The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-11-25

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response Ia the call OF The president
for the purpose Of meeting the repre-
senlaliyea ~ the Dallas hoard Of trade
Ia reference 90 The proposed ROAD IFpln
New Orleans ~ Dallas
The president called the meeting 10
order and briefly stated its object,
Mr., nusaEY
then took the floor aud made u brief
allusinn 10 the ACCESSIBILITY VI building
read 10 Texas, lle said That lhe
present taxes Imposed uppil no people
OF New Orleans were ~ much ~ tliel
could bear, aud the leyylng of u special
Tux Tor tile building Of the railroad
would be aggfaVallng the burden lie
suggeslfd that there were means ol
ralslng money without Imposing new
burdens. A railroad 10 Texas should
be built, II WIS IN insnrmonl table
necessity, aud the question should he
met. He would suggest that the pto'
pic Of New Orleans organize lhell'
selves into ward clubs, and that details
he made from each club of men VINO
would perform volunteer police du|y'
thus saving this TAX, which oonld pe
diverted ~ the building OF tho ruAl
and the relieving Of the community Of
the burden Of II new tax, A railroad
must be built 60 the Sabine II must
be independent OF all railroad COM
panlea. Now Orleans has talent
enough 10 manage aud control such o
rOnd aud we must have IT,
Every proposition look ng 10 the
furthernnoe Of such r0nd or OF rail-
r0ad extensions IN Texas, must be
grayely considered therefore he had
much pleasure IN introducing MY
Adams, Of the Dallas delcgat on, who
would explain the OBJECT Of his visit.
MIR ADAMS REMARKS,
Mr., Adams sald 1--WE have heard
of your project to build u road to Texas,
and We appear here, the representatives
OF the most th0rough-going Guy IN
Texas, for the purpose, " possible OF
cooperating with you In relation 10 nll
extension 10 Dallas. Such II road would
omen up one OF the richest countries IN
/ the union, and would result to the
great advantage of New Orleans. IL
II for the purpose OF submitting TINS
proposition that we appear here before
you.
"You have u line from Donaldson
vile to Vormilion, and II line has been
surveyed from here TO the thirty'llrsl
parallel We propose that You extend
Tint line 10 Palestine aud thence to
Dallas, and open upthe country In that
portion Of Texas"
Mr.. Adams proceeded to show how Il
direct road TO Dallas would open up the
entire northwestern and southwestern
country, and control nlso the eastern
portions of Texas. II would connect
with the Texas and Pacific road at
nallns, and with the International And
Great Northern railroad ut Palestine.
IL would also be in direct line with
Austin aud San Antonio, and would
command these roads. From Dallas
10 st. Louis Is 656 miles, aud to New
Orleans IL only 400 therefore the trade
that now finds its passage to ST Louis
would he diverted to New Orleans.
Mr. Adams continues "Nou pro-
pose to issue bonds for two mlllions
and half OF dollars, and to put IN one
million in money, to build n road to
the Sabine river. We have u charter,
liberal one, for railroad nom Dallas
to Palestine, and we would procure an
other one from Palestine TO meet you
ut the Sabine. Build your road to the
Sabine; wen give you the charters to
come to Dallas.n
in conclusion, Mr.. Adams made Il
few remarks in reference to the advan-
tages we would derive from connec-
ton with the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas road, or the road to st. Louis.
After some remarks by Mr.. Forshey
In favor Of II road MS planned 10y MIR
Adams,
COLONEL McLURE,
of Dallas, addressed the meeting. He
went on to show the small ratio OF
cotton now sent to New Orleans from
Dallas compared with st. Louis and
other places. e was confident thai
If u road We're built to connect us, New
Orleans would completely monopolizt
this trade. He stated t0at Governor
Throckmorton once stated in speech
that he made, that in an area of
TWO HUNDRED MILES SQUARE AROUNI
DALLAS MORE COTTON COULD BI
GROWN THAN is NOW PRODUCED II
THE WHOLE SOUTH
He also spoke of the rapidity that
marks the growth Of the population ii
this section, and of the thrift anC
energy OF the people, and closed will
some very pointed remarks touching
the general advlsability OF the proposed
road.
JUDGE llENNARD
next rose and said that there was m
question as to the relative advantage
OF road to Dallas and one to Houston
The former presented by far ;he great
est advantages 1t drained 4 fertil
country in going TO Dallas, when moth
ing but barrenness would meet then
on the way to Houston, and the mum
Der and magnitude of the connections
that could be made by the former route
He spoke warmly and strongly in favo
of the road to Dallas, and expressed ;
fear that ii the matter wasn't speedily
taken in hand, New Orleans may bt
permanently shut out.
MIR. w. NJ. BURwEI.L
also addressed the meeting, strongly
urging the Dallas proposition, showing
that the trade to be thereby gained
would more than counterbalance what
we have lost from the Mississippi
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