The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-10-14
A RAILWAY TO TEXAS.

RAILWAY TO TEXAS.
We are reoiced to see that movement ha
at last been made towards inauguratlng SOM
practical plan for the building Of a railroad t.
Central Texas.
On Monday night Mr.. Gardner, in thu
Chamber Of Commerce, introduced resolutions
which were adopted providing for the ap
pointment of committee to represent the
Chamber of Commerce, and it is expected
that the Cotton Exchange and the Merchants
Exchange will also appoint committees to
represent them, and that the joint committee,
so constituted, will mature some practicable
plan for commencing, at an early day, the
construction Of our much-needed railway.
1t must be patent to all who do business OF
own real estate in this city, that VIC have
almost entirely lost the trade Of Texas, and
that to this loss, in q very great measure, is
due the rapid decline OF our commercial in
terests, md til great Lepreci atiors i'll The
| values o: properly.
To bring about q revival of business and o
restoration of values, we must regain the trade
of Texas. and there is no other way to do this
but to connect New Orleans with Central and
Upper Texas, by building a railroad to the
Sabine River, in the direction Of the city Of
Waco. The whole of Middle and Upper Texas
is as anxious to trade with us as we with them;
for we can supply them with all that they
need, and export all Of their products-with
a,,oh a ra;Iroad IN o,,arotionop haitian 4arn,o
than any of our competitors.
With such a railway the advantages Of New
Orleans as the trade centre for Texas, cannot
be rivalled This road must be built, and We
ourselves must undertake the work. If we
build to the Sabine River, the people Of Texas
will most certainly meet us there. Then,
every railroad in Middle and Upper Texas will
become feeder to the direct trunk line to
New Orleans, and the whole business of that
great and rapidly growing empire will be done
by our merchants.
But, to secure all this, we must subscribe,
ourselves, a moiety Of the cost Of such road.
The balance, if the enterprise is controlled by
reliable and competent citizens, in whom for
raised without difficulty, on mortgage of the |
road, after part Of it has been built To
give foreign capitalists assurances of our de-
termination to construct this road, we must
ourselves commence it.
We consider it to be self-evident, that it is
The wisest policy our real estate owners, mer-
chants and business men generally can pursue,
20 advocate the measure proposed in the
Chamber Of Commerce proposition. Give, or
oan part to add value to what remains.
Do it freely and generously, and it will return
o you again fourfold, because renewed pros
)erity and the enhancement Of all values will
.ssuredly follow.
We are assured that, from the bank Of the
nine, line of railroad can be located to
he Sabine River, on the line direct to Middle
'exas, within distance of $50 miles, or but
title further than from New Orleans to Mobile
so Mr.. Bayley assures us-and that first
lass railroad can be built and equipped, with
supply Of rolling-stock sufficient Tor a very
God beginning, for S4,5O0,OOO in money.
Also that such railroad can be built
18th means provided for its construction-in
bout eighteen months time.
We shall have more to say on this. subject, {
hen we hear of the action of the joint COM
littee, to whom the matter has been or will
g referred. In the meantime we strongly d
ommend to the favorable consideration of .
lr readers the general plan proposed. 1t is :,
II only hope. We have trusted to others, :
zen to our commercial rivals, for the build
g Of our Texas Railroad heretofore; it is
gh time that we were doing something for our .
Ives The railroad that we most need, and
e one which can be completed within the
ast time, and at the least expense, is to the a
lbine River, or eastern boundary of Texas, i
or near the parallel of latitude 81 deg, and i
out sixty miles Of this line would be on the p
rect route to Shreveport. f'
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