The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-01-22
Gaiyeston and the Texas and pAeiao
Railway From General
y, u, walker,
10 the Editor Of the Galveston News.


10 the Editor u the galveston News.
Tho un6iendly disposition occa,
slonally shown In your columns
toward the Texas and Pacific rail.
way, causes surprise and regret with
all Texans in tho city. For myself,
| am we'll satisfied, from the llber.
atty and comprehensivoness Of your
viows, that the unfrlendly oxlracts
and short but spitelul editorial
comments, which have sometimes
found n place In your columns have
crept In through inOdyerteucc, No
ono who Is acquainted with your
long and Jealous advocacy Of u hb.
eral railroad policy, on tho part Of
the state, would for II moment BIO.
licvo that now, when there Ia II good
prospect for tho state Of Texas TO
have u railroad built through her
whole cast and west length, which
would double her population, more
than double the taxable value Of her
property in ton years, which would
forever put Il stop TO Indian dcpro-
dations, and give peace to our har.
rassed frontier; built, too, without
the expenditure Of single dollar
either by the state or general gov.
eminent that Just when the north
is about to yield this AZ u matter Of
simple justice to the south, the
leading paper in Texas should
Join those who are enemies of tho
measure, from local and selfish con
siderations, and make common cause
against not only our own state but
tho entire south am convinced
that this is not TO be charged
against tho News ~ u deliberate
purpose.
| have alluded to the advantages
which Texas would derive from the
passage Of this great transconl-
mental railway through her tori
tory. No one can fail TO sec this,
but fears have been expressed that
Galveston would derive no benefit
from the construction OF this road,
and this mistaken view may have
inspired tho unfriendliuess of which
/ have already spoken. But | am
satisfied that you arc too enlightened
to share these apprchensions. The
progress Of Galveston must be para
passu with that Of the state from
which it draws its supports and
when Texas, through the immigra-
ton which the completed Texas and
Pacific would bring within the state,
shall have her three millions Of
population, as she would have in
1880, Galveston would have her
100000. 70 satisfy yourself OF this
it is only necessary to cast your eye
to the map and observe that the
distance from New York to San
Diego is over 5000 miles, whereas
from San Diego to Galveston it is
but a little more than half that
distance, or, to be exact, it is but
1880 miles. Is it not certain, there
fore, that u very large proportion Of
the heavy trcights which always
seek the nearest salt water must
come to Galveston for trans ship |
ment to the north and to Europe ?
Will not the railroad which you are
now building-the Galveston, Col
orado and Santa Fe-tap the Trans
continental at or near the lO0th
meridian, and bring the teas and
silks of China and Japan, and the
gold and silver Of California, ArI-
iona and Mexico, to your wharves
and to your counting houses
There can be no doubt Of it, and
should the Texas and Pacific road
ever be completed there can be 30
doubt but that Galveston will be-
come the great city of the Mexican
gulf. Without it she will be only
the largest commercial town in
Texas, and that's all, Yours, re-
o,oat fnllX 4 a WALKER,