The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-07-27
RUN A RAILROAD TO RUSK
ADESIRE FOR THE TEXAS TRUNK
A Direct Line, a Business Community, a
Great Timber, Mineral and Farm
ing Region, With Cash and
Custom for the Road.

hUSKj July Z0-lCOrr6bpOnuenC l.
There ia great deal of talk az to the
most profitable and direct route for
the Grand Trunk Line from Dallas to
the Sabine Pass. Tyler, Henderson
and Palestine are anxious for it, and
hold that they can offer the best in.
ducements. They have made some
efforts that are praiseworthy, but we
think the keynote has not yet been
sounded, and tho direct and most
profitable route has not been agitated.
Rusk has remained silent, but as our
sister towns are giving their reasons
why this road should pass through
their midst we will endeavor to show
that via Rusk is the
most direct and by far
the most profitable. Tyler and
Henderson are so miles and more out
OF the way and it is not reasonable to
| think such an elbow will be made to
reach the great lumber districts when
Rusk Is on direct line and has the
advantage in every respect. This
road has been surveyed once or twice,
and in each case the direct line ran
through Rusk. From Rusk to the
present terminus in kaufman County
Ia only about so miles on direct line.
We will mention something OF our
business ana country, as IL pays rail-
| roads to run through a rich country
and TO towns of business. Rusk is a
town of about 1900 inhabitants and Is
situated in the center of the richest
iron district west OF the Mississippi.
The State of Texas has gone to an inn
mense expense in building
one of the finest prisons
in tho South, and large
furnace especially for the develop
ment OF the iron, The prison alone
covers nine acres Of land and is Sc
curely enclosed with brick wall IS
feet high. There are 1,0l0 stono cells
In the main prison that would pcc0m-
mOdate two men each. The State has
supplied it with the latest improved
and tho best machinery for building
all kinds Of farming implements, wag-
Ons and furniture. The capacity of the
wagon department alone is so per day
turned out complete. The furnace has
q capacity OF % tons per day. It is
built just in front Of the main prison
and is pronounced by experts TO be
an n No. |, it and tho
machinery cost over hslf million of
dollars. The iron from this place is
now being used ell over the State and
gives perfect satisfaction. We manu-
facture here charcoal, car wheel iron,
cars, car wheels, iron columns, door
frames, stoves, hollow ware and cast
ings OF oil kinds, wagons, farming inn
plomonts, furniture, brick, lime, all
kinds of building material and pig
iron. Colonel Blrkenbine, OF Pennsyl'
vania, an expert in iron, sont here by
tho State, says we have iron of the
best quality and in the greatest sbund-
ance, and all we need is railroad iacIl-
ties. The greatest inducement we can
offer tho Trunk Line Is in giving 1t
more business and better
country to pass through. We under
stand that our present road, the
Kansas e Gulf Short Line, made
money last year, and Rusk, while tho
Peniteptiary WAS running on full time |
gave il 80 p0r cent. Of its gross earn |
ings. There is no comparison between |
Rusk and tho other points mentioned |
as % the business IL would give over |
the others. The Trunk Line vie Rusk |
would pass through the great agriCul- |
tur0l country from Dallas this way, |
thsn tho iron and lime regions of Cher. |
okoe County and on to the fine tim. |
. oered laqd OF IN sSS;"saoast. Tina
-So','' Sivo Dallas and this entire
country better connection with the
great sugar districts Of Louisiana.
| Rusk needs another road Gudmust have
| &C.. We have land and money TO offer,
besides our business and natural ad-
vantpges, The State will help. Itbas
largo sums OF money invested here
and cannot afford tor us to b0 cut of.