The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-01-13
ST. LOUIS AND THE TEXAS TRADE,


ST. Louis has under consideration
another railroad project by which the
distances to principal Texas markets
will be dimin shed and an additional
amount of Texas trade secured. The
new road, which has been sketcbed out
by the superintendent of the ST. Louis
Transportation Bureau, has its initial
point at TexaT6aBa, and is recommended
TO run midway between the Transconti-
mental division and the main line of the
Texas and Pacific Railway, in a
direction west by south 10 Dallas.
passing through the counties of Bowie,
Titus, Hunt. Hopkins and Dallas.
Leaving Dallas, the contemplated route
should be 20 the westward Of all existing
railroads. passing through johnson.
COryeil, Bosque, Burnett, Blanco. Kendall
and Bexar counties to San Antonio.
and thence g. Mexico, with branches
from some point in Besaue county to
Waco. aud from some place in Blanco
county to Austin. The protector of this
enterprise assumes that Texas is anx-
ious to increase her trade with ST. Louis,
and will make liberal concessions and
subsidies to the contemplated road. The
Superintendent oil the St Louis Trans.
portation Bureau gives the following
statement of distances from different
points and the saving in transportation
that will be made by the adoption of
the route suggested:
/ DALLAS
st Louis 10 Dallas, via Sedalia and
DeniSon; COS miles
81. Louis to Dallas, via Texarkana.
t.ongview and Texas and Pacific, liz
miles.
St Louis TO Dallas. via Texarkana
| and new route, 673 miles.
Difference in favor of new route as
against that Via Seealia, - miles as
| against that wa Texas and Pacific, SO
miles
St Louis To Waco. via Sedaiia and
Denison, S63 miles
St Louis 10 Waco, via Texarkana,
Dallas and Meridian, new route, 7q7
miles
Differences ia favor of new route
against existing routes, Ct s.ld rs miles
respectively.
III AUSTIN
St Louis to Austin, via Sedalia and
| Houston and Texas Central, 1925 miles.
st Louis to Austin, via Texarkana
aud Loncyiew, $50 miles
st Louis II Austin. via Texarkana,
Dallas and Burnett, new route, ga
miles.
Difference in favor of new route
| against that via Sedalia, IL miles
" FAN ANTONIO.
st Louis to San Antonio, via Sedalia,
Denison and Houston, HOO miles
st. Louis to San Antonio, via Texar-
kama, Longyiew aud Houston, LOIS
miles
St Louis to San Antonio, via Texar-
kama, Dallas and new route. 942 miles.
Difference IN favor of new route as
| against existing lines, 2lS and SO miles
respectively.
This road, with ASP miles of main
line, 50 miles of branches, and 50 miles
| OF siding, should be built at present
prices of labor and material, and eouip.
ped IN tirst-class style, for less than
S9,oO.obo, a contribution on the par.
OF 1T. Louis capitalists of 81 600 600
would secure for this city the perma-
nent control Of such line as proposed.
shall be pleased TO furnish you at any
time with the specific details of expense.
incident to construction of such a line
as proposed, also with approximately
accurate statistics As to the probable
earnings aud expenses of the road
when completed. 1t is safe. however.
to assume that if the road were built
For cash without the aid OF any con-
strnction companies, the share capital
would from the outset earn 81 per cent.
annually on the amount actually paid
! in.-Gafrestoa -Ns7cs
The HERALn has often pointed out the
necessity, both TO Dallas and st. Louis,
of this road. and it is now pleased to
see the attention of railway magnates
being directed to it. 1t is but ques-
ton of time for the Iron Mountain road
to come to Dallas.