The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-01-05
rur TEXAS AND PACIFIC.

ubiect OF VII Oh he treats, but
With genera Asnciering and monetary
cience at lr .rse, which entitle. his opin.
ON to c' rSful herring and respectful
'onslc .ayation To deal successfully
Ti..h the subject Of gold and silver IN
the Southwest, iii necessary to have
the knowledge Of the banker and the
figures Of the professional Statislican Mt
the finger tips, and in facts ns well NJ
theories Mr. Anderson is SO proficient
that better showing than he has made
could hardly be effected
By tho term Southwest, he includes
those portions of the United States
which were acquired from Mexico by
the cession OF lSlS, as well a, that part
of the Mexican Republic whichIlcs next
to Texas. This is really the same coun-
try described by Humbolt in his vol
umes on New Spain, and comprises the
major portion of thesilyor-bearing coun-
try in North America. But though il
was the region earliest settled by Euro
peans, it has not rs yet realized the
blessings OF English civilization, and un'
less measures arc taken to complete the
Texas and Pacific road, which runs
through its center, many years may yet
elapse ere proper development of its I'M
paralleled mineral resources can be
made
The sum total product Of the silver
and gold Of the Southwest including
Mexico, California, Utah, Nevada, Ari.
IONA and New Mexico, since 1921, has
been computed at 1870 1920 and an
examination of the best estimates made
of the silver and gold in the world
shows that the Southwest has produced
considerably over one.third OF All the
precious metals in the world. \ better
comparative showing is made Tor thls
section by taking the product OF silver
for 1873. The American Cyclopediu
gives the total amount produced III that
year Mt $7G. 2j0, 900, of which $50 ,OO00OC
was Yielded by the United States and
So, O0OO0O by Mexico. making the pro
duct Of the Southwest in 1919 100000,
600, or about twothirds Of tho product
Of the whole world.
These statistics, and columns NOR,
that might be furnished set NJ rest al
doubts MS to tho mineral wcnlth anC
absolute value of the country through
which the Texas Pacific road is to pass
The advantages which will follow thu
completion of that line to the Pacif,
are however, so numerous, rs almost t.
defy enumeration 1t passes directl,
through the heart orthe mineral region
in the rich valley ofthe Rio Grandc,a nt
10 the north and south lie rich cities
both in the United States and in Mex
co, which will not be slow to avail
themselves of the advantages of con
Meeting lines. Not only this, but mucl
; OF tho route lies through anagricultura
/ country which needs but the presenc
= Of energetic, determined men, in orde
! TO render it ono Of the most fertile re
, gions on tho globe
; The article closes with summary q
, the reasons for fastening the compile
ton OF the road, II any one can rca,
this and not DO satisfied of the necessit,
for the existence OF the Texas Pacific
he must he blind indeed. Not onl
, will it provide facilities for transporting
/, troops and supplies at vastly reduce,
, expense, but its completion will insur
, the scattered inhabitants o. that section
. protection against the Apache Indians
: will provide transportation for the i'm
c mense numbers of cattle and shee,
. which are being sent TO market from
the Southwest, and for the heavy ship
Y ments Of grain al eady being made. Ad,
{ to these advantages the fact that tn
). road is south Of the region of sever
o cold, and consequently not at all liabl
. to be blockaded by snow.storms am
slides; that its completion will open a
almost new region to tho emigrant, Ell
HANGING the value of public and privat
lands, and that the last unciviliaed POI
ton of our wide territory will be brough
under the influence of Anglo Saxon re
fnement, and the case of the Texa
Pacific may be said to DO clearly an,
fully made out