The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-12-27

uhlna orJAppu, and t'ms is money
| 10 inlernnt0oul. exchanges M
lNn rates hy lali arc yet so high
NA 10 overcome this ndvantn ,e
except lor lhe most costly hpiglts.
Nheh lower r.rs draw this vast
commerce "a orr shores, not onlv
WIN our shipping and ship-building
on either coast BIO aided, bat A
steadily Increasing share Of tho
frame and exchanges will fall to tho
hands Of our own merchants and
capitalists, until tho money oentsr
OF the world shall be moved from
Europe TO America,
Juslioe To the central and southern
portions OF our country and thoir
commercial cities requires another
route to the Pacific. An air line
from Omaha TO Now York not only
passes far north Of tho territorial
AXIS Of our country and north Of
Is center OF population, but, cross,
lng seven states, II leaves wholly TO
tho southwark seventeen, aud passes
north Of the oapltala and conters Of
populations Of twenty-five Of the
lhlrly'iour states Of the Atlantic
slope Surely tho route would not
have been 40 located had II not boon
at u time when Missouri tho most
central state, was disturbed by con,
tending forces, aud when u portion
OF the statos were unroprosented
For ycdrs public opinion had do,
mundcd, in tho language of tho
resolutions Of u meeting hold In this
city In 1919, at which Senator
Douglas presided and Senator Ben,
ton spoke, "tho construction Of II
central, national railway with
branches to st. Louis, Memphis and
Chicago The same demand was
made by the Memphis convention
mter In that year, with especial 70.
gard to the equal benefits thus to be
conferred upon evory section Of tho
country, Both political parties be
came pledged in their national con.
ventons Of 1856, to favor IL Pacific
railway "by tho most central and
practicable route" In 1860 the
last congress before tho war refused
to pass n bill providing for roads
substantially such as now exist,
because moro central location was
demanded
Nor was tho objection wholly IN
reasonable Greater proximity to
tho terminus Of tho road has given
peculiar advantages in trade and
manufactures to cities aud estates
favored in its location Citizens of
the gulf states have somo right to
complain that they are compelled to
travel or ship freight northward,
almost the distance from Omaha to
San Francisco, before they can reach
the initial point Of tho only route
to the Pacific yet built by govern
ment aid People throughout the
country east and south Of us suffer
in loss degree from the same cause.
BIT it will be fortunate that this
road was 80 located it the govern
ment, having aided one route pecu-
liarly beneficial to tho northern
belt Of our territory, will now in its
justice aid another for the develop
ment OF the central and southern
belts For, while the whole country
would be benefited, the government
would thus contribute greatly to
the settlement development and
protection Of II section which, now
in its turn, stands IN peculiar need
1t would attract immigration and
capital to the impoverished states Of
the southwest. Promising the re.
moval of the tax upon the people,
and the obstacles to the trade and
industry of that section, created by
the distance from what is now the
main artery Of the nations com
merce, it would revive confidence
and stimulate effort just whore the
Likelihood now flows slowly and
feebly. Growing commerce will
soon require another and competing
road to the Pacific, if orc free from
obstruction by snow, for the protec
ton of our southern frontier and
the development Of our southern
territories, is not already u manifest
necessity, Probably team never be
built more economically than at This
time of low prices and unemployed
labor. If the unhappy south, pros
tratcd in its industry and impover-
ished by other causes, feels some
what kcenly the inequality in
aid, is it not generous
as well as expedicnt, is it not justice
us we'll as wise craftsmanship, to
build nj once ROAD winch VIII nov
long be deferred?
Industry and commerce are Sc
verelv embarrassed. A revival Of
enterprise, II new demand for labor,
are soreIy needed throughout the
land. The people, as we'll AZ the
government, arc heavily in debt
It's u sound business maxim that II
debtor should improve the value OF
his assets Our assets are vast
resources, only in part developed.
The road proposed wilt not only
give an immediate stimulus to in
duslry, but add permanently to the
yearly production Of the country
moro than its entire cost.
1t will greatly stimulate the dc
vclopment ofthat most iertiIecotton-