The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-02-02


and the QUIZ and are fully oonyersenl with
the advantages that would certainly loll0w
direct railroad communication WIN US
We refer 10 this communication Only 10
show the great desire that IA now being
manifested by every section Of THIS most
prosperous portion Of our StatotQ be bound
TO us by the closest ties In which busines,s
and commerce can unite us. Dallas feels
interest and priue In the pro.nerity 0i
every town around her, aud VIII not ne
found wanting i'm any effort she can put
forth to cnChanCo the welfare OF any polht
or locality that reciprocntes the good feeling
she entertains for all. She looks upon the
advancement of Clcburnc, Corsicann, fort
Worth, Sherman, Denison, Denton, Terrell,
Wills Point, Mineola Mckinney, Green.
vile, Waco, Gainesville and u hundred
other towns surrounding, ms an evidence
of her own growing greatness, and whenever
and wherever her aid is required TO iurther
the interests of either one or all, IL will be
extended with no stinted hand. She re,
CARDS the whole of North Texas part and
parcel of herself, and will not prove recre-
ant in her duty to any town or LOCALITY
tributary TO her central position ana ac-
knowledged pre-eminence rs the great COM
mercial EN- porium of q country possessing
more natural advantages, as regards both
climate and productions OF soil, than any
DALLAS, January 27.-During the early
pant of the season there was noted want
of game for sale in our markets, and the 1T
tie offered was OF the most uninvitlng CHAR,
acter. So far there has been almost total
absence of venison, buffalo or antelope,
while nearly every other city IN the
country, as far east as Boston,
has had an abundance. At this
time our dealers are well supplied with the
smaller game, and quail, rabbits and ducks
are offered freely upon the stress. A large
| portion of these, however, are brought from
a long distance, generally from westei n
Counties S? and consequently, comm holGi
good regarding fish. Our supplies
here are generally drawn from the Gull,
are of an excellent quality, but sold a.
prices above the ability of the average
working man to purchase them. These
facts lead to the conclusion that our game
and fish laws are either very defective in
protecting game and fish, or are not en-
forced as they should be by the proper
officials or by those who are interested IN
their preservation. The government of the
| United States thinks it of enough impor-
tance to the people OF the whole country to
propagate fis h and supply all the, streams
and ponds with the best varieties known to
the world, and it should be one of the par
amount duties of our Legislature to see
that they are properly protected
by the most stringent laws, in order that
they may become source of food supply
for the people, as well as pleasure to those
who are fond of INDUCING in piscatorlal
sports. 1t is said that fish traps are to be
found in nearly every river in our State,
and that seinlng for the finny tribe is
common occurrence whenever the waters
will permit. Game is killed at all seasons
and the SC ,rcity of all kinds fully attests to
this fact. 1t is 10 hoped, if we have now
upon our statute books laws, it enforced,
that will protect game and fish, that they
will be executed to their fullest extent, and
if no such laws exist, it should one of The
first acts of our coming Legislature to enact
them, and thereby secure to our people
benefit, not only in sustaining lie and
health, but in aiiording pleasure and enjoy
ment.
BUSINESS was much better to-day than it
has been fol Il week past. The weather has
improved somewhat, but it still presents
threatening appearance, which mas kept
people in the country at home. The roads
remain all in very muddy condition, and
are Just at that state when they are very
heavy for wagons and teams. Retail trade,
however, has Deen good, and the wholesale
business unusually large.
DALLAS, January 2S.-The completion of
the Texas Il Pacific Railroad to FL Paso opens
up q new country to settlement which Is des-
titute of timber suitable for the manufacture
of lumber. The lumber region through
which the Texas q Pacific Road now runs
in Eastern Texas is almost exhausted of
pine and oak tributary to the line of the
road, and the necessity of developing new
fields for the lumber trade is apparent TO
all who have given the matter any consid-
Grafton. The amount of lumber which
will be required in opening up to settlement
and productiveness the country west of this
city can hardly be computed in figures.
The extension and completion of the Trunk
Line Road TO the pine forests of South
eastern Texas will soon become a necessity,
for Western Texas cannot depend alone on
the supplies furnished by the Texas Il
Pacific from Northeastern Texas, nor can
it look to the the more Southern portions
of the State to furnish all that will be re-
quired in the near future.
The inadequacy of Eastern Texas to
supply even Dallas and her surroundings
with lumber required for improvements oil
of all kinds, is an evidence that other re-
gions must be opened up to us soon, and
the constantly increasing demands from the
West will still lessen the supplies that have
heretofore come TO Dallas for distribution
to the country tributary 10 her and to the
more northwestern districts. This is mat
ter that ought to attract the attention OF
our business men generally and our lumber
men particularly, and they should endeavor,
in every manner possible, TO push iorwars
some road to the extensive pine regions OF
Southeastern Texas, that We may reap the
benefits that would be derived from such
an important source of trade and wealth.
Brsrvrss to-day has been brisk all over
the city, and particularly so with the retail
merchants The weather has permitted
many from the country to venture out to
purchase necessary family supplies, and
trade generally has been more active than
for several davs past. The wholesale trade
has also been heavy, and all departments of
trade have experienced the good effects of
pleasant weather.
TRADE ITEMS.
THERE is talk at Brockton, Massachusetts,,
about n tooth pick factory, TO make seventy