The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-11-18

see where inc power lies 10 prevent H.
All railroads, whether proceeding from
the North or the South, should have |
an untrammeled right to connect their
lines at any point with the main trunk |
of the Texas and Pacific road. The
grand object Of the South ls To see to it
that this main d1glk Shall he confined
to its present line, having us Eastern |
termini at Shreveport aud PeXarkonm
that no division shall be made from
this line, and that no consolidation
shall be allowed which viii tend to
divert it.
However much we might desire at
Galveston, New Orleans and other
Southern ports, that the Atlantic and
Pacific should have no connection with
the main line except at some point
very far East, for fear that 1t may d.
vert the main business Of the road
from the South, yet We think that tQI
insist upon II on our part would show u
too narrow-minded policy, even II 1t
could be effected, aud it certainly
would tend very much to endanger the
whole enterprise.
| 10 secure the aid OF Congress Will re
qure the votes Of the Northwestern
States, and to make that certain, it
will be necessary to make their people
interested as directly as possible in the
enterprise. Hence, the compromise
last winter between the two compan-
les, by which Tom SCOTS road through
Texas should proceed as originally
contemplated, aud the Atlantic and
Pacific should abandon its Western
extension, and form junction with
the Texas and Pacific In Texas. This
junction, as we understand 'it, as pro-
vded in the bill before Congress, was to
be at or near the point where the Texas
aud Pacific road should cross the lOlst
degree of west longitude. We do not
understand that this point was feed,
but that the junction should not be
made further West. an "A 4.
At the time this placoof junction
was indicated it was strongly sus-
pected, and we believe the Galveston
Nc,oS gave expression to the fear, that
it was SCOTS purpose to abandon his
nu,s, linn IA, pnvnu and Ia panp IL tn
the northward so as TO form eonneo.
ton with the Atlantic and Pacific at
some point far above the present pro-
posed line, abandoning the I'll paso
route, and making the Western extern
sion really that Of the Atlantic and
Pacific instead of his own. II was
urged, and justly too, that it such were
the purpose, the main line by the
Southern Pacific road, so-called, would
goto st, Louis instead Of to Southern
ports. This was stoutiy tlenied at the
, time, and our people Tere assured chat
| no deviation from the line of the Texas
and Pacific road was at all contempla.
. ted-that the trunk line was TO remain
the same, and that the st. Louis road
was to come down to u connection in
Texas. This 81. Louis Convention, on
the eve of the meeting of Congress,
has aroused these fears again, amongst
some of our people, for it is
well understood that that great
city never acts in important mat
! tiers unless stimulated by import
ant motives. Right here, however we
append resolution Of the Executive
committee appointed to call the Con
vention, and which was unanimously
adopted on the 10th instant, which
speaks for itself 1t is as follows:
Il Resolved, That the city OF St. Louis
, does not ask or claim the Eastern
terminus OF the proposed Southern
trans-c0ntinental railroad. What she
asks is that the building of the road
shall be secured to some suitable point
In the Mississippi Valley within the
territorial limits Of Texas, Louisiana.
Arkansas, Missouri or the Indian ter.
ritory, ana she viii trust TO her com
/ merclal and geographical position and
to the Intelligence and enterprise OF
her citizens to secure such CONNECTIONS
herewith as nay be desirable.
| We have gone thus into detail, at
some length, in order that our dele
gates from Texas may be placed in
possession of the true situation, as far
rs we are able to do 1t in short arti.
Gle. Under the circumstances, we re-.
| specially suggest, as the duty Of our
delegation as we have once before
minated: First, to understand well
the whole ground, audto net IN har
mony In reference tothe true Interests
Of our whole State, dlseafding all
merely local considerations.
10 thisend, 1t should be strongly in
sisted that there should be no CONSOLE
dation OF the Atlantic and Pacific, and
Texas and Pacific railroads; that the
termini of tho Southern Pacific rail.
road should remain us they are,lo on the
Eastern boundary Of Texas; thatthe
main trunk line shall pass through
Texas near the sd parallel'and ny the
III Paso route, aud thatno permission
shall DO extended to theTexas and Pa
ciiic company 50 divert is line north
ward from Its present direction tomeet
the Atl,utii aud paciIic or any other
road.
Having secured the grand trunk line
through our State on the old route Of