The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-07-07
COMMERCE. AND TRADE.
CuAiNlENDlAL.

DALLAS July G "A litde over two years ago
the side walks Of San Antonio presented more
dilapidated and ragged Appearance tban 10
thosa of Dallas to-day The people thofc eject
ed MS members of the city council, live and pro
gressivc gentlemen, who passed an ordlnNhcc
for the improvement of the sidewalks. These
Improvements were graded ami classlhed as a,
u and q. Inc "A pnvcmenis were 10 DC OF STONE
either taken from the Austin puafrleS or arul-
ca The u sidewalks were TO be lud wllh
stone quarriod at or near san Antonio ana Tue
L side walks were to 10 constructed OF wood
The council mt once ordered all thr sidC'WalGS
on the principal business streets laid In tcconl-
ance with the requirements of class A, andmany
OF the proprrty.OwnrrS refused 10 comply with
the ordinance Suits were commenced ana
carried up 10 the supreme court oi the state, aud
II was decided that any city had the authority
to direct the cor strucliOn of such Sidewalks
deemed proper by the council for the benefit of
the city Eighteen mouths ago San Antonio
had probably the most unattactiyc sidewalks
of any city in the whole state to-day her pave
ments are better than any in Texas When
ever the sidewalks have been laid with stone
hundred per- per- cent iHyane, and lots which be-
fore the improvements were made were Offered at
hundred and hundred aud fifty doll rs ARE
now selling for seven or eight hundred
dollars The same results can be brought
about in ntllas IL our city luthori les VIII
do their duty rs fcarlessly and MS honestly as
did those of San Antonio, and the same advance
The truth is, and We blush to say it. that Dallas
to-day presents the most unsIghily, ragged, M
Couth appearance of any other city in the whole
state, aud until the proper and needed improve
mcntS are made real Csute on the most prUmi-
ncnt and desirable streets I'm the city viii not
advance in value aud II the property Owner, in
East Dallas should take II into serious consider
alton, as is said they will do, 10 improve
their streets and Sidewalks, that locality wilt
soon become the most desirable portion of the
whole city. The truth is this, ana 1t emf be
gainsaid, that our city authorities are paying
very little attention TO the absolute require
mtnts or great city MS Dallas Is, and their leg
1slation Is only such nS might be demanded IN II
little country village situated in the back woods.
on CHANGE.
THERE was good attendance upon Change
today, but not much business was transacted
owing TO the fuct that very little grain is Offer
ing. The principal transactions at present
corn are only secondary articles
There were some sales of oats ut previous
prices, but there is II growing opinion that there
VIII not be that decline which was anticipated II
few weeks ago, and holders are chnrry about
selling There is always nh interest manifested
on the Exchange In grain, and the members
compare notes and opinions, which must be
beneficial to the market generally,
THERE were number of visitors on the ES-
change today, among Others Nr Walter Put.
nam, of Galesburg Missouri, proprietor of the
Anchor mills, which have fur
nished the people II Texas with
large amounts of flour during the past year
Mr. W. FernuauY, of Trinity Mills, was also
present MIR, W. II. Carter Of Marshall, u new
member made his first Appearance on the board
to-day.