The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1876-12-09

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York have rcfef4cd 81 c6npr4h eni Sil
thu. theIr emit hteaeti perceptions 81,
not be duIled b. village gossip Of TIL.
| rivalry Of little towns Far frosn II
/ they see aud know thst the trade mi,
New Orlesnx Pacific csn command IL
bvgond their reach under any comedy.
able circumstances, unless brought Id
their line in the form and manner /
have tried 10 explain
1t may be asked hsweyer, for the ter
thcusandth time what Is the trade nov.
lost To US which the New Orieais Pacific,
can force 10 cur city, and what are the
peeulinrities OF the situation which rem
der the result certain
! shall now proceed to show how these
things are. and beg all friends Of the
great honne enterprise to retain this let
ter for reference to the facts | give and
on which | with full confidence implie.
| lilly rely
Every one conversant with railroads
IS aware that the shorter and more di-
rect the line the faster the travel the
lower the charges. the more profitable
the undertaking II, for instance, we
had two lines 20 Mobile, one twenty
miles shorter than The other, all other
things being equal, the short line could
transport passengers and freight al one
seventh less charge than the lon ger line
and make as much money on the btlsi
ness. This borne in mind, lei us see
what are the relative advantages OF
! Houston and this city for the trade oil
Southern Arkai sas. Northern Louisi-
ana aud Eastern Texas, where ofiy the
New Orleans Pacific claims her pre-erni-
nenr advantages over every other line
OF road now existing
Mr. Crosby who ought TO know a good
deal better, tells us that the New Or
leans Pacific gives no rail connection
with New Orleans, subjects all ireights
| 10 injurious landings, and makes a
| Texas connection with but one single
line.
| III opposition 10 the loose logic of Mr..
Crosby ! affirm. ard challenge success.
! full Yefutation, that north of Palestine
| the New Orleans Pacific cannot only
successfully compete for all trade. but
can defeat every competition worth
! taking INTO consideration, for there the
| New Orleans asd Texas has 10 foot
! ing and can have none. Let us, there
fore, take distances as the unerring
! guide to fair ,nclusions in thi. matter.
| and assume Palestine, Texas, is fair
grounds for competition
New Orleans via Houston to Pales.
tine is 4s9 miles. New Orleans via Mar
shall 10 Palestine is 444 miles. on, say,
| As miles nearer by New Orleans Pacific
New Orleans to Houston is 337 miles
New Orleans to Marshall via New Or-
leans Pacific is 337 miles, SO that, with
through railroads from Houston to Pal
estine. and New Orleans to Palestine,
onr city bias 45 miles of rail less distance
to make by the New Orleans Pacific
than the Houston connections, and vet
we are told We cannot command the
trade.
North of Palestine, and indeed west
of it. Mr.. Crosby does not trust his as
sertions; and We are sure he never con-
templates any point east or north of il.
as ever likely to send freight to Hous-
ton, New Orleans being accessible.
South Of Palestine, i'll Texas. and in q
direct line from 1t to the Rio Granie,
every one will eoncede fair field aud
an inviting one for the New Orleans
and Texas Railroad, but north and east
OF that line the field is npw occupied BY
ST. Louis and Memphis, the former with
hope OF permanent success, the latter
with contingent expectations.
Twenty millions bushels OF wheat and
half /. million bales Of cotton, with in.
Vulnerable other products. are there,
it is not disputed, to be annually oh
tanned with nrsiincrement How is
this immense property, none af which
l.al
wharves2 st. Louis, Memphis and the
East draw it from us AT pr sent over
lines OF rail existing m Missouri, Texas
and Arkansas. Let us see; ST. Louis
is distant from Marshall via l. NJ r. r,
564 miles, New Orleans, via y o. 2. r.
r., TO Marshall, 33i miles, or 22T miles
in favor of the New Orleans Pacific rail-
road.
st. Louis, via NJ. K. and T. r. r. and
Atlantic aud Pacific railroad, to Dallas
is t;5S miles: New Orleans, via Texas
Pacific and New Orleans Pacific rail-
roads, is ASS miles. or lis miles nearer
to Dallas than ST. Louis. Can any one
of any sagaeity whatever contend that,
with such distances in her favor, New
Orleans could be beaten by the most IA
yored Of her competitors
Let us, however, III courtesy TO Judge
Crosby. suppose that Houston could
compete successfully without for the
trade of Dallas, and examine the
grounds.
find that Dallas is distant from New
@ leans, via Houston. Coz miles, while
by way Of the New Orleans Pacific and
Texas Pacific railroads it is only ASS
miles, difference in favor of the route
By the New Orleans Paciiieof III miles.
Can any citizen of New Orleans, in
presence of fact. like these, fail for one
moment 10 see ii,e absolute necessity of
the New Orleans Pacific 10 secure the
advantages the distances in her favor we
have shown secure To her Nay, can
any friend of the New oriea rs and
. Texas road be SO blind as not TO per
cssiv, that the New Orleans Pacific will
be an Invaluable ally Of his enterprise.
by completing the ebain that will. that
must. indiSsoiubly connect commercial
" Northern and Southern Texas, as on
! its entire eastern frontierg
We are told by one that this line will
| ruin Galveston; that on the other hand
will dwarf Houston To the people of
New Orleans wlioare bone of their bone,
and flesh Of their flesh. who have foster
ed them in their heipiessness and iufan.
cy. who have exulted in honest pride at
til.lr growth aud manhood, who have
fought aud BLEED shoulder to shoulder
with them. all arguments ard appeals
coupling their action with inevitable
iniary to any city. town OF hamlet in
| Texas. and possible gain to themselves
would be treated with abhorrence and