The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-05-26
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Train PreIe~t-A Texas soua.r,i..

Chicago Timcs; The mutual hank
erine that Chicago and Texas have *
hibited for one another. for a Ion. time
past, has led 70 the establishment OF a
connection that must result heuifciaIly
to both. This city has always had 4
coyetous eye-sUpposing that a city can
have an eye Ut alton the Lone Star'
state. with it, fertile sayanuahs. it. mil
lions Of steers, its mountains OF hide,
its weil>hlled cotton gins, and its push
ing. prosperous towns. and entorprising
thrifty population; while the average
Texan, OF every creed color, and ayoca-
ton, has tondly hoped for exchange Of
administrator, FIRST. and. secondly.
some commercial arrangement which
would bring him into close relationship
with the big metropolis OF the lakes
Down in that country the people have
got some push about them, and thew
naturally prefer Chicago to 81. Louis
but until now there has ALWAYS been a
break in the connection, and As a conss,-
quence that old fogy town at the other
end of the big bridge has enjoyed a large
share of trade that went there simply
because it couldn't come to Chicago.
through lack of facilities NoS the
connection is made perfect, and Chicago
takes one more state. and q big one At
that, under her kindly wing. agreeing
to give something in exchange for every
thing she receives
The plan for establishing and main
tanning this connection was approved at
A MEETING or RAILEoAD sEN
held in one of the private rooms of the
brand Pacific Nnsf.r.tax
those present were William Bond, gem
ersl manager, and Major Garner, gen
eral superintendent of the Missouri.
Kansas and Texas; W. B. Strong, general
superintendent of the Chicago, C>s-
lington aud Quincy. and George II
Pullman and Col Welsh, of the Pull
man Palace Car company
These gentlemen, with the Others
who were present. decided to open up
through passenger and freight route lie
tween Galveston and Chicago and HOus~
ton. Hitherto, people going 10 or com
ing from Texas, over the direct route
from this city to the gulf. have been
obliged to change from sleeping cars
into rough coaches at Hannibal aud Sc
dalia, and the ride OF one hundr, q and
forty three miles between these points
has been anything but pleasant 10 the
| through passenger. Rather than en-
dure this Inconvenience, nearly all the
travel from the gulf has been turned
from the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
at Sedalia TO st. Louis, via the Missouri
| Pacific. The new arrangement is To run
| sleeping coaches clear through from
| Chicago to the cities of Galveston and
| Houston. Mr.. Pullman Is to provide
seven new sleepers for this service. and
| these will commence running from
| June LIST. With this arrangement IN
operation, passengers can go from Bos'
| ton or New York TO Galveston or Hou-
ton with but one changs OF cars. But
the people who would enjoy this priv
lege must come by the way of Chicago
for it will be the only rail route OF ovel
two thousand miles in length with but
one change.
| The new freight arrangement will d,
known as the Texas Fast Freight line
This combination
TAXES EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
The time schedules are to be change
so as To make it what its prOprietors de
sign it shall be, quick dispatch be
tween this city and all points IA north
ern and middle Texas. Two hundre.
freight cars, built expressly for Ia,
service. the ownership of which {
equally shared by the three roads con
cerned. Will be ordered on 20 the lin,
at once. Ii was asserted at the meetiu.
on yesterday, that this line would brin,
Chicago fifty miles nearer the principa
Texas points than any other rou.e an,
it was also mentioned that it need no
interfere, comparatively. with 81. Louis
since 1t Is one hundred and eight,
miles from that city at the nearest point
The duty of arranging the details ap
pertaining 10 the establishment of thu
through passenger and freight line vii
be entrusted to the heads OF the freish
and passenger departments of the tire,
roads in the combination. a. follows
C. ". Smith and d. W. Hitchcock. O
the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
w. B. Robinson and j. D. Brown, Of IN,
Missouri, Kansas and Texas, and J
Waldo, of the Texas Central.
The managers of the Texas roads sa,
that the idea of the combination orig
mated with Superintendent Strong o
the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
and that his wishes have been consult
ed with respect to every detail of tia,
arrangement Yet ii is only a shor
time-probably a month-since tn
officers of the latter road were yehs
mently denying the rumors of a com
bination between the lines aforesaid
But this is part Of the business of rail
roading-to fatty contradict the fact
until such time as it may seem prope
to give them publicity. The parties 4
the new arrangement say they want
distinctly understood that there la
been
NO CONSOLIDATION
of the three roads; only q cornnuuit
OF interest in through traffic. and tha
1t Is also announced that the Chicago
Burlington and Quincy assumes In
whole management and responsible
OF the experimentation il Is only An "a
pertinent The prospects of a success,
ful outcome to this combination are :
iiattering that General Manager Bond
of the Missouri. Kansas and Texas. som
days since authorized the enlargement
of the company's office quarters IN thi
city. and commodious apartments o
the second floor Of the reaper bloch
corner of Clark and Washington street,
has been rented for the purpose. Tn
quarters will be used in addition to III
basement of the same building, whic
Is now and has heretoforeibeen occupiss
by the company as an Office RepreseI
tatives Of both the Texas roads con
cerned in the combination, will hay
offices in this building
The new through route to the gu
forms the longest continuous line lea.
ing from Chicago. being eleven hundre
and eighty-five miles long. The runnin
time between this city and Galye-to
will be iifty-seyen hours. ~ the tire
lines working under the new Arrang.
ment. the Missouri, Kansas and Texs
u much the longest, its length bein
i've hundred aud seventy miles. Tn
Texas Central runs from DenisOn {
galveston and Houston. the main lin
being three hundred and thirty mile
long. There were shipped over ia
, Missouri, Kansas and Texas railway {
Chicago last year. over fifty thoo-An
bales OF cotton, and nearly five thousAn
car loads of cattle. besides large quar-
titles OF other products Of the far soutl
, west These items give some idea {
/. immensely Of the trade originating i
that region, and all tending toward III
centre.
, In Times OF Peace Prepare fog Va
Galveston News: General T. q. /,
Ord, accompanied by Colonies Bake
Young and Price Of The .r,ux an