The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-08-16
AN IMMIGRANTS HOME.


ought to have TN Immigrants home There
are several of these establishments IN the
state, one being at Palestine, ono az New
Philadelphia, on the Houston Il San Antonio
railroad, one at San Antonio, and still another
at Fort Worth. They-cost comparatively
but little. and are of vast benefit 10 the locale
ties producing them. If we understand
Alright tho plan upon which they are based,
they really cost but nominal sum after once
they are established. In the homo at Pales-
tine, which is large and commodious
structure, the immigrant is provided with
quarters in which to live for week or two, a
place to cook and fuel. He furnishes his
own provisions, and by this means DO he's a
headquarters for himself and family, where
they can rest for few day after their travel
from their old home, can have their tavel-
stained linen lsundriod, and get into shape
generally. The head of the family then has
an opportunity to look about him for loca-
ton and decide whereabouts he will settle
and make his arrangements &C.
cordpgly. 1t will readily be
seen that such o home here
would prove of immense advantage to Dali
las. 1t would cause hundreds Of Immigrants
TO stop 0f here, numbers Of whom would
settle in the city or county, while others
would fad homes in some of the other rich
counties of north Texas. immigration is
what Dallas most of all needs now. The
capital of men from abroad and here at
home is giving us railroads until all our
splendid section of this state will soon be
gridironed with them, and we want people 10
come in and settle the rich lands that they
may be made to give up of their fairness in
tie products peculiar TO north Texas. And
we want all the hamlets and towns and
young cities of north Texas TO grow and
prosper and increase in population that they
may wax stronger every year in business.
Dallas wants this, because rs the railroad
centre and natural commercial centre of this
section, i! is the commerce and business Of
this region that is TO make her grow into the
proportions Of great city, with the capacity
TO do o great business and nave commercial
strength. II behooves Dallas then, to do all
In her power TO attract immigration to north
Texss, to turn as much of the tide now set.
ting to the state over the railroads traversing
our section, rs possible. Let it be known
abroad that here ia Dallas there is TN
immigrants homo, home provided where
the newcomer csn stop free of charge ard
with welcoms for one or two weeks, until he
can res! and cast about him Tor home that
will suit him, and hundreds upon hundreds
of them will COM here. Already is Dallas
known abroad; already ia II known that Dali
las is the central city of the faircst region of
Texas, and it lacks but this further knowl-
edge to bring here multitudes Of people in
the course of year. The stream of travel
will BE- heaviest this fall, for it is during this
season thu. The immigrant will want to come
with his family, that no may settle down and
get ready for beginning work a. tie first of
the year, and especially is That the case with
those who follow farming. Not ono Of the
many that would DO induced 10 stop over
here by an immigrants home, but always
would remember Dallas kindly, and no mat
ter whereabouts no might settle, if in reach
of Dallas, no would NATURALLY look to this 81
bis trading point. We learn that the immi.
grants home al Fort Worth Is making that
place exceedingly popular ana advertising ii
more than any other effort the city has
made. Dallas cannot afford TO be behind any
place in any particular calculated tc
benefit her in the present or in The
future. We trust thst our board o
trade will take this matter into consideration
canvass it, ascertain tho feasibility anC
probable cos. of the undertaking, and ther
II they fnd that We are correct in our con
illusions, inaugurate tho movement at once
The cost will prove to DO 80 light that i
win not weigh rs feather in the balances
with the manifold advantages to result. TIL,
plan of establishing and maintaining such 81
institution ii is not enoumbent upon us I,
even outline in this article, but We presum,
that the various railroads coming here woult
contribute to the project as we'll as the ciIi
zens OF tho city, and If, as at Palestine, oul,
fuel is furnished the immigrant there viii
scarcely DO any cos. after tho home is one
secured, that lie, a suitable building will
cooking stoves and heating stoves suilCien
for the number of people contemplated Il
DO accommodated at ono time. It's natura
to infer that real estate agents in the cit
who have lanjs for sale OF Jesse in this an,
o'her counties would cbeerlully contribu,
literally for such project, for /, is TO tn
immigrsn. that they must hope to make III
bulk of their salts. 1t strikes us that hi
Propositions rational and feasible, and W
hope II will have careful consideration.
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