The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-09-01

of September
The Texas Trunk,
Now completed and running daily trains to
the town Of kaufman, is one of the most
important feeders to Dallas, and is destined
to be second in magnitude and importance
TO no railway in this great state.
This road was incorporated ON the 9th
day of November, 1879, with Jos. G.
Groves rs presidents w. l.. Caboll as vice
president and James h. Simpson as munar-
IN attorney, and with John +. Ely, Geo. q.
Ely, Malcolm Henderson, James b. Simp-
son, Josiah G, Groves, W. l.. Cabell Daniel
Il. Sontwell James I. Yanston and ID. A.
Robinson as directors. These officers still
retain their respective positions, save in re-
spect to Mr., Nanston, who resigned from
the directory TO be replaced by Dr. Pyle, of
kaufman county.
The amount of the capital stock of the
company is fixed at 5000, 900, divided into
5000 shares of the par value of 800 each.
The road is bonded to the extent of$l4, 900
to the mile in n per cent. gold bond and
running thirty years, interest payable semi
annually on the first days of May and No
vember, at the office of the International
Trust company, of the city Of Boston.
The road will extend, when completed
from the city of Dallas southwardly through
the counties of Kaufman, Henderson, An
derson, Cherokee, Angelina, Tyler, Hardin,
and Jefferson TO Sabine Pass, with branch
road from some point on its main line
through the counties of Jasper and Newton
and thence through the parishes of Lousi-
ana, to the city Of New Orleans.
il is intended that the vast long-lcaf pine
Of eastern Texas shall be directly penetra-
ted by this road and the enormous supplies
of timber for northern and northwest Texas
directed over its line. The route chosen
will enable the company to strike heavy
timber, consisting of white. post and rcd
oak, hickory, ash and pine, IN Henderson
county, with the area of pine gradually in
cruising as the road Is projected southwest.
In Cherokee and Anderson counties the
road penetrates the cxhausiless iron hills
which supplied the Trans Mississippi depart
mcnt with material for cannon and ball
during the war.
Thirty-twO miles of road are completed
and equipped with engines and rolling
stock to the town of Kaufman, and Is now
pouring into Dallas the trade and produo-
tons of that prosperous section. In Kalrf-
man, Henderson, Anderson and Cherokee
counties and beyond the cross
Ing of the International railway
heavy forces of laborcrs arc at work clear
ing, grnhbng and grading the line, and
cutting tile and bridge timbers Ere the
The International and Dallas, given third,
II not a fourth route 10 the gulf.
! Capital is now waiting m Dallas to estab-
lish wagon and agricultural implement fac
.0rieS, cur shops etc, MS soon rs the taunlS
road opens up the hickory, ash and
white oak of Henderson county.
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The Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fo.
! One Of thcrichest and most enterprising
,arpor2tions among the railroads of the
ou.h is the Gull, Colorado & Santa Fe
with its initial point at Galveston, and ex
tending ENTHUSIASTICALLY through the stat,
th distance, now, of 275 miles. The com
"" y was chartered in 1873, and the con
'irn-ion commenced in May, 1876 Tn,
r0, was sold under foreclosure and reor
gnni2ed in 1870 The officers of the com
pany are, Geo. Sealy, president; r. s. Willis
yice-presidont; John Sealy, general man
Killeen; general II. Il p. agent, Oscar G
Murray, and chief engineer, b. NJ Temple
All of these officers are of Galveston, and
the principal offices of the company are In
that city. In fact the Gulf, Colorado & San.
Ia Fe is what might be termed home en-.
terprise, being mostly owned and controlled
by Galveston merchants. It's capital stock
is Slb0O,000, and its funded debt now
$2,5OO0OO, In its general direc
ton II traverscs the central and best por
ton ot The state, connects with the Sunset
route at Richmond, in Fort Bend county
with the Houston IL Texas Central, at Brcn
ham, IN Washington county; with the In
tcrnational at Milano Junction, In Milan
county; with the Texas Central ut Morgan
in Bosquc county, and passes through tn,
counties Of Galveston, Brazoria, Fort Bend
Austin, Washington, Burlcson, Milan
Bell and Bosquc, The road does larg,
business, has Il fine road bed, splendid roll
ing stock and is exceedingly popular Will
the travelling public. Branches are to bt
built, and are now in process Of construc
i ton, from Morgan to Fort Worth, TO con
meet with the Missouri Pacific and the
Texas and Pacific, and from Bolton tho
main line is to run to Abilene, on
the Texas & Pacific, and thence on north
wcstwardly,to form other and great connec
tons with the many and powerful corpora
lions of the west and southwest At Gle
burne, in Johnson county, connection /,
70 be made with the Chicago, Texas 4
Mexican Central road, now building from
Dallas, and through line will thus be
reached by the Santa Fe to Chicago, ST.
Louis and the east.