The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-05-20

and give the city an impetus that no perversc
interest could check, and send the city
bounding forward on the wave OF prosperity
to the achievement oi her high destiny.
That this was no time TO falter. Houston
was already in the field as competitor, and
had made most favorable propositions to the
company to start their road from the ter,
minus of the Western nsrrow-guage and
form connection with Bremond's east and |
west narrow-guage from Texarkana to that |
point, giving narrow-guage road from the
northeastern to the southwestern portion of
the State. He was for Galveston, right or
wrong, in every measure that would ephance
her prosperity aud make her the
terminus of grand system of railroads and
solve the question of deep water. Mr.. See
Tyson was followed by the Hon. George Fin
lay, who stated in course of his pertinent re-
marks that three-fourths of the trade and
products of Western Texas go to New Or
leans and New York, because Of discrlmi-
mating rate against this city, which would be
abolished by the construction of this line.
That Galveston could no longer shirk her
responsibility, no longer skulk from doing
her duty. she must meet it bravely, resolute'
ly and energetically. or grass would grow on
her streets. By stepping forward now and
aiding this road, with subscription to
amount to two per cent on the taxable pro-
perry of this city she would open up q
boundless area of territory that he had been
waiting and praying for connection with
Galveston for 10 these many years. Whose
people were the most solvent in the State.
! lie spoke eloquently in favor OF the
enterprise and appealed to the people to come
forward and generously respond to the prop
osition of the company. He dlsclaimed any
connection with the road, but was solely ac-
tuated rs q private citizen to do what he could
to benefit Galveston. At the cone uslon OF
Col. Finlay's address Capt, Nj. Quin spoke.
He stated that there was more men in Calves
ton who could build railroads, breskwaters, Ca
nails and make other internal improvements,
than any other city of its size in the world
, The captain very modestely declined to state
that he had been one of these castle builders
+ in the air, of how this city would be bene-
| fitted bv the construction of the roa J.. Ter
, thousand cases of kerosene had been shipped
0 to lndianola via Brazos antiago, and no
4 one case of it from Galveston, This repre-
|. sented population of 100000 people WHIT
n got this commodity from New Orleans o.
n elsewhere, and was only one item of freigh
Q that he WAS agent for a line of vessels, when
o ever DESTROYS of entering this trade, bu
n had been checked ut its very inception, h
., had secured q cargo of one hundred and lift,
3 tons of beef, brought it to this city, lande
10 it at Williams wharf, for the purpose G
10 sending il 10 Now York by the Mallory lin
IN OF steamers, but was informed that the
10 could not take it in consequence of an agree
Of ment with Morgan & Co. that their lin
oil should have the freight from Western TeNa
e. In the light of these facts, the questio
ic before the people of Galveston was, would
es pay to build this road, and what would ;
at the benefits arising therefromy That tt
in road would cost So 900, or $40, 900 mill
le to build il; that its construction would thro
ry into Galveston the trade of 100000 peopl
10 and thereby swell the trade to that amour
as AT the conclusion of Captain Quln
h. speech Mr.. Brown got up III
IA stated that the object of the road had BET
On clearly set forth and that subscriptions we
'e- now in order. At this announcement the
re- was general move for the door and mar.
81 one of Galveston's solid citizens present ste
. ped forward 10 the stand to show his apr
en- citation of an enterprise of such great impol
en- ance to the city. To say that John bro'
ed was disguised would be drawing it mild, Al
he the meeting, so far as increasing the subscrl
al tons, WAS a failure.--A few days ago Lu
W. lev Bros. bought for St. Louis refinery o
m hundred and fifty hogsheads ofsugar. III
eek is the largest transaction of the kind o.
pie made between the two markets, Char
to s. Morse, Clerk of the Court of Appeals,
in left few copies of the address of Hon; u
lch tave Cook, delivered at the reunion OF Hoo
We. and Granburys brigades at Corsicsna, j.
mas 10th The address is published in pamph
at- form and will be forwarded free and pc
at paid to any surviving member Of Granbur
ing brigade who will notify Mr. Morse Oh
any address, ---Jetf Anderson, coloreu, was
ing rested last night for theft from the mouse
the Colonel Maynard Stafford of some gold RI
The and other property, exceeding in val ue
and fIe is now in iail.---(l lite aparly lelt
rue Houston yesterday, and large party VIII
u up to-day.--Business none at all