The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-08-31
DALLAS AND GALVESTON,

With the exception of the Texas & Pacific
there is perhaps no road now being con-
structed in the state of more importance to
the commerce of this city and north Texas
than the Gulf, Colorado s. Santa Fe With
Galveston and its harbor as the initial point,
it runs in a north vest direction and is CON-
pleted to within few miles of point not
far below Bolton, in Bell county. 1t will be
finished to that pretty and hourishing inland
town in short while. From that point its
course has not been fully determined. Two
routes, it would seem to us, ought to be con-
sidered by the directory, one
q continuation of the general
northwest the track now points and to an
Intersection of the Texas & Pacific about one
hundred miles or more west Of US, as circum-
stances might determine, and the other to
turn more sharply north, run through the
city of Waco and come to Dallas direct, say
via Hillsboro. The intervening counties are
Bell, McLennan, HILL Ellis, johnson and
Dallas, with Falls, Navarro, Limestone and
Bosque and Coryel lying adjacent. The DIG
lance from Dallas to Bolton, direct, is 115
miles; from Bolton to Galveston about $50,
which would give total distance
from Dallas to Galveston, over this
new route, of 345 miles, or
only thirty miles longer than over
the Houston e. Texas Central and Galveston,
Houston &c Harrisburg, the now existing
route. 1t is a widely known fact that the
country lying between Dallas and Bolton is
a rich scope, splendidly adapted to agricul-
ture, thiclsly populated for Texas, end sus-
ceptibe of unlimited development. 1t only
requires the touch of railway iron to galvan-
lie it into the fullest life which will ever after
pour out a large volume of commerce. Is
Dallas willing for this road to come to her?
Is she ready to confer with the directory and
to give them encouragement to come? They
are like other railway builders, tits necessary to
extend them at least apolite invitation before
they will come to US. We are of the faith
that if Dallas will make the proper effort
she could secure this great and new outlet to
the gulf She should point out to the direc-
tory that this is the focal point of all great
lines in Texas; that two great routes already
lead hence north, and in the lapse of time
another will be added from Dallas via Paris
and Fort Smith, Ark. that in eighteen
months we will be in connection with Califor-
mia, and that by bringing their road
to Dallas they would not only
attain all they can get by
tapping the Pacific 100 or 200 miles west of
US, but enjoy all the advantages of running
into the converging eenters of the lines now
leading north, east and west, and those which
are being built and will certainly enter here
at some future day. Speaking for the public
at large we can assure the directory that they
would be received with open arms by the
people of this city and county, as we'll as b.
everyone along the line. And should their
ambition lead them beyond our city
here. lies the whole of Pan Handle
Texas, with its magnificent Red river valley
northwest of us, unoccupied by any other
road, and which possesses all the undevel-
oped wealth of the richest portion of the
United States. Galveston has shown that
she has the resident home capital to build
the road to Bolton; we know that the direc-
tory of the road in question can command
what may be necessary for such extension as
their business sagacity may determine. We
urge inquiry and effort in this matter of con-
nection with the seaport city of Texas by tho
road that is destined to be one of the most
important in the south,