The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-10-23

In OCCURS 10 uA that the Board or
Trade, the city council, or q mass meet
ing OF the people of Dallas ouglitto mp
pointa delegation 10 20 10 New Or
leans and confer with the chamber OF
commerce OF that city In reference TO
the construction Of the projected rail-
road from the Misslsslpplriver to cen-
trail Texas, and wo think It ought to be
attended TO at once. The business men
of New Orleans, with their proverbla
sagacity, realize that the downward
tendency of their commercial interests
can only DO stayed by reaching ont
into new fields for business, or else by
creating new lines to old fields. Texas,
before the construction of the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas road, poured the
greater part OF her produce into thelop
of the Crescent City. The through line
by that road aud by the Cairo and Ful-
ton road, have diverted nearly all this
trade TO other markets. New Orleans
feels sensibly the consequent diminu-
ton in her business. To recover the
trade Of Texas Is the purpose her
chamber Of commerce has in view In
proposing TO construct u road from the
Mississippi to the interior Of this state.
TO construct that road to the point
that will be best for the interest of that
city, will DO the governing considera-
ton with those who have the matter
in hand. IL we can satisfy them
that Dallas presents more ad-
vantages as n terminus than
any other point In the state, then we
may confidently rely upon getting the
road built to this place. Can we do
that 1t seems TO us that we can. At
Dallas the new road would secure all
the freight that it would get by strik-
ing the Texas Central road at any
point south of this, and ut the same
time would be in position to compete
with both the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas and the Texas and Pacific for
the freights of north Texas. There is
no reason that can be suggested in ia
vor of making more southern connec-
ton with the Texas Central that would
not apply with equal force to this place,
while many advantages could be SEE
cured by coming TO Dallas that no
point south of this could offer.
AS we published, on yesterday, the
city of Houston is keenly alive to the
Importance of direct connection with
New Orleans, and has already appoint-
ed delegation from her BoardofT Trade
to visit that city in the interest of the
movement. 1t behooves us to be stir
ring In the matter. tits impossible to
Overestimate the value ofsuch road
to Dallas. Running, as it would,
through Kaufman, Van Iandt, Smith,
Pamela and Shelby, it would open up
the trade of those counties to us, and
would give us another competing line
to Houston by intersecting the Inter-
national railroad at or in the vicinity
of Troop.
There is no enterprise that should
commend itself more earnestly to the
attention of the business men of Dali
las than this proposed road. Ifitw Were
built, we might rest calmly on our
oars, confident in the assured prosperi-
ty and greatness of our city. That IL
will be built to some point in Texas,
there isno doubt. five desire TO Sc
cure it, we must be up and doing right
away, lest others win the prize while
we procrastinate. We close as we be-
gan, then, by expressing the conyic.I
ton that delegation should be sent to
New Orleans atonce to confer with the
chamber of commerce of that city IN
reference to the enterprise,