The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-10-04
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10 The Editor Of The nallnH Herald,
ann surprised to find any one In our
Furnishing young city who oppososthe
two great enterprises to be voted on
next Monday. fear this continual
carplngabout ECONOMY ''rlngi," and
"maklng n few men rich" 10 born Of
aome other motive than that Of
retrenclment. Why, sir, " impossI-
bic TO perfect those Improvements
wthoutsonebody gottlngrlch. ! dnrc
say the very few persons opposing TIE
walOrworks and the Dallas and Wich-
itn propositions voted for or were In
favor Of those mOnstrou3 lmposilI0ns
the Central and Pacific Railroad las,
Who made money when the city voted
the fifteen acres additional and $1,000
In gold TO the Central Railroad? Who
In the bonds of the Pacific and loca-
ton Of their depots? Some of ~
think we know, but how can we do
without them? Who would have them
removed to-day because n few men
made money by il? The aggrmdizc-
ment Of certain parties necessarily
follow these conycnicnccs. Capital Is
tlmld and sccksnolhlng but remunerR-
tive and secure investments.
Suppose you build the watcwOrks
without the islstance Of the city, viii
IL not he an expense If she derives the
benefit? How is she TO get water with
out,pnyng for il? No money is asked
in the plan suggested only take stock
and guarantee interest. The same h
true of the Dallas and Wichita Rail
road. She does not ask the city for
one per cent, but only 10 issue the
stock already voted, IN such INSTALL
mcnts as will enable the work 10 COM
mcncc at once, which 1t most certain
ly will do, Us the parties making the
proposition are now here awaiting the
action of our citizens. We should vote
IN favor of this proposition, andle the
work commence Immediately, so aS to
counleract amy bad effect the further
extension Of the Pacific may have up
on our continued growth, The BUSH
ness man will readily understand the
importance Of Keeping every active
aud industrious lnb0rcr employed di-
rcctly in the interest Of this city. How
many Will leave here with The Pacific
if we do not commence work on the
Dallas and Wichita? find in the pc
ution for IN election on this PROPOSE
ton the names of about one hundred
and twenty-five men, embracing all
the leading business men in the city,
Of all classes and professions. What
does This mean, If il does NOT "mean
business ~
Do you know Mr.. Editor, that the
Fort Worth and Denverrood i9making
gigantic efforts TO rob Dallas of theVely
trade that this Dallas and Wichita rail-
road is intended to secure? IF this
proposition is defeated, the work may
be delayed eighteen months. Mean
time the extension of the Pacific and
the progress of the Denver and Fort
Worthr0ad will naturally bring settlers
and capitalists in their interest and 70
the dctriment of Dallas. Ii has been
demonstrated in the article Of "Maj0r.
ityn that the city Of DALAI is alum
dainty able to assume all these debts
(if you so call thcm), and then have
plenty Of enterprises left for these dis
satisfied parties to get rich upon, If
they are not actually opposed to prof
table enterprises.
Now, Mr.. Editor, it is wrong for US
to allow our prejudiccs against men to
sway our Judgment in these Important
matters and to vent the ridiculous idea
that because II company or corporation
has not money enough to build these
great improvements, that therefore we
ought no; to help them. This foolish
idea would have defeated both the Pa
ciflc and Central.
Has Tom Scott got money enough of
his own to build the Pacific, and If he
did have do you think he would invest
it all in the enterprise? The Central
could not pay the first installmcnt to
her laborers when in her infancy.
Now, then, these two necessities before,
us only ask that we help them to COM
mence! BY doing we certainly can
not injure ourselves; by refusing to do
So we greatly damage the material
prosperity Of our city. The parties in
charge of these enterprises are all live,
active business men, and if they have
not means enough themselves, are in
position to control those who have the
money, like all other corportionswho
successfully carry out great undertake
ings without relying on their own
resources alone. PROGRESS