The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-04-18
sHERMAN's FUTURE.

Denison and Sherman, as the world
knows, are rival towns, only nine miles
apart. Sherman, in the hands of the
Philstines, is impotent. Not only is
the corporation incapable of giving the
people abundant water, but calamity
Qfeater, if possible, befals the place
IN the fact that Denison will soon have
a road on either side of Shermsn-the
one extending southeast towards Mar
shall; the other, southwest towards
Gainesville and Austin, the latter de-
signed to connect finally with Morgan's
Indianola aud Cuero road, and with
the International at Austin. BY these
two equi-distant roads the trade ofSheI-
man must be finally and wholly at
sorbed and concentrated in Qenison.
The people of Sherman are incapable
Of effort. Taxpayers cannot help
themselves in municipal affairs. The
State government compels them to
obey when money is legislated out of
: their pockets into the pockets of other
people; bat there is no power compell-
ing them to build road to thwart the
purposes of Denison. They do not
care to make city great which plum
ders them and is governed by strangers
and adventures, and therefore Ruta-
bagaism sees in Sherman dying the
living evidences of its folly in turning
over municipal governments, which af-
feet property alone, to the mastery of
those who have no property ana no
homes and pay no taxes. A man who
pays no property tax pays no poll tax,
land vet he insists on taxing and ruling
those who alone support the municipal
ity OF which taxation is the sole prov
ince. A narrow gauge road, merchants
Of Sherman say, is the only recourse
left the city; but property holders are
so ruinously taxed that they forget
they must lose all, as happens in Aus
tin, unless they protect themselves
against roads that impoverish the city.
There are in Sherman, as in the CAPT.
tai, monopolists of money and land who
are content, as an old curmudgeon OF
Sherman says, 20 slend his countenance
but never dime of his money, to the
scheme of benescence." His purse has
much value; his countenance not
copper's.
The narrow gauge west from Sher-
man will not be built, and while Deni-
son viii rise upon the ruins of Sher-
man, Sherman's tradespeople will move
west as the Texas & Pacific progresses,
and thus prosperous, vigorous town,
save ~ supported by pretty farms IN its
immediate vicinity, is stabbed 10 death
by the selfishness and stupidity OF
property holdcrs and tradespeople.
Fifty thousand dollars capitalized by
sherman, with the land given by the
state, would give Sherman a flushed
road TWENTY-FIVE miles long. Its own in
herent forces would then move it west
wardly until il became, like that pro-
posed 70 be built from Austin, part Of
the Denver and FL Paso narrow gauge
system Of the West.
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.
Sherman has seven pretty churches
and an equal number OF Touring mills
and famous wagon and buggy manu-
factory, Gfeenlaw's. and the choicest
hotel in Texas is the elegantly furnish
ed Binkley House, skilllully managed
BY Capt. Briston. late of Forests
scouts and later high and fat sheriff of
these parts. DR.. Iosephthal, recently
surgeon Of the Blind Asylum At Austin.
has won great fame By his miraculous
healing OF the bind. He gave sight
last week TO nan having children
twelve years old, whom he had never
seen. The delight Of the healed
father was 50 exkravagant when vision
suddenly came aud be beheld his wife
and the green fields and pretty homes
about the city that be almost went mad.
DR.. Josephthal is thus the sensation Of
The hour in Sherman. Sherman IS not
delightful abiding place. The dust
was intolerable IN the morning, and
after heavy shower the streets were
impossible in the afternoon. There are
no paving stones and can be no remedy
for the evil. The winds blow 3 per
petual tempest and great guns, IS