored Institutions, 80 r. f-.,e
A striking and merited tribute to
departed Will be the mural tabletsrin
honor of the eleven cadets who fell
ii battle during our grand struggle.
There is NOT q citizen of the
Southern States, ywho sympathizcd
with the effort of his section for in.
dependence, nor generous heart
anywhere, whith VIII NOT deem II
privilege to lc6atribute something,
however humble the mite may be,
to- the promotion of this Object
AGENTS for receiving subscriptions
will be appointed throughout the
State, ands.we presume throughout
the South gcnerally.-Ric6mond
Examiner.
The SToRM.-The late storm ac-