The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-01
'RAH FOR RAILROADS!
The business Men e Dallas Harvesting
The Iron M0rse.
A Meeting Msrklrgan Epoch In Dallas
Chronicles. Enthusiasm


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The Merchants Exchange In oompl anoe
with q call issued by President Onpen,
heimer, 10 consider OF certain railroad
projects In the interests Of Dillas. In "A
pithily nut and clear manner the president
disclosed the object of the meet,rg. he
stated that the railway progress
being made around aud about US was
oircumyenting, our city, ssnping us ,rnn .
tafy trade. and otherwise damaging US; lie
| u red that fine field awaited our Efforts
northwest Of us, and to the end that we
might reap ths harvest, we should
promptly construct a railroad thither, pass
ipg.by way of Grapevine, etc. To the south
west Of ne lay o country Iioh IN the 10
sources that could lay hundreds OF thoI,
but extend the heked for hand: 10
this end he pressed the expectancy
OF NJ once buildinga road toward Browr'
wood, Gatesyille, etc. GA the northeast
was a section iull OF wealth and commerce
| for Dallas, and which had constantly De'
sought our aid. And 10 this end Dallas
ought TO act with energy. So, also TO the
southeast OF this city was nm aouLushse OF
patronage n We would bat push ahead the
| Trunk Line aud give IL the support II
ought to have All these desiderati, ne
said, were conceded Dy our people, bui &C
/ ton wisfoQuired, and without DELAY nc
| further said tina, ID ,llss could readily raise
$4,000 Tor the objects Just stated, CONCERT
OF action alone being needed IL Vas 10 Sc
ours this aud 10 disouss views ReneIaly M.
| he had called the citizens together, anu nc
hoped now for tree expression on the situs-
ton
COLONEL W. W. LEAKs
being called on, he arose aud said he had
not come to make speech TOT
| all that the preceding So nker han
0nilntd, WAS admitted. But the point
at present was, how much would escn SUP
s,ribe toward the consummatong lie, Tor
one would give . per 'ent. upon the asses
seq county valusiion of hispropeity. what
would others dOy
CAPTAIN " q. VEAL
then took the floor Ia resp pnse 10 CANS; he
observed that II the c.tizsna OF Ds'las siIni'
bpred nut six month"; longer au exodus
from its limits would DC me oruer
of the time. We wanted the unar-
unity OF sentiment and action,
The patriotic spirit which chsracterlzed our
energetic neighbor on the west. re u
sisted hat the roads rs designated by MT
Oppenheimer were ihdispensaole 10 the
prosperity, yea, the very life oil TINS city;
But IL was MS vie ~ that the Grapeylnefohu
should be fret built for obvious reasons
then next in order the line 10 brentwood:
The people of Greenvile and OF Bockwail
had petitioned us again aud again 20 Duila
60 them and they would pauonize
Dallas, and we ought TO gladly RESPOND
He spoke OF "a road, the Dallas u North.
western, which was already chartered ana
came near being started TWO years ago
which would secure for us untold DEMENT'S
The proposed route was 20 Alberausrque,
where y connection would be made WITH
the Union Pacific road, and which "oulu
he $50 miles from here 20 Aloerquefque'
Small aid by these people would apeedily
put Il corps OF engineers III .he
field, aud little additional support
would send it on 10 New orleans
as proposed by the charter. ne
said this would be the great coal tosd. IL
would bring In great bulk the black ols-
mopds here. ard give employment to thou
sands IN needed fugnuinci ories mere. Inc
coal Ia Shaokeloi Scouuty was practically
exhansiless and should be transported to
Dallas. lie ayeed'to give per cent. IKE
Colonel Leakr, upon his proDeriy assess
ments. lie tnen asked for description oil
the coal regions by
PROFESSOR oUMMtNs.
This gentleman then gave resume
of the vast treasures that awaited
our reach when we chose n extend II In
the direction OF those western coupties
Examining some OF the outcroppings alone
of these coal measures. we had depth OF
60 inches In Bowie county, IS inches nt
Decatur, % inches at Mill Sap, 20 inches at
Gordon, etc. And ali this was but Illus
tratiye and true OF vast territory in that
vicinity. This coal could be laid down In
Dallas at $5 so to 600 per ton IN countless
quantities. The artc in Wise county
MAS tho most superior In Texas, and the
measures extended oil along the upper por-
ton of Young county. All through these
carboniferous seams Is the mineral TO be
found with the upner strata averaging
depth of twenty-five inches. Still inner
prospects present themselves as we pene-
trs,e The lower strata. Indeed, there Ia coal
sufficient in these parts TO supply me south
for century. Nor this ai;
iron abounds ali through the close wing
permeap formation. Professor Boil, he
said, estimated that in Archer county
alone. there were 100000 tons ia one single
acre. Immediately west OF this were beds
OF rock salt pure US crystal, rom 10 to ~
feet thick. HIe Deed railroads TO dump
these values AZ our doors.
MAYOR W. l.. cADELL.
In a speech, strong, empnatic and to the
point, Mayor Cabell fired his
audi,o rs as he told how the glories OF Dali
las were departing because oi her apathy.
Conscious OF her powers when occasion de-
manded exertion, yet che SLEPT IKE Samp.
son in the lap Of Delilah until her locke
were being shorn. He said he had re-
gently been ut Gainesville. Fort Worth,
ETC., and had his eyes opened as to their
unsupported activity and progress, In the
former city he saw eight trains OF cars
loaded waiting on the sd5 track for
their turn to be hauled 10 the
latter city. Denison, two, was all alive
There over $l25. 900 per month was being
paid out to the employees OF two railroads.
and vet with ali this. competitive stir and
hustle and enterprise, We stand here all the
day idle. A serious hour Is upon us, and
we ought to go to work ut once for saliva
ton take. To tho northwest OF us Is all
manner of wealti- II We shall but go for IL.
A charter already exists for a railroad TO
run in that direction, and known as the
Texas q Great Western road. 1t
would ba branch OF the road
! ,m Mckinney to Seymour. One OF the
agents 10 nov In Europe trying to nc.
cotiate bonds sufficient TO consnmmate the
object of getting II 10 Decatur, Wise county,
and thus clinch the great coal traffic. Dial;
las can with bat half an effort do the work
at once. North Texas 10 Texas, and Dallas
is its centre. And yet our congressman
are running afier false gods 10 bestowing
all their time in this respect to getting
rights OF way through the Indian
Territory from Fort Worth, porthward.
we are paying out interest on S2C0 900 OF
railroad donation bonds and getting In re.
turn no corresponding benefit. We should
realize the situation and 70 10 work. Our
citizens and the city council ought to make
an excursion to the north and west OF us.
20 as TO come back wiser and more pro-
gressive men.
Us. DAUGHERTY
made q telling, busipess-likc speech.
He showed In very distinctive
terms the necessity for action.
lie felt We should be doing something in
SANITY. We should have better organiza-
tons 20 effect our purposes. To this end,
he offered resolution OF the following pur-
port, viz. THAT the president appoint
committee Of twelve afterwards changed |
to twenty-fve), whose duty 1t shall be 10
receive applicants and applications desir- |
Ing Information here about our general con- |
dillon or any other particular interests"
r'c. The following wers then appoi nted: |
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