New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-07-12
WILL YOU DO Ire

He had already told his hearers that, ac-
companied by a committee Of the board Of
directors Of the Texas Pacific railroad,
consisting Of Colonel Forney, Mr.. Walters,
General Dodge and others, he had been
making tour through Northwestern
Texas, with a view Of inspecting the line
of the road through that State, and learn-
ing something Of the country; had de-
picted in terse and emphatic language the
peculiar adaptability of Texas for rail
roads, and shown up its immense re-
sources. Upon the subject Of its resources
he said, 'fWe have all been very much
surprised at finding a country capable OF
producing all of the great staples to de-
gree that is remarkable. We found there,
within circuit Of very few miles, as
good wheat, as good corn, as good to-
bacco, as good oats, and as much to the
acre, as I have ever seen stand on the
ground in any part of the world, and
have no doubt the State of Texas can pro-
duce and viii produce more Of these great
staples than are being produced to-day
in all the balance Of the United States.
The president of the.Texas Pacific road
expressed himself highly gratifed with all
he saw. He said he found a reasonably
strong population in parts, active people,
plenty of timber and water, and a good
natural location for the road; and with
all these facilities, he assured our people,
the road would be commenced imme-
diately, and built as rapidly as possible
through to San Diego, on the Pacific.
Colonel Scott and companions travelled
hundreds Of miles through Texas, and be
says the section through which they passed
can be made the greatest Of this great
country. He again took occasion to as
sure the people Of this city, but more par
ticularly the property holders and busi-
ness men, as they are more directly inter-
ested in the gfowth of the city and its
business, that this road is certain to be
built. But, said he, we want, in connec-
ton with this enterprise, outlets from it
at this end.
1t is highly probable, we viii observe
here, that Cincinnati, st. Louis, Memphis
and other cities viii endeavor to make an
early connection with the Texas Pacific
road at Shreveport, and it may be that
Chicago and New York will also be anxious
to share portion of the great trade that
will be brought to Shreveport by this road.
But as Colonel Scott knows New Orleans
is the-great natural outlet for this trade,
being by great odds the shortest cut to the
sea, he very naturally thinks our people
should be interested in securing a portion
Of it.. In two years we have a reasonable
promise Of having two converging roads
built, embracing five hundred miles of
road running in Texas-the one starting
from Shreveport, and the other from Tex
arcana. The Shreveport road will bear to
that city for a market large share of the
products Of that fertile section Of Texas,
and when the road is finished through to
the Pacific it will open up the adjacent
States of Mexico, New Mexico, Arizona
and California. And New Orleans is in
vited to prepare to receive her share of
this immense trade.
Her people are further told by Colonel
Scott that after leaving the line Of the
Texas Pacific road he started. from Dallas
and went to Austin, Houston and Calves
ton, and that through all of that country
trade is now developing which, if
brought to this city, would exceed any
thing that comes here now, and he says
it can be brought here by building rail-
road connections with Houston and Gal
weston.
The REPUBLICAN has dong urged the
building of the road to Houston. For
this purpose it advocated such legislation
as would secure at as early day as possi-
BILE the completion of the work. The
work has been commenced, and, although
it does not progress. as rapidly as we
could desire, we live in hopes Of seeing it
completed before many more months.
But what Colonel Scott wished to inn
press most particularly upon the minds of
our people was the necessity for the road
connecting New Orleans with Shreveport
He assures them that the Texas Pacific
road viii be Immediately commenced and
built and that it will not connect with
Eastern lines in way that will turn its
trade from New Orleans; on the contrary,
he tells our people he wants them to build
a road to Shreveport that New Orleans
may reap her full share of the trade his
road viii bring to that place, Colonel
Scott goes further than this. He tells our
people what it viii cost to build the road,
and then says to them that if they will
raise one-ffth Of the amount he will see
that the road is built. And he concludes
by asking them: viii you do it?p
Now, in connection with what Colonel
scott has said Of Texas we desire to
quote what Colonel William Il. Hatch,
Of Missouri, said Of wheat raising in
Texas. in bis address delivered at the
the Texas State fair in Hous-
ton. He said; 'sThe samples 1 have seen
here should convince everybody that Tex
as can grow wheat Of as fine quality as
any State in the Union. Inl859 Texas
produced 1850 600 bushels Of wheat
which would manufacture into $50, 600