The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-12-21
naiIroads as AuNiiiarles {" H''"e"'sgN'
Morality ana Reilgion'

Morality anH Aeilgi"l'
from lha Houston Telegraph
/ believe IN all my eulreapopiene
with you have said nothing sLerihliS
IN rngnId 10 the influence lhdlfr'A
,xelrlsed hy railroads IN the prOln0lhll
of the eallie Indicated IN lhp rlp'lplir
If thla article. 10 illustrate The posl
don assumed | viii take the fNHrN we
lnxas Central llnilrond, about Wh.ch
MN better posted Than any nlllrh %.
Idea lhe 1oXnA Central III lie Hiphl
nloueer railroad OF Itxasr-lilp Vnr n g
.uccess of which bus doubtless SIN W
lated 10 ASTON nil similar enlrrhfl"t
m the state AZ II han ieen ilir w.
,hIised railroad In leXNs, chNlR'd WIN
heinz eXOrllnnt In ~ charges, 'llii'''
Communicating, mOnopollllnH rWr "
seems Ia the wrIerOllly inlr llAl lirAiih'
,hnrd he bestowed where " N yurNN
merlted. ..,..,,
lne following ARE mol mere random
,tatenenla, hui statistics chlclulN
gathered from authentic scolifpc,' lhc
lutn upOn which they me bnsed llihS
be implicitly relied npoll
What then las iho TcNla Cehirhl
lone in the promotion Of the cnllte 0l
education, morality aud religion
On rs llue, and IN the lmned'Nl'
Vicinity thereof there have hcrll elto'
ed slxiy-eiglt educational buildings
and nGynluc church cdlllccH ~
,,ouyse la tubs estimate N ihrluu'u
,ullldIn,ys OF every variety Of style aud
cost. No reference hns been luu W
denominations Or natlonnlilles' FIo''
eslnnls and Catholics ~ weli hs lht
different branches Of Pr0lcslanh arc
iuoludcd In the estimate, Like hr
rairOad whose eleynllng lnIllhepc nav
caused their erection, The buildings a.
| dlcnted are for the benefit ol Hll
In the cstlmnlc of the good lnlluoh'
res generated ly lhcIcNns teniIllli We
ieNslnpcr pr'rs must not pass ulno'
iced. along the llne 81 lhhl ruhd, "N'
iaused by lls Inspiring lhllutIoeH
here have sprung into eNislcllcc aDou'
fourteen newspapers, the huiheF"u'
copies OF when are carrying ihlo ~
| untold number Of families Tor eu'
| Of miles on either side OF The me, lHt
means of Enlightenment, hltll ~ Il
furnished Mt so cheap rates moan lac
| other scOurCu. In not lew cases w,
newspaper constitutes the literature
| Of the lamily. In some more religious
~ inclined families the BlOic aho
nymll-bOok are added. y Ihuitl
Dicipllne Is sometimes visible oul ~
cheese latitudlnArlHn days Ditlpiiieo arc
,lot rs popular rs tDcy shoIId %, every
man prelcrring to0e IA law ul'o MN
self.n
Z. must not forget to mcniiou 'ht
various Temperance orders ANA "1sn'lf
cations whicn have spiunl. iIi'o '"Is
| tcnue and are OrliS VIZ fJu''I
| Sustained with mucu Ovn'lr 80 ga,
communities ~ Mnicu tnrJ Coils Ai"1i,-
Jue line OF lie feS,n lcn,ial--h'' 90.
,jundily schools, wnlcii arc I't 'vt"e'
| Aiscd iilslruDtits "a 80 iuutii DC
| 10 the rising race, 40 All tnc ao'N !
enumerated ln,,rullri.autIvS % Un"'.
lImprOyemcNl must be ada,d tNelo
| book stores, aud az least unt Nvll sup
Piled and 'hOrraily s,'sIHi"to .t""Il,.
room, Ia connection WitIi ~ dIisliins
society. / allude ~ tl1c ont a.
Dallas.
llls hoped that the example Of that
llouislilng city IN that respect VIII
stimulate To similar action many II
the other towns On the Texas Central
am sure they would be greatly bene'
flied by such an institution ns llas been
indicated as being in successful eX's-
tence in Dallas.
Which of or railroad towns NH
next. maugcrate u public reading
| ROOM
In the above estimate are included
only the edliccs and institutions which
have sprung iuto existence since The
construction of the Texas Central, ana
which may be legitimatcly claimed MS
owing their existence To that great
work of internal improvement not
including such rs previously eNls-
ted.
Are not railroads promotive of gen
eral moral Improvement? In this
respect has not the too much abused
Texas Central done Il work IN Texas
for which 1t deserves great credity
STEEL PIN