The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1882-03-18
RAILROADS IN TEXAS.


/ the History of Texas. Grput changes
/ bnye taken place. md tbe Lone Str
State Inns eniovcd n hoieht of nrosnnri.
/ tv seldom attained Inv onv ono Stoto
/ Nm Twelve moutl's time Her evtrnnr.
/ dnnry progress must he credited IN tbe
railroad, which reiuyenated old lands.
dosolate Of habitation. md started tbon,
upon II new era of prosper tv Tnas
than forty years ago the entire com
mence OF Texas was carted over the
old "San Antonio road. thirty dav bo.
ing consumed to travel 300 miles Now
almost every town of any commercial
| impoitan has railroad communiea.
tons, and in few Years IL railroad
building continues AZ Il has the INST
year, Texas will be vridironed.
The commercial year lust closed finds
/ the international and Great Northern
/ Railroad completed to the Mexican
/ border, aud the Texas Pacific Railroad
/ through to El Paso, making nm upbroken
| line from New Orleans to San Fran
| cisco. During the wear fifty.eipht new
railroads were chart, red md . O0Omiles
OF roads constructed, opening over
$500 miles on new country TO the set.
tier, Two years ago but sixty. four
points of commercial Importance were
reached by rail, now over 800 CONNER
cial depots of consequence have the
advantage of communication bv the
iron horse. The effect of all this has
been magical upon the resources and
appearance of the State
THE AUSTIN AND NORTHWESTERN.
which is now being rapidly pushed
through sixteen of the northwestern
couHties of the State, was chartered
only six months ago, and at this time
sixty miles have been graded, and track
is being laid ut the rate of one and n
half miles a day. The initial point OF
the road is Austin From thence il
goes on to Burnet, Lampnsas, San Sa.
ha, Menard, Mason, Brown, Coleman.
Concho, Tom Green, Jones and Rum.
uells Counties, connecting with the
Texas and Pacific ut Abilene. in Tnylor
County; with the Gulf, Colorado and
Santa Fe at Iinmpasas. and the Inter.
national and Great Northern and Hous.
ton and Texas Central Railroads at
Austin. This road is opening up 800
miles of new country, which alread,
has population of 100000, and is des.
tined to become IL famous farming re-
gion and the most thickly populated
portion Of the State. 1t is singular
TACT that, with the extensive railroad.
building in Toxas the past few years.
this rich and prosperous section of the
country should SO long have oscaped
the attention of the railroad iuagnates.
| the building-stone of this norton of
| the State has long been known ma
among the best to be found anywhere.
but on account Of the lack of means
| for trans portation these Guarries have
not yet been generally opened. The
completion Of the first division of this
road will devslope this inter est, aud it
rs no exae geration to say that in no
scope OF country of the same size can
there be found such tine, varied ana
immense deposits of stone. These
beds comprise marble, all kinds OF
lime stone aud sandstone, which was
put to the test 10y the architect Of the
new capital building, and stood a crush
force greater than that of any
other stone ever known. OF the same
high quality are the granite, slate, and
alabaster found so abundautly in this
region.
This road, in opening up the iucom
parable rich soil Of these northwestern
counties, will add thousands OF dollars
10 the taxable wealth OF Texas, build
up villages anu towns, where otherwise
none would have existed. and
created commerce and values in
-ections that would have remained
worthless
Tho fine water power also offers to
tue manufacturer place for the in.
yestment Of his money, and already a
syndicate has been found to establish
large wooden and cotton mills at Marble
Falls. The water-power Of the Colora.
do is enough to drive hundreds OF mills.
and northern capitalists are now com.
ing in, aud tho time may yet como
when Texas will not only be tie great
est stock-eountry in the world, hut rank
veil up as a manufacturing State. The
building stone for the new Capitol,
which Is now in process of eonatruc.
ton, must also come from Marble Falls.
1t is now settled beyond doubt that
the international and Great Northern
Railroad will be pushed into Mexico
Two months ago, when Laredo was
reached, the engineering corps were
disbanded, aud it was stated that the
New York parties had decided to take
a rest and fully study tho matter before
crossing the Rio Grande. Yesterday
one Of the engineers formerly on The
read, received word IRON Engineer