The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-11-08

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there Ilowb beneath You one OF '''
largest rivers in the worId' II touches
pcnetrates or partially bounds twenty
SIX great states ahd lGflliofll'r5' "nnG
its fountains are nearly thf'r tn"u7o""
miles apart IN New ! ori< ana Moi.''"o'
its united Hood Mt the deIlH nous ~ 500
luton the son from every section OF l''
Union except New England ana inc
Pacific slope, IhiS river an" us larger
tllbulmlrs lurhlsh nearly twenty 'aoH'
sand mlI' OF havlGhnIe water, "l''''
il5 smaller nlllu'hlS lhrah"rf through
every state from fehnsyl!nnla To ooioI-
ado, ANA from texas 20 i''N"'" giving
icruIlly to " Thousand ya"'yS! ana SUP
PLYING water 10 mlliiohS" OF me" a'I
animals. ms vast region, mus "l'ilS"
by nature, known as the ailey OF 'G'
Mississippi, is destined 10 be NOT ohly
the world granaly hut the seat oi po-
IltlcM empire 'or me W 'Sl'rh ,"i'''
ncnt The mighty HOOD mat ro''s SO
silently beneath us goes on llS way
lrclHhtod with the hnrHrsts OF many
million acres OF irrtlI lie iand'
The iormidabIr obstacles that Ial'Iy
existed |" nav Igall"h Nl 'h' m"u'h OF
this great rlyer have been overcome ny
engineering sklll, when mas opened II
gateway Tor the lrr' rgr'sS ana lhgreSS
ct the commerce OF the world But
eve" the Mississippi with ITS mouth
opened t the sea- ana ITS twenty thou
sand mics OF naVlgaoIc streams ram .
| Tying or bounding more than twenty
STATES, ~ not cqual to the mighty TASK
OF transporting the surplus produce OF
TINS great Industrial empire 10 the mar
krts OF the World, Listen Tor mo-
mchl, ana you shNll near ana see now
the capacity Of tins great artery OF com
merce ~ supplemented 10y stlll more
powerful agency
beneath w. amt between us ana the
surface OF the Mississippi Is another
RIVER whose vessels, or vehicles, rush
and roar and thunder along bearing
| thousands oi passengers ANA tens OF
thousands o tons OF freight, Tins is n
river OF iron, See how ITS gllstenIng
surface spreads out Rl-llke over the
pmTIos OF Illinois J Unlike u river Of
water 1t can run IN all directions, pierce
or climb mountains, thread narrow
valleys, skirt the banks OF the crook
eldest streams thunder along at the base
oi Il rocky rIlll, ana rush with the speed
OF the Wind over broad PLAINS and
praules' Az the Union depot IN st.
Louis TINS mighty river with ITS twenty
different currents, forms Nndoi lake
or llarbor from when these currents ct
commerce extend east, west north and
south, until with their connections and
eNtrcmilles they reach every state and
almost every county IN the worlds Re
public, One line stretches away to the
North, ana then dellectS to the West
and rests not until 1t reaches the Golden
Horn OF SAN Francisco, Another dc
fleets to the East, passes the CITY OF the
Lakes, skirts the southern shore OF Erie
and thence ON to Boston, Portland,
Quebec and all the cities OF the Domn-
ION Two others penetrate and traverse
the heart OF the Empire State, Another
and the gMndest OF them all, uaverses
the interior OF limos, Indiana and
ONO, passes the IRON city and then
climbs or tunnels the AllcShamcs,
landing It's rich lreights Mt Phil.
adelphla, Another great hne VecrS
II little further to the South,
ana reaches tide water at Baltimore
Others run oil to the southeast, through
the Tue grass region OF kentucky, the
IRON mines OF tennessee, the cotton
fields sugar plantations and warm
savannas OF the south and away into
the orange groves OF r!orIda. On the
western slue OF tlc MISSISSIPPI these
great channels OF transit nnd transpor-
tn'loh S'retth away 10 ihG southwest
through Arkansas and the Indian terri
tory, uhtli they enter ana traverse the
broad rlch plans OF the Lone Star
Dropping the inquire Tor the lact 1t Is
worth WINE TO inquire INTO the use amt
necessity OF these rivers OF iron--thosc
ra''r"RuS-thNt extend INTO every part
OF 'hc country lhoy are used to ac'
Sompi,Sh u work 'lat never could have
been done 10y the rivers and lakes, They
traverse districts that are entirely dcsti-
tute OF naviSable streams, and 10y tnelr
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populated with industrious, thriving
communities ana lanu That was almost
worthless mas been increased tcnloId
III value the railroads. OF the United
states nave cost an immense sum of
,hoheN-"uo"' 9huUu,VVVVVu-out they
nave "u"'" Twice 'helr cost to the value
OF tle country traverSed, and have done
more 'hal amy other agency to increase
population ana general prosperity
Another great tranScontlnental line
'hroush the southwest, from the Mis-
SlSSlpPl TO tho Paeltc Will bring more
,lhmeoia'e ana substantial pecuniary
dement's TO the county than amy other
agency that can be named \ road of
.niS description mas already bean pushed
,nrousn The rich counties OF North