The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-31

Life In y especial" Cosch-Hospitality OF
thc.Magnates-Through the Indian Terri
tory-How tho News of Gouid's Last
Coup was Receiyed--Whnt They Say
Abroad Of Dallas.
ST. Louis, January 2S.-Your correspond
ent arrived this morning, having had a
pleasant and smooth though delayed jour
ney over TIE NJ, K.& T. road. h'an invited
guest of the president aud T,cctols If the
Chicago, Texas & Mexican Central railway
company, cannot speak too highly of the
nnmberless attentions and courtesies ex-
tended by that genial, jolly "Krewe" Of
business men, who like true business men,
had left their cares behind, each constitu-
ting himself committee sf one to make the
journey in every manner possible agreeable.
The palace car in which we came was one
that had been put at the service of the said
Mexican Central road, from Chicago TO
Dallas and return. Not only was the Pull
man car company thus generous, but it
furnished also cook, conductor and two
porters; and better cuisine never knew
III any hotel. The meals also being sup
piled by the Pullman company, there was
nothing left to the travellers to furnish save
the wines and cigars, but which
came indeed in bounteous abund-
Nnce. We had Tin the company
Messrs. Charles Howard, Of Boston,
president Chicago, Texas Il Mexican
Central railway; J. t. McAuley, Chicago,
yice-presidcnE D, x, Trip, Chicago, solic-
itori Henry sayrs, Chicago treasurer; 4.
caao nekn G EnSsasG Rnhlsl pc a IL o9 e.
Ware, Boston; Edward W. Morley,
Chicago; A. NJ. Mckay, Chicago, W.
A. Kendall, st. Louis; u. G. Hamilton,
Chicago; James Kasson, Woodstock, and
your correspondent. A livelier, jolierparty
never set out OH n train, and the wines, the
claret, the sherry. along with the Bud
weiser made us all but wiser seeming
men, for the songs the anecdotes, euchrc,
poker, casino, the humorous speeches and
Rotations during the two nights, deluged
the car from dewy eve to almost matin
dawn. Mr.. Hamilton surpassed himself
even in his geniality. Coming across
THE INDIAN TERRITORY
| was forciby impressed with the vast
amount of unoccupied land. Here is an
areage of nearly 100000 square miles re-
manning untitled, unoccupied, untouched
by the ciyilzing power of the white man or
even the reckless tread of the red one, for
game, save in the smallest quantity, has
long since fled the boundaries. Here and
there we would stop moment or so ut
some insignificant station. where perhaps q
dozen half-brecds awaited the train in the
chronic style Of the border villager, or lean
upon the post with lazy hands t.rust in
the breechcs pocket as though it contained
~ OF life there was to be ever cared for.
Some 10000 people are permitted to eXclus-
lively inhabit this rich section needing to be
just tickled with pillow to smile with
harvest. Some day congress will throw
open all this splendid country to that
great oivlizer, of the age, the steam engine.
AS your readers know, there is but one
company, the Missouri, Kansas & Texas,
that has the privileges of traversing it now.
The day after we left Dallas we heard of
JAY GoULD's PURCHASE
OF controlling interest In .na 81 Louis & !
San Francisco road stock. The news seemed !
to astonish our Chicago, Texas & Mexican
Central friends, and although they assume
to regard the denouement as advantageous
to them, as they contend that Gould must
give them the business from Paris down,
yet that does no. follow. Indeed, have
Just disclosed TO Aru the reason. There is
not enough OF local traffic or passengers
through that sparsely settled Indian Terri
tory to bring sufficient profit to even one
road traversing it, how then, would two
roads pay2 Mr.. Gould has one, why should
he wish another when that one can do all
the business? You will recolect in this
WV NOllNlNLOlk VI bOlH iit
Missouri, Kansas IL Texas, and the St.
Louis Y Iron Mountain before the great
klng relieved them from their fast decaying
ana downward grade. II is moi his policy |
70 extend the st. Louis & San Franci.Co |
line any further south. But lie has thus |
quickly, and to the astonishment of all, |
reviewed himself from one of the
most powerful menaces that
Threatened his combinations, The
directory ofthe
CHICAGO, TEXAS X MEXICAN CENTRAL
say that tie new deal will not deter them
one moment from continuing their line on
TO Paris and thence, themselves, through
the Indian Territory, if Gould should not |
build to meet them. But will this, their
proposed line, pay, when we have seen that |
another one by Gould would not, even with |
no competition, save his own Missouri,
Kansas & Texas?
l met tonight Col. II. NJ. ioxio and
Gov. John G. Brown. They are
thus far without. any Information
whatever on the subject of the great pur- !
chase, except solely what the newspapers
contain. Every one here with whom have
conversed comedies and loves to refer to
the immense possibilities of Texas; and
Dallas is splendidiy advertised, though few
persons express themselves us DESTROYS of
living there, as there is general impression
that the place sunhealthy and uncleanly
Gov. Brown remarked tonight that our
supremest need just now is good sewerage
and
PAVED STREETS AND SIDEWALKS,
and that no effort ought to be spared to
secure these at once, so us to make the city
inviting and attractive in appearance TO
strangers visiting with view to residence
and investment. J. Il. Il.
Disat n lint ment In mntters of pleasurc IN