The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-12-07
TINE TEXAS AND PACIFIC.


Ever since the late happy uniilgation
ol Tho TeIas Il legation in congress upon
the Texas and Pacific bin, the measure
has been steadily gaining ground in
both house and senate, The middle
aud western states with tho franInoss
characteristic Of them are beginning to
look at the measure ~ one of ample
Justice 10 u section Of our common
country which, Tor various causes, for
the last two decade has had very oner.
Gus burden TO bear and which Ia to-day
manlully bearing It's own proper share
of that placed upon Its shoulders by the
completion ofthe Union Pacific, q road
which benefits the northern and mid,
die states directly, and the south only
In n general way, IL At all, The repre'
sentatves from those states are becom'
ilfg convinced that the management OF
the Texas and Pacific has no Credit
Mobilier attachment 10 tho road in
view that they propose to build it at
once and in ~ economical way as
possible, and that ii il willing to give
congress all possible guarantees as to
the safety Of all the interests pledged
TO, or concerned in its construction,
There have been scores Of the leading
business men of the northwest here this
fall aud winter, looking over the route,
and the country penetrating and ada
cent to it, and they all 90 back home
enthusiastic for the road, This crcum
stance cannot fail TO have beneficial
effect upon the fortunes Of tho bill be.
fore congress The policy of the adj
ministration regarding paciiication and
the protection and fostering Of the en-
terprises of the south is favorable, also,
to the hopes Of the friends of the bill.
IT is believed, and with good grounds
too that il will encounter no hostility
from the executive head of the nation,
There is silent but none the less pow>
erful European pressure also in this
direction. Persons living in the great
commercial centers Of Europe, and being
Interested in Indian and Asiastic enter
prises generally are greatly concerned to
havethis shorter, sure and cheaper route
opened, the prices now charged for
passage and transportation on tho
Union and Central Pacific route
amounting almost to prohibition.
The looping off of all the proposed
branches does away with very many of
the original objections to the proposed
grant The southern members will
support the bill shorn of the Vinita
brancn, and the northern and middl e
statesmen will support it when the
Galveston, New Orleans, Mobile, Savan-
nah or Norfolk branch or terminus is
no longer u feature of the road. The
important reduction in the amount
of the guarantee asked also constitutes
o powerful argument in favor of the
grant and this latter will prove pow4
erGul one, when once clearly placed before
congress. All these things taken together
with the compactness, responsibility
and strength Of our own direct repre-
sentation in congress, ought tc
clear every obstacle from the path
and give to the Texas and Pacific none
but plain sailing for the future.
1t would be idle to further speculat,
upon the vast Importance of the early
completion of this road to all this
region of Texas Just now our magni
ticent panhandle country is rapidly
coming into notice. Its rich soils, gem
ial climate and peerlessly magnifcen
scenery is attracting hundreds of per
manent settlers. SO soon as this roaC
passes Fort Worth, and branch pene
trates this glorious region, thousand
upon thousands will flock there. w,
have territory enough there to make
state as large as Ohio and far richer
which only needs the stimulous of raj
facilities within u reasonable distance
to produce such state rs before which
the bright sun of Buckeydom itself viii
pale.