The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-07-12
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LII --OALlAS q NOR ] INVEST TER
The article from: "Dentonn this
morning on the Dallas & Northwe stern
Railway, is from an intelligent source
and worthy of consideration by the in
corporators of the road. The field of
the Northwest must be reached by all
means, and the names of the gentle
men in charge of the enterprise are
guarantees that it will be pierced by
this line. But as the Denton cores
pondent says, "it takes money to
build railroads." and the incorpo-
rators cannot raise the funds to build
the entire line, they must build part of
it and make other arrangements as to
the rest, possibly such an one as this
correspondent suggests.
The incorporators are all men of
means and all seemingly in earnest,
but whether they will risk their all in
this railway venture is another thing,
The idea OF "Facts" is to perfect
arrangements with the Missouri
Pacific to use that track as
far as Denton, running independent
Dallas q Northwestern trains oyer tho
line with separate termini and depot
facilities at both Dallas and Denton
and then use the money raised,
whether much or little, in getting Just
that much further into tho North
W est. He does not assume TO saw
whether the road should run by Bowie
or Decatur, nor do we. That is a mat
ter to be determined by tho company
and they will probably choose that
along which they can obtain the great
est assistance.
It's matter OF no great concern TO
Dallas what methods are pursued or
what arr angements maio, 80 the line
to the Northwest is secured and kept
under the control Of the people most
directly interested. If tho DalI.s d
Northwestern can secure such terms
from the Missouri Pacific as to piyeug
Dallas line to Denton, already built,
and leave the compauy's capital free
to build only that much longer road
westward, itseems to US it would be a
wise, fortunate and Profitable move.
The counties of Wise, Jack, Archer,
Young, Montague, Baylor and the
Panhandle are tho fields to boreached,
the tributary section to be sought, and
the growth Of population and trade
there is so rapid that the prize justi
titles any and all measures to obtain
it. The facilities afforded by Dallas as
market for both buying and selling,
on the other hand, to the section
named, are such es TO warrant and in
duce the most liberal contributions
and co operation by the counties men, |
toned.
Times are too hard to attempt too
much. With pluck and liberality on
he par: OF the company and generous
assistance from the Northwest In the
present condition OF low wages and
'educed prices for all kinds
II materials, 1t is posi-
do to build in a very short
while so miles OF road west of Denton,
L must be done and we firmly believe
FILL DO done. A start from Denton,
'ather than Dallas, would be q ire
nendous advantage and throw US into
.he Northwest year sooner than 9TH
srwiso. We are inclined, therefore, to
ook most iavorably upon our Denton
correspondents suggestions and would |
30 gratified to know that the Dallas d.
Northwestern management had enter
I'd at once into negotiations with the
Missouri Pacific, always of course,
provided that this Dallas & North
western Company shall have untram.
neied rights and privileges over the
aid road under lease just as though
hey owned it themselves.