Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-25
From Now Orleans 10 Port WORT,


An article which we repUblish else
where, from the New Orleans Times
Democrat of Wednesday morning, /.
lhll 81 interest Ton The people of Fort
Worth, our city is already the center
of railroad system that Is eNtcnsiy,
ANA mprehunsiVe. We have trunk
llhes ana connecting facilities that arr
enjoyed by very few other cities in The
state We may shy, indeed that with
The single exception of Houston, Fort
/ worth stands at the head of the LIST
Hef geographical position makes Gal.
weston he terminal point for very
extensive system, but il is of II second
mana nature Fort Womb, like Iious-
ton actually has the railroads. But
with NIL these advantages she Is not in "A
position that she Gnu sit down, fold her
hands, and say that she has enough.
either IN the way 0f trunk lines or
connecting links. Progress has ever
been The Keynote with our people,
and they are not likely 10 relrograde
or grow indifferent and apathetir.
Hence when we read, In the represen-
lallYe pnpe' Of New Orleans, that the
Crescent city aspires 10 another am
Independent and shorter route 10
Fort Worth we respond 10 lhat aspi-
ration with alaclity and heariintss.
The plan, as mapped outby the Times
Democrat, ispractical and attractive.
taken as a whole Some of its details
may bear revision, but not of material
nature. Coming in this direction the
line should take Palestine in lts course.
AZ this Thrifty and important Fast
Texas city II would connect with the
Houston and Heapc branches of the
International n Great Northern road
a parl Of the Gould system, Reaching
l'remond II would there connect with |
Tie houston a Texas Central road.
runni9g direct 10 Waco, only forty-tyo |
miles northwest Of lirenond. And al |
waco tie route would be over the |
missouri Pacific railroad, porlhward
W Fort Worth, only cigbtyseightn miles
distant, The entire course OF the pro.
posed line, from The mt nont of cross.
ing into FeSas, would traverse fine
most fertile and prosperous sections of
the Lime star state, IL would meme,
Ifato Inc plnefies, the oak forests and
me praiIi,s, II would tap The corn
neids, the cotton belt, the wheat lands.
iha reach The cattle shipping points,
u New Orleans is alive 10 the value Of
he connection, Fort Worth cannot he
ess so. Our trade relations with The
resent city, already very extensive
ma growing with each year, would be
materially enhanced, Tor The shorten.
ng Of the haul TO New Orleans by two
hundred miles 10 an item the imporl. :
nee 81 which ~ not to be overlooked
= 'inderestimated, II IL fair to IRE.
lhe liat the scheme, rs outlined by
no flmes-Democrat, has the friend. =
mp u ne NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. party. o
Werwlse opelousas would hardly be
NJ the starting point OF the !.
foposed road, And fually, so far as y
ew Orleans j. concerned, there Is the 81
'a'i'oihi opportunity, ~ the Times. y
si4eeiat points out, of reaching Den
er VIA Fort Worth, IL Is onlya ANS. ),
~ " ,inie, and a short time nj lbat Ii,
hsu The foad now halfing at Wichita q
ans VIII push on 20 Denver. Forl ~
oilh VIII have this trunk line 10
'nser whether this other enterprise .,
owe outlined is pat through or not iel
y pleasant tob.lieYe, however that -
" Orleans apprentices This opnoru- u
! ana u disposed 10 utilize II. w, ~
~ WATCH the progress 81 The pro-
,'a movement with real interest say
IAN assure our friends IN New or. pr
10 'ha' Fort Worth win extend "a a "a,
enterprise al The cooperation and $50