Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-09-19
OUR HOUSTON LETTER.

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OUR HOUSTON LETTER.
iIousroN, Sept. 3, 1868.
] hear IL said that Mcssrs Caudry
4 James, who arc somewhat inter,
cs,cd in the Galveston and Houston
railroad, design buying up the New
Orleans road under the proposed
sale by the State, with view Ia
putting Il ut once under construc-
ton. II is said that they possess
very large capital, and are amply
able to carry the enterprise through
TO Now Orleans within year.
do not vouch for this news, but |
overheard it while riding in n street
car the other day, and repeat il rs
interesting and important if true.
1t was further said that they propo,
scd buying the Harrisburg road ut
the same time, and under one mo-
nopoly extending it via San Antonio
to the Pacific. This part cannot
DO now true, as, fortunately for the
present managers Of that road, my
friend Col Slcdgc arrived in Austin
just in time to put pin in the
wheel and save his road from being
run over. He assures me, too, that
he found the members of the Con-
vcntion reasonable; and to the ques-
tion, "What did it cost?' he replied,
"Not a cent; all of which is cred
table to thom and him. IIrust he
will now show the people that he
can build railroad faster than
Caudry & James, or any other man.
The enterprise of G. & j is a great
one, and if they are the coming men
who are destined to succeed with it,
/ hope they will go ahead They
will add millions TO the values of
the State if successful.
| estimated that the crop of cot
ton TO be shipped from the Gulf
ports of tho State this year would
reach from 1850 to $4,000 bales.
This causes the somewhat ineffabIy
wise correspondent of the Galveston
News from Houston to exclaim,
"blastcd ignorancc!" and TO assert
that tho crop will be over 5000
bales. believe this correspondents
is not tho frst VINO has discovered
that Captain Johns letters are the
expressions of "blastcd ignorance.
His imagination appears, however,
in his estimates TO hare become so
mixed up with his excessive wisdom
us to lead to the inevitable conclu-
sion that he has been bitten by
Goodwin. From being penetrated
by tho assumptions of such persons
Che calls it fragrance Of tho roso.D
excuse me. For the rest, my csti-
mates may stand until the crops
como in.
A new paper has made its APP
pcarance in Houston, called the
Houston Union" 1t is published
by Tracy & Quick, two excellent
printers, who think they can sec as
far into the political milestone as the
man that made it. May be thoy
can. don't know. Their paper is
most excellontly printed, and is de-
voted to Republican politics. Should
it preserve high minded, dignified
course in discussing the political
issues of the day from the Radical
standpoint, it will supply desid-
eratum in Texas. We have great
many Radical politicians and sever
al Radical newspapers, but for the
most part they are sadly wanting
in dignity and self respect. 1t re-
mains for the Houston Union, if it
will, to prove that politics is dis
ease of the head and not of the
hoart.
When the Union, speaking of Sa-
bin, says that as a lawyer and
judge he fe,o eqydis and no peers
(sic) il is quite likely the Democratic
newspapers will agree with it, and
and put their own construction on
the remark. / have often heard of
damning people with faint praise,
but this is not an example of that
style. Mr.. Sabin has yet some pro-
gress to make before he is the equal
of Daniel Webster as a lawyer or
Sir Matthew Hale as a Judge. Ido
not wish to detract from him in the
least, and hence / add that IN my
opinion he stands in the very front
rank of the present judges of Texas,
which is saying as much for him a
he ought to ask, and as little as /
could wish to say Of any man with
aspirations.
An effort is being made TO invite
trade to IIouston this year by cheap
ening merchandise and'putting the
charges on produce 20 the lowest
possible point. This will be good
for the farmer and be should bless a
competition which brings it about.
As many readers Of The Herald viii
send cotton to market this year for
the first time, and more and more
viii be seat as the Central Road
progresses toEard them, il is not
bot Of place 10 remark that there Is
Ent little advantages IN sending cot
lon a. one market in Texas IN pre-
|erssce to another. Nt-..>rer il i.