Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1872-01-27
nniIrond Intelligence

II will DO seon by m advertise.
mcnb In our paper to-day that The
proposals for grading tho Marshall
and Jefferson Railroad arc 10 be
suspended until further orders.
The Southwestern obntufns IN
advertisement calling for u meeting
OF tho Directors Of the Southern
Pacific Railroad Company TO assem-.
bic at the Office Of Marshall o. Rob,
crts, IN the city of New York on
tho 9TH of February, "to devise
means 10 con truct the road west.
ward, aud for such other business
ms may properly como before tho
meeting"
The South-W Western of tho same
date, nndcr tho head of Westward,
contains an editorial, from which
we take the su6joined extract;
ave have received from tho en-
ginecr engaged upon the work the
gratifying Intelligence that the -on-
struclion Of one hundred and sixty
miles moro ofthc Southern Pacific
Railroad is about to be undertaken,
which will send the road westward
into region Of country, the trade
Of which Shreveport is much inter-
cstcd in retaining and possessing.
Instructions from Marshall o.
Raberts have suspended for the
time being work upon the Marshall
and Jefferson Road, for which scal-
cd proposals of contracts lad but
recently been solicited. This we
somewhat regret, rs we conceive
that tho construction Of this branch
road from Marshall to Jefferson
would prove Of much advantage to
both Shreveport and Jefferson; but
still tho order of the President to
push rapidly westward is q sound
which we like greatly to hear. One
hundred and sixty more miles of
the Southern Pacific Railroad into
Texas will make Shreveport the
principal mart of n region Of coun-
try to which few cities of her size
and population can begin to lay
claim.
The survey, as ordered by Mr..
Roberts, is to commence at Long
view, going directly west about one
hundred and sixty miles, passing
through the town Of Dallas, and
crossing the clear fork of the Trini-
ty river some three miles south of
its intersection with the west fork
Of that ri 'cr, the distance being
about foity miles west of Dallas,
and at n point which it is presumed
will be the intersection ofthe South.
ern Pacific with the Trans Cont
mental Railroad The distance from
Longvicw to this point, has been
ordered under location, and the en-
gineer has received instructions to
at once get the line ready for con-
tractors to 60 to work. In conso-
9ucncc, Major Wilson has already
proceeded with a corps Of assistants
to the field of his operations, and
is now engaged upon the work"
All this is significant of move
meHts that we do not understand.
On the other hand we arc informed
that large engineer force has been
set to work on the Trans-Contincn.
tai Road, from Jefferson, and every
thing looks favorable for active OPP
crations on this line.
But why the work ia suspended
between Jefferson and Marshall,
even temporarily, we do not under
stand.-Jef. Times.
The Times of the 18th has the following
additional railroad nows;
We understand that Marshall 0.
Roberts has adopted the same course
with the Trans Continental railroad
rs indicated in relation to thc South.
crn Pacific. lie has tripled the en-
ginecr force on tho Trans emit.
mental, and everything exhibits
disposition to prosecute both roads
with all the energy that capital and
enterprise can command
The intelligence, therefore, in,
stead Of being unfavorable, is just
the reverse. We SEQ in the late
movements, a determination to
complete, at an early u day asprac-
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