The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-12-11

stated. no matter how the ~, K. Sc T. may
60 it will not injuriously affect DallaS for
the simple reason that We already have
through the Dallas & Wichita and Houston
& Texas Central connection with the NJ, X.
s. T. Besides these connections and tho
connections that the Texas & Pacific give US
east and wost, We have the Houston & Texas
Central 10 tho gulf and the Texas Trunk,
that is beirg steadily built towards Sabine
Pass, an account Of the progress Of
which will DO found elsewhere in this
mornings paper. And the Chicago, Texas
& Mexican Central road in going ahead,
which, when built viii give us tn all-rail
route direc! to Chicago and Mexico, through
some Of the richest country in Texas to the
northeast and southwest of us. This road is
NO! mere dream, but living reality. The
geAtleman who have the enterprise in hand
have, we are assured, tho capital with which
to build il, and they are investing their
means in it purely because it will pay. Real
ling the fact that it will pay them to build
this railroad they are doing it, and Dale is
the Texas headquarters. And there is a
road coming fron the cast into North
Texas, the Texas Eaat Line, now
completed from Jefferson TO Greenville,
in Hunt county. Prudence and wisdom have
characterized the management of this COM
pany from its inception to the present time,
and adhering to the rule established when
the enterprise first took healway. never to
20 in debt nor cucumber the rond, it hts
progressed steadily and surely to its present
terminus. Mckinney has been spoken ofss
the point whore this line would strike thu
Houston 81 Texas Central, but the railroad
combinations that have been made and the
enterprises now on foot will probably lead to
reconsideration Of thisin,entior. D.llfs it
maaifestly TIE point for it TO strike,
for the reason that Dallas lie
railroad centre and by coming
here it will become part and parcel OF a
great system, rs it were, bu' by going TO BIC.
Kinney itsuNjocts itself to the mercy Of tho
Houston 81 Texas Central road. at Dallas
il will become the feeder Of numerous rail.
road lines and the artery fer the trNasmi:sal
eastward Of tho trade OF these Numerous
roads centoring here. But at Mckinney, or
even beyond, it must submit to the diclation
of one road alone. Dallas has never seon
brighter day than now beams upon her.
Every eligible business house in the city is
occupied, and dwelling houses are scarcely
obtoinable for love or money. Real estate ia
firm and new buildings are constantly going
up and being contracted for. Oar moneyed
men ara buoysnt and seeking investments
for their money. A number OF manufac-
turing enterprises are on the tspis and being
matured, and nil is activity. Tho railroad
schemes bsing carried out are attracting i'm
migration 10 our section Of tho state, and in
the population of North Texas will have
doubled and that those counties along the
western line of the Texas 4 Pacific organ
lied and filed with people, and that Dallas
will be a city of from $4,000 to 10000 inhab.
itSRts, sefsupporlipg, with her industries Of
every description, and doing an immense
trade aud traffic song the line3 of her rail,
roads, ranking not less than second in com
msrcisl importance in the state. We no
drawing no fancy picture, but YIe'onting
plain, simple facts IS they exist, and legiti
msto deductions from them, and giving rts-
sons for the faith that is ia US, abuadsu. in
eur opinion to satisfy even the most inc-cd,
nlous.