The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-05-21
"GROWING TEXAS"

ton outlines very graphically the Gould sy',
tenn of railroad en- erprises now in course OF
instruction in this state, but it ignores or
omiis in the main all other railroad improve
ments. The gist of the letter is, that Fort
Worth ia the great railroad centre of the
state. In that particular the letter is unfair
and one. sided. We would not say aword if
We could that would iniuro the prosperity OF
our neighboring city, or that would IN the
slightest degree deir0ct from its importance
or mar its prospects. 1t has n bright
future before it, ard it is being
made the intersection Of four
railroads, including the Denver, Colorado
road. This isa good railroad showing, and
when these roads are finished our neighbor
will have excellent facilities. But there is
another Richmond in the field in this portion
of Texss, the genuine Richmond to whom
tho crown belongs, and who on the Bosworth
field of railroad enterprise and railroad and
numerical advantage. means to keep and
wear that crown from any Richard, any
duke of Glostcr that may usurp 1t. This
acilo :, respond mt of the New YORK
Herald ems TO have forgotten Dallas.
Mems eyes sometimes become so dszzIed by
tho brillancy of the moon that they forget
the resplendent radiance of the sun, but the
sun is shining all the time, other
wise the moon would BIO but a
blind and blackened mass in tho
raylsss heavens. Lat u3 aeo for q moment
what Dallas can say for herself as Il city ana
on the score OF railroads. La the first place,
sho is city with population exceeding
10000. We know that if you look at tho
census report as taken last Juno 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. The
Houston Il Texas Central passes through her
corporate limits from north TO south, trav-
ersng the entire state as does the Texas 81
Pacific from cas-. to west, so that she is
the intersection Of two grand trunk railroad
lines, crossing each other at right angles, and
penetrating the richest and most populoua
portion of the state to the north and south
and TO the east and west Of the city. So
much for the,e two roads which, crossing
N they do, are equal to four railroads cent
tering ut Dallas. There we have the Dallas
Il. Wichita road running to the northwest
of us and completed 10 Denton, thirtyeeight
miles distant. This road in a very little
while is to 60 ahead through the rich coal
fields of Wise county, and on up across the
Fort Worth & Denver road to the mineral
and pastoral regions Of the Panhandle. To
the southeast OF us we see the Texas Trunk
road already built, and tho cars running
nearly to Kaufman, and largo force of men
at work grading and tieng the road all along
It's 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 Chicago,
Texas d Mexican Central road is run north
,ast from this city to the line of thu state,
aud on through Arkansas to connection
with the st. Louis g. San Francisco road,
which connects with tho Wabash line, which
will secure an outlet for Dallas TO Chicago
aud all other commercial points reached by
the Wabash system. From Dallas TO the
southwest tho Chicago, Texas u Mexican
Central will proceed to point on tho Rio
Grsnde where it will make connection with
tho Mexican system of roads. In consider
Ing ofthis road it ia rs well to state that ne
go,a.ions are pending between /! and the
Gulf, Colorado Il Santa Fo road, and they
ara 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 it in ex>
change to have tho right of way for its
trains over the Gulf, Colorado s. Santa Fo
from Cleburne to Galveston, thus virtually
giving Dallas the Gulf, Colorado Il Santa
Fe road, and in double capacity,
as 1t will DO open to the trains of two com
panios, as the Chicago, Texas Il Mexican
Central will DO opon to the trains of two
companies to Chicago. Again we 500 tina!
the Texas Central has nled an amendment to
its charter 10 build branch road from
Whitney through the counties Of Hill
johnson, Ellis and Dallas and on 10 u point
on Red river 10 Bowie county, point north.
cas-. from Dallas. Thus we zee that Dallas
has six roads or virtually nine roads which it
occurs to us makes her considerable of a
railroad centre. These roads give hor out
lots over the Houston s. Texa, Central to the
gulf, and sonnection there with ocean going
vessels, and at Houston connection with the
various roads centering there, and to st.
Louis and Kansas City by iu connection
with the Missouri, Kansas s. Texas OF
Missouri Pacific as II is now called, at Deni
son. We have also connection
with the Missouri Pacific at Denton sover
the Dallas s. Wichita. Over tho Texas &
Pacific wehsve outlets by way of Rid river
a. Shreveport, and Of the New Orleans Pa.
ci0c 10 New Orleans and Of the Iron Noun