The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-11-07
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'N"WV ppI'N'"U va " ivy "hu N""h'Jt /
that makes, sustalns, enriches and per-
petuates them ?
Is 1t the plow, the plane, the anvil,
the furnace aud the spindle, or the
yard stick, gallon measure, and the
scales, that pr0duce-produce not only
bread and meat clothing, dwellings
and comforts, but all the wealth, that
is boarded or manipulated, by the mer-
chant, the banker and the trader, who
simply handle to per cent. and per
centum the results of the producers
skill labor and industry, and which
these have brought forth from mother
earth, by the ploT, the pick or the
shovel or by the conversion into
fabrics of utility, trade and profit, the
RAN iron, copper, lead, timber, cotton,
wool, grain, straw, hides, flax, hemp
or silk, as the secondary but the essen-
tial co.operator and greater developer
of the first producer? Then comes the
merchant and trading agency and as
necessary and invaluable rs they are.
in their place, in developing and ex-
tracing from the results of the pro.
ducer, then profitable and commercial
values and currency, yet without these
as the corner stone and foundation,
would find themselves without stock
or customers.
If then the productive industry of a
city and country be the very tounola-
ton of the prosperity of ArI4-mer-
chant, banker, landlord, lawyer, artist,
capitalist and trader, how greatly it
behooves them all to invite, encourage
and foster, all classes and branches of
producers. Invite and uphold the pro-
ducer Of the meat and bread, the pro.
ducer Of the cotton, wool, hides, beeves
and grain, and the converter and fab
ricator of the original raw products iu-
to disable and merchantable articles of
consumption and trade and this not
only to the extent of home demands,
but push them to the utmost trading
and commercial profits ofexportation.
Not only lay no embargoes
or distractions to the largest
and evident range attainable,
but rather encourage by all and
every legitimate and honorable means
the still larger latitude and freedom of
the productive industry of the city and
country, and upon which depend not
only the continued growth and in
creasing trade and prosperity but the
very existence of both our city and
county. Would you increase the re- v
enues OF your city, county and State
governments? Then bring to bear
whatever influences for the utmost de-
vel0pment OF their resources and the
greatest and most healthful advance
ment of their taxable wealth. Fill up
all the country with intelligent, skill
ful and progressive producers farmers,
stock-raisers aud mineIs--and the cities
and towns with those who possess the
skill, the capital and the faith to es.
tablish and conduct more Touring, cot.
ton, wooden and iron mills, tanueries
soap, starch, broom, backing, paper
shoe, hat, pillow, wagon and furniture
factories, and then will follow, as q
natural consequence, increasing anC
corresponding taxable values and rev
nues; trading and exchanging CLASSES
grow richer still; the country one
grand picture of agricultural beauty
and prosperity; and the cites-es
pecially Dallas the central jewels ant
pride each of their respective indus
trial constituency, and all the admi
ration of distant cities and States. Tn,
State is huge body--her c0untie
alone are almost equal in territory I,
many of the kingdoms of the world
aud with natural resources and capaci
ties enough to put them and thei
towns and cities ut the very head an,
front of all other States and counte
In agricultural, industrial and com
mercial wealth, prosperity and power
and no spot of the whole State is NOR
favored in all that is necessary to max
great city than Dallas, and she ha
but to encourage and aid by ever,
wholesome measure and treatmen
the most abundant formation and tn
most healthful circulation her life's
blood--PRoDUorI0N.
Just as well refuse food to the bod,
and expect strength and activity, rs t,
dam up or Obstruct by legislation o
public sentiment, the flood gate
which supply the food, for the trade
, the throng, and the thrift of our pre-
sent comparatively small, but of prom
Using future proportions, Cast out
break down and destroy as fast a
may appear every embryo OF futur
, ''sandbars," and which, if permitted t
grow undisturbed and untouched, ma,
and will certainly in their time turf
flood of prosperity into other and NOR
the channel of our present invitin,
ones and leave all "high and dryn an,
powerless to reclaim or amend.
Not only encourage invite, but see
: to acquire, increase and foster you
productive instrumentalties and tn
results thereof, and nothing short Q
the calamties of the elements can pre-
vent Northern Texas and her gem Q
a city, Dallas, from becoming, one, tn
greatest country on the continent, Ban
the other the largest and finest cit
: between st. Louis and the Pacifi
coast.
7 Let us be watchful and avoid tn
adoption of any legislative measur
or business policy that may subject II
, to the rldicule aud perhaps thoroug
rout or hors de combatn by our NOR
polite and strategic contestants, an
wait until our city is out of its infanc
and swaddling-clothes, and until sh
has become great, stout and able-bod
led enough, If she pleases so to do, t
dictate aud enforce restrictions an,
regulations upon travel and traffic.
Sincerely, W. Il. DoNoHo.