The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-05
DALLAS CAN STAND IT.
a Liar Twenty two Carats Fine Adriit
la Texas.

One Miller, which q. w. Is his lead
team, writes 10 the Louisiana Mo-
Press the following letter. 1t Is posi-
bic that he came TO Texas looking for
the position Of Champion Liar, but
having ascertaincd that the New Con-
sttuton had abolished that office, con-
cluded to keep his hand until he could
foot II back to n more congenial cline,
and hence his screed to the paper
named That Dallas can stand the
attacks of all such we make manifest
by printing his slanderous slush
against more progressive city than
lie ever claimed for his home:
Editor Press:
The city of Dallas Is at present u
mud-hole, in Dallas county, on Trinity
river, and Houston and Texas Central
and Texas Pacific railways. 1t has u
population Of twelve thousand, and is
the port OF entry for most migrants.
1t has had II magnificent trade In both
wholesale and retail departments dur
ing the fall and winter. Forty-fve
thousand bales OF cotton have been
bought at this place this season, but at
present the cotton is nearly all in and
business is on the collapse.
1t has been raining here for several
days, and the streets are almost im-
passable, the mud Is six inches deep
and sticks like wax.
Emigration still continues every
train that arrives from north and east
is crowded. They come to Dallas and
then branch OIL in different directions
to the country.
Dallas did not meet my expectations
at all, and there is much room for inn
provement. There are few good and
business men here, while
the majority are forty-eight-hour men;
that is, they can pull out in about that
time. There is considerable COMPETE
ton in the retail trade; one can buy
goods here ~ cheap rs in st Louis,
and there is considerable credit bust |
ness done by some. Rent is rather
high, and quite number of families |
live in tents throughout the city, while
| noticed one house built entirely of |
oyster cans. 1t was small and nobby,
and answered every purpose for shelter,
and did away with the expense of
rent; and the cost of building this |
was but tritle, the owner |
having the oyster cans given him aud |
picked up nails enough and borrowed |
the hammer to prosecute the work.
Every one carries false face, and is |
on the beat.
There Is no demand in the city for |
either laborers or mechanics. Many |
men are working for a
mere pittance. All this may disap-
point many who anticipate coming to |
the garden spot of the world las you
read about, but these are facts from
observation. The best thing to do in
this country is to till the soil and
raise stock and sheep.
The climate is truly delightful COM
pared with our nothern winters. 1t
las not been cold enough here yet to
,heck the tender flowers from bloom,
md the peach tree is swelling its buds.
m fact IT has been so warm that thou
lands OF dollars worth of pork has
'poiled.
| met two old Pikers here-Boone
Van Horn and II. +. Whitney. Thomas
I. is running a foundry here in the in
crest of Lonergan & Murray. The
climate seems to agree with him, he
,eing fat and healthy, and looks ten
,ears younger than OF old. | go from
lere to Mckinney. g. W. MILLER.
Miller did well to go "from here to
He woald be more at
lome in that village than in city the
Importance of which he seemingly I'M
Ierstands 50 little. The next trip he
undertakes to Texas let him leave his
'roclvity for lying at home, or secure
|. triple sheet-iron armor before ven
uring into the State.
In connection with series of letters
t the same sort, from different points
n Texas, the editor of the Georgetown
county, Record gives the
blowing appropriate preface:
uNTRUTHFUL AND sLANDERoUs.
The following comments on our
tate, from the pen of correspondent
( Missouri newspaper has been
anded us for publication. They were 7
INT in private letter from Louisiana,
Iissouri, to J. NJ. Draper, of Florence. :
he fearful emigrating from Missouri {
as put its newspapers to dishon0rable !