The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-11-04
OUR RAILWAY INrEREsrs.

OUk RAILWAY lNTEftfSIS.
Lust summer, when the question oe rais-
ing certain sum of money, some forty
thousand dollars, for the Texas & st. Louis
narrow gauge railway was under discussion
by our people seemingly at one time most
difficult if not impossible matter, the HER
AID urged with all its influence the prompt
contribution of the required amount. We
were satisfied then from information, not
judcous at that juncture to be Jivulged,
that the securing of the Texas EtSt. Louis
road must force the coming OF the East
Line narrow gauge to this point, especially
if Mr.. Gould should obtain control
oft Accordingly, we have now the infor-
nation that on last Saturday at st. LOUIS its
directory at their meeting deter
mined to extend the line to Dallas from the
station Black Jack, point some fifteen
east of Greenyillc, and that work on such
extension should forthwith begin. There
will now be a race between this company
and the Texas S St. Louis company in eff
forts to reach this place at the earliest pos
sibe moment. 1t is further understood
that Colonel John w. Forney,
Hon. Samuel Randall and other
Pennsylvania gentlemen will be amongst
us by the middle of this month, and
will most probably put surveyors in
the field to map out the exact line for the
Dallas & Western railroad, which is to run
from this city to Preside del Nortc, via
Ttrockmorton, in the county of same
name, and for which road not only has a
charter been obtained and the required five
per cent. cash paid in, but ample capital
is in readiness to build and equip it
at once. Add to this the other fact that the
Chicago Texas e. Mexican Central railway
is being constructed as speedily
as men and money can effect
it, and that it is in the hands
OF strong eastern capitalists, and we may
feel assured of direct connection by the first
of the year with Clcburnc, Johnson county,
whore the Galveston & Santa l'e road meets
il on its route between Galveston and Fort
hNANlls p'NNlNp an lulN, we
are advised that the Trunk
line now heading for Sabine Pass
viii very shortly have It's difficulties com
passed, and will make n fresh start from
Kaufman on toward the destined port, In
addition to these good tdings, our people
may not be surprised to hear at any mo-
mcnt that the Dallas & Wichita railroad
shall be under rapid construction to Dcca-
tur or thereabouts. These things
realized, and the great part should, and
most likely will be within the next twelve
months, the status Of Dallas as the greatest
railroad centre, as also the most populous
city in the south, saving New Orleans and
some two or three of the Atlantic cities, be-
comes fixed as beyond all competition
With the right-ofway through the Indian
Nation secured for the st. Louis & San
Francisco road, we will have additional out.
let's to the north aud east via Paris,
while the New Orleans & Pacific route will
open up competition toward the gulf ports.
This will very naturally lower the rates OF
freight and passenger fares which must re-
dound to ths great interest OF merchant and
farmer. The tendency of all this new
regime will be to drift and force Dallas, as
a large distributing centre, into whole
sale or jobbing business as pcculi.
arly her own. This has been
the precise history of other towns similarly
located and circumstance; it will be ours
But in the meanwhile our retail interests
mnst not be overlooked nor neglected
What we now have can be saved to us and
,cccssions can he prudcntly made, if we will
do what other places have done to main.
tain it,viE Secure the construction of AIDE.
quate county roads. Whether these should
be attended to by the county or by
incorporated turnpike companies, we are
not at the moment prepared to decide, but
in the name ofiusticc to these retailers, their
welfare should be consulted. We have do
mated to promote the railway interests
which build up the wholesalers; let us be
equally considerable about those who are OF
such infinite service to place.