The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-08-01
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THE NEW ORLEANS AND PA
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Proper Location of the Western
Terminus.
JEFFERSON, TEXAS, July p, 1875.

JEFFERSON, TEXAS, July ~, 1875.
Editor Of the Bulletin =.stt {- tt
The proper location of the western ter.
minus of the contemplated railway to Eastern
Texas, is matter of prime importance to
the projectors of that enterprise and the PEG.
pie OF New Orleans l perceive that the
charter speaks only of Shreveport and Mar
shall, but supposing that that could be easily
changed, ask some space in your valuable
columns to show that Jefferson. is the true
objective point for your people. The great
object Of the enterprise in question must be
to reach the system of railroads penetrating
into Northern Texas, SO that, in the cheapest
and most feasible way, the important trade OF
that section may be reclaimed to its old chan.
nels and again brought back to New Or
leans. If this grand object could be accom-
plished by tapping the Texas and Pacific
road at the nearest point, then Shreveport
would undoubtedly be the place. But be-
fore finally making selection for a terminus,
the managers OF your road should
STUDY WELL.
the situation, and ask themselves will such a
connection bring about the great purposes we
have in view. That your road should go to
Shreveport, 60 as to control surely the great
trade which now and in the future must con.
centrate there, is undeniable; but, if it should
terminate there, / am satisfied your work will
only be half performed, and the operations of
your enterprise will be much hampered for
the trade of Northern Texas, and its success
as hoped for by your merchants and capital
lists, by no means certain.
The system of railroads in Northern Texas,
comprising an area of fifty thousand square
miles, as already nearly completed, embraces
roads leading from Galveston, St. Louis, Mem
phis and New Orleans.
THE CHIEF Rivals
of your city are Galveston and st. Louis, both
of which as you are aware are making heavy
effJrts to secure this immense trade. Both
have two lines entering the territory in ques-
ton and both are putting forth giaut efforts
to secure the business. st. Louis thus far is
in the lead SO far as effort is concerned, but
most of the cotton goes to Galveston. The
wheat of Northern Texas with its millions of
puSucao ~ d0uiuS W tAc AlIcduy iuiiy hTouscu
energies OF those two enterprising cities, and
annually the prize becomes more and more
glittering.
reaches Texas by her great road through the
Indian Territory, terminating on the border
at Denison, in Grayson county, whilst by an
other route she grasps the eastern slope of
the State and all southwestern Arkansas by
her Iron Mountain railway to Texarkana
Her advantages are great and she is using
them to great advantage by cheapness Of
freight and promptness and dispatch of bust
ness She is making e.dy advances year by
year and her foothold is becoming more and
more secure. as nEl ~
GALVESTON
likewise has two important avenues into this
fertile region, and by her proximity to the
debatable feld--by her grand position, rest
ing queenly upon the Gulf OF Mexico, and
by that love ct Texas which all Texans have,
she is bearing the. cotton to the sea. and is
beginning to bid high for the great wheat
trade which is SO brilliantly opening for the
people of Texas. These two avenues ire the
Great Central Road, leading from Houston to
Denison, and the international and Great
Northern Road, which, beginning at Houston,
penetrates through the rich counties Of North
eastern Texas, from whence your city in for
mer years drew SO many thousand bales of
NEW ORLEANS, 7
for the trade of this s. ction, is now depend
ent alone upon the Texas and Pacific Road
from Shreveport to Dallas and to Tex lrkana
and 10 the steamers in the uncertain naviga-
ton of Red River New Orleans is now con-
WINGED from experience that the Texas and
Pacific Road and the navigation OF Red River
ate not sufficient, to compete with st. Louis
Gllv in hair m @,
advantages. Hence comes the projected New
Orleans and Pacific Railway, and hence the
importance of the question where shall it
terminate far shall it penetrate into the
deba.able feld-whither shall it go?
If the Texas and Pacific road. connecting
with Red River, is wholly insufficient to put
your city well in the path of competition,
then say it is equally clear that mere in
tersection Of that road with the Texas and
Pacific at any point, viii mend the matter
but little. and your people will soon find they
have not accomplished their purpose, and the
great work they have undertaken is but half
way done. You must penetrate with your
line further in to the debatable field. Nearly
all the freights of the Texas and Pacific road
and the trade which concentrates at Shreve-
port from Louisiana, Southwestern Arkansas
and portion of Eastern Texas, are already
yours can never be taken away from you, and
cannot be made more secure by q railway from
your city to Shreveport or to Marshall. Yoa
should not only strike the Tegas and Pacific
with your road, but you should arrange your
plans SO that ty one programme you will tap
in the most successful, direct and feasible
manner the entire system of our roads by
making your first terminus where the rJ
INTERNATIONAL t
will terminate, and thence finally to connec-
tion direct with the Central and the NJ, Il.
and I. in the West This is the only means
by which New Orleans will ever regain her
ancient vantage ground in Northern Texas, or
place herself in successful competition with
her rivals. s Az
The International road. draining the rich
counties Of Rusk, Smith, Cherokee, Ander-
son and Houston, and those adjacent to these,
with their annual produce of loo, 900 bales Of
cotton. nearly all of which in former times
naturally gravitated to New Orleans for mar
ket, Will have its eastern terminus at Jeffer-
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