Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1872-12-14
From the New Youth South.
Through to Texas.

Within the next three months it
is expected that train of cars Will
leave this city, and without any
change or break in the connections,
carry it's passengers through to
Galveston, Texas. In Wow of this
auspicious event it has occurred to
several gentlemen interested in
Southern progress in general, and
Texas development in particular,
to be q proper thing to celebratetho
occasion in n manner worthy OF its
great significance, with the CO.
operation of the connecting rail
roads, and the people of Texas
themselves, for the purpose of CIV
ing all who may be dcsirous of hay-
ing it, nm opportunity, at moderate
expense, Of seeing for themselves
the wonderful country of the Lone
Star State. The proposition IL
more definitely stated in the fol-
lowing communication, to which
we give this prominence in order to
show our hearty endorsement of il,
and entire sympathy with the
movement: a
PROPOSITION FOR THE CELEBRATION
OF RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION TO
AND THROUGH TEXAS.
It is recommended that the Ma
tional Bureau of Migration, for
which Samuel R. Wells is secretary.
| make preparations on behalf Of all
the railroads and landed interest,
land, as incident thorcto, the South
western States and Territories, for
n common celebration in Texas du.
ring the month of March next, of
the first opening of continuous rail.
road into Texas from the city Of
New York, and in view of the rap
id completion ofother railroad lines
from all parts of the country to ana
through the State, and to be con-
tinued to the Pacific; that for the
purposes of such celebration tho
| National Bureau of Migration act
for the time being through the fol-
lowing agencies and instrumental
ties, each as independent Of all the
others, and of the bureau, except
by common consent, viz: the Texas
Bureau of Immigration, established
pursuant of an act ofthe State Log
islature in 1871; the Texas Land
Company, ofwhich J: M. Jones is
secretary, chartered by the State
Legislature; tho Southern Land
and immigration Company, OF
which B. n. True is secretary; tho
Texas New Yorker, Geo. IL. Sweet,
editor; the South, w. H. G. Price,
editor; the Galveston News, Messrs.
Richardson, Belo & Co., editors, and
each and every railroad company
operating in Texas, or having d.
rect communication with the Tex
as system of railways. 1t is fur
ther understood that every deserv-
, ing local organization for the pro-
motion of homestead settlement in
, Texas shall, as far as practicable,
, have voice and party in the pro-
posed celebration that exclusion
, trains during the celebration run
over all the constructed lines of
railroad in the State, the entire dis
tance of each, at reduced rates OF
fare for all the excursionists, and
all persons who are seeking home
stead settlements in Texas; and
that properly holders and settlers
along the railroads constructed or
: in proximity thereto, have oppor-
! tunities of presenting the respect
! i've inducements to homestead set
!, tlement in their respective locall.
ties. 1t is expected that the people
and the municipal authorities in
!. Texas will make suitable prepara
4 tions on their part for carrying ou'
r the objects of the proposed celebra
!, ton and excursion Locus.
% 1t is an enterprise worthy of th'
u patronage of the National Bureau
!. of Migration, and work pre- emi
l. nently ft to be done through tn
/. special instrumentalities mentioned
II all of which can harmoniously cC
- +o IN snch a movement-