The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-05-02
Correspondence OF tho Union TIMES.
Letter from Texas,

Editor Union TUmes.-I have Just returned
from Dallas, Texas, the metropolis of tho
state, where Jay Gould has spent eight OF
ton days looking after his railroad interests,
which he will have improved greatly, soon.
1t is given out that he will have doub' @
tracks built from Fort Worth to Dallas, and
that he will make n connection into Dallas
with the Cotton Belt which can be done by
building branch only II or Ii miles and
various improvements and changes. He has
spent already or q weeks in Texas and old
Mexico, and it is not reasonable to suppose
he is down here for his health, though il is
said his health has improved greatly since
coming South. Mr.. Gould sees something
ahead which, when inaugurated, will likely
bring him large profits, and it goes without
saying that he knows good thing when he
seesit. He has enjoyed this trip TO Texas
above all others, because he feels safe here
now; he goes out and walks alone on the
streets Of the various towns lie visits when
1t suits him s, to do. He was seen walking
up Elm Street i'll Dallas last week a'one by
some ono who knew him. A few years ago
1t was said that the employees on the Texas
ana Pa"ihc drew "dcad line at Big
Springs, on said road, and vowed they would
mob him if he crossed it, and it was also
stated that he remained, when in Texas, East
OF Big Springs until their wrath moderated.
lio went over the entire line from Tex
arkana to Ell Paso, n distance of nine hun
dred (oOOO miles without any molostation
whatever. lie run over the Mexican Cen
trnl to the city of Mexico, some 1900 miles
South from Ell Paso, where he remained
several days. Before leaving and after re-
turning to Texas, inc mas visited nearly every
largo town in the State. He has spent most
OF his time iii Dallas. where tho people feel
very kindly toward him, and the Dallasitos
would dine, wine and lionize him, but when
he finishes the business with them he gem
orally goes to his private car, the "Atalanta,"
named no doubt for his yacht, which is
always side tracked at the State Fair Grounds,
in the Eastern suburbs of Dallas. Three
years ago jay Gould passed through Dallas
early ono morning, just about the rising of
the sun, and said TO some one, perhaps
newspaper reporter, that Dallas was Il great
town, and was destined to be big city and
great commercial centre, which was signal
for boom, because, from that very day
Dallas got "movc on her'' and she has
mrdc progression III that length of time
Some people down here think he is u prophet
and that whatever he says must be and will
be. And many have so much faith in the
man that they go so far rs to say his visit to
Texas will so stimulate the people in and out
VI IeAhS tilat IL VIII ne worth millions to the
State. There are, Mr.. Editor, no doubt,
millions in his visit, but don't you believe
he will get most of said millions? Jay
Gould has his daughter, Miss Helen. his
family physician, and others in his party
met Mr.. Worth Duncan on my way to
Dallas, who was on his way to the same
place to attend the annual conclavc of the
knights Tcmplar, to which he belongs. lie
Informed me that Bloktcr Goudelock, late
of Union, but now of Paris, Texas, was
married, on 10Th inst, to Miss Vernie
Wortham, daughter of r. B. Wor,hnm. of
Roanoke Va. Mr.. Goudclock and his bride
left immediately for Roanoke, where they
will visit the family of Mrs. Goudelock,
after which they will go to Gowdcysville,
in Union Comfy, tn stay with w. l.. Goude-
lock while, returning to Paris, Texas,
sometime in August.
l have heard it said since have been
here that Hon. Samuel W. r. Lanham, rep
resentative from the lth Texas District in
Congress, represented more territory than
any one man in tho world, so | looked to
see what could learn about it, and | find
that there arc "a counties in his district
which comprises more than three times rs
much territory as there is in the State of
South yCaYoiisn,
rood Representative nf,t-I.e u = y
S7I1l1j
Miss Alice Little3olin, 6f olllol = 4. IL =
who has been wishing in Texas for the last
four or five mobths, has left for her home in
Carolina jos c.