Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1871-07-22
RAILROADS.

While IL is true that Nature has done
rnuch for Dallas, we contend that this is
not enough; the people must do their share
to develope her into city, and this county
into the most desirable Of sill Southern
counties for the cultivation and develop
msnt of all the nobler enterprises that may
belong to civilized life.
1t is often tho case that seeming natu-
raj advantage induces inactivity and su-
pineness till the golden moment has gone.
The fable O. the tortoise and hare applies
wisdom to look after your own business,
and not rely too confidently upon the idea
that "the railroad wants to come here !"
This is the centre Of railroad directions
made SO by destiny" Look out lest, too
late, the spell break, and nothing remains
save the wreck Of dream.
We were beginning TO think that q fatal
lethargy had seized tho public mind, till
seeing the movement being made, as per
proceedings in Inst weeks HERALD, to in
augurate the Jefferson, Dallas and Wichita
Railroad, reminded us that the funeral
knoll Of Dallas was not yet sounded. We
believe that to be good project, and the
mans head is well balanced who first
originated the idea.
An AIRLINE road from Jefferson Zone Of
the most en,erprising and progressive CT
ties in Texas) TO Dallas, the centre of the
grain region, and thence straight on TO the
rich copper region of the wichita, to tap
the grand Denver City road! Why, il is
scarcely within the range Of possibility to
conceive line that would tap go many
sources Of development, and bring into re-
ciprocal action SO many mutual interests,
and at the same time open out East and
North so grand highway Of ingress and
egress for man and the productions Of his
labor. 1t would penetrate tho eIhaustloss
pineries between this and Jefferson, and
at once become the very channel by which
the vast and constantly multiplying de-
mands for building and fencing material
all over these interminable prairies could
be supplied.
Is it possible that, with this road built,
lumber ooull be laid down here at 81 per
hundred 1t is said it can. You wish to
build house. The lumber costs you now
$1,000. Then you can afford to give this
road $500 in the contract and make money.
Then, for every home and fence over all
the country, what would be the overplus
And then it is doubtful whether one road
could actually do the carrying trade in
this one article for years to come, to say
nothing Of the cotton, cereals, and live
stock that would naturally go down the
line. But more-an outlet, direct, would
be opened to The rich copper ore Of those
border counties stretching up by the Den
yer connection 10 the gold regions Of the
Rocky Mountains. And whilst Pixies Peak
and Wichita would send down TO Dallas
and Jefferson their metals and coal, we
would send them back coffee and sugar,
from the Central connecting ct Dallssli
and our own beef cattle, cotton and early
Aosr. The very day it is completed, il
wouid be line Of life and activity.
All success, ther, 70 the Jefferson, DAB
las and Wichita enterPriEsi
People of Dallas and adjoining counter
LOOK to your interests Now is .he tine
f.r s.:iOn. Up, and TO yourselves, or yOv-
msy be out-fsnked Of your rights