Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1871-12-02
Market House.

shall ss base . MsTksi House il Dallas.
fsTiaiHly, a. sssa a. possible, hhg' tai
sEsy sHs may knss EAfa aHl EtsFs 10 a.
10 maTksi. IhfR as sill not hage 10 nh
all ever ieNn haniing eAe itins ArFs aai
sn0iksr fAsG sud ihsa4 &c Hill net SCI
ihetS bsisfs ihs iins an4 have 10 saih o.
loo lais a bs disappointed, There seuld
be = Ties aud q Flsrs 10 20 10 market and
even one eenli 50 al The line ahd place,
zee he Nkole supply al : glance, faFnish
kimsvlf al the standard, marka prices ani
be gone 10 other businsss ia = Zee miuuiss
Ne wiil sesn be swallowed aP in tie 1iisi
Of = fast sud thriving City, IL wil sea~
~iih = stirring, baslntss population, ua-
less &c get out Of The Oh iTegL-Nhsat
style Of hnsinrss ne Hill be over sLade~-
cd aud ssi-siIippsi by the mass of On-eon-
lag strangers, LSe0moilEss sill cross our
paths Al The minutes aud IrAias gill be
sons before ne have started, livery en-
i~rrpr.ss will move By The watch, aud every
Que sho is a misuie bshihi The time, viii
b. len. There will 10 sAoe'sters here
ard a hai-siors there and every bransh OF
trade Niil be separate, Then, there sIl
be no lime 10 run ihers ani aeross yoader
aud back somewhere else, ioOking no~ for
q pound OF batter, then for a dozen eggs,
aud aEain for . bushsl Of meal. That
musi all be done an a mom,ni aud gone st
something else.
Hut the vision Of the drama Is disturbed
by tic apprehension that alter ALL our
bright a%niieipaiions may perish. The for
tune Of Dallas depends upon tho activities
aud Developments Of the nexliwelye monihs.
II will either eommsee the march TO u glo-
rious historic destiny, or else 10 dwindle
into insigniheanee-a dilapidaied way
side station. We must not sleep upon the
opportunity, but wake up 10 the emergency
upon Ms, aud move upon q magnificent
scale in all our public improvements.
Then again, a regularly conducted Mar
ket House would eircumyent the CONNER.
cial sharpers, that swarm along the Rail-
road cities aud watch the market wagons,
buy up the pro luce before IL has reached
the centre OF trade and monopUl!ie the bu.
siness at exorbiiant prices.
Furthermore, IL would afford an opportu-
nifty and serve as IN %inducement TO the far
mcrs to bring In all their surplus TO the
public shambles without the inconvenience
aa.d vcxHtion Of being halted by every
COElutlClut WV w ~ FAfNtN'f w wv
the market IL depressed the mortiica alton
OF driving about the city, mailing at every
door, bunting for n purchaser.
Moreover, the rent Of the stalls would be
n source of revenue 10 the city, aud, In the
course Of time, reimburse the outlay Be-
sides, in u short time, II would save TO the
Citizens, in the matters Of time, In going
to u certain market aud the advantages in
prices, the cost Of The institution.
But hop shall II be established BY the
corporation and no one else. OF that we
want no Joint $ ock Monopoly. Let II be
q public enterprise, erected and managed
for the public COOL. The very object OF II
is TO prevent the eXtorlions of mo nopo'ies
maintain a standard in the prime nece 81
ties Of life, and bring the in di.
rect trade with the producer.
And phere shall it be located2 Aye,
that is the question: Shall il be situated
In the extreme Northeast or So nh .wcst
corner of The city; on Broadway or the ORR
border Of the CORPORATE IN? That is
n question, by no means, Of minor impor-
tance. Let il be situated near the geogrd-
phical centre of the city. Consider that
before the cap stone conid be laid, even il
me WORK SnOUlu CONnIhtHCc ImIncuih'eIyi |
the population of Dallas will be Increased
one hundred per cent. 1t would be unjust
10 tax the people upon the eastern line to
build it upon the extreme west. Why not
oblige the kid glove dandy on the Square
rs well as the laboring mechanic in the
suburbs, to come to the geographical centre
10 market, if il be erected at the public ex
pense? But, to anticipate, it mny be OBJ
Iected, that it is common in the cities, to
build the market house in the commercial
centres. Very we'll; the present geographic
cal will be the commercial centre Ct the ci.
y before the last single cal be nailed
ipon the building. Let it be located for
he benefit and convenience of the MAORI
y of the tax payers, who will be called
ipon to pay the expense. We should lay
he foundations Of nll public enterprises
ipon n liberal scale, with u view to build
.ng up a 4 great city, that will be the pride
md glory of Northern Texas and not mere
y the promotion of individual ~ayarice and
inhibition.
ATrIcus.