The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-04-07
GALVESTON.
Reported Dailyl

GALVESTON, April O. 1880.
The latter part of the past weok delega.
ton embracing the representative men OF
Lamar Hopkins and other counties, have
visited this city for the purpose of comforting
with our Cotton Exchange in regard to the
extension of the Houston Il Great Northern
from Mineola north through Sulphur Springs
to Paris, in Lamar county. This delegation
came to secure the active cooperation of the
Exchange in their efforts TO secure this extern
sion. They were fully armed with statistics,
showing the actual productive wealth Of the
counties they represented, and practically
demonstrated that all this could be made
tributary to this city If its leading CONNER
cial body would throw the great weight of its
influence into the scale with them, and ap-
point a committee Of its most influential
members to accompany them to the conven-
ton that meets to-day at Palestine, to con-
slider this matter, and act in active accord
with them to get the International Il Great
Northern to build this line regard
loss of the representation of the
delegation; that by the extension of this
line to Paris, from the present terminus, So
miles Galveston would command the entire
product of that prolific section and secure its
trade The Exchange, instead of sending a
strong delegation, merely sent paper rep
resentative, the conditions of which will be
known to-day at the convention. The En-
change conducts affairs Of this kind-that are
of moment to the people directly interested
ON the Star Chamber order, therefore its
action will not be known until the results of
to.day's convention are published. That
they did not grasp the full Importance
of this movement is evident from the manner
in which they have made their preseniment
and from the tone of their disappointment
that was noticeably observable in the man
ner of the different members of the delega-
ton in speaking of their action to your re-
porter From letter to Mr.. Davis, of
Sulphur Springs, from the President of the
Cotton Excnange, Mr.. Davis stated that he
and the other delegates from his section, as
well rs the people they represented, expected
deeper interest and heartier action in tho
matter than what was manifested.
In an interview with him he showed
the wonderful capacities of Hopkins
county, the number of bales of cotton, the
number Of bushels of wheat, oats and other
products shipped from Sui phur Springs an
nally, all of which, ifthis road was extended,
would find market and outlet through Gal
veaton that now goes to St. Louis and New
Orleans. | tried to get this data for the
HERALD bu. was refused. giving as excuse
that he did not propose to allow its publica-
ton until after the convention. MIR. Davis
also stated that he and the people he repre-
sented Looked upon Galveston rs their nstur
al outlet were for this city FIRST last and all
the time, aud were DESTROYS of aiding l. build
ing up magnificent metropolis here that
would be the pride and glory of the whole
State In their efforts to do so, by throwing
trade ofan extensively populated portion OF
the State into her grasp that had hitherto
been diverted from her by railroads inimical,
he was led TO believe by representations
made to him on former visits that they
would enthusiastically cooperate in meas
ure that would enlarge their field Of COM
Dlercial action, but in this he was bitterly
disappointed, and left Galveston sadder and
more discouraged than he had ever LETT II be-
fore. The people of the county through which
tbs contemplated extension will pass are
offering the most liberal inducements for the
construction, fully realizing the Importance
it will be TO them, BY giving . competing
rate ON the their marketable products. Gal
weston is certainly not alive 10 her true inter
ests or her future, If er citizens do not act
lively all these people Ia their present efforts
to secure the immediate construction of a
line of 6S miles. that will thro 10000 bales
of cotton at least into her market, not to
speak OF other staple products at are