The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-11-24
AT LAST!!!

has been peislstent!y urging the cluzens
and city council to give us good streets and
sidewalks. IL has been hobby with us in
season and out of season, but the ragged,
miserable appearance of the streets has re-
manned the same. We have failed, unfor-
tunaiely, to get those gentlemen in power
who took the same views with us, and as Il
consequence Dallas has continued to be a
mud-hole and celebrated as such.
However, the constant dripping Of
the water upon the rock will
eventually produce decided results, and SO
with the efforts of the HERALD. AT last the
business men have awakened to the neces-
sity of the Improvements which We have
urged, and general desire is manifested
throughout the city to see tbs principal
streets paved. As previously announced
in our columns, stock company has taken
the matter in hand, and on Monday next
the work of laying pavements will be COM
menced in earnest. The company referred
to mean business il every respect,
and those connected herewith are
sufficient guarantee of the
success Of the movement. The proposition
is to put down on all our principal bust
ness blocks a solid bois d arc pavement
and if report and reputation be worth any
thing, the work when completed will not
only be eminently satisfactory, but will
outlast those of us who are taking such an
interest in 1t today. The chances, for the
frat time in years, are excellent for our
having good, substantial sidewalks, and i,
is truly to be hoped that no obstacle will be
thrown in tho way of the enterprising
gentlemen who are so assiduously
working to the end proposed Dallas can
never become the city it should be, can
never reap the rewards from business
standpoint it is entitled to, until it assumes
more of u metropolitan air The effort
therefore on the part Of private company
to place us in presentablc condition, so
long as our municipal authorities have held
of, is an exceedingly praiseworthy one,
and deserves the hearty and sincere co .op.
Grafton of every business man in Dallas.
We cannot expect TO transact much
business, particularly of u retail char
acter, so long as our streets ana
sidewalks are in condition that
Will not permit Of easy locomotion for Pc
destrians. For city of2O,O0 population
Dallas is celebrated for It's wants of popular
tiroughfares, i s facilities for aIlording COM
Portable means of lOcomotion and it can be
said without.fcar ofsuccessfll,c ontradictio
that many capitalists and prospective resi-
dents have been driven away simply ffom
the fact that they did not desire to invest or
locate in q mud.hole. 1t is understood that
the business men of the city, without ex-
ccption, are taking hold OF the move,
ment to lay down in front of their
establishments bois dare pavements, and
despairing of the city authorities ever do
ing anything in the premises, are setting
to work at last with enthusiasm in accom-.
plishing what they have come to recognize
as necessity. Dallas properly paved with
good, clean, substantial crossings would be
in a twelyemonth a very different and
far more prosperous city than We see
now. The fact is too obvious to mr..
que, and is the one thing now OF
greatest Significance to every citizen ia this
city. Under such circumstances therefore,
it is u matter OF rejoicing that the company
referred to are accommodating large quan,i-
ties OF material and are actively preparing
for paving the chief business blocks of the
town in few days with a solid substance
that may be expected TO last and
be of service when we of the present
ARE forgotten. The heartiest cooperation
should be given by all who desire to sec
Dallas the great business center which its
location and present advantages demand
for it, And it is particularly gratifying to
the HERALD to See tuat ITS efforts have not
been in vain, aud while the municipal at
thorities have not been aroused, yet private
enterprise has been so enlisted as to meet
all the cxigencies OF the hour.