The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-04-24

Ii there has been any doubt in tho past
year or more as to the future of Dallas, AS to
her being the grand central point at which
must converge the great bulk of tho business
for all this rich section, that doubt must be
dispelled by the Developments OF tho last lew
months, and more especially by those in the
railway line that we have seen to occur since
the opening of this year, BY reference to
another column will be found the action last
evening 9th Chicago, Texas & Mexican
Central railroad company, whereby IL was de-
termined not only to proceed at once to the
obstruction Of tho twenty seven miles of lire
southwesterly recently contracted for, but
to survey some twenty-five additional miles
of the roads extension in the same direction,
to the end that bids for the construction
thereof also shall be at once asked for. Not
only this, but the chief engineer has been by
resolution further instructed to proceed
without delay to survey the line from Dallas,
nor!h-eas.erly to Paris, with view TO
connecting at that point with the st. Louis
and San Francisco road. This action on the
part Of the directors ought to settle the
question MS TO the fate of our great focal point
The gentlemen connected with tina, road, and
recently here from Chicago, went back home
as.ounded at what they had seen of Texas,
and feeling like tho Queen OF Sheba did MS
to The magniicence and glory of Solomon.
that "the one-half had not been told.''
They represented capital, they controlled
capital, and the hreatment received hore at
our hands; and tho people, and the soil, and
the climate they met in this section, decided
them rs to tho desirability of investments
here, In last evenings trsnspirings at the
office of the Chicago, Texas Il Mexican Cen.
trail railroad company We have some
Of the first fruits, in tho cash expen.
dl.ure of nearly S50,OOO thus far,
aud tho promise its present status gives.
Again, only this week, We recorded the fac,
of the arrival of Mr.. Henderson and n
wealthy capitalist, both interested in the
Texas Trunk line, running sou,h.ess,erly
and heading for Sabine Pass, through "A
lumber region unsurpassed in tho fertility
and excellence of Ito now much needed tim.
bcr. OF this road soma twenty miles have
already been built, and iron enough to con.
struct 1t some fifty miles further, Is on It's
way hither. The immense importance of
this line, oven should 1t never reach It's ul,i-
mate and proposed destination, Is no. yo,
fully realized by our people and merchants,
to whom will DO opened up most remunera.
tive traffic with our neighbors of kaufman,
Henderson, Anderson, etc.
Again, tho Texas & Pacific road Il now
running daily trains westwsrdly some 26O
miles, and whilo passenger coaches 20
crowed from sunrise toward sunset and back
again, Il 10 difficult matter 10 secure freich,
cars sufficient 10 meet tho growing demand
Of tho opening trade.
Add 70 this the other fact that Dallas has
now direct and daily communication with the
uorthwcsL with Denton, Gainesville, Whites
boro, Sherman, Denison, ETC., BY the Dallas
4 Wichita railroad. aud we canno, fail
TO be impressed with our spider.web
condition. Il Is no wonder that some three
or four capitalists from other states arc now
speaking Of erecting manufacturing estab.
lishmsns In our very mid,t We learn tha.