The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-09-01
Galveston, Harrissurs q San AntonIo.

This road is becoming rapidly BY reason
Of its rapid extension toward Ell Paso and
Eagle Pass on the Rio Grapde, oneef the
great and important line, in the state. Com.
mencing at Houston, where it connects
with the extensive railroad system OF that
city for all points north and east, it extends
westward through the counties Of Earris,
Fort Bend, Wharton Colorado, Fayette,
Gonzales, Caldwell, Guadalupe, Bexar,
Medina, Uvalde, Kinney and northwest to
Ell Paso. The road is running tratne west
of San Antonio considerable distance and
building upon the extension to connect
with the Ell Paso system, is proceedfng rep
idly at both ends ofthe line, from FL Paso
east and the present western terminus
west 1t will be but a short time until the
gap will be closed and another route TO Cal.
ifornia be opened Ut, from New Orleans and
Galveston and Houston over the Galveston,
Harrisburg& San Antonio railway popular
ly known as the Sunset Route. The road has
been in operation between HoGston and.
San Antonio, 2l7 miles, for some time, and
has also been operating branch from Col
unsbus to La Grange, distance Of 81 miles,
for good while past The prominent alta
tons on the old or main lines are Rich
mOnd, Eagle Lake, Columbus, La Grange,
Blatonia, Weinar. Schulenburg, Harwood,
Luiing Seyuin and San Antonio A. Ro.-
enburg junction v connects with the Gulf,
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national, north and south, at San Antonio.
The country through which the Sunset
runs is unsurpassed in the world for some
products, and hasa variety Of soils and q
multiplicity of erops and industries. IL pro-
duces well of sugar and molasses, corn and
cotton along the route from San Antonio
60 Houston, and sheep ana cattle are also
extensively handled. Such crops as are
mentioned, together with live stock, wool,
hides, tallow and bones, are the chief arti-
Giles Of freight carried over the Calves
ton, Harrisburg & San Antouio road
When the road leaves San Antonio as beau
tiful country as there Is in Texas is ira
rersed, which lie rapidly filing up With pop
nlation, and lands are 10 be bought cheap
ly at present which must in a few years
come very high. In the counties Of Uvalde,
Medina and others along the proposed ex-
tension, fine wheat and gram country is
found as well as magnificent stock-rsising
sections as are found In Texas. The com
pany owns large tracts Of fine lands, both
along its route and in other portions OF the
state, which it II throwing open 10 settlers
and immigrants at low rates and reasonable
terms, aud the line and the population
along il in few years will become among
the most extensive in the state. The roll
ing stock Of the Galveston, Harrisburg a
San Antonio railway on the LIST Of this year
was as follows. Locomotives, 81; 10 pase-
enger cars, 7sieeping ana parlcr cars, 7bag.
gage and mail cars, aud 4s7 box; fat aud
stock cars, making total Of rolling stock
Of s75, together with SO service cars. The
business Of the road during the past twelve
months. is represented By the following
general and aggregate figures. Passenger
carried in 1881, 05.o05, at an average fare 81
LIZ cents. and freight handled. 2D5.2io
tons. The company has formed q comb
nation with the Huntington or Southern
Pacific syndic.te alsn the Texas 4 New Or
leans line, and these roads viii therefore All
Re operated conformity. The road has some
80 miles ofsidings in now. The land graut
from the state amounts 10 1920 acres per
mile. thus running its lnnds up into the
millions. The principal Offices Of the road
below