The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-10-31

RAHLROAD ExrENsIONs WEST
HOW MIL THEY AFFECT PAL

LAS.
Inquiries are sometimes MADE, III
view of the efforts at Fort Worth tc
extend the Texas and Pacific hallway
In that direction, as to the probable
effect such an extension woult have
on the prospects and prosperity o
Dallas.
For ourselves, we are well satisfied
that the building OF this road west
wardly, instead of being an injury tt
this city, will prove in the end posi
tive benefit, and the further west That
1t Is extended the greater will be tha'
benefit. This has always been the
opinion of THE HERALD, and we have
ever so expressed ourselves, ana we
see no reasons for changing our opin-
ion now. II IS upon this idea, in con
nection with the manifest Injustice tt
the west which was threatened al
Austin, by prohibiting further lane
grants to railroads, that THE HERALD
has uniformly opposed the insertion In
our new constitution of such u clause
We believe that the west Is entitled, itS
Ofright, to all the advantages of sucli
Rsystem, that in the past have beeu
conferred upon the east, and we re-
joice for our people and for the
people of the west, that the opinions
advanced on this subject through our
columns have been the opinions of the
majority of the Convention. And
whilst this simple justice is being meted
out to our fellow-citizens who have
no railroads, we do not think that
when they shall have railroads as in
the future they will, that any disad-
vantage will result to our own imme-
date community by their >construe-
ton.
The reasons for the faith that Is in
Us are briefly these.
Dallas IL now q city of not less than
fifteen thousand inhabitants, with per-
manent establishments and steadily
growing interests of every character.
ITS large Investments of capital, its as
sociations and institutions have not
been put here by the enterprising men
who control her destinies, for one day
or for one year. The intelligent cap
italists who have brought their money
to this great centre aud have placed it
in substantial buildings, iirst-cass bust
ness houses, manufacturing establish
ments, grain elevators, cotton come
presses, street railroads and hotel
structures equal to those in older aud
much larger communities, placed 1t
here for permanency, and not to be
moved by matters of so little signiii-
canoe rs the further extention of a Sin
gle railroad. The western portion Of
the State, much of 1t, trades to Dallas
because of the great commercial facil-
tiles which have concentrated here.
These western people will only have
better facilities for reaching our city by
this railroad extension than they now
have, and the wagon trade Dickinson,
Hood, Erath, Comanche, Brown and
the rest them which we now have
cannot be materially lessened by such
extension. The trade facilities already
established here the immense capital
now here and constantly accumulat-
ing, will always invite such trade. The
stocks OF merchandise, groceries and
all things which the country needs are
already In our city, and will continue
to increase rs the wants of the vast
country to the west of us shall demand.
Our trade, now so large and daily grow
Ing IN magnitude, does not depend
solely for It's existence and continu-
ance upon the West, Already to the
East OF US, IN the direction of Shreve-
port, Jefferson aud Marshall, and from
other honrishing towns on tie rail-
road, all Of which are trade centers, we
are receiving II large and constantly
increasing business. Along the line of
the Texas " Pacific and up and down
the Central Railroads large amount
ofbusiness comes to this city, anu the
same result will follow the western
extension to Fort Worth and beyond.
In the direction of the railroads, East,
South aud North, our trade flourishes,
and twill, from the same causes, only
still more flourish apd expand as the
railroad system Of the State ex-
tends over and FAMILIES the West. TO
the East, the South, and the North, we
have already formidable rivalsin -four
ishlng young cities established, whilst
III the West, we have as Yet no coh- |
siderable rival and by the time the
Western system shall be In operation
and roads running Ia that direction.
our city, now SO well grown, will have
attained still larger proportions, with
ample facilities for trade, and stil
greater appliances as central noint
The past is secure--our start Ia made
the race IL already won, and the more
roads built around and about Aps ,he
more certain win he our success and
the more assured ourfuturcprosperity,
Thefort Worth extension Is but the
beginning of that Western system
winch with the system already
concentrating here, is sure to end |
IN making this the great central