The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-09-01


over, have succeeded in SO dsmoralizihg and
covering the lawless element that an out
break is the rarcst thing in the world. No
one can read the written columns with the
tale they tell of activity, industry, prosper
ity, schools, churches, railroads and tele-
graphs, everything to oivilizs and soften
that New England or Europe has, and long
ger feel that Texas the home of the out
law and the scene of lawlessness.
RAILROADS.
The map, or diagram, which We publish
above, tells startling tale, and one which
but few people are prepared to believe, and
the story is true one. Texas is the sixth
state in the Union in railroad mileage. The
only states ahead of her are New York, ILL
nois, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Iowa. Six or
eight years back and there were compare
lively no lines of railway in the ttate, the
vast domain being travelled on horseback.
Now, from center to circumference, in every
imaginable direction, stretches the railway.
Within the last three or four years upwards
of 1900 miles of road have been built, rep
ressnling an actual outlay in our midst, at
the lowest calculation, $4,000 per mile, Of
S20,0OOOO0. 1t is nearer 100000 or
s4O,O0O0o0. This extensive building has
done more than bring great amounts
of capital into Texas and fur
nish highways for the shipment OF
the products and livestock OF the state
Its chief good lies in the fact that 1t has
opened up TO civilization almost countless
Thousands of acres OF land and reclaimed
them from the savage and outlaw and
placed thereon the honest toilers who are
already causing what, but while back was
the desert, 70 blossom no rc'e. They
have doubled lie INHABITED :o-;ion Of tie
state and opened up TIC ricn mines and
pastures of Mexico to ~. ghe Interna-
tional has crossed the Eio 0rarde at Laredo
and the Texas q Pacific ha1 tolched the
old home of the MonteGumas at FL Paso,
and as a consequence wealth and mutcle
and population are pushing westward and
developing q hitherto almost terra ineog-
nits. The railroad system Of Texas is a.
suming gigantic proportions, and before
another decade will be the most extensive
and among the most important on the con-
tinent. As II is, a days ride will now
carry one anywhere he may choose 10 70
over the state. either west, east, north, or
south, and even obscure towns and coun-
ties can be reached easily most anyghere
by tap lines Of greater or minor importance.
The state has received a new impetus from
this tremendous rsiirosd building and the
sentiment OF unity, and the intercoarse be-
tween the heretofore distant sections has
been intersi6ed and heightened by bring
ing each other into such close and intimate
connections Two great lines run north
and south through the state, the Houston
q Texas Central and Guif Colorado q
Santa Fe, stretching from the nOtbern 10
the southern boundary. znd having brunch
lines leading out east and west along their
roIies. Two long lines also run al tbs
EHy acrOss Tie stste from tie eastern
boundary n the Rio Granae. Otl.er rad.
intersect and conued vIth these. anonr
them tao Or thzee narrOs -gaugs systems
uhth tbe state l. pretty fhorouzblv cut
up- Over hundrsd millions - rafitsl ere
Invested IN ttjs Iroperty nirsaly IN Tens.
the greater I.ortiOn of it baioasinr b. EAST
srn syndica-ss. When ft is -.nec-sI thsf
CAPITALISTS of ibs east La-s tils rsrfu-,d
tbeiF money in our sat -h .ares 1ai1-t.s
j oannot :. saii fii1i iii.T s-t ai Isas, .s1--
fui Of the results. or tist f,sy sr.r.--l .s..i
anr DANCER fhErefo. Ar vle- 3 "a
reflected that CIV izsti1u -es..h
populsiion. o-5er f010r tts f-sr
bore. ard titt Tesas g. sir.a Ii -sT-. .r
rlilstre IN fils rnift-i stl.s- & rids.- 81.
- fancy ihst IN 80 he ar.r aro.s 30 en-
Feuieficfs ~ r1naern '-s ne ere 81 s'.-.s7
ssusi,y Niih THE -. orl,s uri1a. BIT