The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-08-05
Let err from wauke .ha.
correspondence OF tue ueruld.

corresponding OF tue Herald.
WAUKssHA, Wis, July 80, 1881
Improved health OF Mrs. I. and m, sell,
the meeting of 30 many familiar faces from
Dallas, different points 10 Texas, and from
the southern states, inspire me with renewed
feelings OF love for our southern home, vet
no depreciation.o of this as a place of summer
resort. an quite sure that Wauk,sha
Is III it's infancy. But few Years will bs
passed when this city will rival, if not excel
Saratoga. The hospitality Of the citzsns
here, Their cosm Up olltan characteristics, their
perfect freedom from political or sectional
bias, their contempt for the ''dsndles," IN.
"snO0s," the "upstaris" the "cod tsh strut
ters," the Financial accidents" mere
Figures" whether pm, steal or mental, an
contribute to enhance the real prusperl., of
this grand and wonderful resort. These
characters seldom Affect this section with
second visit; Yet they do not receive harsh
treatment simply they are not honoreu more
than others; aud when a party here manlfesvs
disposition TO separate themselves from the
masses Of the people into what We sume-
times call "Vsry select party" it seems to
be regarded here, more as m ev deuce that
they, tor some reason Or other are not pre-
sentable, except to those of the family or In
innate friends, whose charity overiooks all
weaknesses and bars all criticisms.
Toe vulgar MUD perches itself upon some
ideal p n Gle, and g. s through the FERNS OF
leaning over IN LIS attempt 10 view the crest-
ures below, while they are rs uncuncerned as
the buoy b u il of the colors upon The butter
hy's wing. You get the idea, please make
the application. Q lite a number of ID ,llas
ties are here: llessrs. Nj Lei an, Cnllu.,
Snyder, Mordecai, Wilkersou, Mentzsr ana
Norton; some with their fsmlles. Mrs.
Frank Austin has recently arrived. By the
way this is the old home of Flank Austin
and Uucle Bill Worden. They have hos.s OF
friends here. / Visited Milwaukee MS lndi
Gated 10 my last, aud made n thorough exam
ination OF the water works of that place
which were inaugurated, arc owned aud CON
tolled BY the Guy. They have capacity of
ten millions OF gallons daily. The city con-
tAins about 600 peOpc, or six times rs
large MS Dallas Should toe city of Dallas
cohclude to build water works, their capa-
city should not be less than four or live
million gallons daily, Then in the future II
may be neeoed. and an additional engine is
all that would DO required. am cary
always 30 unIJrtunate, as to be- with tho
minority. l presume | may be now, bu,
would DO derelict III duty 10 the CITY, over
which l once had ihe honor " presi 1e ns
her mayor, did not protest against this dis
position upon the part OF some of cur
citizens to largely increase our bonded debt.
Ii is full OF failacy, is dangerous; 1t is ruin.
Gus. Pay US You 90 is the grandest financial
maxim of the ages. Nothing bu. absolute
necessity should ever discard that golden
rule. Ia II necessary TO increase our bonded
debt, which now reaches near 100000? [
answer empli aiically 1t Is not ut this time. Ii
the water works would make ru,sonable
proposition, would accept; II not would
hll the cisterDs and dig more as they are
needed. They are never out Of order. All
that is necessary 10 to keep them ,ull Then
the city 10 independent, not only In her tir.
flulniDg her CUTTERS, but from the offensive
mennetisms or otBcsfs Of small corporations
which BY the way, Is about the heaviest tax
we are compelled 10 pay.
an astonished that the council should
spend the money necessary 10 send YOU
mayor north, when you had al Little Rock,
Colonel OOonnor, formerly from New
Orleans, who engineered tho Milwauk e
water-works, and 10 justly regarded withou
. superior 70 America Though a southern
man, his eminent ability has called hin north
more than once in important en,erprise,
He could have gone to Dailss and gwen m,
desired Information In q dsy or two. Tn,
present ws,er-works has n capacity too ANAL
for our city. To purchase them even at n
fair price would b the most SIT pendous foll
ever committed--worse than Toode,.
Milwaukee bossted of nearly one hundred
thousand people before she commenced he,
water-works, not ten years since Lot III
content oursolves with our cistern, unless W,
car get water reasonably, but above and be
yond all, whether for sewerage, gss-works.
w..,r.wv,ke, or tor = v'hipg else. let us be-
ware Of tho fate Of Memphisor Houston and