The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-12-08
,,dre &. q. crosby ana ihe N, u. Pacific
'""H Railway Company,
,o,be Fditor If the Picayune :


n Crosby, Vice President Ct the
rcxa, and New Orleans railroad, from
Houston TO Orange, in which, very
ermtly 10 my astonishment, he pre-
'1nts allegations in regard to the New
orleans Pacific, properly characterized
h, him az Crude" and which can not.
NJ ony exercise Of charity, admit to be
,Srect Not only is this So but in my
n,crcourso within the past ten DAYS
With the cleWsighted, intelligent
wealthy and influential owners of the
uoustin and Orange railroad and the
New Orleans aDi Texas railroad, also in
Ncw York, such opinions were neither
advanced nor entertained
lam authorized 10y my recent inter.
eour with the gentlemen alluded to 10
INSERT that so lar from the New Orleans
Paciic being impracticable and dsad
yan,ageous to New Orleans" as Mr.
Crosby atllms, it is in the highest de.
gree iuiicious, wise and well designed
and this not only in all that concerns
thcroad itself but also in reference TO
tae New Orleans and Texas, in which
they N'N''n'Vs''u 50 i"rsely,
Mr. crosby "oui4 nave done well to
think Of this possible difference of opin
ion before adyenturng ON badly ex.
pored ground, IN the expectation of
usory pecunury support The dmec.
tors Of the New Orleans Pacific have |
never directly or indirectly sought to |
inDura any bona llde railroad or other
Undertaking that would IN any respect |
benefit Ne" orleans, least OF alt the
New orleans ana leNas Railroad, which |
estI III al OF Ihem Will rejoice in their
hearts TO see completed They regard
TINS line as equally essential to oWpros-
pcnty as the New Orleans Pacific; in.
deed, IN Their regard, they are never
separated 10 prevent all possibility Of
rivalry, ahlosollsm or jealousy, the di-
lecioIs OF the New Orleans Pacific, from
lheyciy hrst were constrained to ADAM
don all ldea OF commencing their road
mere, on on the Mississippi elsewhere,
because three lines had already occu-
pea the ground, and fourth was sure
IoWoyoke the hostility of all.
MT. Morgan had road of eighty
miles, w Orleans and Texas, one
oJ' distance and the Crosse Tete
was some forty miles, each one directly
IN ime with the one to be constructed
rom Alexandra TO Marshall, and very
lkely to be competitor for its trade
at tbat point before Its actual compile
ton
II the New orleans and Texas road
occupied the ground first, why at Yer
mllonylIc or some other eligible point,
The New Orleans Pacific would make a
Junction with it, and together, on q COM
mon stem, to the vast advantage of both
their passenger and freight traffic would
bc brought to this city,
The Influential capitalists in New
York have referred to compre end all
this; their enlightened perceptions cam
not be dullcd by village gossip or the
rivalry of little towns. Far from It
they see and know that the trade the
New Orleans Pacific can command is l.
able circumstances unless brought to
heir liue in the form and manner
nave tried to explain.
Ii may be asked, h0wever for the ten
housandth time, what is the trade now
ost to us which the New Orleads Pacific 4
an force to our city, and what are the
of the situation which rem 81
cr the result certain?
| shall now proceed to show how these
lmes are, and beg all friends of the
reat home enterprise to retain this let
~ for reference to the facts give and
n which with full confidence implic-
ly rely.
Every one conversant with railroads
aware that the shorter and more di o.
'ct the line the faster the travel, the III
'wer the charges, the more profitable TT
le undertaking. IT, for instance we siG
nd two lines to Mobile, one twenty
lilies shorter than the other, all other w.,
lings being equal, the short line could i'm
ansport passengers and freight at one IN
Vcnth less charge than the longer line
ld make as much money on the bust 20
esq. This borne in mind, let us see Nv
hat are the relative advantages of
ouston and this city for the trade of .QJ
outhem Arka sas, Northern Louisi- IL
ma and Eastern Texas, where only the "
ew Orleans Pacific claims her pre-emi-
emit advantages over every other line
road now existing. "
Mr.. Crosby,who ought to know good
oal better tells us chat the New Or
ans Pacific gives no rail connection Co
it'll New Orleans, subjects all reights pa
injurious landings, and makes q OH
exas connection with but one single Il
ne
In opposition to the loose logic of Mr.. Bo
rosby, | affirm, and challenge success
Il refutation that north Of Palestine On
he New Orleans Pacific cannot only
,ccesslully compete for all trade, but
IN deleat every competition worth Il
king into consideration, for there the
cw Orleans and Texas has no foot Ar
g and can have none Let us there "o