Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-01-18
OUR HOUSTON LETTER,


FUTURE-THE CAPABILITY OF TEXAS
BUSINESS IN HoUsToY.-THE CENTRAL R. n
HousroN, January u, 1868.
I had dream, Swindells, the other light,
which, as it was o vivid vision, and what
is unusual with me- made an impression on
my mind which is not yet gone, willrelate
TO you. thought left Houston one day
on visit to Dallas. didn't 60 there on
business, nor had q thought Of any other
town in Texas to be seen during my alb
aence. 1t took an entire day and q half to
make the trip, from which infer the rail
road was running further into the bowels
of the land than now. / have but an indis.
tinct recollection of any of the towns on
the way, though tolerably good impress
sion of the country.
Arrived at Dallas, I sought the Herald
Office Mt once, and was welcomed with old
fashioned hospitality. Having smoothed
up the outer and com forted the inner man,
you invited me out to see the town and drum
up acquaintances and friends. | thought
that some how or some how else, | knew
nearly every body in Dallas, and we went
round calling. We hunted up Crockett
who, singularly enough, was not to be
found in his office. He was superintend-
ing the building of q magnificent Church.
The church was built of granite, and it's
massive walls, coustructel under the eye of
the architect, were assuming a proportion
that would be creditable to a city, much, in
fact, in my recollection, like Grace Church,
New York. Crockett promised us an hour
the next day, but couldn't leave the Church
ON no acco unit whatever that time. We
left him and went to the Temple of Justice.
This was beautiful marble -faced struc--
ture, into which we went, and paid our res.
poets to Jones, Guess, Record, Burford and
others we found there in the lobby of the
Court. Passing out, we went over the
town. / should judge there were about
10000 inhabitants. The town appeared
well located. The streets were handsome
ly laid off, and adorned with many fine
four story buildings, in all of which bust
ness was active. found no one idle-few,
in fact, who appeared TO have time to even
a passing ten minutes for old acquaintance
sake. The hotels are magnificent. One
in particular, l remember, lofty rock
bilding, was fitted up in all respects, in the
most princoly style. We passed into the
suburbs, where long rows of stately man.
sions surrounded by gardens and beauti-
full shrubbery, gave one an idea of comfort
and enjoyment such as adorn the dreams
of all young bachelors. At one we were
invited to remain for the evening. A few
neighbors gathered in. The gardens, adorn.
ed with rare flowers, shed a delightful fra
GRANGE upon the air. Fair womrn and gall
liant men We'd with each other in adding
pleasure to the occasion. 1t would require
l., 4
cribe the scene. | staid a week with you.
Every day we Travelled about the city, Wis
iting some new scene Of pleasure or of art.
and in this delightful employment the scene
faded away.
or course this was all dream. never
was at Dallas, and know the town is of a
piece with most towns in Texas. But may
not my dream be prophetic Of what the town
will yet become2 When Northern Texas
shall be filed up with an enterprising pop |
ulation, when her resources shall be devel- |
oped, when her rich lands shall come into |
when railroads shall transport |
her produce to other markets, and shall I
bring wealth to her lap, is it all visionary |
to expect for your town a future equalled
by few in this great slater
swindells, do you ever stop 10 think what
leN0t j. capable OF WIN wheat COuu- Il
try embracing 10000 square miles, mainly |
Of arabic land, we can feed the world
Nay, mort, we can settle and support pop |
ulation within our own borders OF eight 4
millions OF people, with all their varied in
dustries and useful employments. We are
an empire in capacities and resources and
shall yet give laws 10 America, and that
too, With n the experience Of those nov
born upon our soil Write down the words
and seal them up for some little boy Of
-FOUR acquaintance, and put captain John
10 them, and tell him 20 open the packet
in fifty yesrs, and compare il with the then
state Of the case. He viii see il al, and
Uncle John viii get his dues from postsri-
ty, and Justice will be done 10 bis dresms.
To-day be looks for scofers. But the
world viii roll on, and scohers will be roll
ed under Captain LON viii live in that
packet 10 zee them ell buried and forgotten.
Enrnpturing prospect