The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-10-19
THE STAR AND oRxscsSr LINE.
What Has IL Done for Texas and
New OrIeansf

A correspondent writing from Houston,
under date Of the 18th instant, to the
Now Orleans Times, has the following 70
say about rail connection between Texas and
New Orleans:
From the first it has been 30 Unsatisfactory
in this respect that DO merchant has been
able to sell the towns slong the line Of the
louisiana Wes,er railroad cit or from
Houston, Galveston or New Oflean., except
by water transportation, nor the towns of
Ofmge, Beaumont or Liberty, on the Texas
New Orleans, from your city on account
. tho freight rates charged by the Louisiana
Western railway. These thriving towns
wAcsa hopes have conferred in the coppec.
ton and facilities thus afforded, have seen
Their hsppy eNncCta'l0ns take their hight on
The winds VI summer, and the faith that was
in them has been rep aced by AL an,lpa hy
to the road end its management. Is fore
proceeding further, | will exunerato
the two terminal lines--thc Texas
Now Ooreans and Nor
gan's Louisiana & Texas
from all blame in the premises, and place the
responsibility where it properly belongs, and
where the people and all who have taken the
trouble TO Inform themselves have long sine
located it, with the Louisiana Western rail.
way. The management of the road, in ia
administration, has seen flt to kill At once the
goose for her golden eggs, and for their pains
will realize just 50 mucb az did their arbiey.
ing predecessor, the Individual whose action
has passed for year, and yegrs as an example
of the surPassing height q folly. 1t has
been clearly shown that Texas E Nav
Orleans and Morgan's ] ana g. Texas
railroads have fully realz W nd appreciat
ing the situation, have sued in vain for a
moderate tarif-which would soon have So
cured liberal patronage to ali their depart.
ments. But they have not succeeded, and
the hope OF agreat city and commonwealth
have been thwarted by AN intermediate
stretch of hundred and twelve mi es of
road, which has proved almost curse TO its
own locality, and dumper upon tho posi-.
bllllies of the connection thus formed. 1t ia
true that the passenger rates of the L. e.
w. have been reduced from $l2 to Sc 60,
but the freight rates have in no measure been
modified. In the meantime the Texas &
Now Orleans, with their increasing local
freight and travel, are an1iously
but patiently awaiting the result Of
this suicidal policy, while the Morgan in
terest, to meet the demand, have put on
eight steamers week between Berwick and
Galveston, and are doing larger freight
and passenger business than usual. have
been told by New Orleans travelling men
that goods can DO shipped by Morgsn's
Louisiana Il Texas railway, and his steam,
ship line to Galveston, thence by the T. &
\. .. road to Liberty, Beaumont and
Orange, at considerable less expense than by
the all rail route. What the Texas trade
has always required OF New Orleans, is a
quick reliable line with low rates. All
these requisites have been supplied years
ago in the Morgan line and connections, eY-
cept the former. Then, Mr.. Editor, in the
name of all the gods at once, what has been
accomplished by this great connection! 1t
has given us none of these; nor daily
mail on one of the most important routes in
the south, Our people are now specially
clamoring for the latter. Your merchants
can rest assured that the hopes of New Or.
leans will never be fully realized until a
change has vyolcomo lilo ra.es uf ireis AZ
and passage by the "Star and Crescent
Line"