The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-02-28
OHR FUTURE FUEL,
Land that spa'Lirs with the Black
Diamonds.
AsseriIous-so sound Deduction

ropheiIc AsseriIous-souud Deduction
0RAH.M, Feb. - -fEiltor HrRALpl-
That Dallas has A'tslutu her pIesent large
opuIation AMI hu sss without cheap
bel and 10 this lime las made no Effort 70
rocure II though N near proximity 10 an
hexhauslibls suIply-a prime esseniltl,
nd indeed the indispensable thing 10 beet
pbstantianly promote ono ios or hs'
Fery inteTe I, manifesis lntrcnshhlr hss
Stt Of one matter oi more impoftanos thhn
hy other enterprise which has engaged
n talent and money sigoa becoming tAs
Feat railroad distributing center OF almost
behalf OF the state. The time
- fully come when the tx
sdienal ot having abundant and cheap
bel should have earnest col slderation and
prompt action and prosecution Of tho mat
IL to success. This nevertheless Mt this
bnuplre capital msy be chary o. entering
bw rAlrosd enterprises, in that all aspect
this hlZtter carefully examined into and
eishe CfS would prove satisfactorily sum.
lent To Justify and hasten construction OF
nc into the coal field so near her. which
the important RESPECTS OF extent and
uslity, is far better tnan commonly re.
uted and believed. Where the better OF
atural out crops even are thrice more sat
factory in all respects than
by Developments along the. Texas
Pacific railway. on which so
luch time, labor aud money has been ex-
ended All disclosures there and else
here slong the coal belt to this time but
bptrm the writer'sexpressed opi Mon yearsl
10, and subsequently concurrtd il by the
te Professor Boil, OF D,liss, after his criii-
81 examination OF the lid. and attest by
10 find oil abundant fossls, which only per-
lin to aud indicate u true csrbonlierous
|rmation. That "ali evidence along this
bal belt extending southwes'er'y from
kontsgue county show that between the
birth wa ers Of the West Trinity and tn
Icon rivers, the bed lies ia a basin, In
raj dish or barrel shape, pinched out
Id of shallow debths along ilr
kterior confines with best Qsa'-
and greatest thickness OF r..
. toward the center, which oovi ns'y IN
reater part lies in and acros, Young
bunty, only abou. eighty five niles 10 di.
lot course from Daiias. Her geographical
Rcation, many railroads and the short
kul considered, SO much shorter than from
10 present depots Of supply, the indian
rritory and Gulf ports. she would be.
me the principal mart OF supply amt dis
bth supply a0d price rs would m ny
al dsmaHd ." Moreover oonduoe
varied manufactures, SO essential TO the
frightening and extending Of her interests
d ibfiuence-the one reliable factor least
omotive and sustsiuiug of all she has or
Az acquire. The present large and last
,ressinr demand for fuel from the many
lroads and from cities and towns along
EN-, especially In the prairie paris OF the
tie where most of them are wi hOut. and
best of have but meagre supply, and
1t rapidly diminishing, all of which for
distanc1 Of haul would make snoh roads
largest and mot prof ahls carriers ri
" in the s,sts. This estimate, exclusive
It's local traffic, which alone would surrey
", as it would pass through new and
tli settled ectiop, rapidly developing.
The Texas Trunk railway company
ght we'll regard such route its proper ex-
hsion to connect with the New Mexco and
lorado system OF railroads. and find il
etiy more important TO first and a. once
lid this much OF IT. than to pursue COR
nd New Orleans, and 1t would be well Tor
be enterprise Of Dallas to encourage and
remote II, or b special one and hastily, lest
great degree Of least. she be supIlAnsed
Worth. Gainesville too gives IN.
ent and purpose TO ,,c avail t ias. supply sS
allss should have done. and now quickly
.cComplished. She might ever, a. leas,
miov a,Seno6t from the lions share, Of .
|monopdy Of II, TO achieve which 10 an
|emereency which should bIing even her
6rones to the front and in aid, 90 that from
Hited interest sentiment and action would
er such bold moves and mighty impetus
the work % would within four
puths' time assure compilation, and her
tsrssI for all time realize
|nificent repay ment. For obvious
ssons much, enormously much.
spends on her early action. About
vo-thirds Of the distance from Dallas
ould be over an undulatlng, mostly
rsirie country. The rem .inder would
bsch and pass the submits ot the public
,ds." which, however, would not increase
- of cons ruction, or materially, 1t at all,
He grade. In that, on proper course, exit
Wines OF natural reach to admit of grade
forty feet or less per mile, and abso-
Ily without the impeachment OF rock
for their walls are mairly nre
With covering Of lose stone,
20 nothing more required tnan
leyeling down, with option of two
Il feasible routes. After passing said
(lajrds distance, one over q plateau
he divide, be- ween the BRACES and
This would restrict the road
bly, Just along 1t. The other,
nd along the base of said plat
I'D yield greater supply, because
the belt in greater width. and be-
recipient from numerous springs
9eyersl miles away from sl0ng the
rth side, which at small expense wouli
ttram to the main road, and so from the
ath side at points along, and as fully 1t
occasionally would be required to be
vsted six to fifteen feet above the
rfts. precisely the conditions and
vantsces which made and contributes to
great coal road OF Pennsylvania. The
hnsands Of acres In Young county prob
Of yielding 1000 tons per acre; the rec
Med standard OF quantity from four
vA n OF coal, and on an estimate OF %
tslper tonfyi rSlpes, and rs cents per ton
inR Aud one-hslf cent per ton, per
3 f2 cents per ton for the haul, to
nsk,pg Sl67 IL per ton on the
rates common in the older states, or
ouble such rate for the haul the
Dallas would be only $2.10 per ton,
contracted with what she has
md pays, 10 significant Of what won
advantage would derive and OF what
M wealth would ultimate to Dallas
bis source alone.
ihe arouse and combine her ener.
capital for expeditions work and
Aieve and accordingly benefit from
other reqnisite, and manifest OF
"TRUE ENTERPRIsE."
HEREDITARY TAINTS.
svelations ON Subject Which
~. ty,> WeIfare of tho Race and