The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-05-19
TEXAS TRADE CURRENTS

II u just as natural for trade TO seek
/ the shortest, most direct and easiest
route to the ocean, as it is for water to
do so. Up TO this time this rule has
been good, and that it will remain so
for long series OF years, or until rail
transportation becomes as cheap as
water. cannot be doubted. While this
IS true IN every sense. yet we are none
the less pleased to see the efforts OF the
leading cities Of the west ami north
west 70 secure the rich trade of Texas.
In natural disadvantages, so far as our
trade is concerned, Chicago is ahead OF
St Louis, Cincinnati, Louisville and
Memphis, but this is eounterbalauced.
60 great degree, by her superior en>
terprise and business activity. She is
now engaged. through her Chicago.
Burlington and Quincy, and the Mis-,
souri,. Kansas and Texas connections. TO
put on the route, between the lakes and
Texas, fast freight line, and TO secure
extraordinary passenger facilities. This
Is long stride ahead and one which
will yield Texas more profit than
Chicago. The competition to be induced
by such measure will most undoubtedly
save to the state many thousands of
dollars each year. But should St Louis,
Louisville and Memphis conclude to
enter the lists with Chicago, then indeed
will 1t be that Texas will reap where she
has not sown, and very abundant har-
vest, too.
We welcsme these suitors for the
fayors of our commerce, hut we tell
them plainly that they must come
down TO bottom rates, and be prepared |
to share with us the rich fruits Of the |
trade Galveston can and will make |
her negative to the arrangement felt |
and that very sensibly All she wants
is, for her merchants and business men |
as well as railroads, to meet the move !
with such reduction as will force it, |
self upon the attention of the merchants |
and farmers of the state The natural |
Of trade trend toward Calves
ton from all parts of the state, and |
nothing other than business reyolu-
tion, earthquake or volcanic eruption
can disturb it, and set it about upon its
uphill course TO the cities of the vest
and northwest. They, as well as Gal.
weston, however. should remember that
since the clamps have been removed
from Louisiana, another old fam liar.
but long missed competitor for Texan
trade, Is girding up her loins to enter
the race, and soon the capital, energy
and business experience of New Orlean.
will be sensibly felt in business matters
in Texas.
1t should be remembered that in
flowing toward the Crescent City the
trade of Texas encounters no natural
obstacle, but that it is only following the
easy natural currents spoken of above.
Our productions win be handled there
by mon who are, and have always been,
perfectly familiar with them. And
from the eastern line of the state. and
from about the center, north and south,
the Red river leaves in a bold sweep
for New Orleans and with the rail con.
nections now tending in that direction,
1t only needs the revival which will
surely come since the Disruption OF the
sinister and unhealthy carpet-bag gov.
ernment, tosend oar cotton, grain, sugar
and beef again in an unending stream to
to that city. Galveston can interfere if
she will, but she has lost so many years
of fair opportunity, that we can reas-
onably doubt as to her
We predict that but few years will
see New Orleans doing the cream Of the
Texas business.