The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-07-21
Timely Action

Tho railroad meeting at the court
house on Monday evening, relative TO
some concert of action for continuing
the construction Of the Trunk Liue
from Dallas to Tyler was timely and
and eminently characteristic Of tho
people Of Tyler.
While We have long felt the impor
lance OF having road from Dallas to
New Orleans built by the way OF ~
Ter, we were not aware that tue people
generally felt such deep and wide
spread interest in having /.
built on this particular line
and at this very time the
earnestneas and unanimi.y Of feeling
that characterized tho action OF our
citizens on tho occasion, proves 10 us
that the old spirit OF improvement is
still predominant In the minds Of our
business mon aud that the old heroism
and determination Of former days lives
and burns with its accustomed ardor.
Our public men have never failed n
have the hearty cooperation OF our
business and working elements, when
o judiCl0us railroad enterprise was
fairly and succInctly presented for
their action, and VIC predict that the
present movement will DO as success
ful as any We have over made.
Dallas wants railroad direct tC
New Orleans, and she wishes 10 to run
through the timbered reglons-the
long.leal pine country-of East Texas
and Southwestern Louisiana, and
Tyler Is located directly on the line Of
the route moat desirable for the trade
of Dallas and the enlarging Of hei
future commerce. That people
have years ago determined tC
have direct railroad from Dal
las to New Orleans, to be Independent
Of outside influences and TO DO run in
the interests OF her growing com.
merco, Low froights is the great desid
eratum of her wholesale merchants
With these permanently secured, they
feel able to compete with any com
mercial point In the south.
The recent purchase of the Trunk
Line by a number OF her citizens
affords them tho long desired OPP
portunity to build and run q rail.
road according with the BEST judgment
Of her leading business men. Know
ing the ability and enternriso of many
Of the leading men Of Dallas and thu
growing want OF geater railroad facili
ties for the wholesale trade, we are jus
tilted in tho conclusion that this roa(
will be built az an early day. Thest
facts Justify our citizens in the actor
they have taken. In the language o
some of our more prompt ana active
men, 1t IL q matter of business and de
mands the close attention that every
business must insure success.
The building of this road now and
the control OF Its management in th,
future will greatly benefit both Dallas
and Tyler by giving them tho promi
hence that all live cities VIII gain and
thereby add incalculsbly TO the growth
and trade of each.
We all realize that what has been
so b5netloial to our growth in the past
will ntill continue to Widen our area
build up our influence aud SIT &C
trade from tho surrounding country
While our advantages rs trading
point are many, 1t Is evident that TIL,
construction Of tho Trunk Line viii
add many others OF equal Importance
and give greater p6rmGnonco 10 thos
we now possess.
While tho trade of Tylor will b
greatly augmented by The couslruC
ton OF the Trunk Line kailrad upol
tho line contemplated; Dallas will b.
the point to reap tho greater benefits
AS soon as 90 miles OF the road IL com
pletod her railroad facilities are doub
lod. She has secured another Quite
10 Houston and Galveston by thu
Kansas & Cult Short Line and thu
lumber trade Of that road is at onc'
transferred to tho Trunk Limo to bu
distributed throughout tho prairlt
country surrounding Dallas.
This latter item OF traffic OF itsol
guarantees to the stockholders tina
the road will DO paying Investment
But tho facts and arguments in
crease In magnitude and multiply il
numbers as we contemplate the sub
ject, so that We are forced to reserVt
for future number much that coulC
and ought TO be said in advocating thi
desirable enterprise. Tyler Courier