Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1870-02-03
This Means W erk.

rived AT Jefferson on the day before
with freight that indicates some
thing more than talk about our llill'
road;
"The Ida arrived at l p, N, yester,
day, ireighted with locomotives, and
material for tho NJ. Il, Z, & r. Il. II
already referred TO. Owing to the
heayiness of the articles she has Ia
discharge, the Ida will probably not
be ready TO leave before Saturday.
The same stage that brought this
paragraph, brought home Mr. Ep'
person, tho President Of tho ronir
and Capt. Daniels, tho Chief Engin'
cor.
From Mr.. Eppcrson we learn that
everything por,ends iavorably Tor
the road, and that It's affairs arc in
better condition now, than at any
previous time. There was ai Jcifcr,
son when no left, u locomotive and
thirty freight cars, and iron enough
for three miles; perhaps now, enough
for ten miles. and the ten miles will
probably be in running order in two
weeks. There was at New Orleans
when he left iron for thirty miles
which will come up rs fast ms the
boats can be induced to bring it,
There is great difficulty in getting
boat hands willing to handle it; the
negro hands decline, because II IL
heavy handling, the bars weighing
about 500 pounds and requiring foul
hands TO lift each bar into barrow
TO be tumblcd on board tho boat
The Ida, which brought the first
was Cincinnati boat just coming
into the trade. Ten miles of tho
road arc graded, and the iron will
be laid down so soon as tho agent
Of the Locomotive manufacturers
arrives from New York to put II
together and start it, A telegram
was sent from Jefferson to bring him
Immediately. Another Locomotive
manufactured in New York is PROD
ably in New Orleans by this time
and ten Locomotives builtin France
are TO be ready by the first Of Feb
ruary; and there is q lively compc'
lition between the French and the
New York manufacturers as &c
which will furnish the best ma
chimes. The rails will come from
France faster than they can be got
up the river, and the Contractors
who have between eight and nine
hundred hands at work, say they
can put them down-that is have
the track graded and lay them, as
fast as they can be delivered at JEFF
ferson., Part of these hands have
been working for some time past
north of the Sulphur cutting cross
ties, but are now concentrated, anc
will work ina bedy straight forward
hereafter, so rs to have 70 miles
laid by tho 5th February.
Mr.. Epperson does not think tht
road will be at Clarksville, in time
for the next crop, perhaps not be
fore the Spring ofneXt year; bu
he is satisfied it will be on this sid,
of Sulphur bottom in Bowie county
and this will suffice to draw ah i'm
mcnse wagon delivery 10 that point
After getting to Sulphur the pro
gress will be rapid rs the grading
is donc TO within twelve miles o
this place, and all that is needed il
trimming mp, and laying cross tie
and rails. Tho heavy work is OF
the first part through tho hills o
the sandy, land counties below us
There will bo no stoppago for wan
of means; all the needed locomo
tives and iron from Franco are pai'
for, as is the freighting of these t
New Orleans. As the winter navi
CATION becomes assured, the irol
will como up more rapidly one dill
ficulty at present being the fear 0
tho boats that the depth Of the wa
ter might fail, and the freight o
such q character as to make TIL
least possible handling desirable.
The assured connections and gen
eral prospects of the road, as conf
dentially unfolded TO US, indicate |
great future for the limo of route
with connections from Cairo, from
Gaines Landing, from Vicksburg
and the great main connection by
Memphis to Norfolk, Va. t
An immensity of personal cffor
in overcoming preiudices and mis-
representations, has been entailet
by the short sighted and contempt
iblc policy of tho convention, en-
/ dangering for a time the success o
the greatest arterial impetus tba
could possibly be given to the pros
pcrity of the State but this we may
hope is ended.
Mr.. Eppcrson goes to the Legis
laturc prepared TO make such I
showing as will certainly satisfy al
reasonable persons who earnestly
desire the prosperity of the whol,
State. There are in such bodies al
ways those who would sacrifice th'
most important interests Of The peo
pie to their own petty schemes; bu
let us hopo that they are minority
and that q wise and far seeing poll
cy, will for cnce animate these 81
called representatives of the people
And if so, and glowing prospect
for all, are Cor once seconded by oui
representatives, Texas viii leap ty
the natural puIsation Of this grca
artery, into a growth which will
as if by magic. ensure her the mag
nitudo and pretentions Of an Elm
pire.
Let us hope that for once at least
patriotism, common sense, and ra
tional feresisbt ofa great good ir
prospective, viii prevail, and th'
Legislature re-cnatt all the franchi
ses once granted 10 a mere hope
FIR rrood now ready TO become a