Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-12-04


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. his sNsHiI aiion | said 10 him that an,
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1 iug 90 the southeast corner of Mrs, cSSk-
cells sell, snPposins that nearer route
talll he fslnd 10 loWh BY the csmrisry
ihan ~ pass along the east end Of Aksnl ;
| Geld, We diyergel 10 the len, and aner a
/ .lighl review, inined around aud Nsnt Ia
/ the corner Of Akarl's Geld, 80 that ia
reaching il ws did not 50 over the direct
route ffom Mrs. coekrslls field 10 Akarl's,
Consequently did not SO over the route pro,
posed for the road. We separated and The
feeling, a. understood il, was that the
, road would be located on that route, A
short time amer ihis, Mr.. Jennings passed
r,y house on his way 10 Mr.. Millsrs, aud
said that he thought IL would no, do 10 To-
cate the road At the old crossing on NH
/ Greek and that Mr.. Miller thought 90 too
IL this replied, say 10 Mr.. Miller that
/ my personal interest would be served beet
~ tie route crossing al the old ford, but
/ that no private interest ought 10 stand 10
the way Of public enterprise, aud TO 60
ahead and locate the road wherever he
thought hest, as could inlefseet II o.
either ruule.
! behave the foregoing statement en-
braces my agency In the enterprise up TO
this tine, aud propose In It's light TO eS.
anime some OF $, DIS statements. Ia
speaking OF the people ON the west side OF
the river he says, "bni what IL their sur
prise hen they find that the conflicting
private interests of indivi duals Is to drive
this road from Its right line, into devious
way, over hills, hollows and sand SO
far rs this Is intended 10 apply TO mo, II
IL false, for have never urged tho route
by the old crossing, and on tho first init
nation Of n preference for tho route by
Col. Griflith's, waived any personal in
terest as have stated above. certainly
never had the moral hardihood TO believe
or say that tho lower route was not the
most direct and most conducive TO the pub.
lie interest, provided 1t was properly
brijgcd. But have said and still say un-
less II is bridged that The upper route
would be best on account of its less liabili-
~ TO 10 interrupted by baek-water. lie
says that tho location of the road by
Akards field and Jeifries' bridge would
make the route "longer than the present
old road This reminds mo Of n man who
sworc TO lie in court, very much TO the
surprise of his friends, and ono Of them
asked him in the name of. sense why he
.wore 10 such lie. His reply was that he
did il for effect This statement about
distances is for effect, but as though that
was not sufficiently effective, he caps his
climax by adding "and on no better
ground The cedar brakes around Dallas
no better ground that the bottom opposite
the town? Tell it not in Gath, publish il
not in the streets Of Askalon, lest the
daughters of the uncircumcised should re.
joce. But We pass on to another state.
mcnt. In speaking Of the opposition Of
the people of Lancaster TO the route by Col.
Griflih's be says, "but when they hear 1t
is to 60 by DR.. SCOTS Mills, by Akards
field and by Jaffrics bridge they are sat
isGcd.' lie even proposed that the road
should 20 by Dr. SCOTS Mills? The near
est the Mills would be to the route by the
crossing at the old ford, would be between
four and FIVE hundred yards. But S. D.
draws long bow and must be allowed an
occasional extra flourish "for effect" Fur
her on bo says, Sand if the people of Dali
las wish TO retain the travel they must
make the route indicated, otherwise John
Eokns and DR.. Scott will get the travel,
and the people of the south side of the
river will deal at Lancaster Now there
are some things so superlatively simple
that arguments will not apply to them, and
others SO contemplate as to require no no.
tice, and this quotation SO completely fills
both bills that | leave it TO have its
effect
The animus Of the article sets mo forth
and would lead the people of the opposite
side Of the river TO suppose that was work
lug night and day to defeat their wishes,
when in fact, am most anxious TO CO.
operate with them, and therefore, could
not permit such misrepresentation TO pass
unno,iccd. JAMES Is. SCOTT.
Dallas, Nov. 80, 1869.