The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-07-31
A UNITY OF INTERESTS

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domain, it possesses that variety of climate,
Of soil and advantages generally, which COM
bined. cannot otherwise than make her the
grSndest com monw in that confederation
of common wealths making up the United
States, indeed. the keystone in the state
bull. arch of the union. How can that COM
bination be effected, or rather perpetualed {?
How better than by unity Of interests? In
oil eastern and southeastern Texas we see
timbered belt Of country, No foe Il every re-
spect as ever blessed man. That timber is
necessary to the prairie sections of tie state,
where there 10 virtually no timber.
These prairie sections want the
pine, and the oaks and the walnut Of eastern
and southeastern Texas for building pur.
poses, for cross ties for railroads and for fur
niture. Ia this same eastern and southeast
ern region there is IRON In inexhaustible
stores, and the other sections Of the state
want this iron ore for fouudries and rolling
mills and other iron industries. In northern
and western Texas, the prairie sections,
wheat and all the small grains grow to per-
lection and cattle and horses and sheep are
raised nd libitum on the rich grass ranges.
The east and south want this whesl and other
small grain, and want beef for food, hides for
tsnneries, as tanning material is at hand, and
wool ior clothing. Ia the south and south
west sugar cane is produced and the sugar
mills will make the sugar and syrup for the
other portions of the state. La these
respects, and we might if we entered
into full and elaborate details, enumerate
many others, each portion of Texas is useful
to every other portion, and therein there is q
unity OF interests. All over the state cotton
grows, corn yields bounttully, all variety o.
vegetables arc common, and fruits and
grapes and berries give up Of their richness
for home consumption and for markets
abroad. Already Is Texas tina greatest cotton
producing state 10 the south, the crop of
last year bringing TO the people upwards OF
$50 100000. We are rapidly becoming the
greatest wool producing state in no union,
and the income from this source brings us in
now between $4,000 700 and So 900 900
The cattle that are shipped TO other tnAn
homo markets yield revohue, yearly, of not
less than S. 100000. These arc but rough
estimates wo arc making, and used
only TO chow that there ia in
reality unity Of interest 10 Texas,
from the remote frontier Of tho west TO the
boundary limo Of the east, from the northern
extreme Of the R,i river to the CUFF coast.
La the past twelve months more than twelve
hundred miles of railroad have been Blu 1t in
the state, bringing into our midst fully $780,
600 COO, the great bulk of which has been
spent here Already Texas has railroad
lines sggrogating three thousand five hun.
dred miles in length, worth with tn ir rolling
stock and working material Sl00. 900 900 ana
in another twelve months fully twenty five
hundred miles more of railroad will be
completed, making grand total value OF
at least Sl75 100000. These railroads RAM
lily the state, penetrating every section, bind.
ing the east and the west, tho north aud the
south together with bands of iron and Steel,
bringing the people of every portion
of Texas in connection and
Communication with each other, forming
great arteries of trade the stronger to cement
the various interests and to perfect unity
thereof With these railroads 20 telegraph
wires, and friend can speak with friend in the
twinkling Of an eye, though one to beside
the fl shiDg waters OF tho Rio Grnndo snd
the other amid tho pine forests and fruit Oh.
chards along the Louisiana line. Following
% the trail Of thsse railroads is com ng IL
mighty throng of immigrants TO populate
the unsettled regions east and west, north
AID south. And these railroads are bringing
capital here too, for money has reason, not
mere instinct, aud capital means all msrn.r
of industrial enterprises, and industrial en-
terprises along with agricultural, hor,icul
,ural and pastoral products mean f.
nancisl and commercial greatness and
power. We have all of US read
the old fable Of the contention between the
stomsch and the other members of the body,
The stomach complained that /. was doing
ell the work for the body. hdigested ali the
food which furnished richness for the blood
whereby all the body WAS strengthened sd
kept alive. The mouth scotfed al the idep,
and suggested that 1t did the most work,
as 1t masticated the food and prepared i. for
digestion in the stomach. The hands were
greatly incenssd At tho pre,ensions both Of
the stomach and the mouth, and commended
that II they did not procure the food and
convey II 10 the mouth for masticalion, that
both the mouth and stomach would be In
the vocative, and hence thoy were the mos,
important members Of the body. Aud 70 on
Il went, each member and trgan exal,ing It's
own functions and beliuling those OF
tho others until they got into
such q rage at each other that
each one determined to do no more work ,ha,
the Others might sec how dependent and
Insignificant they were. Tho consequence
WAS that 10 q shtrt while tho stomach tepsu