The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-12-29


. harvest Of re- Td from the Investment OF
their efforts, Sue receive in compound inter-
est socety's best shes The future of her
press lies with Ds.ss Following tho law O!
demand, what ghal Is be? II is for her 10
say.
W. g. sTERLrrs RESPONSE.
If competition in trade is the food
which gives wealth and size TO city, compe.
tition between newspapers furnishes it tho
dress which makes il presontable to the
world. This competition must not be low.
cred to the plane of cutting in the prices of
advertising, Sc., but must consist OF an en-
dsavor to give 10 the world as good if not
better paper than IFS rival in the same
business. This commondable warfare, if
carried on between men of honor and of
equal brain power, presents to the public
q newspaper full Of thought, full of news,
and bearing upon its face the imprint
of that quality admired by the world,
energy. The public seldom goes
further in the investigation Of subject than
to ask the question, "Who pays for this 2" If
tho competition between the two papers
have made them valuable, tho city receives
credit from the public for its generosity in
supportiog valuable papers. Generosity be.
ing q quality admired, the city makes friends
snd receives It's reward. Should any man
doubt tho great WORK done for the city by
lis pres, weeks subscription to ali the
newspapers in the state would demonstrate
what factor it has been in making city
out of village within seven years. There
ia not one paper in all tho state that does not
in its every issue, extract from the Dallas
papers aomo article in reference to the pros
perity, improvements or advantages which
sh6 possesses over other towns. These cut
side newspapers aro themselves ambitious to
DO called good journals. They, therefore,
never copy the wesk articles emanatng from
tho brain Of the Dallas editor, but Gull
Only those which reflect credit on them
selves, as msn capable Of selecting
something worthy of being read. The Dal-
las editors nonseEce by this escapes the
notice Of the public, while his strong articles
always receive attention. By this means the
city again receives credit for supporting
learned and erudte men. The custom ut
times induged in by the press to feed the
public on sensational articles, is depre-
Gated. Such depreciation should neyor be,
INDUCED in by 6 city with aspirations. True,
when tbs sensational is carried too far it be.
comes nauseating, but l sfiirm that littls
now and thon IS absolutely necessary to tho
health of q city. AS or Illustration of this
truth it has become the habit of
certain newspapers in tho ata!e
TO locate The happening Of every wonder at
DNla.. The public is always expecting
something from her. They demand that
their home newspaper must keep them posted
on the happenings in q city where two papers
are published which "cstch up with and give
to the public everything wonderful which
occurs, and according 10 which something
wonderful is always occurring. If our Dali
las pspers fail to feed this public appetite
tho other newspapers knowing the demands
OF our subscribers, do our worl; for u.s. So
necessary has 1t become to the prosperity of
the newspapers of the state that they give
Dallas full notices in their every issue that
there is not leading daily in the stato but
what keeps correspondent in our midst to
telegraph daily the happenings in the city.
This comes from the public interest in us.
This interest was excited and kept alive BY
the press of Dallas, and has been of as much
benefit to her as tho cotton she receives. She
is constantly kept before the public, she is the
connisaur of the eyes Of the state, mado SO
by her press, and as long as she occupies
that position she is bound 10 prosper and
TO grow. Beyond ali this, beyond the benz,
dIs which tho city has r9Gpud through being
senSibly and crisply advertised by her papers
there is another benefit which
she has gathered Of uncalculable
magnitude by their possession. We
mean the protection Of the city from Job
berry. AS long rs the press Is mot coyripl.
so long no job can be perpetrs,ei ou The
people. It's utteely impossible for men TO
swindlo the city without tho le,.papsr
knowing it. The prevention comes not
from the nswapapers-- mention of the
fact does. The people, when once their at
tenhon is cFt"i TO an officer or to piece of
public vols, With even the insinuation that
there may DO something wrong
about will never again take their
eyes from il till its character
is fully and completely explained to them.
SENTIMENT FIFTH.
offered by j. V. Hughes, member Of the
Arm: "The wholesale commercial interest of
Dallas. Bold, enterprising and successful,
oil this interest ask is fair and honorable
competition"
Mr.. p. L. MARsALIs' RESPONSE.
Wholesale merchants in all lines Of goods
are the agencies through which goods are
distributed from manufacturers and import
ers to retailers. In order that goods NAV
reach the consumer With the least possible
expense they must be handled in largo lots
from headquarters. The wholesaler is COM
PEELED TO buy in large lots and when the