The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-10-03
STKEIcT RAILWAYS.

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STREET RAILWAYS,
One of the admittedly greatest of all
modern conyenionoeS is undoubtedly tho
steam railway. What this is as between
states and cities so is the city railway be.
tween different sections of city. The
regularity ola street car the safety in its
use, and above all the extraordinary econ
omy fpersonal transportation make it one
of the local blessings OF the age. Hack and
cab fare are often quite expensive, and GER
tainly always so for very general popular
use. In the street car, we may ride miles of
distance for the little cost of five cents. IL
travels promptly in all seasons, in all sorts
of weather, the cold, the warm, the wet and
the dry, and under all circumstances. Duly
distributed throughout city these roads en-.
able all citizens to reach otherwise undesir.
able localities. They are especially bene.
fetal 10 the poorer people as they approach
places that are of the lower values and
where rent or building sites are conse
quently very much cheaper. Good con.
duct and order are enforced on them,
and they are about as noiseless n method of
conveyance as we know of. They are of
the EXTREMIST convenience to the suburban
residents in particular. by their means
they enable friends to visit pleasant homes
al l,tt "a tnyN ,,,l. i'll. ,
otherwise be, if not inaccessible to the ne
destran, at least unpleasant of journey. In
the event of some entertainment in the
city, or the need OF physician, medicine or
other thing they become blessings to
those in the outskirts too poor TO
afford to keep horse and carriage For
these and numerous other reasons
they are to be found ON nearly every street
Of progressive city. With the regular
street railway rail, the lines may
be crossed without any jolt whatever
by wheeled vehicles, etc. We are glad
therefore, to learn of the probable carly
construction of the "belt line" the right
ol-way wherolor was recently granted by
the city council. There is also another
line proposed, to extend ont Live
Oak street to the Fair Grounds.
We trust this also will be built. We are to
have some magnificent races by the finest
OF bloodcd stock at the course, commencing
ON the 7lh Of next month. 10 have street
cars 10 take the vast cOncoursc of people
that will visit them will be of infinite adj.
vantage and economy to our own people
and TO visiting guests, Next May we are
to have the great Swngeriest here,
and the ten to fifteen thousand persons
who will visit us then can be
wonderfully served by sueetcars running
to and from the selected site. We are
fond OF showing our rapidly growing city
to others from abroad Carriage hire +,
often too expensive TO enable us TO do this
to advantages strcet.cars will greatly assist
US herein, Let us then have lines running
in all directions, and to each several section
and TO the suburbs. Duly constructed and
properly equipped and managed they vastly
benefit properties and persons For this
we confess astonishmeut at a rcmon.
slNucc, copy whereof is now
IN our possession for publication, signed
by dty'livc persons, asking the council to
refuse the rightofway ON Live Gal, stree,
to street railway enterprise that will cost
them not dollar. Among the names vii,
he iound some that it would puzzle IN,
kconost wit of the sGrowdest LAWYER aidcl
by the most intense of maguilying glasses
to ascertain what they mean when they
say that their properties" would
"bo inioroi,' The idea that
Illty'lye persons, many of whom. be it hero
said, state that they simply signed tn,
document without meaning to be- serious
Hdould thus Inconvenience whole city fnl
OF people and residents beyond, is one o
those high-tWiir ubsurdities, iueounl
Ties, and Injustice, that deny Gree trad,
and transportation to all the balance q
the world, under the false impression tina
Their sellishncss helps themselves. But th,
worlds moves, and cities advance /,
thought as well as area. In the meanwhil,
this "remonstranoen must stand as
record for the futures verdict.
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