The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-01-11

been, in the main, Harmonious cnopsra.
/ ton by the legislature and the executive
oihcers, sanctioned by the general approba.
ton OF the people. Its results in so short a
Nme have been remarkable.
~ ~ ya.orem taxes have been reduced
tru,a lHsS 10 thlriv cents on the one han.
q I'd dOllaIs worth OF property, and the or.
cupation taxes nearly in The same propor.
ton An oyNItloWinf treasury now gives
promise OF az ahG.tg for further rSduc.
lion. \ sigral lmlSQVement in the co,lec.
uon ci taxes mas been accomplished.
Tue debt Of the state lisS been reduced,
approximately N round num- oers, from SS,
tuUOO, o. the LIST OF January, 1879, ta
s4,OCOoJ0. on the lst OF January, fSSS, a diff
ference of about Sl,4julOO. The lSterest
thereof has been reduced proporhomally
greater, by calling IN the 10 per cent. bombs
anu 'Ssnu : . per cent, bonds in place of
theM, IN Naich there wa, an annual dimi-
huuon OF over 800 oO interest. The inter.
eSl on the pu0uo debt was annually SJGS-
Uuu, ON the LIST OF January, 1879, and ON the
lst of january 1883, S921 O0O, making dil.
ference OF about SliO 0NOln tie interest.
Oi the Si,00 O1o of bonded debt less than
SLojp, uh ONT Is owned by individuals, and
over e29h0Vo ollt IS in che state treasury,
owned by th' special school funds. the mn.
Y'rslty auJ oJiIer funds, the interest ON
winch amount Is annually paid to these
Mnds for our own benefit.
uurpuhlic credit has been so enhanced
that tlt has been difficult to bry our per
cent bonds alta premium of soto the $lOO
The taxable property has increased from
S2SO,000 600 in 1877, to $il0OO 600, as esti.
Aated in 1882.
The permanent fund ofNthe public free
schools has Increased by the sale OF its
lands, from 81, ,69 900 to $3.50, 900, on the
ISL OF january, 1883, with a probable in
crease shortly of over 81, ,00O, 600 more by
the sales of the reserved lands.
The common free schools have been i'm
proved, the length OF their terms have in.
| creased every year, and the amounts annu-
ally appropriated TO them have been
greater, being this scholastic year over
Sl'Vo'OOO, and the scholastic population
mas increased over 10 per cent. upon the
number of each preceding year, and now
numbers over 295,00O.
Two normal schools have been estab.
lished, one for white and the other for
colored pupils, whose expenses at the
schools are borne by the state, in which
there are now about 200 pupils, who are
being taught aud trained TO become teachers
in our public free schools.
Summer normal institutes have been es.
tablished during the last two years, which
|
! teachers of the state
II is proper here to note our obligations
for the liberal contributions of the Pea
body fund to.our white normal school, to the
summer normal institutes, and to other
free schools in cities and towns in Texas.
The agricultural college, formerly lit.
erary high school in effect, has been trans
\ formed into an agricultural and mechanica
y college In TACT. and its rooms are all full o
Students.
\ The University of Texas, its main branch
its medical branch, and branch for colore,
youths, have been lo' led by vote of tb,
people. One million of acres of laanR s. y,
been added to its fund ~, ~huiId
ing for the main university, at Austin, h
now being eT led, and it, with its branches
now awaits the intelligent recognition O
tho Legislature, III such liberal action as vii
meet the public demand for its adeouot,
endowment and speedy organization.
The frontlersman no longer fears the toma
hawk of the savage Indian, and the ey
penses Of the police and frontier force
have been reduced to 100000 for this lisca
year, and their existence at all in few
years Will he thing of the past. The tive
penitentiaries have Deen brought TO n com
pletlon, approximately, and new lease q
them has been made, looking TO an imme
diate and gradual increase of convicts with
IN their walls. until the room for them i
iuIl, with q provision that leaves the stint,
at l.berty TO erect another onr and bova
filled with aonyicts. The aJminjstratioN .
The laws IN the courts bos hran cynCIifoJ
} and their execution improved generally.
The quarantine operations have been svs
temali2 ii and greatly improved, for th
protection of lie against the yellow fever
aud, at the same me. annie urenaration
u are ,Cing made TO facilitate rommnrr;si in
terrOurse with the tropical regions
\ spleudid cap t1l for the state hae hoo,
contracted for and Ii I'm process Of constrnc
tiun, 10 be uSjI Tor nv three millions ot ocye
oi l,,nd, di'feady SttT.qt ->-, ,.Ir ~ Z
that purpose.
Three hundred lcapues rlord b,,. Hoo,
selected, surveyed and set apart Ior the mn
organized counties.
a temporary capitol has been erected nm,
a state sewer for the public buildinps ha
been contracted for and will soon he con
structed
=. Permanentimprovem have hnnu mod
in all OF the asyiums.
Population aud capital have 0ova,
into the country far bevon,
any previous period. Enternrise in iii ~
the useful industries, have been nuirEenel
and enlarged,
Railroads have been nushod into ,I,,
heretofore unsettled trrritorv of tln S,ata
until we have now almost no fronticr as !
was formerly known. 80 .
Two branches of a Pacific railroad h,v,
been completed. and now mass thromah II,'
state, one through The northern and IN,
other through the southern mart Of T,xaS
and a third one ithe IntarnotionaN nj
soon have its connections nv other rrooIs
through Mexico 10 the Pacific ocean ''"''
Manufactures are starting nm aver th,
state. and comm"rc,. ;s ui,6 ani6p ~ oner W Wv
portions TO keen noce with tnha' I ~ ,o' pao
and varied industrins of ,bn conm,r, s''
Other things have been dnma' n,bio,
might be enumerated that have co"t,j,
uted In sweii tha IA, 81 Inv m"'s wv " y
vancenent. '''o W 0"' '"p'" "o
The result ia duo m tho oo,;o,
of the Legislatures Tho ovon,,;,,a @ n'.,Ui ,,,
judicial oficerS md am,Iovos N1J",ve ", ,ho am AZ.
ernmpnt GENERALLY, 10 r,nrat Il, d.. a. ano 81,
crted to Tho intniIicennn aml n,or,,,, 0 vA
citizens to the ercelIent nnoiitins 81 Tos IT, Ua
in i,s f.r,iI, sn;l, ;,' III Iu'i,'Ne VI ieAas
and its locoiitv and no, Ii,,Is ,1s' tS'vI. ,h
fact that other states, north md esst Of "" ns
bnyinr boen se,,Iob d' ona anu amu las VI us us
time Ind arrival I wbo, "ra Te,os ueVe,dGpeu' d ,n
turn brcomc tbe ;n"i,;n,, GaiJ J''S, g. ~ no m
nrisn If 10 a snnicion, so,roa nvN Ut ento' ,
i''NN' ~ 'S ~ oAillNltit nbNINt W UTlUt ant