New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-04-03
OUR TEXAS CORRESPONDENCE.
DALLAS, Texas, March IS, 1872.

DALLAS, Texas, March IS, 1872.
| EDITOR REPUBLICAN,:
Since my last letter, dated at Corslcanai
l have passed through one OF the best por-
tons Of this State, ard now write from Dal-
las, the county seat of Dallas county, one of
tie wealthiest and most louIishing counties
in Texas. To give a full account of the re-
sources of this portion Of this wonderful
State, and of the growing prospects OF this
town, requires more space than | am at
liberty to fill in one letter. There are many
points of interest to the intelligent reader,
and of Importance to inultitudes Of the great
ntlux of Immigration from those parts
where your paper is largely circulated.
wcrd first of Corsicana.
This town is one Of those points made
BY the approach Of the railroad and marred
by its onward march. 1t sprung up
in night, as it were touched by some
magic wand-int1ated the hopes of the
trading world to fever heat of in
vestment and speculation, a temporary
form Of buildings went up to the amount Of
hundreds in a few months; large stocks Of
goods were rushed into the town, and the
whole place seemed teeming with business
life. This was hattering to the hopes Of
capitalists, but it was not long to last, for
the town being naturally but an unim-
portaut little affair, unsupported By
wealthy surrounding country, and inflated
in trade far beyond the capacity Of the
tributary country to support, it proved a
grand failure and soon, like water, sought
its level, and sank more rapidly than she
had risen.
Not so with this point Dallas is already
one OF the prettiest towns in any country
1t is the nucleus OF trade for twenty-six OF
the best counties in Texas. and must, from
its geographical position, grow into point
of much business Importance, irrespective
Of the great influence of the approaching
railroads upon its improvement. This Is
even now no con mon country town: its
houses are Of the prettiest style, its mer-
chants of a good class Of business men. A
well organized bank lends permanancy and
| ease to her trading population; her churches
are built in a style most creditable TO her
wealth, generosity and good taste, while
they are presided over by men of talent and
cultivation. She has just completed one OF
| the most magnificent iron bridges x Ing 5
| PATENT in the whoie South This structure
| alone called from the people, purse 61000.
| She is building an elegant solid stone court
| house, which has taxed the commu nifty
| 1900 more. These two works Of mausonrv
will stand for many. many years as great
and prominent monuments TO the noble
! public spirit Of these people.
| l have said nothing of the Importance of
| his place ii its railroad connection With
| the great arteries through which flow
| country's weaita. To do this one point
a.one full justice would require a long
! letter. Suffice it TO say that July viii! SEE
the ron-horse Of the Texas Central putting
Up to the town in all his might and
wealth giving power.
| The Southern Pacific road has been sur
veyed Immediately through the streets of
the town, and viii soon form a june ton
here with the Central. A ,hort time will
connect this point by railroads in a direct
| line of communication with St. Louis.
! even New York. Even now st. Louis and
| New York do a large business in this por-
ton OF the State. OF which Dallas IS the
neucleus.
A word must be said touching the char
| ac-er of the people Who nave built up tie
farming districts here. They are for tie
most part a sturdy. harti-vorking, well
| skilled class Of Western farmers raised 70
work, and the ai- Of neatnes5 and thrift
| ness which characterizes their homes speaks
well for their worth as citizens OF any
country.
We visited yesterday the house Of q
| wine merchant here. IL is built VI th an
| eye 70 every comfort. while his cellar groans
r1der its casks, swelling with the rich juice
of the grape native 10 our woods here.
| This wine brings him net profit Of from
81 - to s. per gallon. This grape grows
| IN wild abundance, and may be easily con
yerted into money.
| Iapprehend thai there are man of the
; great influx Of INN. grafton .nto Texas, and
OF those desiring TO come here who do not
| appreciate her ma gnitIl,ie, lerrich resources
and Acr destined greatness.
| She extends from the twentv-sixth 20 tla
! thirty sixth parable. Of north latitude and
| lies between the sixteenth and thict!eta
mec:tlians Of longitude west from WASH
in--on, embracing territory equal to Hi
nois. Indiana, OHIO. Pennsy iva1ia and he:l-
tuclsy-a territory full of natural ad-
! vantages. possessing. every variety Of soil
and climate. and highly productive OF sugar.
corn. cotton, tobacco wheat. oats, rye, all
| the garden vegetables, Irish and sweet po-
taroes, apples, peaches, pears, grapes, etc.
| Her springs and streams irriSate spiendidly- =
| the land, while the .;:npid waters, gushing 2
from the solid rock and flowing into noble
| stone basins, form one OF her most delight
ful beauties.
It's well known by business men that
railroads are the open sesame OF anv
communitys wealth. The enthusiastic
spirit for railroad enterprises through this
State excels anything known in the history
OF railroads. A brief sketch of the roads
now in progress may eni;ghten and interest
some of your readers.
The Houston and Texas Central, with
| Houston as its base. IS rapidly progsess;n :
| toward Preston, on Red river. and vii be
completed to this point early this summer
| A. Bremond, the " AGO Tap and Northwest
| cor,,,- r,o,, Of fta,~r,I