The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-09-22
RAILWAYS,

The lines Of railways that now bId
fair to center in Dallas will make her
for all times, the largest inland city
in the State. TmE HERALD has such
assurances as authorize it to shy |
that the Dallas and Wichita will he
built TO Denton in sixty days, and pos
sibly urged iorwrd until two hundred
miles of iron are laid down, When Mt
Denton, the Missouri Kansas and Tex
AS road now working in perfect harmo-
ny with the Atlantic and Pacific ana
the Missouri Pacific, and all these lines
practically under the management and
control of one pool backed by heavy
capital, will Immediately run out line
from Dcnison and Join with our line at
Denton. Not only do the Missouri
Kansas and Texas people propos" to
come to Dallas, but they will not lose
one day, after their arrival here, in pro-
longing their line to Palestine down the
east bank OF the Trinity rivera route
The HERALD has 50 often pointed out as
one of the most desirable roads for Dali
las.
While this would lend an impetus to
Dallas never known before, there are
vet stronger assurances that we VIII
have another competing line. Allan ol
the Iron Mountain road wishes to enter
Texas and will do so Just SO soon as the
rontc is agreed upon, To-day lac has
two routes under consideration, one
running almost parallel with the Pacific
rond hy Marshall and down along the
Great Northern, branching oil to CorSl-
cana, thence 10 Waco The Corsiranu
and Waco people are vigorously urging
| Mr. Allan to adopt this route, The
other and infinitely superior route in
every respect, running through tar
richer and more populous country amt
over line much easier built is from
Toxarknnn across the Big sulphur
thence between the Transcontincntal
and Pacific road proper to Dallas, and
from Dallas to Clcburnc, thence south
west in the direction of Austin. Every
| induccmcnt should be extended Mr.
Allan upon the part of the citizens of
Dallas to build this line and it is brlicy-
ed that il proper steps arr taken, that
road can be made to enter this city,
focign capital has again rrcntrrcd
the United States and is seeking invest
mcnt in railway enterprises The fail
ures of 1873 caused all of Europe TO
Withdraw from us. They invested
heavily in Peruvian, Egyptian and
TrkiSh bonds and they bid fair to lose,
not only the interest, but large part if
not all of the principal, They find railway
enterprises reduced to II solid and lcgit.
innate basis in the United States, and
that the cost of building has been re
duccd fifty per cent In consequence
their money is again seeking invest
mcnt in the rich fields of Texas
The Wichita road can bo built and
built quickly, for the money will not he
wanting, and it will be built when once
commenced to an intersection with the
Atlantic and Pacific near the Cana
dian, thus becoming the great
outlet of that road to the
gulf The Atlantic and Pacific will be
pushed forward, not as connection
with the Texas and Pacific near the
one hundred and oneriourth meridian,
but directly west between the thirty
fifth and thirty-siXth parallels to the
Pacific ocean
The Wichita will be the first road to
tap this line, and will be its main route
to our Southern gulf
Build these roads and what immagi-
nation can compass the future of Dallas
With the Goals and copper and silver of
the Northwest supplying her factories
and smelling works with the trade of
the Pacific slope lowing into her lap,
with tentold increased immigration
converting her sweeping prares in
solid farms, fruit orchards and gardens,
she willmdeed wear proudly the title she
now assumes of the Queen City of
North Texas"