Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-07-04
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mand aud ahiio the ehiir. unergirs
aud neans ~ the Stale AMI the
Ieopis, al least f,r ihe present l.
The rapid extension anl sarlY Fam-
l'lo,ion Il thls grcat ocuiral irnnk
line AZ NC have demonstrated
lscire, the construction III ihis Rad
will cause the buildihg II an the
auxiliary roads necessary o. ahOri
transportation Ia all the principal
sections Of the State, and will be
the great agency in causing y lpnla-
ton, labor aud capital to flow into
the State,
The Sla'e importance ofllls read,
and the fact that its construction il
progressing with speed and prem
ises comparatively early completion,
renders its location a matter ~ in
ieresl aud importance, A mistake
ia the location II its route would
greatly mar its value, Aud the
only manner in which the question
al location can he Justly considered
aud intelligenlly and rightly settled,
j., TO consider It's relation 10 the
whole State, MS the great parent
trunk from which all the other roads
will branch; like as the streams
branch rs they ascend toward the
North ,rn line Of the State, Any
ether standpoint, in considering
the question Of the location of the
road, will DO u dclusivc one, aud
will lead 10 mistake and injury,
Tho course of the Central Rail,
road rs far Us IL has already been
completed, up TO Bryan, aud also Ia
Calvert, thirty miles further, To
which place il will b. running by
November, is so located us 10 give
tho largest accommodation TO tho
largest portion of tho State allow.
able by tho scope of the charter,
Aud in the location of the route
from Calvert onward, the same phi.
losophy should be followed, without
reference TO such things ms small
fertile localities, or thriving aud
aspiring little towns. As in bust
ness of any kind, so in railroad
construction, the greatest accommo-
dation to tho country and people ut
large is the true rule. We trust il
will be rigidly followed in the loca.
ton Of the Central Railroad, re-.
gardless of those selfish aud falla.
cious nrgum ,nts and criticisms,
urged by either individuals or sec
tions, which always follow such u
course. An Interested person, or
tho people Of an interested section,
can form no Judgment Of Il great
general interest which can be relied
upon.
The fertile Brazos valley, starting
centrally from tho coast, and in
proximity to the principal CONNER.
cial points Of the State, the course
of the Central Railroad so far has
been intended to accommodate that
richa central portion Of the State,
together with the fine valleys trib-
utary to that of tho Brazos.
But any man may SEQ by the
map that at certain point above
Calvert, the valley Of the Brazos
and it's tributary valleys spread out
like q fan, or tho various tributary
branches of u stream. They also
turn in a direction too far west for
the general course of the Central
Railroad. At about the same point
the equally fertile valleys Of the
Trinity and Red rivers also ap.
proacfi the line Of the road from the
east. The location Of tho Central
should be SO regulated, therefore
MS to do equal justice to both these
great agricultural regions of the
State, depending upon branch roads
to develop sections too far off the
main line. We are glad to know
that several of these branches are
now in contemplation, and will soon
be commenced, having been inspired
by the progress of the Central.
More of them will spring into exis-
tence as the Central progresses, and
by the time it reaches the northern
line of the State, enough branches
will be constructed, or in course Of
construction to accommodate the
principal and more fertile sections
of the State
The Red or Trinity river valleys
have had heretofore to depend for
transportation to market solely up
on the 'impcrfect and uncertain nav
igation of those two rivers. From
the point to which we have alluded,
they ought to, and we hope they
will, be equally considered and ac-
commodated with the Brazos val
lcys in the location of the Central
Railroad. And it must be remcm-
bercd also that even a perfectly
middle course between the valleys
of the Brazos on the one side and
the valleys of the Red and Trinity
on the other, will fall too far west
for the best location Of the Central
Railroad; because all the river. of
Texas bend far round to the north
west, so that the almost due north
crn direction required of the Cen
trail cannot follow these valleys, but
must cross them. In this manner
will the largest possible area of rich
tcrritory be afforded railway com
munication with the Gulf.
The largest possible scope of rich
territory should lie on both sides of
the road, and personal or sectional
interest should not be allowed TO
thwart this course, SO important to
the welfare of the State, by taking
advantage of too liberal construc.
ton of any accidental vcrbiage Of
the charter, the injurious restraints
of which were not fOreseeu bV the