The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-03-24
STATE PRESS REVIEW.

Carolina, can be realized in the huge state Of
Texas. There are sites enough for factories
upon or In easy reach Of r ailrosds, whore
abundant water power may be commanded.
And the same reasoning that would apply to
the successful operation of cotton mills in
Charleston with steam as the motor would
apply equally TO such cities as Houston,
could they but command sufficient supply
Of cheap coal. If the Ignite beds Of Robert.
son county can only be utilized by some
process, alluded TO in another article, Houston
would DO able to offer lirst.cass inducements
to capitalist to invest in cotton factories
here.
There Ia no question but that Texas can
make manufactures pay as we'll as any othor
state in the union, and the talk about fuel is
all balderdash and idle theory. Tbore is an
abundance of coal in the state, and tho Ignite
nonsense in Robertson county was originated
by N. A. Taylor, who never had practical
idea about anything in his life.
The Austin Statesman, abiding TO the de.
partment of insurance statistics and history
says:
The work Of this department Is purely
clerical, and therefore its official distinction
might really be dispensed with in tho inter
est Of retrenchment, as well as reform.
Should the department continue TO exist il
should DO surrounded with all the glittering
psraphernala of grand state institution
II should not be allowed, after all its strug-
gle, to die from lack of nu!riment.
The fact is that the duties Of every do.
partment Of the state are merely clerical and
1t ia the supreme Of folly to say tina. this do
partment is useless.
The Mckinney Advocate owns up TO ig-
noranco rs to tho meaning of the word
''doing" and aays:
Texas papers say that Kate Claxton, with
her theatrical troupe Is "doing" tho cities OF
the state. Just what "doing" means we do
no thoroughly comprehend. Kate is an nc.
tress however.
We shall not enlighton our co,emporary
but will gently hint that when Mckinney
gets tho The Texas East Line railroad in
three or four centuries no will fnd ont the
meaning.
The Longview New Era is a greenbacl
paper, one Of the few still living to comba,
for that puorlity, and it says:
Iflaw Tor flat) which is ono and tho same
thing, can make money Of gold, silver, cop.
per, nickle, tin and other motals, cannot the
same power make money of paper?
Neither law nor fat gives gold or silver its
intrinsic value, and il is their intrinsic value
that makes them available for money. Pa
per money not based on gold or silver or
both, is as worthless as copper, tin or nickel
for money, except whom it is in n fractional
form like nickels or copper cents, when, like
these "so-called" coins, II is good 10 the
extent of u few dollars for change. When
ever the assertion that man can lift HIM
self overa fence by pulling on his boo!straps
can be practically demonstrated, then this
fiat money business can be made TO obtain.
The Galveston News seems to have taken
new departure on tho question of tho
enumeration of tho hours of tho day, and
says:
II Is proposed TO number tho hours of
time right up to "a o'clock, instead of tho
present confusing q. m. and p. IN, system.
The former mode has always prevailed In
Italy and some other countries, and that il Is
infinitely preferable must DO conceded by all
who give tho matter thoughtful attention.
Instead of o'clock p. m, II the new idea
prevails, We will say 10 o'clock, and 20 on
until midnight, or "a o'clock. BY this nd.
mirable arrangement man of ordinary I'M
Outstanding would DO able to find out from
Q railroad timetable when trains arrive and
depart without being obliged TO guess at 1t,
as Is pretty much tho case under tho present
system.
As to the convenience to tho travelling
public, We don't know that II would result in
seasons when such weather as we have had
for five or six months prevail, causing even-
ing trains TO arrive in tho morning and
morning trains to get in the next day.
The Waco Examiner is strong advocate
for prohibition. and wants tho constitutional
amendments to.thst effect pacsod by tho leg
islsture. II also says:
One Of the dearest spots on earth is tho
little rcd spot often seen on the lips Of many
meas noses Very often It's cultivation has
cost small fortune and all the moral char
acter tho man ever had.
There is always way of accounting for
tho milk that Is in the socoanut.
The Pilot Point Post, with true good sense OPP
possstho proposed unwise legislation against
she railroads Of tho state and says On this
point:
That some appropriate legislation reducing
fares, regulating Creigh!s, restricting discrimi.
nation, compelling good repairs etc. need.
cd there 10 no doubt. But II seems that of all
our representatives there is not one whose
mind radia,es in u circle large enough to
take In both sides Of tho question and COM
prehend the fact that but little wise (two.
sldcd) legislation is need, that capital invested
In Texas thoroughiares should DO protected
and encouraged as vol rs restrained, and
that woulf seem TO DO all there Is of it. But
the average Texas legislator seems to DO try
ing TO conciiate tho peculiar demands of his
constituents, having no mind baced on facts I;
hence tho trouble.
Those fsvoring the bill before tho legisla-
ture arc either the demagcguos seeking lit.
Ito cheap capital with tho people, and thst
class Of people who have not given tho sub
ject due and careful consideration. The intel.
ligcnt portion of the people who have weighed
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