Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1881-07-19
THE TEXAS AND PACIFIC.
An Inssrvlsw with vios-PIssIdsnt ]. o. Brown.

The New Mericon of the 9TH inst.
contained quite a lengthy Inter.
view with Governor Brown, Vice.
President OF the Texas and Pacific,
relative to the present status OF
thatgreat thoroughfare, from which
we extract the following: wa
"What il the present termi nus OF
your completed line in Texas?"
"The end Of our track is In Tom
Green county, about 800 miles west
of Fort Worth, and but little more
than 260 miles from Ell Paso, and
track laying Ia progressing at the
rate of two and two and one-half
miles per day. The grading IL
completed nearly the entire dis
lance to III Paso, and we confident
~ expect to run trains from New
Orleans to Ell .Paso by the first day
Of December next, over a continu.
GUS Texas and Pacific railway line
HOO miles long"
"Whst Is the character of the
land through which you run In
Texas2n
"rbere 10 no waste land along
our line across Texas, all Of 1t be-
ing admirably sd.ptsd for either
agricultural or pastoral purposes,
and our engineers, graders and
track-layiDg forces have found no
scarcity Of good water at any
point"
"Where do you make connection
with the st. Louis line2n
1--WE connect at Texarkana with
the Iron Mountain road for st.
Louis, Memphis and the East. At
Belize, sherman aud Whitesboro
with the Missouri Pacific system,
and in q short time we will be in
connection with the East via
Shreveport, by the Vicksburg and
Texas road, which is now being
pushed to completion. We cop-
uect with the Gulf via the Intei
national and Great Northern road
from Miueola to Galveston, aud via
the Texas Central from Dallas, and
will soon be in direct connection
with Galveston, via the Gulf, Colo
r.dc and Santa Fe, which il nearly
Completed from Galveston to Fort
Worth. In the course of three or
four months we shall also have d..
rect connection with Old Mexico ut
Laredo by the International Rail-
roadn
Is New Orleans likely to become
a general port of entry and an es.
tablished market for foreign goods,
SO as to ,mpete with New York
for the trade of this section of coun-
try?
believe 1t is. The sue cess Of the
jstties permits any vessels afloat,
not excepting the Great Eastern,
to come directly to the wharf at
New Orleans. Already the Old
Dominion and other lines of Euro
psan steamers, are doing a very
large business, and daily steamer
to and from that point Is an event
of the near future. This has al
ready secured an immense grain
trade by barges from the upper riv-
ers, aud elevators, both atoat and
ashore, with immense transfer Ca
pacity, are in IuIl operation. The
cotton business of all the south
west is localized there, and the
compress business of the city is
enormous. Not only are tho posi-
oilities for the city very great, but
the probabilities are quite promis-
ing. The city has u laI &c number
Of enterprising, progressive busi-
ness men, who can com mand any
amount of capital, and they are
improving their opportunities
promptly.
How do transportation charges
through Texas compare with those
of lines in the Northern States?
They are but trif1s higher.
Fares are limited to 5 cents per
mile, and average about 4. Freight
rates are about in the same pro-
ton.
What are the products or COM
modities which can be brought
into New Mexico and Arizona to
advantage over your liner
All of the products of the lower
valley, notably of sugar and
syrups, can come direct from New
Orleans without breaking bulk, a
distance Of only l 400 miles. All
West Indian and S juth American
products, and every class of i'm.
ported goods will naturally come
by this route. The cattle and beef
of Texas will DO almost at your
doors.
Do you, then, look upon Santa
re AMI the country tributary as
open to competition by your COM
psny?
Most assuredly we do, and an eff
fort will be made to secure u share
of this trade.