The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-04-19
Ed torial Correspondence

Tiled, and standing room became
scarce, Now the travel il in North
Texas, and the southern end OF our
are worn out By empty cars.
As Houston man who boarded the .
train this morning remarked. 1--WE are .
no longer
TIff GArEwAi OF TEXAS.
We now feel that we are the kitchen F.
door, the garden truck patch OF
Texas. The immigration, the wealth
aud the enterprise now comes IN al
the north, and we have poor show OF
catching 1t after they have seen
the magnificent advantage. OF North
and Middle Texas. Our only hope is
in deep water that will bring tho pro-
ducts OF that enterprise through our
gates for Shipment"
pom the train this morning found
delegation of Dallas solid men, and
soon OWNED their purpose to bc An
interview with the Santa Fe Railroad
company in reference to the extension
OF their line to Paris. Tney were
very shy of open expression after
was found to be newspaper man,
but several intimations have been
thrown out that one of the few lines
open to Dallas is south, and that
Waco might be invited to Join hands
with her Tor the mutual interest of
both towns. They have observed the
agitation Of the proposed Cameron
road, aud see that an extension to
Dallas would bc direct continuation
OF the road north. These gentlemen
have II conference with the santa re
folks this morning, aud If anything
should transpire Of which Waco can
take advantage, our citizens will be
Kept posted White ON the subject OF
railroads., il may not bo out OF place
to repeat few estimates OF the cost
Of the
CONSTRUCTION or ROADS.
All the gentlemen had been init
mutcly connected with railroad build
Iug in Texas tor many years One OF
the gentlemen who knew every dollar
that had been paid out on the Grand
Trunk, out from Dallas, stated that
the cost was $3.50 900 for the first SIX
teen miles, OF about ~ 900 per mile,
a Ia [ Al
tral said il could be built from llou--
ton to bcni-Ou at cost OF S!O,WO
per mle. II should be remembered
that the Grand Trunk was built with
IRON, costing t56 per ton now
II can be bought "A, $50 per
ton. Upon this basis u road from
Waco twenty miles down the BraHos,
ought not TO cost over 81 ,UH per mule
for standard gauge. Cannot Waco
rnisc 800 900 10 construct this rond
II would be magnificent investment
aud give Waco new boom that
wonld keep her alongside of her sis
ter towns Of North Texas.
Galveston has on its holiday clothes
in honor OF the grand conmandcry OF
knights Tenn plar. II is compare
lively small body, but the charac-
ters OF the solid men give it great nm
portaucc and weight.
To-day the new and magnitcen,
temple was dedicated bv the NJ W e..
lodge OF Texas, Worshipiul trand
Master VIM. II Nichols. presiding
Twenty eight years ago the father OF
Worshipiul Nichols, the then grand
master OF Texas, laid the corner stone
of this temple. The foundation was
laid but the enterprise rested dor
mantly until last wear. To-day the
son has the honor OF completing the
work began by the father. At the
election OF officers the result was as
follows: j. L. llsrrisou, CIR. Comd |
j. II Hunter, Dep. CIR. Comd D.; I. W
Iubsck, CIR. Gen john laylies, Gr.
Capt. Gen; Harry scherhnss, CIR.
Tres; Robert Brewster, CIR. Rec
John W. johnson, CIR, sr w; --
Bingham, Or, Jr. W.
While Galveston has done every.
hing IN her power to make the con-
gentiOD here pleasant, II will long be
~ one Of the most un-
-ortunate aud dl.agreeab.e ,es-
ion. the body hAs ever
.ad Unfortunately the spirit
# ambition ha. crept into the
.auk. Of the holy order, and bad men
iave not hesitated to bring their
into the hallOwed precincts
# the asylum. Last year at san AM
onio men who had personal grudge
gginst the chief cfiicer, Of the com
nAndery, At midnight previous 10 the
ay of election, started the most scam
Ialous ialsehoods and SANDER. con
erning his character, and secured his
ieieat. The gentleman Was a well
'nown citizen OF Waco, aud the slan-
iers seemed to come from his own
IOme. lie wss defeated upon the
round OF these falsehoods. This
ear taking their cue from this
chome. upon the eve OF the election
milar tactics were taken to defeat L
lme OF the most Jealous X lights in