The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-03-23
TIE DALLAS WEEKLY HERALD
pFours. ELLIOTT e HAIL.
rnr runrr AMERICAS.

There Is now In the hands Of the com
mlttce on printing In congress resolution
authorizing the publication by the govern
men. Of 100 900 copies in English and 10000
copies In Spanish Of the book on the Three
Americas Railway" II would be just
like congress 10 print these books and help
on this chimerical scheme to further which
not even company has yet been formed but
il would be ridiculous to do so aside from
its illegal or unconstitutional character. 1t
is almost beyond belief that n
committee of congressman should
seriously, or for any length
of time, consider proposition to publish q
book calling attention to fanciful or pro-
posed railroad. They might with as much
propriety publish the millions of railway
guides aid omigrant books and flaming
posters adjoining the various bill-boards of
The country. This tendency to call in the
government in private enterprises, this
rushing to Washington for help upon the
Inauguration of every scheme, is getting
alarming. Government ought not do any
thing but preserve order, administer Jus
tice, protect itself and people, and maintain
its own dignity. 1t possibly should in
dulge in charity where the case is such
- that the combined good sense
OF the people urges it, but the further away
we get from that principle which insists
that governments, ought as nearly as prac-
ticable, to be kept down to police institu-
ton merely, the worse will it be for us. AS
for this particular case, it is nothing in
itself, but serves to illustrate the reckless
and foolish manner in which legislation is
being carried on. The idea, in the first
place, of one line of road starting from
Hudson's Bay and running to Patagonia, is
absurd, and will never be built
We will undoubtedly, in time, have
railroad connection with South America,
but practical common sense and business
foresight will accomplish it in the ordinary
and quickest way, by connecting links and
branches 1t is indeed TO be hoped that
this contamination will be reached at the
earliest possible time, for we know less of
the countries just south of us than we do of
! Europe or half of Asia. The three Amer
: icas ought to be but one in every respect
and the commercial and social intercourse
between the various people of the closest
kind. But it will take time to produce
this desired result. Great intimacy
between nations and great under
takings are the outgrowth generally
of necessity only and not of romance or
fancy. 1t will be great day for the Uni
ted States, indeed, when man can take |
his seat in palace car at Boston and ride
down to BuenSS .Ayres or Rio Janeiro in
few days at kthest A great railway |
projectl ne before mentioned |
never of such util-
IS coming into exist
Ind commercial de-
|bmething ought to be
Of this country to in
bcial and trade relations
! and South American
ere is no right or reason
eminent to contribute
rtlsing or building fund of
pc. Great lessons are Of
great principles often UNI
kelved in these seemingly
Bolutions and demands in
is to be regretted, as it too
lrs that our legislators do
them. The originator of
project is now in New York,
attempting to organize company to obtain
charters and start the'road, and if he sue
ceeds this far, it will be another illustration
only of the growing greatness of the
thought of the age, and the disposition ev-
erywhere in this country to attempt
grand enterprises Mountains are thrown
down or tunnelled, continents are spanned,
vast engineering feats are performed, and
are accomplishing things never dreamed
in other days. This giant railroad
ycheme is but in keeping with other ire ;
mendous feats of recent mining and engi-
neering skill but is less practicable and less {
necessary than any of the others. When l
the Mexican system is completed n road |
will be run down the Central American {
states and carried in South America, there
to connect with (other lines which will be t
built in time. I'VE are hardly likely to see t
one unbroken Il nc running down the back of {
the Rocky MOUNTAINS and the Andes, 1000 /
or 200 miles ldng U
! DoESIT MEAN A PANICs
ere we're runners aaoat that Gould had r
no deep financial waters and doubts Il
being expressed that he would be I'M C
pull through and probably lose a o
ndous pile of money. ThereupOn p