The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-10-04

ments made, leaving only some dressing
| to be done. 1t is expected that trains viii
be running through TO Kansas City by DC.
tober LIST, next The road from Snrinefield
to Kansas City has been in operation several
years. Branches lun out ttrom Kansas City,
Joplin, Cherrydale, Rockhill, Weir and
| Fort Scott and collectively known as the
Kansas City, Fort Scott d Gulf rail
road.
| The officials of the Kansas City, Fort
Scott & Gulf say positively that no branches
will be built or even begun until the com
pletion of the Memphis extension. But
when it is done and in good running order,
we look for several important branches 10
be built, among them the much talked-oi
Hutton Valley & Poplar Bluff branch
| From 'rumors in the air. il is more than
likely that branch south into Arkansas
| will be built. Having stolen march on
st. Louis, the Gulf road will play hand
for all the territory in sight. Such a
branch would anticipate the extension of
the Salem & Little Rock, bring 10 the Gulf
road the vast business of northern Arkan-
sas, and penetrate country unsurpassed
in timber, mineral and waterpower wealth.
The Gull is a great and mbitious road, and
will not wait 10 be driven into new fields OF
conquest, but seek them.
Southern, or Memphis, Vicksburg d New
Orleans railroad, was on paper. But no
sooner was the idea fully matured, which
was quickly done. than II began to crawl
along over the country at rate which as
founded the oldest railroad builder. The
grading on the road from Memphis TO New
Orleans is now three-fourths finished.
More than one-fourth Of the entire line 10
now completed, ties and rails ard all. The
hands are working from either end, and
from the middle toward each end. III o
track on this end of the line has been car
ried into the State of Mississippi, and IL is
the intention TO push the work so as TO send
out a train as far as Clarksdale, Miss, by
October lst.
"The Tennessee Southern is the south.
ern portion Of the Chesapeake, Ohio q
Southwestern, and wien the former Is
complete q, their business will be joined, as
n cir interests now are, and the entire road
from Newport News, via Louisville, Mem.
phis and Vicksburg, to New Orleans, wir
be known as the Louisville. New Orleans d
Texas railroad. This gives q com petii 4
line 20 New Orleans and opens TO Memnl Is
the Yszoo Delta, the richest cotton lands in
the world, and gives to Memphis an unsur-
passed seaport.
"a specuIative line is from Memphis TO
Jackson, Tenn. It's building depends upon
the sale of the Mississippi d Tennessee TO
the Illinois Central, In which case the con-
nection with Jackson will become q neces-
sity. OF the project the Jackson Clarion
says This would give Chicago direct
The people along the line In Shelby. Fay
cite aud Madison counties would no doubt
give the right OF way and take as much
stock az they are able; but the great bulk OF
the money necessevy would have 70 be
FINISHED by tie own - n the trunk line.
cultivation. Abo any farmer who gives his
mind perseveringIy W the pursuit can o.
what otbers have doDs and make gr ~
improvemsn mt In our native rae.
He can select the test and bring ir new
blood Tor the best animals be can mud
and persevernfy sfirk 10 bic work,
never lookine back. ard Caring little
The psu line prOpos-d 4 would De sbout sew
epty miles lone. and v nd run through q
good country. The b dins OF THIS line
would supply longfel vsnt tns CITY,
that IL. an esst and west rail r1sd. We
gest that the enterprise be wnrked up 70 q
Write heat rthoui delay. With an east
ern and western outlet, the fufure proper
Ifv Of jackson would be a certainty. Wnile
We tbInk the day has passed Tor 0uiloing
railroads By private or country suoscfip-
tons. ne believe the metisr sss prcp-
erlv presented 20 some Of the wealthy.
nonersd corporsfions the necessity Of the
rosd would c0mmsDd the cash jackson Il
unu on the boom" and II btho0ves us 70
strike While the iron j. bot. ~ We wish y
snheurs the Commercial importance and
rrslth of the city. COul1 not committees
Be sppoinfsd 81 ell the towns elonE ibe
roufe. hsvs q messing. get the road survey
"a snd sndssvor 20 induce sone reliable
corpoeaiion 20 takt . bold and push the
er.tr-rriss fhrouKhf"
s-Or ne NsuphIs dirisi1n Of the Louis
wnls A Ns.hrllIs. which ertsDds % Msm-
rtis Turrfion. > disfancs Of 20 miltss
.~rr amount Of general wcrk nss oeen
5o-s. fhonrh the line y fspt Avtvs m
rnrf sr-rIIrrt oonfIfion that no ertenslve
rr-f - rruuirrt st any gns plsoe- The
f~.rf = ueII na|IsEte1. sn1 1urInE ne 49,
- -~~rff1 Twelve rIlIss ri ste-I rails
- ef~ffr nnss ~ iron rnils hEre Ten
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