| From the Houston Telegraph |
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| April 9, 1861 |
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| Railroad Progress |
| The Texas & New Orleans
Railroad will be running through from Houston to Sabine Bay in three
or four weeks. The {Houston & Texas} Central
is finished to Millican's, and the branch to Brenham from Hempstead is
probably completed today {Washington County RR}.
The Sugar road will, in twelve months from today, beyond a doubt, be
through to Wharton, with a bridge over the Brazos. The fact stands out
plainly and unmistakably that Houston is inevitably the railroad
centre of Texas, a position for a city to occupy, the importance of
which it is difficult to over-estimate. The laws of affinity and
reciprocity indicate the propriety, if not necessity, of all roads in
the vicinity of this city connecting with it. A union depot is now
talked of, and it would be well if the Harrisburg Company would allow
the mists of local prejudice, that obscure their men of vision, to
clear off and allow this matter in its proper light. A terminus here
will be desirable in twelve months for their road, and now would be a
proper time for the Company to see what can be done, so as to secure
certain privileges on easy terms, that as time is prolonged, will be
more difficult and costly to obtain. The {Houston,}
Trinity & Tyler Railroad Company will doubtless reconsider
the initiatory step they have taken with their enterprise, and in
place of beginning near, will begin at the
railroad centre. The New Orleans road, in connection with the Central,
will doubtless construct a bridge over Buffalo Bayou this summer, and
bring their line into town, high up on Main street, or in the vicinity
of the {Houston Tap &} Brazoria and
Galveston {Galveston, Houston & Henderson
RR} depots. |
| The erection of an union
passenger depot, sufficiently extensive to meet the wants of all the
roads that converge here, is essential to their interest, and to the
convenience of the traveling community. Now is a good time to bring
the matter forward, and the action of the companies be ascertained.
The travel next season will be heavy, and facilities for meeting it
should be put in progress early, to respond to it. |
| The change in ownership of the
Central Road, will, without doubt, operate favorably to this idea and
we trust the railroad princes will all have due regard to the demands
of the times; and putting down all minor considerations, at one step {rest
of page is town off} |
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