The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-07-15
THE RAILWAY BOOM.
Combination of the Various RAILWAYS
to Build Magnificent Freight
and Passenger DepOts
at This Point.
Probable Location of These Ediilces-
What a Herald Reporter
Has Cleaned.
kumOred Purchase Of the Houston
4 Texas Central Road
by Jay Gould.
A GOrgeOnsly Tinted Future Now
Spreading Before Us.
Other Interesting Local Matter.

New er before in the history of any town
in the southwest perhaps has there perva-
ded such railroad excitement as at present
has hold of Dallas. The combination of
the Missouri Pacific ana the Texas & Pa.
eifc, both OF the Gould system, in the pro
posed erection of freight and passenger
depot did not create any surprise, but
when it became known that the Houston Il
Texas Central was in the combina-
ton it looked rather odd, yet it
was explained away by the state
ment that the Gould lines and the
II. & I. c. Il. R., the opposition line to the
Sarta Fe,were pooling together against the
latter road. The Beard property was pur-
chased for switch purposes and the Missouri
Pacific is now laying track down Broadway
street to connect with the II. & L. c. road
on Marllla street. A great deal of other
property has been purchased in the neigh
borhood, some by private spectators, but
by private individuals in their own
names, yet in reality they are
merely acting as agents of the railroads.
The excitement IN real estate matters per-
tanning to that part of the city for the past
lew days has been intense, as it has been
the general opinion that grand freight
depot would be erected on the Beard prop.
erty, yet the attention of the real estate
spectators will be changed to another.
quarter of the city this morning
when further developments are
made. The excitement was in
creased last evening, when it was gener-
ally rumored on the streets, and it has not
been denied officially or otherwise, that
JAY GOULD
had purchased the Houston e Texas Cen
trul railrDaI-lnpE ptpnE M
news spread like wildire, and though it
was not traced to any definite source vet it
was generally credited in railroad circles.
This, il 1t be true, explains the combina-
ton of the Texas & Pacific and Missouri
Pacific with the Houston & Texas Central
road. However, it lacks confirmation, and
the fumor is given merely for what it is
worth.
A HERALD reporter overheard a converse
ton last evening between some railroad
men, which gave him key on which to
operate, and if it was not intended as a
blind it worked well and to this effect
ALL THE ROADS,
comprising the Missouri Pacific, Texas q
Pacihc, Houston y Texas Central, Gulf,
Colorado IL Santa Fe, Texas IL st. Louis
Narrow Gauge, and perhaps the Texas
Trunk, will centre in the block bounded on
the east by Austin street, on the south by
Wood, ON the west by Market,
and on the north by Jackson
streets, On this block grand
union, passenger and freight depot will be
erected. The exact course, the different
roads will pursue to reach that spot, Is not
known, but from bits OF conversations and
little reasoning, itappears that the
GULF, COLORADO n SANTA FE
will come in from a southeasterly direction,
leaving Leftwich's brick-yard to the east as
well as the OLD Masonic cemetery, and will
pierce the city at or near the foot of Austin
near Polk street, and will traverse Austin
street TO the block OF ground already men,
toned The
TEXAS ST. LOUIS
narrow gauge will enter the city at the
northern terminus of Market street and
will run south down that street to the
block in question. The
MISSOURI PACIFIC
will traverse Broadway to jackson and run
east on that street to the designated block.
The
TEXAS 4 PACIFIC
will use the Missouri Pacific track to reach
that point, or will Join the Houston a.
Texas Central on Marrilla street, its west
ern terminus. The
HOUSTON X TEXAS CENTRAL
i'Su 10 ulledug pulll 10 tllut point, winch is
Just west of its present freight depot, and
the Texas Trunk will use the down town
extension of that line to get there.
From what was gathered last evening
this seems to be the programme, and to-
day will in all probability prove the cor
reetness or ialsity of the above.
The officials of the Gull.
Colorado Il Santa Fe road are expected
here to-day as well as representatives OF
the various roads, and it is presumed that
there will be q conference held and the
matters pertaining to the new propc sed
deptos ratified.
The Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe will use a
third rail on the Texas & st. Louis narrow
gauge in its northeastern exit
from the city, and will run
parallel with that road for
distance of three miles out.
As for the Texas Trunk road, Colonel
Sortell, of Boston, and several Chicago cap.
italists are expected here Monday, il not
earlier, and II is understood that they will
open negotiations for the purchase OF that
line.
Dallas has indeed railroad boom that
presages for her bright and prosperous
future.