Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1870-05-14


To be determined hy your body, In
the charter at this read aad Uf all
Others ne ewing State aid, or onluy'
/ ing exclusiv, privilegs In ANY shape
provision shoull be made Ia decisive
terms, giving the State government
such control ani SUPERVISION ~ will
secure the safety aud good ircrl'
mont ol passengers and rra0onallo
Chagges for passage aud ireighl' The
existing laws Ia "a large extent, give
lha legislature lhls control over
railroads built with subsidies from
the State, aud srggrSl that Justice
to the people doing business on
these roads requires an Immediate
exercise OF that control, and the as,
I lnblishmeeni by you ofa fair and
moderate tariff bf ohatgcs,
From lhc question O! Internal I'M
provemcnls, IN looking 10 measures
ior the dovclopcmcnt ol our state,
we naturally pass TO the subject OF
immigration. 1t Is to be hoped
that when we are understood to
TO havo established here such re-
spcct for law aud order rs will re-
/ licvc new colncrs of all apprchcn'
slons for their pcosonal safety, our
extensive territory, in itself 10 cm'
brace tho whole population of the
/ United States, our very cheap and
icrlll lands aud delightful climate
will, Of themselves, attract the at
tract the attention of persons IN
counties more dcnscly populated
IL is necessary, however, us we
wish at once to turn the tide OF inn
migration in this direction that The
Bureau, authorized by the Consti-
/ tuition for this purpose, should bc
organized on a liberal basis.
& grcnt deal can he accomplished
in al economical way by providing
. for the collection and publication Of
statistics Which will show the price
of lands, descriptions orand cupabili,
ties Of soil, articles produced and
cost Of living in different parts Of
the State, MEALS and cost of trans
porta;ion, and minerals there found,
and the facilities for working aud
transportation of same. The collcc-
ton and publication Of these stats,
tics, with agencies iii ills and other
States and in Europe TO distribute
f, information and direct and t"kc
charge of immigrants, and the ap-
preparation of il modcrat sum to
pay, in part on in full, the trans
potation of persons who atc too
poor to pay their own passage to Il
home with us, are all within the
powcrs given you by the Constitu-
ton, aud Il liberal provision for the
suppoFt of this Bureau will not, |
believe, in any event be had ccono-
my.
Every Industrious, ablq-Godied
adult added to our population may
be considered an addition Of fifteen
! hundred dollars TO hhc wealth oftlic
State, A system may, too, be devils
/ cd which in time may be sclf'pay-
! ing, even to the extent ofrcturnlnG
/ to the State the amount adva'tcrd
to pry transportation Of migrants,
/ Your earnest attention to This sub
! iact is asked
In this connection, and rs ncccs-
sary to Il full understanding Of the
capacity Of the State, ~ complete
geological survey is advisable.
There has already been some work
done imlthis way, with Il very tnTof-
able result. Enough was ascertain.
ed to make clear that the mincritl
wealth of Texas is not far behind
4 the agricultural But the practical
benefit of what was done has been
mostly lost by the confused state Of
the specimens in the geological cabl-
net OF the State, and it is difficult
now to ascertain where most of
! these came from. Provision should
be made for large collection of the
minerals to be found by this survey,
SO as 10 enable the proper depart
! ment to distribute to the national
and other geological cabinets dup
! licates Of them, which are frequent
| ly called for. / suggest that this
survey aht the state collection Of
specimens be made under the con.
troll and direction Of the Commis-
4 sioncr Of the General Land Office,
where it can probably be systcma-
tied iii Il better and cheaper way,
in connection With surveys Of the
public lands.
The condition Of The asylums and
public buildings and grounds at the
capital, and to the pcnitcntiary, at
Huntsville, will merit your consid-
Grafton. The capacity Of the asy-
ilums for the accommodation Of the
care Of which tticy afc respectfully
designed, is entirely inadequate TO
the present and probable immediate
increase of the population Of the
State. There is no good reason why
these uiif0rtnnatcs should not be
considered tlle wards Of the State
and takeh care of out Of the com
mon fund. BY proper care the deaf
and dumb and blind can, in most
eases, be educated during short
term Of years 10 become useful mem
bcrs of society, and take care OF
themselves. This should be done
By the State, without regard to the
/. willingness or rbil;ty Of relations tc
I ply a part OF all ofthe cost though
where pccuniarly able, the parent:
, or guardians, or the parents oi
guardians, or the patients them
, selves, might be required 10 contl1
botc and accomcdatfons should b.
, provided for alf persons not too old
. for cdncation, and laboring un1ei
, these defects, who may be bona fid'
residents Of the State.
, In tie Bunatic Asylum, ever