The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-11-26
Gould aud Grant



Inc Picayune, several months ago, fore,
snadowod the plans Of Mr.. Gould, and al
most propheicslly indicated his policv
While the other railway mssna,os wo.o
handling the la,itudnal trunk lines from Tho
Mississippi valley to the Atlantic seahosra
this great hnancler crossed the Missouri and
began to control transportation in tho north
west and towards the Pacific slope. His in.
terest in the Union Pacific railroad was bp,
the first step in the great enterprises in tbe
trans, Mississippi district. He has advanced
steadily towards the contamination of ona
OF the grandest industrial projects that
nave been witnessed In this conntrv
OF unlimited achievements. Absorbing ora
road after another, he has gained control Of
nearly the whole railway system west Of ,ha
Missouri above the northern boundary l;no
OF lexss except the Atehison. Topel,a q
santa Fe system These RAILWAYS have bers,
toiore played very insignificant mart In
me transportation problem. They were ali
swallowed up, as II were, by the trunk lines
east OF the Mississippi They could bro rata rate
on what business they gathered, but Al such a
rate Ms lett them no profit on their haui
When Mr.. Gould got control Of
those lines he inaugurated new do.
parture, lie b gan st once 10 nre.
pare TO pro rate with the Mississippi river
lie indicated clearly in his speech in 81
Louis when ho assumed control of the trans.
Missouri lines, that he looked towards tho
Gulf OF Mexico Tor the future, and moi To-
wards the AT antic He told the merchants
OF that city that their future Law in the n,Il
ullilz 'lion OF the grand system of water
transportation, ana his railway lines expect.
cd to render themselves independent and re-.
muneraiive because they had this outlet 10
the sea, lie was the pioneer of the normal
movement o. The surplus products of the
noTlhwestto New Orleans on large scale
de mas shown his intentions clearly. and ex.
hblted the policy Of his railway MANAGE
ment by the formation Of a new barge com.
pany, with capital of $500, ,0Oo, 70 haul in
this direction from st. Louis.
The recent movement of Mr.. Gould bv
which at one stroke he took the Missouri.
Kansas and Texas Railroad out of the hands
OF receiver and pleced II in the front rank
OF the railways of the United States. is only
another demonstration Of the high abilities Of
this financier. The NJ, X. and IT, Il the
main TIA k longittd nal line west of the Mis-
sissIlppL Reaching its arms out to Colorado.
and ,trsversing the Indian Territory 10 the
borders of Texas, it had no southern outlet,
AT ID nison II had TO trans 'er to the Hous.
ton and Texas Central railroad. Its outlet 70
the gulf has been secured by the contract for
The speedy completion Of the New Orleans
| Pacific IAilrOAd But the ambition &c M
Gould does not stop with southern route 10
the sea. The rec c'nt meeting of the stock
holders voted $4,000 900 to extend the road
through Texas to Camargo on the Rio
Grande, aud thence to the city Of Mexico.
Mr. Gould has secured the cir line route 10
the metropolis of our sister Republic, and is
master Of the situation, Whether there be
any truth or not in the reports that Gen.
Grant is in some way connected with
the Mexican line, remains 10 be seen.