The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-07-12
above oil expenses. This certainly should
be an argument in favor of the plan pro-
The Water supply.

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Providence has been very sparing in the
bestowal Of practical sense. With all the
education, learning, skill, in any particular
art, or understanding of any science, man
may be in great want of practical sense. A
great community of people may severally
engage in the different svocations Of life al
each succeed according to his desire and yet
the community fail to accomplish the ends
that are necessary to secure their comm n
interests that are necessary to secure each in
dividual in his rights, protect him in his per.
son and property and keep him free from
disturbance. These arc necoss AIRY, indispen>
sable to the enjoyment / ,aa fruits of in.
duslry and care. N Public interest,
however, is attended 10 u a.ll, or 60 econ
omically a, private.
Prodlgality is d common characteristic of
public works, and with all the extravaganza
usually attending the construction of sue h
works, they are generally carelessly and in-
differently executed. Hence private enters
prise should be encouraged and all reliance
possible be upon Individual efforts. Gov.
ernment should never engage in anything
that 1t is possible to induce individuals to un.
derlske. Population follows public works
and # public men-officers Of government.
would be, like C@,sr's wife, they should re-.
fraln from involving the government in pub.
lie works.
It's too common for representatives of the
people to conclude that they can secure the
public interest best by having this matter
enArely under the control of
the government. In this they
are mistaken and if they will only consider
the waste, the Indifference to economy and
IN" carelessness that attends all public works,
ey will sec that it is better to secure
the OBJECT by encouraging indi-
vidua to supply the demand, and depends
upon competition to bring about reasonable
rates. If the rates of the Water Supply
mpsBy are so high that the profits are cx-
lraordInary, why do not other persons OF CAP.
itsl and enterprise engage in the business
There has seldom ever been a business that
paid well that did not rouse up connect.
utn,
IL is not right for the city authorities TO
suiler the water supply cut off, and it is a
hign-nsnded act for this company to ex.
pose this city and this people, or single in
dividual to what might be terrible resulte;
and s1eh condition Of things should not ex,
xist for a moment. If the company will
not recede from its exorbitant charges, il is
the duty of the city authorities to accept its
terms, at least for the present, binding it un-
der sufficient pensltie, to secure the CITY
and people against a recurrence of such a
T arful deprivation.
Sometimes men fall out, and becoming
angry fall to in 6stacuff. Factions some.
time get in a broil in which SO much hot
blooo is engendered that the best business
ends ire sacrificed tor the sake of GLORIOUS
strife The most dignifed bodies of church
aBd state have been known to imperil the
existence of their organizations by over.
heated contests. These are by no means
instances of the exercise of the noble facul,
ties OF msn, and such should not be allowed
~ supersede efforts at great ends by men
entrusted with important affairs.
You have water supply company. 1t
was the first to tender its services. 1t came
in the infancy of your efforts 10 that direction,
and 1t has invested considerable amounts of
monty and constructed pretty extensive
works. True, 1t is monopoly; aud NAV
seek to impose exorbitsnt rates on the CITY
and people; it has not shown epirt Of
magnsnimity in shutting off the supply
OF water, IT does not consider that the citi-
zens gave 1t vitality, and have supported it
with fine profits, while their present contest
IS with the authorities alone. But, never
theess, the municipal authority should be
exercised with due sense of its high func-
| tons. Ii shOuld take No hsaty iuoons;3orato