The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-10-07
RRIEF COMMENTS ON "TEXAs
NOTES"

not usual for the telegraph to precedt
the advent of civilization. 1t ha'
taken the place in this instance o.
wagon roads as the forerunnor of the
railroad i'm new land. Hitherto the
pioneer stage roads and emigrant routes
have preceded and indicated the way
for the locomotive. The old stage road
and immigrant highway from Shreve-
port TO Dallas, bla2ed out the line fol
the Texas and Pacific road. The stage
route from Marshall to Houston and to
Navasota, Indicated the line Of the In.
ternati0nal and Great Northern, and
the middle highway from Preston, on
Red River, to Houston, marked the
path for the Texas Central, whilst the
great stage route from the Gulf to the
Capitol, was the forcrunner of the
Austin Branch. The pioneer and early
settlers are the most reliable engineers
for they never fail TO settle ON the
best lines. 1t remains TO be seen
whether this new experiment of send
ing out the telegraph wire as pioneer
will prove us successful.
The estimated cotton crop of Cook
county is five thousand balesn
1t is only since the war that North
ern Texas, with its immense area OF
| black lands, has demonstrated its ca
pacty as u ilrst-class cotton growing
country. We spoke the other day of
the capacity of Collin country, when
fully developed, to grow rs much
wheat ms all Texas has ever produced
in any one year. Cook county is an
other lirst-class county. We DO not
suppose that over six or seven thou
sand acres of her land are in cultiva-
ton in cotton, and yet the production
this year is five thousand bales. The
area Of Cook is about nine hundred
square miles--half II million acres. II
is lirst-class wheat county, and its
! capacity as n number one cotton
county is demonstrated. We forbear
to make figures as to its productive
power in cotton when cultivated to its
utmost capacity, for fear we would be
deemed eXtravagant. Collin and Cook
are but sample counties of all North
ern Texas, of which Dallas is the CEN
ter, and the vast future production of
such II country can scarcely be con
ceived.
"Rockdale is n lively place.
This is the terminus Of the Interna-
tional railroad, and lies in Milan
county, about forty seven miles east of
Austin. From post oak ridge, two or
three years ago, it is now one of the
most ilourishing inland towns in the
State. We do not wish Rockdale any
harm, but we should be glad ii the In
ternatlonal would extend her road
| without further delay to Austin. All
Northern Texas IL, to some extent, in
terested in this extension. Have our
people any business ut the capital, they
must go to Houston or to Hampstead,
a hundred miles or more out of the
way, at a great loss of money and of
time. Indeed, 1t is to be hoped that
the International road will be able to
carry out its entire programme at an
early day--the extension to Jefferson
on the East, and TO Austin, San Anto-
Mo and Mexico Oh the West The
whole State is interested in the speedy
completion of the enterprise rs at first
contemplated
1.-The Changers of Upshur county
have taken steps to start tan ward
and harness factory, and will raise
their own broom corn, make their own
handles, helves, &c.n
; And this is but another evidence OF
the enterprise and public spirit of the
Changers OF Eastern Texas. In ex.
postulating the other day on the
universal business of "cash for hides'i
IN Texas for expectation, we had oc.
casion to say there We're no tan yards
in Texas. 1t is not very Important
matter in itself to start single tan
yard, but 1t is in starting many that
will add wealth to the State, and this
little beginning In Upshur county,
small of itself, Is certainly move In
the right direction, and the example
may prove most salutary to their
brethren of the Order in other sections
Iof the State. We trust that the bene-
ticial Influence of that example will
reach our section and that the Changers
of Dallas and the surrounding counties
| will soon evince the same public spirit
as their more easterly neighbors.
The "Sumoc' grows In profusion
everywhere In the State. For exporta-
Voh Tor Its tanning qualities, when
properly prepared, 1t will yield q
prono' HOW much more proGtoble If
tuseu at nome In tanning the inn
mense numbers of hides that are lost
or sent away annually from Texas
9 to enrich other lands.
9 The Changers everywhere, because
J OF their association of capital and Of
ehort, arc moving In the direction Of
y manu- fractures: and we hope ao,,n a,