The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-03-11
Dallas Moving.

into consideration the feasibility of
building railroad from Spring.
field, Missouri, through Dallas on
TO some advantageous point. along
the Mexican border, large and re-
spectacle audience was assembled,
composed of sabstantia! men, who
Know what tho term "busincss"
means, and always make their nc
ton conform with it, in disposing
Of important issues presented to
them, The meeting was presided
over by Capt. Adams, Of the bank
ing house of Adams 4 Leonard,
and wnils there were no speeches
made "ior Buncombe," there was u
great deal said full of the soundest
reasoning, why Dallas should take
y lively interest in concentrating
within lis limits as many Of tho
projected lines Of railway as posi-
bic, and particularly prominent
among them, was the extension Of
the road, watch it was the object of
the meeting to secure. 1t is always
n sure index Of success when sub,
stantial men assemble themselves
together, and repudiating all clio,
mcnts Of sensationalism, go car
nestly to work to take the proper
bearing and TO digest the most prac-
tical means Of ultimate success
for the objects they aim to
accomplish. ofar as the tone and
sentiments Of our own people are
concerned, they areripe for tho on
terprisc, and are ready to extend
aid and encouragement to any cor
poration which viii co, operate with
them in one Of the most important
lines Of railroad, which could by
any possibility be conceived Of
having for an object the enjoyment
of tho richest t.ado which Texas
can afford. 1t now remains for the
Atlantic & Pacific Railroad Com.
pany, or for the Texas Central, to
say whether they arc willing to en-
ter into tho grand scheme of con.
ssucting the road. running north
east and south west from this city :
or not. There is an immense popu-
latiOn lying in these directions,
which must have transportation for
their products, and our business
men mean that they shall have it..
Tho wheat and cotton, to say moth.
ing of the cattle and hide trade
that would be monopolized by such
n road, is far beyond the concep-
ton OF any ono unacquainted with
the enterprise and thrift of this
Furnishing belt Of country.
Ii the capitalists Of st Louis
those sagacious and far.sccing fnan.
ciers, who have never allowed an
opportunity to slip them, unim-
proved, to increase tho trade and
prosperity of their city, could only
be induced to depute u committee
from their midst, to visit Dallas
where our merchants and enter
prising citizens would meet them,
and take the greatest pleasure in
showing them the wide acres OF
finest lands, all under the highest
cultivation, and yielding annually
the richest harvcsts, we are sure
these men alone would repudiatc
all subsidies and construct the road
at their own expense, which would
BIO most bountifully compensated
by the magnificent trade VIC are
about TO give them. But we do
not ask any such liberulty. We
do not propose 10 commend to them
any chalaco out CT which we are
unwilling to drink ourselves. Dali
las City and county, thc counties and
towns north and south of US are all
willing to aid any movement which
will supply to us the indispensable
dissideratum OF transportation
which the increasing population
and products of this country re-
ouire and must have. Our people
uro awake and moving. Let ST.
Louis and the intervening country
como up 70 their duty, and ere
long We will have the neigh Of the