The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-05


ent here during 1881 to produce sickness,
and then turn to the unusually heai'h.u'
record, we cannot but nc impressed WIN
inc lavoraole location anu ciihale Vi Dai'asl
ana feel gratiiied both AT inc past anu
for the future oil Dallas Us POM
most admirably situated lor inc en-
loyment OF health ana us blessings
Then again the crops oil the country sur
rounding ana trlpu'ary TO us nave pceh
generous and snch as TO preVehC anything
Ike suffering among our farmers US wen as
the merchants oil TINS Guy VINO depend an
nuaily largely upon them Ior the'r trace.
This has been true, too, ~ the lace OF me
fact that all over the other sections oil ire
Union anuhprecedehteh0routh anu Nio'ent
Hoods ahd llie5 nave crippled business 10 a
great degree 'aid tufheu thousands out
homeless and moncyiess upon the CHARITIES
Oh the masses IN tiiis respect we certainly
nave cause Tor deep gratitude ana asSur-
rance so lar as we are concerned, VINO
we may ply the unfortunate OF otter local.
TIES II IS u TACT that speaks volumes Tor
inc iertihty OF our sou ana the beauty and
attractivehess OF our climate paliaS Itscll,
III the presence OF tllese threatening dangers
OF me year. mas grown WIN rehiarhNo!e
rapidity' ana we uonot II any city OF the
same SIZE III the "esto or East has witnessed
witnlh tNcNe months sucn u hul'oer %
new buildings erected, inc aggregate Velle
OF which IS IN the heighhorhood OF hali q
million collars, ana sucil an ad"ltioh III inc
permanent population oil the ci'y,
an addition winch may be safely
paced "t several thousahu' Ana th'S,
TOO, mas pceh tHe Srowth' mGN
he remembered OF comparatively a
smaii place. one JUST shaking llseil, ihGetd'
Tor the race OF the future ASIDE from these
ia'7s' so irsiShteo WIN nope ana reasons
lor co''sra'u'ntioh' We nave become 'he o.
jecliNe terminal OF starting point Oh hNc
prominent iiaes oil railroad N adult'oh to
Tue SIX lines already III operation, or what
is IN TACT the equivalent OF six lines. The
new roads areIhe chicago, Icxas& Mexican
central, the Gun, Colorado " Santa re,
tue hasl Line ana Texas % ST. Louis Mar
fow-dsuge toads ana the Dallas " western,
all OF them on solid basis and all promis-
ing an early completion. We have IN the
Same time bcenconSec'ed with New Orleans
by u through line ON the southeast and
have been thrown by aJunctiou with the
southern Pacific into close ana direct com
mWlcalion with the rich fields OF Arizona
Old and New Mexico and the Pacific slope
on tho west In word Dallas in 1851 be-
came the great railway centre and most
prominently displayed point in the South
west, aud can claim with perfect propiicty
the distinction OF being the hub or gateway
otthat grand region so attractive now to
the omigrant and capitalist of Europe
aud the East. The trade of the city
has at the Sametime kept progress with
It's other development, and has reached out
in new directions, until the goods OF Dallas
are scattered everywhere over the state. 1t
is pardonablc TO say that under such cir.
cumstanccs we look back upon the history
of Dallas, during the year 1881, with pride,
and entertain great hope for her in coming
years, But there is no reason why this
present year should not become monu.
mental one in her career, With her posi-.
ton, prominence aud power, and pros.
pcrity, now she should forge ahead Of all
competition or rivals. 1t should be the
aim Of all the component elements
of her individuality and energy 10
double the figures of the year past
This affords plain and sat.
iSiaciory rule of conduct. Let first the city
be so handled in 1889 by the municipal au.
thorities that even less sickness or causes
for the same may occur. Let our capital
lists and strangers feel that permanent
growth has become assured and push new
structures to completion until million
dollars have been expended, for there can
be no safer investment than real estate
within our limits. and then lot our whole.
sal, merchants malc o,,r, ~