Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-07-31
Railroad Revival.

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full development NJ The resources, anj
consequent rrogl Siliy VI Texas, than a
asys'e", Of railroads trayerslng the state
vac commercial centres every shere de-
.mand the trade Of The vast, rich region Of
Texas they cannot got IL without
railroads, The people Of Texas, NC are
happy 10 see, are becoming more Than even
aroused to the Importance Of these facts,
aud VIC shall he greatly Disappointed il
they fail 10 extend aid 10 legitimate rail-
road enterprises whenever they have an
opportunity. No'hing will tend more rap
lilly To populate the country or enhance
the value VI landed or other property than
railroads. People IN other States who
would never think of even visiting Texas
by the present slow aud unoom Portable
modes Of travel would ohlcrmlly move
hero by tho swim AMI comfortable ears,
bringing their families ani capital to set
tie amongst us. Aside from the convc-
nipncc for rapid travel they afford, rail.
roads appear TO stimulate agriculture an,
manufactures everywhere in all thi &c.
gions they traverse, aud while .iloy re
generally profitable propcriJ to their own
crs or siockholdcrsi hey are enduring
blessings 10 the country.
There arc three railroads in process OF
construction y, which Dallas, Collin. Ellis
and other c.dniies contiguous 10 these arc
interested, the Southern Pacific, tho Mem
ph.s and III Paso and the Texas Central.
By their charters and sur vcycd routes, tho
former and latter will cross each other al
or noar this city. If they should, however,
defect 10 ono side or another, they will
not leave us so fur that VIC cannot reach
them by tram track. TO reach the Mem
phis and FL Paso road will require tap
road of forty miles, which, if the Texas
Central shall not dciect from It's surveyed
route touching Dallas, will he but an cx.
tension Of the trunk of that road, anl the
point of lis intersection with the Memphis
and I'll Paso road, in the northwestern
part Of Collin county, is but forty miles
from its objective point, Preston, on Red
river, in Grayson county.
We alluded week or two since 10 the
activity of the Company, and reproduce
this week some matter in re ference to the
progress and prospects of tho Memphis
and Ell paso and Southern Pacific roads,
and have before us m extract from the
New York World. saying that the recent
action of the Memphis and New Orleans
Commercial Convention has turned attcn-
ton strongly in tho direction of the South
crn Pacific railroad, which, it seems to us,
offers TO the North her best and most di-
iect southern route 10 the Pacific, and this
route commcnds itself strongly to the at
IGNITION and speedy and substantial en-
couragcmcnt Of the people Of Northeastern
Texas-tlic great Wheat Region Of the
State.
There will be mass meeting in this
city, at the Court House, on Saturday next,
August It'll, for tho purpose of taking into
consideration the subject Of Railroads, and
TO determine what should be done by the
citizens Of Dallas county to aid the roads
now under way, promising us connection
with tho great railroad systems of other
States. 1t is to be hoped that every man
having tho good of the county and State
at heart will be present on the occasion.
We look for very large and enthusiastic
gathering Of the good people of the county
of Dallas. Let no one be so blind or in
different TO the true interests of the county,
State and country as to refuse partioipa-
ton in anything calculated to give us
speedy means of travel aud of transporta-
ton of our immense surplus of cotton,
grains, brandies, wines, fruits, vegetables,
game, cattle, wool, hides, etc., etc., to the
markets Of tho world.