Year: 1869

Now that il is certain thht the
Central Railroad will cross the river
at Porter's Bluff, and pass through
Kaufman county, new fife and hopes
seems to be impaired to every one.
kaufman Star.


Arc you quito sure that the Cen
trail Road will CERTAINLY cross the
river at Portcr's Bluff? We feel
equally us sanguinc that IL will do
no such thing Dallas Herald.


CERTAINLY we do and assure tho
Herald that it is os possible and far
more probable than tho navigation
Of the Trinity river TO Dallas.


Our reasons arc, first: Porters
Bluff is the best crossing on tho
river. Second. By crossing there
the road would secure a large
amount of trade that would other
wise find its way to New Orleans.
Third. The road has obtained per-
mission to vary its orr ignal route
thirty miles. Fourth. The road
will, by crossing there, have n far
more practicable route than by
crossing at Dallas, and for many
other reasons not necessary to men
ton now.


The road will consult its own in
tcrcst, and all that Kaufman or Dal-
lbs can do will not vary the route
1t intends to take. Surely the Her.
a'd with the SalIie Haynes and Job
No. 2 will not deprive us even of
hope. However, when the Central
crosses at Portor's Bluff, and forms
a junction in our county, with the
S. p. II, r., and you fail with a
dredging machine, built upon Kin
ncy's plan, to remove the cat fish
that obstruct the navigation of the
Trinity, we'll be charitable and send
Il wheel barrow and move your lit
tic "burg" down.


Kaufman Star.


Your reasons are Shahy to say the least
of them In the first place, if We are gov
crned by the opinions Of those who have
navigaed the liver, and known its banks
from this place to Magnolia. Porter's
Bluff is no better as n crossing than
point in this county, five miles below Dal.
las, known as Millors crossing. Secondly,
the Central would command not one dollars
worth more Of trade Ly crossing al Po.tcr's
Bluff than it would by coming further up
and crossing at Miller's. This We might
demonstrate satisfactorily, had VIC the
space. Thirdly; We are aware the so-call-
cd Reconstruction Convention last winter
attempted to give the road permission to
vary It's original route and 60 anywhere it
pleased, but We all know, that there is no
legality in the action of the Convention.
rourihly; and the most aimsy of your rea-
( uns, it has been time aud again demon
stratcd, that there is no more practicable
or cheaper route for building railroad d
than the one from Millers Ferry 10 Red
River known as the "Ridge Road" We
agree with you entirely, that "the road
will consult its own interest, and all that
"kaufman or Dallas can do cannot vary the
"route it intends to take;' and that is one
81 our strongest arguments in favor Of the
rOuic through or near this place. Ger
tainly VIC do not wish TO deprive you of
hope, but what we have written and all
along argued is cur candid opinion, made
up from various sources Of private infor-
nation, and we cannot be induced TO aban-
don il until We see the road really built on
some other route; not even to give you the
benefit of a hope. We are abundan,ly
thankiul for your offer TO assist in moving
our "liitle burg down; but we fear you
would not be able to furnish transporta-
tiOn enough in the first place, and second
ly, we are and always shall be very we'll
satisfied with our healthy.