The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-05-26
"aROwINa TEXAS"

sub. headings, to letter 10 the New York Her
aid OF the 10th inst, written from Fort Worm
under date of April 22j. The communica
ton outlines very graphically tho Gould sys'
tenn Of railroad enterprises now in course Of
obstruction 10 this state but 1t ignores or
omits in the main all other railroad improve
ments. The gist of the letter is, that Fort
Worth Is tho great railroad centre OF the
state. In that particular the letter is unfair
I'D one. sided. We would not say word il
Acould that would iDjure the prosperity oil
heighboring city, or that would in the
!6test degree detrsct from its Importance
MAR its prospects. It has bright
future before it, and it is being
made the intersection OF four
rsilro ads, including the Denver, Colorado
road. This is u good railroad showing, and
when these roads are flashed our neighbor
will have excellent facilities. But there IS
another Richmond in the field in this portion
of Texas tho genuine Richmond to whom
the crown belongs, and who on the Bosworth
field of railroad enterprise and railroad and
commercial advantages means to keep and
wear that crown from any Richard, any
duke Of Chester that may usurp 1t. ms
scile respondent of the New York
Herald s,ems to have forgotten Dallas.
Mems eyes sometimes become so dazzled by
the brilliancy of the moon that they forget
the resplsndent radiance of the sun, but the
sun is shining all the time, other
wise the moon would be but a
blind and blackened mass in the
raylsss heavens. Let us see for moment
what Dallas can say for herself as a city and
on the score of railroads. In the first place,
she is a city with a population exceeding
10000. We know that if you look at the
census report as taken last June you will
not discover these figures for the figures
given there only include the inhabitants liv-
ing within the corporate limits, which limits
include less than two-thirds of the city, both
geographically and in population. Inc
Houston s. Texas Central passes through her
corporate limits from north to SOUTH traV-
ersing the entire state as does the Texas q
Pacific from east to west, so that she is
the intersection of two grand trunk railroad
ines, crossing each other at right angles. and
penetrating the richest and most populous
portion of the state TO the north and south
and to the east and west of the city. So
c., tmA uh
as they do, are equal to four. railroads cent
tering at Dallas. There we have the Dallas
&, Wichita road running to the northwest
of us and completed TO Denton, thirty>eight
miles distant. This road in a very little
while is to 90 ahead through the rich Con.
fields of Wise county, and ont across the
For. Worth & Denver road to the mineral
and pastoral regions 81 the Panhandle. To
the southeast of US we see the Texas Trunk
road already built, and the cars ruppdng
yearly to Kaufman, and alsSgo force Of men
at work grading and tleing the road all along
its line, through splendid and thickly IN
hsbited country to Palestine. This road is
going straight to Sabine Pass, through the
splendid pine forests and inexhaustible iron
fields of southeastern Texas. The Chicsgo'
Texas g. Mexican Central road is run north
east from this city to the line OF the state,
aud on through Arkansas to connection
with the st. Louis & San Francisco road,
which connects with the Wabash line, which
will secure an outlet for Dallas to Chicago
and all other commercial points reached by
the Wabash system. From Dallas to the
southwest the Chicago, Texas u Mexican
Central will proceed 10 point on the klo
Grapde where it will make connection with
the Mexican system of roads. 10 consider
ing ofthis road it is as well TO state that ne
gotiations are pending between it and the
Calf, Colorado 81 Santa Fe road, and they
are perhaps now concluded, whereby the
latter road will have the right of way over
its tracks from Cleburne, in johnson county
TO Dallas aud on TO Chicago, and 1t in ex>
ch.pge TO have the right of way for its
trains over the Gulf, Colorado y Santa Fe
from Clsburne TO Galveston, thus virtusliy
giving Dallas the Gulf, Colorado d Santa
Fe road, and in q double capsciiy
as It will be open 10 the trains of two com
pAnles, as the Chicago, Texas q Mexican
Central will be opon to the trains OF two
companies to Chicago. Again we see that
the Texas Central has aled an amendment to
i,s charter 10 build branch road from
Whitney through the counties Of Hill
johnson, Ellis and Dallas and on TO poin
on Red river 10 Bowie county. spoint north
east from Dallas. Thus we zee thst Dallas
has six roads or virtually nine roads which Il
occurs 70 US makes her considerable OF
railroad centre. TheBs roads give her out
lsls over the Houston & Texas Central TO the
gulf, and connection there with ocean going
vessels, and ct Houston connection with the
various roads csntering there, and 10 st
Louis and Kansas City by iss connection
with the Missouri, Kansas & Texas or
Missouri Pacific As II IL nov called, at Dsni-
son. We have also connection
with The Missouri Pseihe at Denton tower