The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-09-02
ST. LOUIS.

and in the number of dwellings and puohc
buildings erected have not been what
might have been expected. The price Oh
brick and other building material anu oi
labor. haye been so high as to greatly re-
gard building operations. The city Is par
icularlv deficient in small houses suitable
TO tho wants OF the large class oi CLERKS,
mechanics, tradesmcn and variety oil
people pursuing humble callings. Ihis mas
always been conspicuous lack on the part
of the city, and il Is becoming more ana
more apparent from year TO year, Us lhe
manufacturing and railroad interests oi .,le
country increase. Builders appear to ignore
the fact that small houses, and tcrements
alIording proper accommodations Tor iami,
licsa cheap rates are more in demand anu
nav better returns for the money invested,
Than any other class of property. IL has
been remarked that
ST. LOUIS rs THE RICH MANS town,
and there Is enough truth in the
observation to give piquancy ana force
A suitable house in any decent
quarter of the city can scarcely be had at
from $50 to $25 per month. Houses that
rent for 500 per month and upwards, can
be found in abundance. Asa consequence,
the man OF humble means, no matter what
may be his refinement or previous Condi-
ton, finds himself compelled to habitatc
with rabbe, or to pay the larger part OF his
earnings to a landlord. The city has less
of a metropolitan character, for one of its
size, than anv city in the United States,
probably. This Is owing to the conscrya-
iism of its business men, and u lack OF en-
icrnrise and forethoupht on the part of its
men of capital generally. The financial or
ran'gatlcn of 81. Louis has a ways been
1hlermatic. ponderous and heavy This
ran only no cured by the accession Of new
jjGr vo,inp blood. brains and capital from
abroad This IL coming fast, and few
years will produce marked change in the
aspect ol things.
There Is no such thing vet known here ~
sunuRpAY LIFE,
ns such Most ether cities of the sizo of
81. Louis have A large population, which,
attracted nv the purity of country air. the
freshness Of rural life the increased area of
Tho family domain, and tho advantage.
for The nurturii,e and eoscatlon
of chill lrcn. seek homes in the
adjacent VILLAGES. ST. louis, with
37h.WO people. confines its population TO
the limits of the city, There they live,
labor nm grow old, with no Thought Of the
green fields. the fragrant air, and the pas
toral scenes beyond. Children are born
here. mature and grow old, almost without
ever having seen the country, and certainly
without knowing the glory of the woods
and the beauty Of the fields They scarcely
cast their ewes TO the cloud tumblcd sky,
md have never heard of the music of tho
patter of the soft rain ON tho cottage roof
Brick walls. with the hard outlines
of houses sooty chimney tons
and nm atmosphcrc laden with
smoke of manufacturing establishments
and n thousand noxious gases and smells
unknown to the catalogue of science. besot
life and make eXistance burdeusome' Nor
Is the internal physical aspec: of the CITY
conspicuous for its attractive resorts and
pleasant retreats. The adornmont of
ITS PARKS AND PUBLIC PLACES
has been neglected. With the exception of
LAFAYETTE Park. n small and somewhat RI.
mote pleasure gronnd, there is nothing In
The limits of the city worthy of thc name.
There are no public squares, fountains or
monuments. Tho Art Museum ON I.uras
oycnuc corner of Eiphiccnth street il Tho
only institution I'm tho civ rrediinhic to IL,
wealth mud Greatness
Tho mir rrounIs. n very bcautlnl rlocc
filed with flowers and animals. and visited
Inv thousands OF people every SUNDAY IL In
ma sense n public park. fl Ism private cor.
norntIon aud run nv individuals for Tho
nurnnsc of rnin II COSTS nm admit twenty.
a. nnnlnanTn
ihis charcc EXCLUDES The noor and The hum.
lilo classes of ali kinds. iherei il A crashing
urcedincss In tho mannrement of these IN
stitutions which is death to taste and clc.
canoe In the course of another hundred
vxcnrs Il IL ouilc probnble thai 81. Louis will
iaLc n nlocc beside her sister cities. Vincin.
mil Cbicnro. Cleveland and even Kansas
ciiv which her wealth md populntion on.
lille her TO occupy. In the way of
ruiilc nuupINos
81 Iouis is as lacking as in other par
uculnrs Aside from the new custom
housc which has been under way for soma
vc',rs nnd which ia now DRAWN, townrl
Foundation md The chamber of commerce
bnrr nrc M nublic buildinrs In Tho ,ity
norihv oc no,irc ON account of ihcir mnrmi
tudc ar beauty. The old court house il
about half n century behind thc times.
liz J;n,v walls and ,nsiyniicnnt nnncnrnprr
H. II, ",rnS;n', cnnIrasi 10 tho nrivnir husincss
Kansas witch surround IL Tho huiiding
c,iIrl tho Four Cnurls, nt tho corner
nj Eleventh and CLARK avenues. Tho domi.
cnn of thr N. Louis criminal cnurt thr
cnnr, If criminnl correction nnI tho nniirr
courts of ,he Eirst aud second ,lisirir,s /,
on apch,tcchrni monstrcsity mo oh :
I"l, wouiI DISGRACE n country yllln,c II
;a bu,h snunrc nil, of rourk brlck oI IA,
ruJ,st construction and finish Tho tax
navsrs hlccI tor il. Tho civ pnnr honsc
IN insane ASYLUM. the ciy hosnitol ria,
worl house ctS nrc All average spcrimrn,
ofiher kind. which might bc provided Ia,