The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-09-01
Houston & Ts.as Central.

This line stretching from Houston to the
Indian Territory, with branches extending
east and west from its main line, is the old
pioneer road Of Texas. 1t passes through
tbs most thickly settled and richest por-
tons of the state and is building into other
aud remote parts. The counties through
which the main line passes are Harris,
Waller. Grimes, BrazOs, Robertson, Lime.
stone, Navarro, Ellis, Dallas, Collin and
Grayson-the finest cotton and grain sec
ton in Texas. Among Il e important towns
along this part of the road are, starting at
Houston, Hampstead, Navasota, Bryan,
Hearne, Calvert, kosse, Groesbeeck, Mexia,
Workman. Corsicana, Bremond Ennis, Dal-
las, Plano, Mckinney, Sherman and Deni-
son. The road has built several branches,
the first and most important Of which ia
that from Hampstead TO Austin, running
through Waller, Washington, Lee, Rrstrop
and Travis counties, on which are situated
She towns of Brenham, Giddings, McDade
and other minor stations. Another branch
runs from Bremond to Ross through Waco,
and /. continued under the name and char
ter OF the Texas Central to Albany in
Shaekleford county, crossing the Texas d
Paci tic AZ Cisco in Eastland county. This
lin, Is chartered TO extend to the north
eastern boundary of the state, just recently
another branch has been determined upon,
and commenced, in fact to extend from
Garrett through Kaufman county, crossing
the Texas Il Pacific at Terrell aud TO terrni-
nate at some of the towns on the Trans
Continental The tOt.l rnileage now in op-
Grafton or on which trains are running is as
follows: Houston 10 Red River City, 3i5
miles; Hampstead TO Austin, 118 miles;
Bremond to Ross, So miles; total, 52l miles,
with IS miles of sidings and other tracks.
There il no better OF more fertile country
in America than that through which the
above lines run or are projected to run, and
none filling up 50 rapidly or accommodating
wealth so fast. The rolling stock Of the
Houston q Texas Central comprise
GO locomotives, 3S passenger and %
baggage, mail and express cars;
/. ono box cars 673 fiat cars, rs stock and SO
coal c.rs. making total of rolling stock Of
/ ,g2s. During last year its passenger trains
ran 59i. 1853 miles, its freight trains ,039. 725
and mixed trains 10i ,306 miles, making q
total OF LBS 100 miles. Total engine ser
vice 2, 256. sos miles. During the same time
IL carried 270, 233 passengers; freight moved
was SIS, O29 tons, and moved one mile 1o5,.
432,T7l tons. The Texas Central railway
from Ross 20 Albany. and which is opcr-
ated in connection with the Houston 4
Texas Central has a total mileage OF about
100 miles.
The fouri.hing cities and towns upon the
line 81 the Houston & Texas Central rail-.
way are bulyarks Of strength 10 the road
While some Of these had = creditable stand.
ing. in point Of trade, before they were
reached By the road, most OF them were
born Of its approach, and all have caught
an Onward impulse from its influence. The
cspital and large stocks Of merchandise
they have concentrated, the manufacture,
the, have developed. the business enter.
nrise and .agsoity Of their merchants, theiI
piuck and determination In pressing into
eompeiitive fields for business, and the IA
elites they sffsrd the farming interests
during the growing crop season, have con.
r'buied vastly ~ the soccess OF the road
and the rapid Development o. the county
Their influence IN maintaining the low Oi
u-oducts toward the Houston 4 Texas Cen
tral railway, even along OF scross hnes IN,
tended 20 Sc competitive, will be marked
feature of the future.
mi. r,ii-av rest. on tide-vster 81 HOus-
ION. ire Gulf Of Ms1icO-its natural out
lef-vsfhin es.y reach By barge, steamship
end raii vessel, and with short c9mmuni.
oation. By rsil and vster With Galveston
and vith the suE.r LANDS Of The coast - ia
n. rfr,l feeder. and around u and fsr 70 tns
sss, r.rd the vast timber forests 70 furnish
d an almost erhausflrss supply; with nun.
srnu. river. and bayous connecting with
the sfresrn Il ifs bsse % maintain that sup
AZ when railroads have exhausted the
fffrfer regions through which they pass
and fsr more numerous Dayous- pearinr y
tie ruIf along the Louisisnn c1ssf. sild n
ifs door Tire pr0duct Of tirnber re-ioTs tnsi
~ rsiIusv can reacl, with two progrersFt
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