The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-09-01

the railroads, throughout the entire state
and the Union. 1t has gotten to be as a
household word, and it goes with its
news gathered from all quarters of the globe
| by associated press dispatches, and from all
over the state of Texas and from many
points outside of the state by special tele-
| grams, its general and miscellaneous news
carefully culled from its exchanges its 10.
cal news and editorial discussions an ever
welcome visitor. The HERALD under its
present management has been independent
IN It's tone, conservative, studying be lust.
fair and impartial to all men and in its con
sideration of all subjects. 1t is a paper of
the people, making the cause of the people
us cause, and that it may best serve their
interests, best serve all the material inter
estS OF the state and further its progress
ana prosperity, in every way possible it
rises above the trammels of politics, the
restraints OF party lines. In their politics,
the proprletors are all democrats, but the
paper has higher and q greater mission
than that of mere political organ. The
people want news; they want correct, relia-
pie Information on all subjects of impor-
lance, and they want fair and truthful dis
cusslons, and 1t is the mission of this Jour
MAJ to meet these wants. The people have
come to know this they have come to know
that what the HERALD announces to be
truth, 1t has the evidence to sustain, and
That when 1t champions cause or q meas
ure III which their welfare and the public
prosperity are involved, it does so because its
best judgment endorses it and because it has
reasons for the faith that is in it, and that it
does nothing ut the diCtation of this party
or that party, this public man or that pub
Tic man, nor for mere policy's sake. Having
maze tins the line Its conduct, it has pur-
sued the even tenor of its way; it has gone
on prospecting and winning success month
by month and year by year, until now, in
circulation, 1t far exceeds what it had hoped
to have attained by this time; while its
expenses, to meet the growing demands upon
II, have increased from a few hundred
dollars per week, to near 81 800 per week.
1t owes nothing outside its current bills
which are promptly settled. PAY as you
go Is its motto. Its business has so in
creased that some six months ago it was
found that its power press was inadequate
Tor Its circulation, and a splendid Hoe press
was purchased. 1t now has an entirely new
dress in which this issue is published, and
mas III It's composing room material enough
Tor two newspapers of its size. With its new
press, Its new dress, its new folding machine,
It's new mailer and its new home, of which
we will speak further on, the Daily HERALD
Is living evidence of what newspaper en-
terprise, properly directed, and intellig ent
energy, will accomplish. The
WEEKLY HERALD
has grown and kept pace with the daily as
1t has advanced and developed, and it is
now one of the largest and widest circulated
IN the entire state. From this day ON, the
weekly, like the daily, will be constantly
improved in all of its branches, until It
arrives at such a degree of excellence that
no citizen of all this section Of the country
VIII afford to do without it. Having said
inns much OF our paper, we now propose to
say few words of
THE HERALD BUILDING.
The business of the HERALD had been in
creasing SO rapidly that it soon became evil
dent that the quarters it occupied so long
We're not large enough, nor were they stu
ated sufficiently convenient to answer its
purposes, therefore arrangements were
made last spring for the construction of an
exactly adapted building. In this connec-
ton we cannot refrain from remarking that
our landlord, Mr.. III. Z. Lant2, has ever
beenas accommodating as gentleman could
possibly be, and although he knew that there
were tenants ready for his house as soon rs
the HRRALD was moved from it, still that
ne might be Of service to the proprictors in
their Efforts to make great
to add another story to his building,
ana otherwise enlarge and improve it so as
TO meet all requirements, but the propric-
tors deemed it more to their interest To Sc
cure permanent home of their own and in
part OF the city more convenient to their
especial wants. TO this end, Mcssrs. Kahn
~ Campbell, of this city, proposed to erect
building to conform i'll every particular
with the needs of the proprietors in their
growing business Plans and specifications
were at once prepared for model news
being studiously made for the convenience
of every department, and these gentlemen
forthwith began the building, and since the
day that dirt was first broken the work has
progressed as regularly as men and money
and the procuring Of material would per-
NIT, and although not line of writing
has been made, these gentlemen, whose
word is as good as their bond, and whose
reputation for honorable treatment and in
tegrity, wherever they are known, is unsur-
passed, have gone on with the
ingncss to make any changes of
plan that might seem best. The brick for
tins buildine were made especially for it,
and are of u superior character, and every
foot of lumber used in its construction has
been scrutini2ingly selected The building
Is situated on the corner of Main and Muir
ply streets fronting on Main, with side en-
trance on Murphy II has four floors, an
elegant and ornate 'front.' with octagonal
frontage on the corner, and tower Gaping
the same. Its door and window caps q 50 of
chiseled stone with handsome and artistic
galvanized cornices, the whole en-
terror of the building resembling
somewhat in appearance the Louis
Louisville Courier-Journal building. On the
third floor cornicc, in plain raised letters,
are the words "HERALD BUILDING" On the
second floor in front, on the corner of main
and Murphy, is
THE DURTNEss OFFICE.
which is in charge of the junior proprietor,
MIR. w. l.. Hall, business manager. The
entrance is through door Of heavy plate
glass and the room is well lighted aud ven
tllated with large plate glass windows. This
entrance leads directly into the lobby for
visitors to conduct their business over u
handsome counter separates the lobby |
from the general business office. Along
TINS counter there are openings through !
whlch the clerks transact the business of
Their several acknowledgements !
subscriptions, and tho receipt or payment ,
OF moneys. On the third floor, fronting
Main street, is
THE EDITORIAL QUARTERS.
This department occupies one long room, !
with private sanotum, also an ante or re-
ception room About the room, convent.
emily arranged, are the desks of the editor
in-chief, the editorial writer's, commercial
editor, telegraph editor, city editor and
local reporters, IL Is well lighted by win