The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-04-15
OUR MINEoLA LETTER.
huAln0sa Changes Railroad Matters
startling R"nOrs-Tho Herald the
Paper for East TeNas
MINknLA. Aprl Id. lhl7.

business Changes Railroad Matters
startling R"mors -The Herald the
Paper for East reNas
MlNhoLA, April 10, 1871,
To the Editor OF The Herald
will endeavor to give you the new,
and views Of q backwoods reporter,
Harrison, Of the firm of Cage a llarri
son, bankers at this place, informed me
that he is on tho eve Of leaving here
for Sherman, where no intends going
into the cotton commission business,
which is Sherman's gain and Mineolas
loss for Jim has been one of the in
situations of this town for several years.
There are some other firms leaving
here, all going west Molioy n Edgar
leave to>day for Weatherlord, where
they enter into the hardware trade.
Tho people Of Dallas are doubtless
aware that this is not very thrifty
country Immediately around Minneola,
yet ii is one of the most important
stations on the Texas and Pacific rail.
way, on account of the freight that is
transferred here, and the shipments re.
ceiyed here for Sulphur Springs.
The Texas and Pacific, and lnterna-
tional roads in connection with the
Mallory line Of steamers, are making a
big effort to control the New York
shipments to Dallas. They are shipping
heights Mt greatly reduced rates, and
with little or no delay here. Freight
arriving here from Galveston in the
morning is placed in Dallas the same
night at ten o'clock and freight through
from New York frequently makes the
trip in twelve days.
There is undoubtedly something "big
on ice" taking place in railway circles,
from the crumbs that drop from the
official board. We have it here among
railroad men, that Colonel George Noble
is TO be made general manager OF the
st. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern
and Texas and Pacific railway compa,
MES and Mr.. Hanglin, the master me
chanic of the Texas and Pacific to be
superintendent of motive power for the
same; also, that the Chicago, Burling
ton and Quincy has leased the Missouri
Kansas and Texas, and further, that the
new management of the Central have
leased the nine miles of their road from
Sherman to Denison, to the Texas and
Pacific.
IF all the above be true, there is to be
war between st, Louis and Chicago,
and Mr.. Morgan is going to
make the Central a feeder to
his steamers causing freight on that
road to 90 south, or if north at all, go
by the Texas and Pacific and Iron
Mountain, for you can readily see that
the Texas and Pacific would makeratcs
over the road from Sherman to Dcnison
so high, that shippers would prefer the
Iron mountain route.
! would like to hear your views upon
the probable effect of such an arrange
ment as the above upon the trade of
Dallas. Don't you think she may be
pinched little, in case there is virtu
ally no northern connection fol- the
Central?
Your agent could do a good business
here getting subscribers, fory yours is the
paper furnishing the latest news, and
there is certainly no reason why you
should not have as many subscribers as
any paper in the state, II you could
get your papers this way by the morn.
ing train, you would be twenty-four
hours ahead of any other, Think of it.
Until you hear from me again, am
yours, BlJlNGo.