The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-09-01
The Missouri Pacific

Passing through the principal cities and
towns Of Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, In
dian territory and Texas. This is the great
commercial highway between the Alissis.
sippi valley and the southwest. Ii is now
/ tiity-siX years since the first railroad was
constructed in America. This pioneer road
was built from the Quincy granite quarries
in Massachusetts to tide-water, distance
oftour miles. The second road was built
from Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania, to the
Lehigh river, distance of thirteen miles.
The first road Organized under authority
| OF a legislature to carry on general trans
portatlon business was the Baltimore &
Ohio, which was chartered in the year 1897.
They built from Baltimore to ElliOtts mills,
distance of eighteen miles.
j The first locomotive was built by tho
venerable Peter Cooper for this company,
and run on this road. 1t weighed about
10000 pounds, and drew an open car eight
cen miles per hour.
The first railway built west of the Missis-
sipi river was the Missouri Pacific, COM
menced July 4, 1851. We now have nearly
100000 miles Of railway on this continent.
To-day "the old reliable" running through
the states Of Missouri Kansas Nebraska, In
dian Territory and Texas, has over twenty
two hundred miles of track under one man
agement.
THE construction, extontion and COM
plction of the Missouri Pacific railway was
one of those grand commercial projects
which, in conception, attaches TO the wis
dom and fame of Thomas III. Benton, and
the broad mercantile energies of st. Louis
by looking westward along the glimmering
track of the setting sun he behcld the In.
dams in the cast"
The numerous lateral connections Of the
Missouri Pacific railway are like the arms
and spreading branches of the great river,
which continually flow to the gulf through
the main channel, the products Of vast
and rapidly developing section Of fertile
country pouring into the trunk line to find n
market in the commercial centres of the
land, and an outlet TO foreign countries
through the sea-board cities. Hence this
direct through line connecting with the
grand system of railways diverging from st
Louis in every direction, and.a cheap wa
ter route to the sea by the Mississippi river;
extending westward, TO Sedalia, Kansas
| City, Leavenworth, Lawrence, Topeka,
Atchison, Denver, and Cheyenne, forming
a direct route to Omaha, Ogden and San
Francisco, also extending from Hannibal
on the Mississippi, river, through the state
OF Missouri, Indian Territory and state of
Texas, to the Rio Grande river and old Mex
leo, nil0rding facilities to the people of
Denison, Sherman, Dallas Fort, Worth,
Austin, San Antonio, and intermediate
points, not enjoyed by citizens
OF many of the older states. 1t
Is one of ( he most important lines of trans.
portation IN the country. Its easy grades
and straight line, the perfection of Its heavy
ballasted road-bed, strength and perma.
hence of bridge structures and steel rails
Its magnificent equipment Of heavy engines
and passenger coaches having every posi-
bic modern improvement for comfort, safety
and speed, its box and platform cars for the
sale and quick transportation Of freight
especially It's timely arranged and comforta.
BILE stock cars, the vigor of its management
and the ability and courtesy of its officers
and employees, are among the superior adj
vantagess offered to tho public by this great
corporation.
The Missouri Pacific enters Texas at Dcni.
son three miles from Red river and now has
one running southwest from Dcnison pass
ing through Denton and Fort Worth, and
at present terminating at Alvarado in John
son county. This line is TO continue TO
push to tho southwest. Tho other branch
runs from Dcnison southeast through
Greenville, crosses the Texas e Pacific M
Mineola and Is TO be built on TO the extreme
southeastern porto of the state. The Mis-.
souri, corporation Is a mighty and wealthy
one and will necessarily prove an important
factor In the development of Texas. The
officers Of the company are, President,
jay Gould, New York; X. s. Hays, 81,
Louis first yicc.president; A. IL. Calcf, New
York, secretary and treasurer; A. A. Tai
mage, general manager, st. Louis; j. 4.
Birch, ST, Louis, cashier; c. g. Warner, ST.
LOUIS auditor +. Chandler, st., Louis, gen.
freight agent, s.. Louis; s. o. Helnenway,
general agent, Dallas.