The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-06-02
GENERAL PRESs REVIEW.

The New Orleans Democrat, referring TO
the railroad enterprises 10 Texas and tho
rspid development OF the state, says:
,Texss," so paper of that state boosted a
few days ago, "has 900 miles Of railway in
the course Of construction and 5000 miles
projected. We challenge any other state to
make rs good a showing" We doubt very
much if the challenge is accepted, for there is
certainly no state making rs great progress
| in rallrond building rs our neighbor on the
other side Of the Sabine. 1t shared with tho
whole southwest in the general improvement
going on in tits section, tad is daily gaining
in wealth, 10 population and in railroads.
The "Gould combination" alone has
brought So 100000 into tho state since April,
1880, and has now $50 miles of road uoder
construction. The Missouri Pacific extension
thus far have occasioned an outlay OF at least
So 900 600 The Gulf, Colorado Santa Fe
has over 100 miles to be built; the Fort
Worth & Denver $50, while the Houston u
Texas Central has already built branch to
Red Gap. a distance of ninety eight miles,
and the East line g. Red River extended its
rosd sixty miles. II is not to be wondered
at that the railroads are finding labor scarce
and that they have been compelled TO import
great many hands. Il consequence of this
scarcity of labor wages have
gone up considerably. There
has been some little growing among
the farmers in consequences, e great many of
them losing some of their field hands, who
deserted them to work on the railroads. while
the rest have been compelled to pay higher
wages than heretofore. They have discovered,
however, that there 10 corresponding
advantage IN the arrangement, sinco II gives
them better market tor their groin and
better price fer oil they raise. There has
been a consequent r.se ia the value of cattle
ard the Former is b9glnning TO
learn that this railroad boom" brings
him fully as much bene6. as any body
else.
The large amount of railroad building now
going on has attracted the attention OF the
eastern papers, and some Of them have
suggested that the business was being
overdone. They fail to fully understand the
vitality and progress of the west ard south
west. The railroads have been building fast,
but the population has boen keeping up
with them.
We dom know bu. Il would be a good
thing for the county generally If sone sort
oflegislaiive squsbble in New York should
srise which would stop the croweing Of
immigrants 10 New York instead of 10
other parts of this country. That city
we are inclined 10 think msnipulsies the
immigration 10 its own interest and 70 the
detriment of various sections of TIE country.
Lot the immigrants land at Philsdslphis,
Baltimore New Oresns, Charleston, Boston
and other seaport cities as vel ~ at New
York and they are liable 10 f d houses quick
er and better ones and TO have more money
when they reach there than they do by
crowd'nz into Castle Garden. The New
York Evening Express says;
The stupidity OF kepubiicsn legislation u
dissgreeably demonstrated 10 the present con-
ditIon Of sffsirs Of C4stle Garden. Owing 70
tbs failure Of the Legislsiurs 70 psss sufh-
cisnt appropriation the fsnos OF the EmiErs-
ton Commissioners are exhausted, and they
are nov running on credit. or course this
'csppo, lsst and IL relief does not come Il
viii be necessary 10 close the hospital on
Wsrd's Island and throu the csre Of the mise
hundred immigrants there upon the city.
This makes no ference 10 The hsyssed
SolOns 81 Albsuy, but IL y Outrageous thsi
the city delegation should permit such .
condition Of sfsirs 10 exit. When i is re-
Dembsrsd. too. that New York y little more
thsn . port Of Entry Tor The immigrEu.s. the
crest majority Of sh0m merely pass through
ths city On t5sir Vsy 10 Wesisrn home, i y
marble .fiy unjust thst The srp-nss Of tbeir
csre should fan upou ths city The censrd
a tbs Fuierati0n CyDrnissi0rsrs f1r 81 sp-
proprisdon from he Sists Of $40 900 i Doi