The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-14
DALLAS OPPORTUNITY.
A Grand Railway Projec'-Boih ITO
plan and Practical.
what Desiiny Can and VIII 10 for
Dallas.
Facts that should bs Weighed

WAxAnAcnIs, April l2.--tEditor Hka.
AID 1.-The Dallas n Southwestern raj.
rond 10 th0 name ! rlyn 20 The luOnt
esfentlnl avenue OF trade nud uavcl now
demanded a. Texas. Dallas, n7on 10 BE-, u
not ALREADY iir rrNet ontrfroi cf aortheru
and middle leXts, Hlhl u luster this en-
terprlfe. Toe contll elton OF this rnad
passing through Lancaster Red Oak, Wax
nhhahio. Milford aud Waco, tneso- traysfs.
ing the section lying hetw en- that oitY And
Austin, would secure to Dallas the richest
belt OF cnua'rY IN tho Ses'. FROM the
time this line crnssca tina TiipNy II passes
tnroufh tina very garden OF The state;
section, cot eparsely settled ana SGT 10 be
developed, oul slready full Of Thirty farm
srs and rAnchmen. The belt uf county
that would be rnoutsfy % this road 10
already famed Tor tie yield OF cotton, corn,
wheat, oats, rye, barley, hay, eio. Having
lived thirty years IN the west nnn
having trayersed, time and ag'in, by
priyDio aud public conveyance, the section
lying tt tween the iowa line and the Cult
of Mexico, with a breadth extending ir1gl
the Western iiue Of Missouri 10 the Miss.
issippi liver, l can osll 20 mind no part OF
that immenre and productive area Cqufl
20 the section now under consideration. IL
eIoels Ia richness ot soil, variety OF pro-
ducts, certainty OF cropl abundance q
living aprings ard attractive water cOurfes,
good timber. culture aud refinement Of iia
Citiz.nB, school aud church i.Cliite+.
The tOwus through wbiCh the road would
pass, are tho natural receptacle a. tue
produce Of the turrouudine and
now draned OF eli ICE Oyefa, wiug
haryesis By tap roads or by wagons TO dis.
tant aud bnuaturtl markein.
No equal extent OF territory 10 Texas en-
joys 80 CquGbie rainfall through the en-
tire year. Here bluegrass grows
in ianch OF The yig0r Il poe
sesses in Kentucky and Missouri
and, not longer tnan week ago, | saw
white clover hourshing ~ oil the luxur-
ance that II maniiests IN Virginia and Ma.
ryland. Five OF six years ago most OF the
land eucircllng Waxahachie, iJr miles Ia
every direction, was unsettled Eud no
fenced, bat nov, beautiful farms With good
houses aud capRcious berna cover large
mart OF this entire area. fna soil is easy OF
cultivation and almost oeriain ia itB r'-
wards TO the hu,baudman. An intelligent
farmer, and one who has had lufe expert
ence in planting ia the rich sOils OF thr Ar
kansas river bottom and else where Mf
William Jones, OF u lls, told me that 10 a
series OF Tvs years this section Tar surpas'e5
the former III amount and certainty OF
crops. Travellers through this diatrcI ~
country ara invariably csp,iyated at the
sight which greets the eye. Oar lands,
even under present sdysfss Circumstances,
Inconvenience to market, ETC.,
are rapidly enhanclug Ia value.
All this section needs ~ the
magic touch Of good through ne, stand
ard gauge Of travel aud OF commerce, and
this must bs secured RI an early day.
Toe health OF this belt OF territory 10 in
comparable, considering the nature OF our
soil n rich alIuv'um, aimilSr 10 the swamp
lands OF ArkAnsaB and Louisiana. AS evi.
dence OF this fact. | cite the four years ex-
perlence OF Marvin college, located as Wax.
ahaohie. n that time she has mabriculsted
nearly 200 students, anu yet not death
has occurred, and there hos aeen but Lutte
sickness Of my sort amongs, the Students
Tho same may pe said IN a large degree, OF
other points along the rnutO indicated
above. This enterprise, II Dallas shalt take
hold OF II, will fud ready and hearty sup
port all along It's line. The road could be
constructed with only average difficulty, its
grades being easy, hence tho investment
would vi eid handsome revenue. Another
very Important consideration | must not
fail tn mention. Tee line | have indicated
would shorten the route to Austin and tho
lower portion OF the state 81 least 100 m'iea,
thus saving four or five hours OF working
time In these driving days
II eastern roads strive 10 Hln patronage
by short, through routes TO Baltimore,
Philadelphia and New York, routes that
count the SAYING an hour of time % rec
ommenfction, then here certsinlY Is u
strong argument in favor OF the Dallas d
Southwestern railroad that Ia to be.
The people arc ready Tor this move, and
now is the time to reap the harvest way-
ing in ripeuess: it challenges Dallas to lead
off. l.. NJ. LEWIS. :.