The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-11-26
NEW ORLEANS ANDDALLAS RAILWAY.
Report of the Dallas Committee on
Their Mission TO New Orleans.


To C. NJ. Wheat Esq, President Dallas
Board Of Trade:
The committee appointed by the
Board TO visit the city of New Orleans
for the purpose of comforting with the
Chamber of Commerce of that city in
regard to the construction of Il railrOnd
to Texas, respectfully report as follows:
They went before the Chamber of
Commerce at special meeting called
for the purpose, on the evening of the
18th inst, and, realizing the fact that
the business men of New Orleans had
already determined upon the necessity
of railroad connection with central
Texas, they confined themselves to
presenting the arguments in favor OF
Dallas being the terminus of that road.
Your committee based their arguments
upon the following considerations:
First-rhe advantages that would
accrue to that city from securing the
wheat and corn trade of north Texas.
Dallas being the center of the wheat
growing region, with railroads already
running east, west, north and SOUTH, is
the only point in Texas ut which this
entire trade could be reached IL is
well known that Texas flour will
bear shipment across the equator
better than any flour produced
in the United States. Now Oreaus,
by securing the wheat and flour trade
OF this section, would be able to put on
n line of steamers 10 South America
which would go out loaded with Texas
flour and return loaded with coffee aud
the other products of that country.
This would make New Orleans the
leading coffee market Of the United
States, position now occupied by
Baltimore, on account of her cantrol
of the trade in Virginia fl0ur and
wheat
Second The advantages that
would be secured from connection with
other roads. AT Palestine the proposed
road to Dallas would cross the Houston
and Great Northern railroad. 1t would
also connect there with the Interna-
tional, thereby giving direct con-
tinuous line to Austin and San Anto-
MO, and with Mexico. The lnterna-
tional crosses the Texas Central at
Hearne, the heart of the cotton grow
ing region of Texas. At Dallas ii
would connect with the Houston and
Texas Central running north to st.
Louis; with the Texas Pacific, running
west to III Paso and San Diego, and
east to st. Louis also; and with the
Dallas and Wichita, running north
west to the rich copper fields aud ex-
tensive iron and coal beds of Texas,
and In the direction of Denver AS
will be seen, Austin and San Antonio
will be brought within about sixty
miles rs near New Orlcansb by this con
nection over the International, as they
would be by the proposed ROAD from
that city 10 Houston, while at the same
time Jefferson and Shreveport would
be placed in close railroad connection
with New Orleans. AS will he seen,
this proposed road either crosses or
connects with every important line of
railroad In the state of Texas.
Third The advantages and re-
sources of the section Of country
through which it would pass after
crossing the Sabine.
The proposed road crossing the Sa-
bine into or near Newton county, would |
pass, between that point and Dallas,
through eleven counties. comprising |
an area Of ln07l square miles, en-
II population Of Ts,GsS, and |