The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-01-19
CITY NEWS.
RAILROAD MATTERS.

News From Headquarters Regarding the
Texns Central Northeast Branch Via Knuf-
mn-H,w Ia, East Line VIII Enter
Dallas.
W. Cave, Treasurer, and G. A. Qun-
Ian, Division Superintendent of the IIous-
ton e. Texas Central Railroad, were in the
city yesterday, returning from trip to
Kaufman, where they had been in confer
ence with the citizens of that place They
had gone there over the Texas Trunk. The
proposition of the people ofKaufman to do
nate twenty acres of ground in the
corporate limits and secure the right
oi-way through the county was
accepted similar proposition from the
people of Terrell being included, The site
for depot buildings was selected, and n
pleasant and harmonious con ference was
had throughout. Mr., Cave, in converse
ton with reporter, said that il was more
than probable the line from Ennis or Gar
rett, via Kaufman and Terrell, thence
| through Hopkins county and on to the
northeast corner of the State in Bowie
county would be built; that it is q settled
fact that q line will be constructed from
some point on the main line
south OF Dallas, but that out of
three different surveys made no
particular one OF tnen ndu Deeil adopted
| he had hardly doubt the Kaufman-Ter-
rel survey would he adopted. Mr.. Cave
said the Houston Il Texas Central Road al
ways governed its actions on business prin-
ciples, and it would make this line q purely
business matter and for the company's in
terest and benefit, regardless of any city or
point on the road. He said the happiest
relations exist between their road and the
people of Dallas, and also with the Chicago,
Texas q Mexican Central Railroad, but that
an independent line to the northeast was an
absolute necessity, and for that reason the
Houston Il Texas Central had determined to
build such n line. He said iron for fifty miles
of the road from Ennis or Garrett TO the
Hunt county line has been purchased, and
that large amount of ties and other con-
struction material is being concentrated at
Garrett; that all details will be arranged in
a very few days, and that the work of con
struction will be under full headway inside
OF two months. A branch from some point
in Hopkins county will be built northwest
through Lamar county to Paris
and Red River; also that the line
wardly from Ennis or Garrett to Whitney.
He also said it will not be long now until
the work of construction of the WaXahachie
and Weatherford extension will begin.
All these things had been determined.
AS regards the remodeling of division on
account oil THESE extensions, SuCn as making
Ennis a terminal point for divisions, instead
of Corsicana, at present, Mr. Cave said
these things had not been considered, but
that they would regulate themselves in due
course of time and as circumstances would
demand Mr. Cave left last night for Cisco;
Mr.. Quinlan for Corsicana.
THE EAST LINE.
During the recent visit of Vice President
Taylor, of the East Line e. Red River mar
row gauge railroad, to this city,
which terminated with his depart
ure for Jefferson yesterday, that gen
tleman informed citizens Of Dallas that
the management of his road had deter
mined at last about the construction from
Greenville into Dallas. Mr.. Taylor Says
the East Line will tap the Texas II Pacific
four miles east of the city coming into town
from that point by third rail He said
trains via the East Line will be running
into Dallas inside of six months.