The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-09-23
DALLAs AND GALVESTON,

Information last evening received from
Fort Worth, is t. the effect that that city
has raised nearly $780, 900 for the purpose of
inducing by the donation along with add
tional amounts, the Gull, Colorado IL Santa
Flo railroad to 60 10 that place. 1t behooves
the citizens of Dallas to reflect seriously and
act promptly on this business. Should that
road proceed from Bolton to the Fort,
then the next step will be either
for it or the Missouri. Kansas & Texas
to build connecting line between this latter
point and Gainesville. By this means will
Dallas be hanked. 1t is desirable that as
many outlets to the gulf as possible shall be
had by this city. The construction OF the
Gulf, Colorado e Santa Flo railroad, owned
by Texas people and operated in the interest
of Texas, would save annually hundreds of
thousands of dollars in freight money to cur
merchants and citizens generally. Ifthe di-
rectory Of that greau artery en- be
induced to come hither, it will not be long
before this consumation will be realized,
for it is TO their interest 10 make the connec-
ton and thus be placed on an equal footing
with the Texas Central at the very earliest
possible moment. The company has tho
money, the facilities and the desire to come
to Dallas, bu! it must DO made
to appear to their interest so to
do. This connection secured as against
am other place and the enyiable fate
of Dallas is fixed for all time to come ne
elected and suffered to drift to some other
point the result will be corresponding con-
uoctions that may most seriously damage us.
AT Dallas tho Gulf Colorado Santa Fe rail-
road max S most advantageous connections
with tho Texas & Pacific, the Missouri, Kan
sas & resss. via the Dallas Il Wichita, the
Trunk linz, and the Chicago, Texas
& Mexican Central, via Paris. Build
ing to our city from Claburne, it will
find road already in operation to she
Missouri, Kansas & Texas, which gives /. an
outlet to st. Louis, thence to any point
north, east or west as it pleasea. Let us
therefore direct the attention of our Calves
ton friends to these and other facts, and urge
Dallas AS their true point Of terminus, At
tho same time let il be borne in mind by our
citizens that the benefits resulting from the
proposed COY nection are incacuable in num-
borless ways, and let us manifest the desire
and make preparations to get them here,
otherwise there is no telling what the omis-
sion may cost us by subsequent combina-
tons and otherwise. The HERAID saw and
a lnounced all thee things nearly two weeks
ag), before there was even q dream on the
part of most, if, indeed, any of our citizens,
of the chances of the Galveston road com.
ing to us, and urged prompt action then, but
nothing definite has thus far been done
We hrdently trust that immediate and
positive steps will be Mt once taken to place
Dallas In position that will maze
her in perhaps less than twelyemonth the
Indianapolis ofthe South as railway centre,
the Chicago OF tho South as a live, thrifty,
populous trade centre. Now is the time, now
the moment to secure all this tho last spoke
that perfects the wheel TO roll her into opu.
lence and power. Are we equal to the call
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