Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1870-11-26

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faIIliss are 81 Tssls aud eOhIsmPlaIs ssn-
ing 10 Dallas seusiy fFen other States and
from Europe, Justify the ssssTiioa ,hs, i,s
sTssIh gill be as rapid As IL has already
essa substantial aHd great, The prairie
region 10 whieh il is located 10 pronounced
by all shO zee il as Que Of The most beau,
iifal and Inviting in this or any other
sauHtTyi aud fec Who visit Collin, DsRgan,
Wise. Parker. Ellis, rAuani, Kaufman,
Dallas or any Of ,he other hRs agricultural
counties 10 THE section, leave without e.
pressing : liberalization TO rsIurn AZ an
early day with their families TO settle per,
mansnily. All ihings eoh,bihs TO ihdues
aud justify the belief that this Is TO DO q
populous as we'll as productive section, aud
that Dallas will be its metropolis, with
the completion Of the several railroads
now rapidly approaching, that are TO In
Isrsset here, . new sraof progress will soon
thereafter dawn, aud lh. name Of Dallas
will soon thereafter be written as u chief
I city Of the great southwest, In size, wealth
aud importance. Give US due pOpula-
lstion-wealih will follow-ahd, above oil,
a truly en,srprising public spirit, aud all
thu vast, rich country, hence as far wesI
~ tho Braros may be made directly tribu.
tary TO US.
As Atlanta, Georgia, was built up and
made one Of the first cities OF that State by
the intersection Of several railroads At
thst point, so will Dallas improve, even
more rapidly than Il has heretofore done,
when the prospective railroads now point
ing to II are built. For the information OF
those contemplating making this section
their future homes, We will enumeratc the
different roads which We expect to have
running 10 and through Dallas, within a
very few years.
lst The Houston and Texas Central
Railway, from Houston to Preston, via
Dallas. This road is already completed to
the lower edge Of Limestone county, and
by the LIST Of October, 1871, will be 10
running order to Richland Creek, In Ma.
varro county, about 60 or IS miles South
of Dallas.
I'd. The Southern Pacific Railroad, from
Shreveport to Ell Paso, via Dallas, con-
Meeting at its Eastern end with the whole
network Of Southern and Northern roads.
This road is about completed TO Longview,
in Upshur county, some $50 miles East OF
Dallas. 1t is stated that it will join the
Memphis and Ell Paso Road at this place,
and the two build q common trunk West
to California.
Sd. The Missouri, Kansas and Texas
Railroad, from Junction City, Kansas
where it has railroad connections with
the whole Northwest and East to the Rio
Grande river, via Dallas. This road is al
ready running to Chotopa, on the Southern
boundary Of Kansas, and grading is being
very rapidly done in the Indian Territory.
1t is contemplated to have the road com.
pleted to Fort Gibson, on the Arkansas
river, some time about the LIST of July next.
This is the Company that is now making n
preliminary survey for its line through
this State to Waco and Austin. 1t il
the first Company that has actually sur.
veycd line through our city. This was
done by its duly appointed and accredited
Engineer, Col. W. r. Northway, but a few
days since. Under its charter, granted
by tho last Texas Legislature, it is re-
quircd TO have fifty miles of its road
completed and in running order in Texas
in Two years from last July, and to be CON-
pletcd to Austin in four years from the
same date. As the Company is possessed
of abundance Of means, we are very conf
dent that they will build their line much
more radidly than the charter contem,
plates.
These are three lines that we are certain
to havo running through our city; and
there are several others, which are almost
sure to make Dallas point.
1t will be seen from the very nsturS Of
the country that Dallas, with the above
railroads, will command the trade of the
whole extent Of country West Of this,
between the Brasos and Red rivers, with
very fair proportion from tho counties
East North and South.
Furthermore, the growth Of Dallas in
population is permanent; few, if any,
have stopped here temporarily. 1t is true
that many Of the buildings put up-small
ones-are but temporary, and are designed
for kitchens and outhouses after their
owners get ready to erect more substantial
and com nodious structures. These light
frame buildings are necessarily run up in
n great hurry, and are almost all of limited
The reason for this Is found
in the facts that lumber, except oak and
cedar, is distant, and, with our present in
sufficient means Of transportation, high in
price aud difficult to get, transportation TO
the city at present costing more than doab'e
The amount Of the price Of the plank at the
mills. Brick, also, is high-priced and
scarce. All these impediments aud robber
prices will be overcome and reduced by
virtue Of the railroads when they reach US.
we are sure, people win con-