The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-08-18
yEny PORTANT.
To ,hs Property owners and Business
len of Dallas.

To the Property Owners and business
Men Of Dallas.
For several days there has been move on
foot to secure the construction OF The Texas
" ~. I.5uis narrow gauge railroad to this
city. Meetings have been called and held
from time to time, and committees appointed
to solicit subscription and raise the sum re-
aured to secure the road. So far, the ems
terprise hiss not met with that success which
every citizen who has the prosperity aud
growth of our 6ourishing little city seriously
az heart, would tie pleased to see. IL Is not
our aim or purpose to cast the blame upon
any one, but ii is eviGent that the large
property owners and business men who would
be mostly benefited by the construction
of the road, display q want of interest in the
matter that is truly appalling. and which
does not speak we'll for the metropolis OF
northern Texas. lie an evil omen and one
that must rebound to our detriment. Fort
Worth is rival town of no mean
import, and would gladly donate
the small sum required of our
citizens to have the road built to that place
instead of Dallas. Should we fail to secure
the road, it is but reasonable to presume
that our fourishing neighbor and rival will
wisely seize the golden opportunity offered,
and with spirit of enterprise and public
Improvement worthy of imitation anywhere,
BY any town or people, secure the con-
struciion of the road to that place, and thus
add another railroad to those already center
ing there, which would give that city better
railroad facilities than we have here, and
which would add to the prosperity OF that
place and to the permanent injury OF
Dallas. The question then arises, can
the property owners and business men OF
Dallas sic with their hands folded and pocket
books closed aud see such enterprises 60
elsewhere without firm, manly and de-
termined effort to secure the prize them
selves. The little petty chickering's and ex-
leading and wealthiest citizens
as an excuse for not donating literally, or at
all, to aid such worthy and beneficial en-
terprise, are alike unworthy of them and the
city in which they live. It isnot the part of
wisdom for our people to remain silent
and inactive in this matter,
but one and all should attend the meeting
this evening at the Board Of Trade room
and make last and final effort to secure
the above important road to our city. Ii
failure then comes it will not be for the want
of effort on the part of those most Interested.
But we should know no such
word as fail. If all the leading
property owners in''Dallas should attend said
meetings as they should do, and give in pro,
portion to their means, the success OF the
road would be assured, and Dallas would
continue to grow and prosper with it; the
proudest metropolis of the richest section OF
country in the southwest. But should
defeat come, as it surely will, unless
our people show spirit of public
improvement and enterprise akin to thuPe
going on all around US, and rival IK
spring up that will take away our trade Ana
destroy or diminish our business industries.
then, doubtless, we may be able to ftIly
realize the blind stupidity and egregiSus
folly of those citizens in our midst, who are
able to give but not one dollar in aid OF an
enterprise that would necessarily incresse
the wealth of themselves and neighbors,. and
rebound to the glory and prosperity of BUR
CITY throughout ali time.