The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-05-09
ROCKWALL.
Tho Proposed Railway Extension
Somo Plain speech
Tint Might be Probably Considered
aud Carried
Into Debate, Decisive Action.

IN NOOO To % QUIT from tht WY o' Daiihr
| to PnriB, desire 10 present 10 the railroad
company and the business men of Dallas,
few points In favor oi constructing said
road via the town OF Rockwall, In the
| first place, the route rs eminently practical
bic. ~ Ia true that no survey has ever yet
been made with Instruments on this line;
but from my knowledge OF the country, l
Can safely say that no obstacle would be
In the way OF locating on snid route. A
few years ago Captain Hey wood. chief en-
gineer OF tho East Line road, made IN oyo
| survey OF the line from Dallas to Green.
vile by way Of Rockwall. Your correepon'
dent accompanied him from Rockwell to
Big Ceddo In the direction OF Grecn'
vile. Mr.. Hevwood said ne could easily
locate line from Rockwell TO Greenyllle
that would not require cut more than
six feet deep, nor file more than six feet
| high; and that nine-tepths OF the distance
would require nothing but the throwing up
OF tho road bed.
Not only 10 the route practicable, but 1t
passes through ono OF the finest as,iouitu.
raj sections in the stnte. The fertility
OF Rock wall county, especially, 10
we'll known to oil who ara familiar with
the country, and haa become matter OF
general rapute nbrosd. Should the road
be built through the towns 81 Eockwal
Greenville and Cooper the entire route
would penetrate splendid section Of oouD-
4
thrifty population. On that line there
would be less competition with other
| roads than on anv o.her possible route--a
greater extent OF territory Ia proximity to
the road and not sccassible 10 other lines.
Bat deaira TO state more especially the
particular reaeon why that road should BIO
| bnilt via tho own OF Rockwell. The more
freight the road can control, the more prof
itshle will " be to the company, snd the
moro trade IL can bring into the city Of
Dsllse the more beneficial will It prove 10
the business interests OF That place. IL
built vi. the town Of ROokwall it will
reach tho trade OF the country this side OF
the East Fork at the nearest possible point
very little over twenty miles from Dails
| IL built on any line that would throw IL
west OF Greenville, 1t could
not reach the country on the east
side OF the East Fork at @,
distance very much less than iorty miles
ana for that entire distance 1t would ran
too near the Central TO control much freight,
and A. the end OF that forty miles, u would
be brought in competition with the East
Line, and then with the Missouri Pacific.
On shat line IL would not receive one potnd
of freight from this county, nor would Dali
las be benefited to the amount OF ST as fsI
as R1cSwall county is concerned. The Eati
Fork bottom in the fall, winter and.spring
absolutely impossible, would sffeotually
cut us Off rom any depot west OF here, and
a depot on tnis eide OF tho rive- would be al
such distance frozi this place tnat oui
people would stiil continue 20 market theii
produce In Terrell. Almost the same re-
suit would follow should Iha 70 d be bull
anywhere north OF this place, even though
it should pass through Grsenville. L. is e
the interest OF the company and TO The In
forest Of Dallas to construct that line 80 II
to cut of ns much trade as possible from The
Texas & Poetic. To do that III
most available route 70 through
THE plaoe. WITH "a "a depot al a.
ton of the county, he road would handle
nearly the entire produce for shipment IN
this county and In the southeastern por.
tion OF Collin county, al OF which IT would
lose II built west and north OF here. All ol
tbeas fscts will DO obvious 70 any one who
will examine the geography OF the country
| and who In familiar with tho condition OF
the roads on this biloxi land during wet
season. Roc wall Is situated twenty-five
miles from Dallas and twenty six miles
from Greepville, on direct line between
them, and eighteen miles from Terrell on
the southeast, snd the same distance from
Fsrmersvilie, little east OF north course.
This county, small as IL 10, markets an
nunlly. about 8 600 bales Of cotton, besides
q vast quantity Of corn. wheat and oats Aa
we are now situated, nearly all OF this goes
to the town Of Terrell, and consequently,
our people buy their goods, groceries, lum'
Der aud everything they need In that place
But lot railroad from Dallas establish
q depot in this town and smother In the
eastern portion Of the county, and all o!
our products will bs thrown upon that line
for shipment, and the agricultural wealth
OF thi, county wils flow through it's natural
outlet to Dallas. Our merchants would
then make their Wholesale purchases prin-
oipslly IN the oity OF Dallas. We are anxious
to place ourselves In communication with
this metropolis Of north Texas; we feel that
our commercial Abilities are all In that
direction. We are willing and ready to do
everything that can reasonably be asked ol
US aud more to aUist in this enterprise; and
when we hsys done this, when We have
shown our faith by our works, We then ask
the business men OF Dallas 10 help us secule
the location OF the road where IL Will
be most proiitsb . TO the company, most
beneficial TO the business interests a Dallas
and most to the convenience and ndvan-
tage OF our people.