The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-03-17
Tales OF Texas.

New York, March l6.-Gen. Eckerl, man.
ager OF the consolidated western union tele-
graph company, accompanied Jay Gould in
his recent southwestern tour, and gavo n
World reporter to-day some interesting facts
about his journey.
ave are carrying the western union wires"
he said, toward Mexico and toward the
Pacific. We shall have about twelve hun
dred miles of railway and the same length
of telegraph lsid during the coming year,
with what points eastward will these
lines be directly connected?"
They will all center nj st. Louis but they
will be connected with New Orleans through
Shreveport, and this aconnection will --be
completed before the close OF the present
year."
"Did you find any important local traffic
springing up along these lnest'
Certainly. The central belt of Texas in
particular is the richest Gotten region,
suppose, in the republic, some of the land
producing, l am told, two bales to the acre.
Within the same belt the cereals also Weld
sbundantly, wheat, corn, barley and oats, and
Texas includes vast area of fine grazing
country. A very important trade is growing
up between the eastern portion of Texas and
tue rest ofthe state. Eastern Texas Is full of
very fine lumber, long eaved piue snd other
woods, which, when the roads are COM
plotted, will make very profitable return
freight on the lines which bring down cotton
| aud other products to the ses-coast"
SIS the country settling up with rood
population"
"Yes. There is a considerable moycmen.
Of emigration from other states of the union
and large and STEADY influx of Germans
The census shows tina. Texas is gro wing more
rapidly than almos. any other state in the
u0ion."
"How did you find the city of Galveston!
"BGsy and prosperous, though we were
no. there in the best business season. 1 visit
oil the recently opened cotton exchange, and
found i'll very line building, which would
do credit to any northern city,"
| odd you hear much of murders and vio-
lenoe in the stste?"
Nonsense" said Gen. Eckert, laughing.
I'VE found the country MS quiet rs any par,
Of the union. We found no disorder ANY.
where In fact We did not see single drunk.
en- man in all Texas, and, now that think
of it, none of our party saw drunken iaar
during our journey to Texas and back unit
we GOV back, when We came upon ono jus
outside of the ferry house."
"Did you hear much of politician Texasl'
"Littie or nothing. We went thero OF
business, and found the people get orally 40
sorbed IN minding their own aliars.
"Wili your new Telegraph lines communi
cate directly TO Nexico?"
"Ies; the cables laid by Col. Scrymso,
from Brownsville TO Very Cruz, touching a
Eampico, has just put tho Western ~.
system, in connection with tho whole Mo1i
can telegraph system. which is owned an
worked by the Mexican government. Thi
system extends over about four thoueAn
miles, and all parts of Mexico over which i
extends ara now in telegrsphic communica
tion with New York."
'On the whole, you agree with Mr.. Goult
in his views of the present and prosperity
importance of this southwestern resion!'
I'll certainly do. MIR. Gould was So mucl
impressed with what we saw tnat he no
only decided 10 establish a line Of steame,
from Galveston 10 Mexican ports, but gay
orders to build branch of tho main Q
Laredo line of tho Missouri, Kansas * Texa
line. This line will diverge from the mai
line at Belton and run two hundred mile
through what is called the garden of Texa
to Galveston. The construction of this lin,
will also give Galveston direct connection
with lhs Texas Pacific at Fort Worth"
"Whcre do they go. the coal for thcs
steamers and railway lines from?"