The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-10-24
DALLAS, TEX AS.
SUNDAY MORNING ::::;; OCT "a.
THE st. LOUIS NATIONAL RAILWAY
CONVENTION.
Let Texas b. Fully Represented and
Her Delegates u Unit.

gates from various States have been
appointed under Gubernatorial author
ity, and various cities and central COM
munities are taking action to secure a
representation. These movements,
recognizing as they do the National
character of the Convention, are des-
tined TO clothe the body, when assem-
bled, with far more than ordinary au-
thority. The appointment of delegates
is not confined TO any section of the
Union, although the professed object is
to take action toward establishing n
Southern railroad to the Pacific.
Northern and Southern States are act
ing in harmony. Gov. Porter, Of Ten
nessee, has announced his Appointment
of delegates and sent forward their
names to the committee at st. Louis.
The Governor of Illinois has deter
mined that the State shall be fully rep
resented, and many other States are
speaking out upon the subject through
letters and publications from their
leading citizens. General Beauregard,
of Louisiana, Beverley Tucker, of Nir-
ginia, and Congressman Kerr, of lndi-
ana, pledge their personal corporation
in the movement, showing that all
sections aro taking an active interest,
and that the national character OF the
convention is already assured. 1t may
therefore be safely said that the action
of such n body of men will be n reflex
of the public sentiment OF the nation
upon the important subject which Is
chiefly to occupy their attention.
Texas, of course, will be largely rep
resented in the convention, and we
trust that Governor Coke will, at m
early day, make selections from the
various sections Of the State, of the best
men to be found to represent us upon an
occasion fraught with 80 much inter
est to the whole people OF the coun-
try. No State in the Union is more
vitality concerned in the speedy con-
struction of this Southern Pacific
railway, than is Texas. Traversing
the whole territory of the State from
Texarkana and the eastern boundary,
near Marshall, to lei Paso, an mir line
distance of some seven hundred miles,
and thus intersecting and crossing all
the railroads leading to the gulf, II
cannot fail to enlist the strongest adj
vocaey from every section of the State.
The building of this road, even in It's
present unfinished condition, has al
ready induced hither thousands on
thousands of emigrants. BY ii the
area OF cultivation In Northern Texas
has been signally enlarged, and the
gross products OF the state swelled
to most important proportions. Its
early extension TO the western boun-
diary will soon people vast eXpanse
of territory, unsurpassed for fertility of
aoil aud attractiveness of climate, de-
veloping the resources of much neg
lected section, aud adding wealth and
power and population TO the whole
State And whatever delegation
Is sent to st. Louis, from
Texas, it should go there
as unit, rejecting but single senti'
ment--the sentiment first embodied
and promulged by the sagacity and
far-reaching craftsmanship of General
Rusk, acting In concert with Jefferson
Davis, the then Secretary of Wharf.-The
programme of Southern Pacific rail
way from Norfolk, Savannah aud New
Orleans TO San Diego, on line of the
I'D parallel, with suitable branch to
st. Louis. The branch to st. Louis
through the Indian Territory, and the
line to Norfolk, by way of Memphis,
are already completed, and the extern
sion of the road TO the Pacific will at
once place these two routes in line
The completion Of the link between
Shreveport and Vicksburg will perfect
the system in the direction of Charles
ton and Savannah. The branch to
New Orleans was provided for In the
bill which was reported to the House
OF Representatives last winter, under
the charter of the New Orleans and
Baton Rouge road, and should tho
people OF Louisiana desire the route
changed To what Is known now
as the Louisiana and Pacific Road,
from New Orleans direct to the
Texas and Pacific road, the change can
be very readily made; 80 that the
delegation from Texas ought to 40 to
St Louis unit In sentiment. The
main line OF the road IL to pass nearly
thousand miles through our territory,
which, when aided BY the national
government aud completed to III Paso,
will give to Texas the grandest trunk
lne through her borders OF any single
State on the continent, Crossing, as
twill, Mt intervals, every longitudinal
railroad In the State, and thus placlsg
every section OF our vast territory In
Immediate luxtaposltion with this main
tank, the system will be complete so
far rs Texas ~ concerned, and every
immunity city ana county In the
State will show the advantages result
lug from tho construction OF 80 impor-
tAnt . highway through our limits.
Vur delegates should all 10 fully Inn
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