Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-07-13
SKETCHES FROM TEXAS.
Mansfield, Texas, July LIST 1878.

Mansfield, Texas, July LIST 1878.
Editor SentineH-In accordance with the
promise made you, l now commence to
furnish you with few sketches from
Texas, the great empire state of the
south, and promise to continue them oc-
casionally, when health permits. AS
presume that your readers, in general,
feel an interest in the welfare Of the Lone
Star State, I will endeavor to furnish
them with such items of interest in re-
gard to this hourishing state, that may
future prospects of Texas. At present
there arc but two routes from New Orleans
and the southern part of Louisiana to Tex
as. One route is by the Morgan ia il road,
ria Galveston, Houston and on through
to Dallas, Sherman and the north west
ern portion of the state. Cars make the
distance between New Orleans aud Dali
las within two days time. Fare each way,
4,6O. The other route is by way of
Red River to Shreveport, and from thence
by the cars to Dallas. It generally takes
five days time by this route from New
Orleans. Cars leave Shreveport every
morning at S o'clock, except Sundays.
Fare Ivy this route the same as that by
way of Galveston Travellers from your
section Of the country will find it more
convenient to take tho river route, rs
they will arrive at Shreveport from Bay
on Sara within three days time. They
will find fine accommodations on the Red
river packets. The boats are command
ed by competent officers, and thorough
gentlemen. Within very short time,
there will be another line established by
rail road direct from New Orleans to
Marshall, Texas; touching at Donald
senville and then verging out through
the Red river parishes to the Texas line,
where it intersccts the road leading
through to Dallas and Forth Worth.
From thence il is contemplated to extend
the road out west to the Pacific. The es-
timated distance from New Orleans to
Dallas, ria Donaldsonville and Marshall
is AGA miles. From New Orleans to the
Sabine 217 miles. From the Sabine to
Dallas 247 miles. Cost OF erecting the
road, including rolling stock, within the
boundaries of Louisiana, $2,S43,2OO.
Within the borders of Texas, s., 1881 900.
Grand total expense in erecting the. road
IS, 200 Average price per mile, $12,
500. When completed, trips will he
made each way from New Orleans to Dali
M Nv
leans to the borders of Texas, has been
bridged, graded and rallied. These sta
tlstics have been taken from Col. Har-
dee's report to the President of the Texas
and Colorado Railway. hen this route
is completed, it will be the great thor
ofare from New Orleans and lower
Louisiana to Texas. It goes through one
of the finest regions of country in the
south, and will give the people of the
Red river section of country an outlet for
their products at all seasons Of the year.
They will not be detained in sending out
their sh ipmen is to New Orleans and til
er sections of the country, on account of
low water, or obstacles to navigation at
the mo nth of Red river, 1t will open up
Il new business on the line of this great
from New Orleans to the Pacific
Ocean. The future completion of this
route is now fixed fact. Many obsta-
cles have been thro WI in the way to-
wards competing this road. Fortunately
for the states that will lie benefited
by this great thorofare (Louisiana,
Texas and Arkansas,) those obstacle S
have been finally overcome and the work
will 6 adually progress un til firally com
pleted. Success to the grand underta-
king. 1t will be another link to the
chain of prosperity, that wi bind more
thoroughly together the people of the
southern states. Our future progress is
nov onward.
In the ne xt census to be taken in 1880,
Texas will have more than double her
representation IN the lower house of
Congress. Her representation will OK
coed threefold of its present number
This State is destined to occupy Il com
manding influence upon the future des-
TIMES of this great Republic. Her
population is now filing up very fast