The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-11-18
D8fL8 IS kA LWAYS.
iNTERV3EW WITH CO.. SIMPSON
On the Halfway Prsspacta Of pauaa
This Exteu ion of the Trunk Bail-
way bed the Bsnests Aecruing
Thcrofrsin.-Ihe Santa 70.
iiallAs in the Lens.

The reporter knowing Coborel Janaes
b. Simpsons connection with Ell the
later railway llnea built cut of Dailaa,
and tbs tuarked SUCCESS thai mas hero,
tofoTa characterized That Sentloman's
efforts In opening out new limos itom
this city, interviewed hlm yesterday
as to railway prospects, Tor Dallas.
CelonSl Simpson-,I regara the
Trunk railway as being The
most Important limo Now do,
mandirg our attention, end one in
which thero is more money for the aur
ohasess shau in any otner propeYty i'm
ToSRp, IL this road could bo bought al
s2I5,l0O, ana then It's 50 miles at once
bonded Tor $l0,0C) per nile, or $500Ol ,,
thora woud certainly be money la
such cesi. Nearly every other road,
tho sseta 10 possibly excepted, In this
Staie ~ bonded for $4,000 per mile,
and no great difficulty would DO ex
peri91eed ia bonding the Trunk
AZ 100000 @luc9 tho security would he
good ead Y the road went 10 tho
pines, not 8 doubt could bs entertained
AS 70 ~ piyipg It's interest. The great
fortunes 70 bo made In handling this
rcar, however, lilo IN the lumber
regions thas II must Pierce.
Esroy;ar--Hcvo you any objection
ISL ,isg your views In respect 10 this
luplbee matter?
Colonel S.--None, whatsoever. [
would amply carry OUT the plan that
urged upon my old associates in this
road-one tset knew they were
much impressed With IS the
lime. / should organize q land and
umber company IN connection with
tho road. This company would know
IN advance OF anyonS where the rail-
way liE0 would ran. All tho pine.
whits oak and walnut lands abead az
1t and aicng this line would DO So
cured for . jittlp cash and on a5 long
time as possible. The momnut tho
road Penetrated them thoy would
ADVANCE 900 per cent. But would net
STOP with this advance. ! should 20
p MichiEAn, get passes Tor q doZ8n
heavy !unlbsr mon, bring them down
70 This immonse nrea OF fine pine, show
tnem ths money in IT. organize them
INTO lul1 Der company or take them
into the land aud lumber oonipany ai.
ready ORGANIZED, let them rip Open
these pine forests with their great
mills, give them rates into Dallas that
no other road could give, and build an
"a lumber tra0e that would control
surely all OF North aud West Texas,
Nothing cnuiG Withstand such com
binatiop. " would DO \ monopoly
vast In us proportions and most salts |
factory IN ~ returns. That lumber
company would have lta yards I'd |
every considerable town ia North |
and Woft TexRs, and itI
could aud would uudoraall All |
comnettiicn. There are other lno,den
Ia advantages growing out OF the cN. !
Tension Of the fluDk il tho accaaalgn |
OF nov ieffl 'oiy for our INC. chGutg nnu |
tine QrineinB into Dallas oil Whit0 oak, |
ash, and goart pine. 10Y rough core, |
pioN, cotton prcss aid furniture fau;c |
mes, "a ln uiimEialy Glgiag uA ac-
Other Inc 10 the gulf sud tho NOV di. |
reotlino 90 New Orleans, and, MIGHT |
ado, IN g.viug az another line Nofih. |
To- itis outnqgo li0n OF q year on ga |
10 chnnEo no NeXas E s.. Louis Ma. |
row Gauge int0 a standard gsugQ, and |
run cara without o transfer TO Cairo. |
". Louis snd Chicago.
ketortef-Ia there uuy oth0r lipD
built?
Colonsl S.-pho oxtennion oc tho |
Santa 10 40 Prie, thence 10 cDuncc. |
ton IN The luuiau Territory with the
81. Lnuls Il Sau francisco road Would !,
certainly bo desirable. but tha proios. |
ton oitha Dallas & Wichita ON ION |
Denton westward across tho Fortl
wofshI Denver City railroad 10 the
Coz ilelds would he ufipestlmablo nd. |
vantage 10 DsllaE. The Fort Worth & |
Denver City road opora,esas q Chinese |
wall IN outing Dsllas OUT of tho mems. |
ufclessly important trade OF tho Nor,h- |
wet, and but LITTLE capital would 10 |
requiled 10 extend our present road !
irom Denton 70 ntoAtC 4 and beyond |
70 tho Northwest. l havo been A. great
hopce that this Mattor was ab1us opu-
sunimated, but thoro seems to be a
hitch sOmuWb bore,
Rpn)r,oi Why DO you ne' takn
hod ~ ssnl1 Of those roads and wan
you imatuiul connection set some OF
them th,ounh9
colunG =. For cartaln private
roafnns, ] declinci 70 interfere in th1.l
ISIS lrunt sslHi hht l export To 10 fo
Eutopein lhr spriIg aud lay certain
mvans, ihpsH VINO hsvo for s1mo nm
boon exanllning with great int9fc,f
tvpliRtt Of railway ftom D.lin- IA
derd, q Confidential agent a. hsro nov
qui0uy lNohinf over tue country. mo |
f'no, IN my Judgment, IL nor iar al
tart whtn omplu funae will Do mad for
oui roeds leading Gus nom n,liae
Thi1 vity haN nov the ADVANTAGE oval
Ml oiset cities Ia The state, and bids /.
TAR within thn next ihfta or Uvs'l'
xe.fs 10 ipHVe III compeuhtn hsh,gH.
This i.rl y becoming obvlons Id
monltd muli aud investor.