The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-11-28


Utndrg II population of 1HGss, aud
wllltAt0th u..es4fd vGluo NJ property,
0s ftr lutk W. lFin, uf slGUiDBlN.
Those counties IRE oil valuable fpf ng.
rlrulturnl purposes, aud some " them
nre among thH most fertile and pro.
ductlve IN the state. Those bordering
upon the Sabine, aud those lying he
tween That river aud the international
read abound IN forests Of valuable TIM
Der, among which are found extensive
tracts Of pine, unsurpassed by any re-
gion in the United States. This lum-
her would furnish continued employ
ment TO the road, IA IL would be car
riod In both directions, to New Or.
leans for shipment, and TO the prairies
Of the west to supply the demand for
building and fencing.
Fourth-'fhe mutual benefit that
would result to New Orleans and
to this section i'm the trade that would
spring up between the two places.
To that city we could ship the prod
ucts of our fields and the yield Of our
mines; cotton, corn, wheat potatoes,
mineral ores, cattle, etc, aud receive
In exchange therefor coffee, sugar, mo-
lasses, and such articles of importa-
ton rs we now get from New York.
This we could and would do because of
the low rate of freight that this pro-
posed line would be able to give us rs
compared with the present prevailing
freights from New York.
AS to the prospects of this road being
bJilt, your committee are pleased to
say that the business men of New Or
Lon q n SariniIslu I'm nnrnngt i'm fhaj
determination to connect their city
with central Texas by rail. They see
that as trade is inclined to 60 east they
must 90 west to seek it. This earnest
ness of the business men is the first
good step towards success, and while
New Orleans has the means at her
command alone to build a road to
Dallas, it is highly probable that she
can be assisted by the present owners
of the Mobile, New Orleans and Texas
railroad recently sold for the benefit of
first mortgage bondholders. This
road was purchased by Frank M.
Ames, with whom we learn the people
of New Orleans are in sympathy, be.
cause of the immense amount of
money he has heretofore lost on this
road, and no doubt an advantageous
arrangement could be made with him
or with the parties he represents. If
this could be effected it would give to
the proposed new road completed line
ofseventy-five miles to Donaldsonville,
and an almost completed line to Ver-
millionville. Not a great deal of cash
money would then be required to build
and equip road to the Sabine. From
the Sabine to Dallas there is O
line of road chartered known as the
Dallas, Palestine and Southeastern
Texas road. This road has already
grant of sixteen sections of land to the
mile; but as the State of Texas has
granted to foreign corporations twenty
sections to the mile, we feel confident
that the legislature will be as liberal
at least to this line, a home enterprise,
as it has been to such foreign
corporations, and will make an addi-
tional grant of four sections to the
mile.
AS this road will be of immense
benefit to the counties through which
it is proposed to run it, individuals will
aid literally in its construction. AS il
is the idea of the business men of New
Orleans that this road shall be built
and managed exclusively by business
men, and not by synd:cates and rings,
it will seek and will secure the friend
ship and good will of the communities
through which it will pass. Another
very important item, and one not to be
overlooked, is the fact that iron ald
other railroad material are now
very cheap, that no railroads are
now being built anywhere in the coun-
try, and that hundreds of railroad con-
tractors are now lying idle, waiting for
the building of railroads to begin again.
They are maintaining their stock at
heavy expense, and would be glad to
undertake contracts at very low rates
to avoid the diain upon their resources
while idle. Instead, therefore, of de-
handing all cash for work done, they
would be glad to 60 to work for part
cash, the balance payable in bonds of
the road.
In conclusion, your committee are
gratified to state they met with much
more encouragement in New Orleans
than they were prepared to expect,
and are satisfied that, at an early day,
railroad will be built from New Or
leans to Texas and to Dallas. We cam
not refrain from expressing our CRATE
full acknowledgements for the kind and
cordial treatment we received ION the
gentlemen of New Orleans who are in
terested in the proposed road. The
proverbial hospitality of that grand old
city was fully eXemplified in the treat
ment of your committee. All ofwhich
is respectfully submitted.
S. ]. ADAMS,
r. v. ToMPKINS,
A. DAVIS,