The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-08-01
More About the Right orway,

To the Editor of the Dallas Herald
In the last issue Of the evening paper,
you will find an article, appearantly
an editorial, headed ayes or No,n and
while the writer tries to make it ap-
pear as if he wished, not only II fair
discussion of the question, but also ann
pie justice done to all parties, he can't
help showing where he leans to, by
firing his heaviest gun in favor of the
H. u Il. G. r. r. IN fact, the gun is of
so heavy u caliber, that the best friends
of the measure have thought best to
keep IL in reserve for the last moment.
Let us see what the gun is loaded with.
quote: "rhe little station of Richard
son ships more wheat than Dallas.
There is more Dallas capital employed
in buying wheat, than at home. Why?
Because The buyer can put his wheat
directly into the cars and save extra
hauling, which they cannot do in town
here, and when wheat brings eighty
ii%"e cents here, it sells for ninety cents
there. The same wouldapply to cotton.n
Now, Mr.. Editor, that is too thin.
Frst--we too, have n depot in town
where buyers can put their wheat
right into the car--and on all large
shipmets the II. IL II. G. Railroad has
paid back to the shipper the extra
drayage in order not to he out-done by
the Y. IL p. But even had we no other
railroad than the III. u 4. G. float load
of nearly one hpndred bushels is hauled
to the depot for at most Sl.5O. Where
then is the difference of five cents per
bushel ? dare say that il this differ
ence in price really exists between Dali
las and Richardson, Dallas merchants
could well afford to pay for the hauling,
and even the freight to Richardson and
still make as much profit as they are
now making by shipping to ST, Louis
or Galveston,
That good and impartial, unbiased
and Impoverished writer, of"Ges or No."
proceed as follows; GAS to the injury
of property holders, that of
course must 10 thoroughly dis
cussed - and then again, 1--WE
believe the question is founded
on pure Democratic principles, the
greatest good to the greatest number,
besides the injured party have their re-
dress; they can obtain good price for
for any land the railroad may want"
&c. Now, Mr.. Editor, you see while
telling us the injury to property. holders
must be thoroughly discussed, he fore
stalls discussion, by the assertion that
nobody is hurl; the railroad will pay a
good price for land. But the railroad,
accidentally, wants no land, as they
ret Murrell street, and all else they
want, free of charge. Still, greater
good, and to greater number, could
be done by simply coniiscating all of
the lth ward, selling 1t for so many
dollars, and dividing tho proceeds
among the rest Of Dallas.
The writer of eyes or No." knows
that damages In such cases are almost
unobtainable, though no one would de-
nv hut what that whole part of Dallas
is greatly injured, and while the writer
Of thla, as we'll MS nearly every
resident In the 4th ward
would GLADLY aid in bringing the depot
to the compress,.it is hardly to DO ex-
pected that they should quietly submit
to having their homesteads sacrificed,
merely 10 make the expense for the
II. 81 Il. c.. II. II. to come to town SO
much less; for that is all that the right
of way has been offered free of charge
through st. Louis street. None would
he injured by the road running thence,
but of course the building Of the road
would cost somewhat more. Please,
Mr.. Editor, give this space In your
valuable paper, and oblige,
ONE OF THE SUFFERERS,