Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1873-01-11
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DALLAS, TEXAS, Dec, o, 1879.
Ed. 81. Louis Terdn:
From tho tenor OF many articles
in your paper, all speaking 80 high
" Of tho management Of tho NJ. X.
4 IT. r. r., infer thnt your paper
il published, in part, in tho interest
of that Company, or backed up by
some of its leading officers. But even
n "subsidizcd' paper can and should
state tho facts in regard to matters
of vital Importance to the country
at large and especially to tho bust
mesa mon and travellers who are I'M
willing subjects of monopoly.
The people Of Texas are willing
to accord to tho NJ, X. h Il. r. r..
Co., all praise for tho energy dis
played in pushing tho road through,
and linking ma with "the rest of
mankind, but we question the
right of the Company to take ad-
vantage of their patrons, by exer-
oising tho prerogatives ola monop'
oily, and charging passengers ten
cents per mile, and so high freight
rates that our merchants cannot Of
ford to use t}1(ino as they had in
tended. Sou who have hereto.
fore bought their goods in st. Lou
is, and others who had intended to
trade in your city, are now disap
pointed and deferred by high freigh,
rates, and will go to Galveston and
New Orleans.
1t is tho duty of every nowspa
per, and the interest of every mer
chant and business man in st. Lou
is, to labor to rectify this matter
as this being the only direct rail
road between the Northwest ant
Texas, this Company can dictate
their own terms, ard upon theil
action, will depend tho extent ofth'
Texas trade with St. Louis and TIT
Northwest. Yours truly,
JUSTICE.
Replu.-1.-This paper, 30 fa
from being " subsidized "by the NJ.
X. e. Il. r. r., has never received
n dollar from that Company, mol
from any officer or member of tn
Company, for any editorial article
published, nor even for subscription
to tho paper. We sometimes thinl
it would DO a pleasant sensation tt
be subsidized "a while; and EMO,
"the game as well as the name.
if Dallas wants TO be represented
let "Justice send us n big club
by way of a subsidy"
2.-Whatever has been said re
specting tho NJ, K. & L. R; r., ha
been information from tho bcs
sources, and VIC have aimed in eve
ry instance to state facts.
3.-We understand the passen
ger rates are five cents per mil
through Missouri and Kansas, an
ten cents per mile through the In
dian Territory-where there is n
business, or next to none. Thes
are construction rates, and W
under land will soon be reduced.
-. lit is to DO presumed that tn
men who put their capital into tn
road, will be shrewd enough not t
"kili the goose that lays the COLDER
egg" by charging such high freigh
rates as to drive business away
and those who devote their Who'll
attention to railroading should un
derstand their business. Bushes
men of st. Louis, as we'll as thos
of Texas, have anticipated gran
results from the opening of thi
short line of transportation ; and
would seem for the best interest Q
all concerned, that reasonable con
cessions should be made, to facili
tate trade between st. Louis ant
Texas.
5.-The Texan is " everybody
friend" and devoted to the in
terests of the People, as much q
to railroads, and we are glad t.
serve all parties, in a conciliatory-
not to say meddlesome-spirit.