Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-06-13
GALNE.ros. June I. 1865.

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GESTLtHsS-lhaye just returned
nom Dallas, and am authorised by
tho einEens II that place Ia request
your aid ia opening aud establish
mg a trade between the two places
by way II Trinity river. GA the
9th OF May last, ran a little steam
boat TO Dallas, finding bat very lit
tie difficulty, finding also a river
large enough Ia run a steamboat a.
large as any that has ever been 20
Magnolia up to Dallas city, A river
equally as good as Buffalo Bayou
from Lynehburg 10 Harrisburg, with
but lew sRags, no bars or rock shoals,
and with sufficient depth ofwater Ia
run six monihs ia tho year with
large hoa,s, and nine months in the
year with Fighter draught boats,
from Magnolia TO Dallas.
The people Of Dallas and aLjoin,
ing counties arc so well satisfied
with the examinations they have
determined 10 change their market
from New Orleans, via Shreveport,
to Galveston. They ask and expect
10 DO assisted. Galveston will 10.
eeive as much, ifnot more, benefit
than even Dallas, and should lend
n helpisg hand. This they expect
of you. Ii has been estimated that
over 90, asln bales of cotton, besides
hides. w'Soi. bceswax, tallow. etc,
will bo turned from the old trade Of
Marshall, Shreveport and other
paints on Red river 10 New Orleans TO
galveston, What tho people, or
rather tho merchants of Dallas re.
quirc, il confidence, and IL necdfGl,
all until tho fall crops come in
Dallas is poor ms yet, but bids fair
10 stanl second 10 but one other city
in Texas. She will DO the center of
twelve or fifteen counties, which
will each he benefited by this trade,
My purpose here is not TO write mr..
ticles for tho papers or to make
speeches. but to get boat and run
il to Dallas on the present rise. !
will 20 m n volunteer, gratis, and
steer tho boat from where the head
of navigation has been, that is
I.ockridce's Bluff, to Dallas. am
authorized by Mcssrs Clark & Bryan
aud DR.. Haynes, merchants of BAL
las. to buy 1000 sacks ofsalt to load
the boat, provided it can no delivered
at Dallas at five dollars per sack.
They will advance the funds if you
can load the boat.
The reason why wish to 20 upon
the present rise is, to give confidence
10 those counties nearest toRcd river
line. Should the river then get
down too low this summer they will
store at Dallas until tho Fall rise.
But il we wait until the Fall crops
come in, the river may be too low
to get up in time to stop them from
shipping by the old route to Shrevc.
port. All new trades have their
disadvantages at first. So will this,
perhaps, but it must and will be
opened, and it rests with the mer-
chants of Galveston to open il this
season, and get the benefit ofone-half
tine cotton that New Orleans has re.
ceived from North Eastern Texas.
Gentlemen, leave the matter
with you, trusting that my PROPOSE
ton may DO favorably received and
promptly acted upon. Tho mer-
chants Of Dallas have signified their
willingness to do their duty in tho
premises, and it now only remains
for you to do yours, to make the
navigation of the Trinity success.
Very Respectfully,
JAMES II. MCCARTNEY,
Captain Job Boat No. 1.