The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-12-12
A stroke Of Business.

The new Organization Of the Texas
Il st. Louis railway has appropriated
one hundred thousand dollars for the
purpose of building extensive shops,
rendered necessary by the determin-
alton to widen the gauge of the road
to the standard. The present shops
at Tyler are altogether Inadequate to
the new demands, and the determine
tion to build is but an answer 10 a de-
mand which is imperative. Now, in
some respects, Texsrkana or Tyler
are superior points, but in others,
Waco holds inducements for the loca-
ton of these immense works here.
Added to this, is the feeling, broadly
prevalent in the new management, of
warm friendship for Waco. Indeed.
Waco has always stood by and en-
Outraged the Texas & st. Louis in
everypossible way, with money, bust
ness, credit and warm and agrees
sive friendship and advocacy. This
has induced friendship, and there
is feeling in the management which
fayors Waco as the point for the loca-
ton of these shops. The location
will, if we are fortunate enough
to secure it, place a hundred
families more in Waco. They
will be skilled and intelli-
gent working men, and as that
class is always well paid, they will
put a vast sum of money
in circulation every month. It will
help out our schools, churches, dry
goods stores, markets, and indeed, in
every way constitute a vastly impor-
tant addition to the working, active,
industrial force of our city.
Now, IN view of these advantages
which are briefly and inadequately
set forth, would it not be wise in our
leading business men to canvass the
subject and see il we can not do
something to induce such action on
the part Of the road. We ought to
furnish them twenty acres of ground
near the city and exempt it from city
taxes for twenty years. This will go
a long way toward influencing them.
and we would realize sufficient in the
increase of values In ono year, to re-
imburse us for all the outlay. This
would also induce the officers of the
road to locate here, and very soon we
would have probably twenty five fam
lilies of wealthy and intelligent rail-
road people among us.
The road will find here plenty OF
excellent water. plenty of fuel, and
the city is within easy distance of un.
failing and inexhaustible supplies OF
all other characters. demanded in the
business Of successful railroad opera.
tion. Waco has a warm place in her
heart for the plucky little road which
made such a gallant cut in our favor
two years ago. " it'll such leverage
as the location of these shops here
her every influence would be unre.
mittingly used to put business in the
hands of the Texas Il st. Louis. The
advantages would be many and recip.
rocal.
Now we urge earnestly and with
all our force, that our business men
and property holders take promp,
action in this matter. The business
of widening the guage will commence
very promptly, so the choice for To-
J cation of the works will, of necessity
be made very soon and their erection
commenced and pushed to completion
with all possible despatch. We will
not have a couple Of years given us In
which to discuss the proposition.
What we do, must be done promptly
and in earnest. We suggest that a
meeting Of all concerned be called at
an early day, and let US discuss, fully
and frankly, all that is implied in the
matter.
Waco has enterprise and intelli-
gence both, of very high order.
Now we will see If she has the pene-
tration to see her advantage, and the
nerve to go for 1t without undue loss
Of time.