The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-08-16
STATE Pr REVIEW,

! The Bolton j ournal discOurses thus pleas
.,uv on the subject Of recreation'
The CT arge ia frequently made that the
,r,ericsn people do not take sufficient re-
s.as.ion and 1t is undoubtedly just when
Sssae applicable to people dwelling In cities.
M ve aver celebrate an event without reach
~ an extremel The truth is We spend a
ms est deal of money fer what purports to be
ssacrostion, and We crowd more excitement
"a fIrore into our proceedings than would
snu racessary to storm and take eltidel de.
~ 9sn5ed nv Spartan band And when the
Sav ar week of sosCslled recreation IS ended,
;":,esa of feeling refreshed and inVigorated,
,So participant 10 prepared TO believe he has
So S RIM through threshingmachine! But
NV farmer friends seem to catch the true
,"asning OF this principls of recreation, and
Inf il 10 better use in
hair practices. They recognize the
Sct thai impetuosity, blow and buster, are
not essentials, but rather foreign substances,
and when an appropriate season comes they
land pc, reireshment of strength and
sSirits according to natures plan. City
slks don't seem TO know how TO do this.
Take the campmeetlng season in cur lmme-
date section, Tor instance. The farmer makes
ready bis tent, bitches up his team, provides
himself with abundant provisions, and of he
GOES with his family, leaving heavy care
Behind; and expecting physical, mental and,
we will suppose, spiritual good, he generally
comes into their possession. But the man
from town quits his business reluctantly,
takes his mental srithemetic along with
him, has no idea of staying any very
great length of time, and all the
while is thinking about fire occurring dure
ing his absence and the insurance company
refusing TO pay him the full amount that bis
policy calls for. 70 call this recreation for
either BODY, mind OF soul is IN insult to the
term, The tired brain, the exhausted strength
and the lsnguid spirits all need reireshment,
but these cannot be obtained by increasing
the tension of the mind or muscles. "Hours
OF careless relaxation" is Macauley's detini-
ton of recreation, and it cannot belmproyed
on. Nature will rebuke and punish her
improYiden. children, claiming that
"When such occasions are,
No plea must serve; tits cruelty 10 spare
The fact that statements like the follow
ing from the Wazshaohia Enterprise are
going the rounds Of the press q. home aud
abroad, must be pleasant contemplation to
the city council of Dallas. The HERALD
cannot open its mouth in denial, for only the
simple truth is told. The Enterprise says:
Dallas has tor aome time been without
water works and gas works. The streets are
rot lighted up at night and burglaries, rob-
berries and knock downs are quite frequent.
While the policemen are keeping order at
the saloons, the tramps and thieves are
depredating in the resident portion Of the
city. The doors and windows being gener-
ally left open during the summer, it is an
easy matter for burglars to enter the house
and steal such vsluables as may fall in their
way.
The San Antonio Express, on the subject of
manufacturing enterprises and profits, Gays:
The Express mentioned few days ago the
fact that the vast sum of on hundred mill
lions of dollars had recently been subscribed
in the north and Europe for Investments 10
the south, but nearly if not entirely the whole
of this Wgs for Investment east of the Missis
sipp, large proportion of it being devoted
TO tue purchase of railroads. Such an invest.
ment ia railroads, however, is proof that the
far-seeiDg ananciers of the north have dis.
covered the advantages of tho south, and
know that with proper development of her
resources the whole country will soon TEEN
with an industrious and thriving population,
and the chesp roads of to-day will soon
become bonanzas in their way. Such
investments Of northern and European
capital in railroads must stimulate invest
ments 10 other directions, and we may conf
IDENTIFY expect 10 soon geo the south take
high rank rs a manufacturing section. A
recent published statement Of the results of
the last years cotton goods manufacturing
business in the south Is attracting great atten,
ton throughout the north and cannot fail TO
turn stream Of capital into the southern
country for investment in such manufac-
lures. The report shows that the average
dividends made by these factories was % ls2
per cent. the highest, 20 per cent, being on
mill in South Caroline, the smallest in fact
in the whole country. The capital invested
is only S4 000 and seven bands only are
employed, the mill spinning cotton direct
from the seed BY some new process South
Carolna's lsrgest and best mills, built with
in the past few years arc paying q and %
per cent. The average dividend on mills in
this state being 224 per cent. The result is
that since the report of these dividends WIS
published within the last six months, hslf
million dollar cotton factory has been started
at Charleston, 100000 of the stock being al
ready subscribed, most of it from Boston.
One Of tho mills built this year is at Orange.
burg and reports prof. OF over 20 per cent.
A large manufacturing company at Column
bia desires to double their stockholm 5000.
900 to $500 600. A welllknown firm of
Providence, Il, l., are expanding several
million dollars in developing the grand water
power of Columbia, and expect to ercc! SOW
ersl large mills on 1t. An Offensive manu-
featuring company hiss 80. oeen orgaI izsd
at Sumpter and the compaLy has ordered
improved machinery IRON Lowell, Mass.