The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-04-26
WHY ARE THESE THINGS so,

unuer INC aooVo hohuinR' charging tne man.
sgement of the Texas & Pacific railroad with
injustice TO Dallas, and determinations
against the city, rs we'll as setting forth what
the writer believes to be other grievances.
We have had heretofore numerous commu.
nicstions Of the nature Of this one. but have
always declined to publish them, believing
that time would right the matters complain.
ed OF, but we depart from tae rule now that
the management of the road may become
acquainted with the impressions that have
taken hold upon the minds of many citizens
OF this city, and also that we might base a
few remarks of our own upon the article in
question. The Texas s. Pacific railroad is
one of the greatest and grandest enterprises
ever undertaken. Spanning Texas as it will
when completed from It's eastern to its
western extreme, a distance Of some eight
hundred miles or Whereabouts, and already
reaching from tho eastern line of the state
far into its interior toward the west, it il one
of the most potent factors with which
tho state is blessed in developing
Its resources and in building up
its material interests. Not only has it ad.
ded largely to the prosperity and increase of
the population of the older counties through
which 1t passes Say from Harris TO Parker
inclusive, but it is rapidly approaching the
western limit of the state at FL Paso, pone.
trating the sparsely settled and unsettled
counties to the westward OF Parker, building
up towns along its route and carrying people
into all that region to settle up the waste
places and reclaim the fertile soil from its
virginisy for the purposes OF agriculture
thereby to increase the commerce of the state.
We believe that II has ever since been the
policy and the desire of the managers
and owners of this great artery to treat every
town and city and section along its line with
equal justice, even as father treats his
offspring, for while 1t ia not the creator of
every town or city through which it PAST s, ii
is OF nearly all of them, and there is not one
1t has not materially benefited and aided.
There is not county through which it passes
that 1t has not added population to and
that II has not aided in commercial sense.
We can conceive ofno reason why the Texas
and Pacific railroad company should desire to
discriminate in favor of one point
to the delriment Of another. 1t is
interested in every station, hamlet town,
city and county through which it passes, as
we'll as in the contiguous counties. 1t is in
terestea in populating tho country it travers-
es, for the greater the population, the more
business will 1t do. Therefore we again say,
why should the company desire to discrimi-
nate against any point2 Aud specially, why
should it be disposed to discriminate against
Dallas In the matter of freight rates, or in
aid ofbuilding up any rival or would-be rival
city, when Dallas..has been so liberal to the
road in land and other donations, and in
business? Railroad companies, espe-
cially in an enterprise 80
ssupendous as the Texas & Pacific, are COM
posed of shrewd-thinking, strong. minded
men, who have been successful in business
affairs, AID they do nothing without reason,
al least satisfactory to them, and in the alb.
sence Of reason and motive to actuste
their company in discriminating against Dali
las in any way, why would the company do
1t? In so far as tho matter of the roads
depots and offices in this city is concerned, it
is true that they arc but ordinary matters of
the most temporary nature, but we mus,
make reasonable and sensible allowance
for that. We all know how for a
number of years this road asked of congress
that aid which was justly Its due, and how
failing to get 1t, 1t was forced TO remain at q
standstill for lack Of means to proceed on II:
way to the Pacific ocean. 1t has been but q
little while since, after abandoning all hopel
of aid from the government, that 1t was able
by the formation Of syndicate Of gentle
men Of capital, Al the head Of which Is Mr.
Jay Gould, that 1t was In condition to re-
new work on It's extension westward. Since
then It's every energy and every dollar Of II.
money has been devoted to this purpose, ant
tho company Is perhaps just now not in con
dition te build fine depots and improving
offices. These will come in little time
not only at Dallas but AZ its every station.
When Texas was in her infsncy. log cabin,
and one legged bedsteids had to answer tn,
purposes of the people, but as they got il
better shape and better fixed in lie, comfort
able homes and fine houses sprung up or
every hand with furniture to match. rocl
top tables, bed room sets and parlor ar
rangemonts, Our correspondent alludiny "a
former engineer Of the road, now prosiden
Of the construction company. General Dodge
says that he has always Disseminated agains
Dallas. This may DO 80, or Il may not, an,
Il may DO true, a. has often been said, tia
he 10 largely interested in real estate, etc.
in Fort Worth, and therefore uses his po,l
ton - tone Of tho most prominent men 4
directing the affairs Of tho road" 10 us
language Of cur correspondent, 70 discrim
inAte In favor Of that city 70 the detriment q
Dallas. Ifthese things arc true, Mr.. Gould
the president Of the road, should certainly b.
made aware Of the fact Mr.. Gould nor III
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