Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1873-04-05
Dallas.

in contemplating the beauty, fer
tility and abundant resources OF
our county, and rejecting upon the
solidity of our citizens, the vim
and enterprise of our farmers, and
the prosperity everywhere appa-
rent, together with tho alacrity
manifested by tho people to sup
port every worthy movement to
the contamination of all possible
good these and kindred thoughts
urge onward every ono to aid in
tho upbuilding of our proud young
city, whose relationship to our
county is like that of the "utamen
upon the flower" We we'll know
that each infantile step taken, but
strengthens, until the maturity,
when the athlete, ably contesting
with giants, is but the progressive
development of the fit representa-
tive of helplcssness 80 it is with
cities, and Dallas is no exception.
We are making rapid strides, and
with every forward movement,
speed is accelerated, momentum in
creased, accumulating and aggre-
eating according to tho laws of
gravitation, until our forces become
irresistible. Tho vital interests,
hopes and pride of us all, dccorat-
ed with romantic visions, and beau
teous dreams, are treasures, being
borne onward to digher prosper
ity. Who among us will say halt?
On the contrary, every effort in
our power should bo consecrated
to the virgin of our idolatry, and
in acts, thoughts, words, and .jes-
lures, pormeating, spiritual, moral
and material things, must be writ
ten, progress, enterprise and life. All
those engaged in callings, profess
sions, and pursuits of u public and
: private nature, must heed these
ominous words. When your coun-
ty and city, is in debt, ask the
question Why is it that q county
! and city, rich in soil, in men and
money, is thus wrecked upon
9 tho breakers? Insist upon an
: answer Why is it, that not
1 one dollar is heard to rattle in
' the till Of the public Treasury
Why ts it that county and city
Q scrip is under par, when every dol
Q lars worth of property in the res
Q pective jurisdictions is responsible
0 for its payment? Why is it that
:, a debt is standing duo and unpaid
upon an unfinished Courthouse
; Why all these things? Our people
are clambering for, and are greatly
in need of roads and bridges, moi
built. Why2 1t is somebody's
duty 10 see to it. Each term Of the
District Court plunges us deeper
and deeper in this financial vortex
, We have earnestly watched the
. move Of our officers, hoping some
feasible plan would be suggested
or could be devised, by which oul
financial affairs might DO anchor
, ated, but in uain. The best inter
ests Of the people are tied up and
critically involved, and the public
good demands that speedy action
: be put forward at once, By those
5 ,UhoSe duty it is to see to it. What
: is the cause? Is it not q lack Of
: progress, enterprise and life on the
r part of our officers2 If so, for the
honor of eur country, the welfare
of tho people, let us by united
effort remove the shadows from
our pathway. The fiat of the PEG.
J pie has been heard, already
throughout the State imbeciles and
, iucompetents are being brushed
away, and the ring of the true metal
is sounding, and let us come in
for our share of progress and good
things. And when matters have
been remedied, Dallas will incom-
paratively surpass all Other local
tiles in her State and county mat
tiers, as she does now generally in
all that's lovely, interesting and
prosperous
Why have We no fire organization in
Dallas? With a population ofseven
thousand, a large district built
entirely of wood bui ldings, and
with the very best material to form
such an organization, it is a shame
that we have none, If our citizens
would reflect a moment, we feel
sure that some one would make
the necessary move. Is it to their
advantage 10 have fire organiza-
ton or not, and will it justify them
in expanding little trouble and
money? We think it will. In
many instances, merchants have
large stocks in buildings situated
on blocks built entirely of wood
houses-in other words, in frame
ranges. Now it is evident that
should a fire occur in one of these
ranges, there is no possibility of