The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-06-14
CORRESPONDENCE.
Chatiy Letters Prom Several Points
Far aud Near,
Detailing all the News of Their Re-
spectiye yiclnities.
Interesting and Profitable Subjects
DALLAS aud Fort Worth.

DALLAS, June 7.-[Editor HERALD, u
read with mingled feelings of shame and
regret the letter of Rambler" in Thurs
DAVIS HERALD. Shame because the time
ever came when the most farseeing would
even dream, much less warn Dallas through
the press OF her danger of being rivaled by
Fort Worth. Regret because our business
men have so long been so blind real or al
fected) as not TO see that Fort Worth was
making long, strong and desperate pull
apull all together-and that..yictory crowned
their every effort to build city. l Will
have been in Dallas twenty-five years In
November next. Have watched with nc
little anxiety her every step.
That Dallas is geographically very favor
ably located, none will dispute. The coun
try for hundred miles at every point OIL
the compass Is not surpassed II equaled a.
a farming b 1t in the state. That she had
long ways the start, and long
time telling advantage o.
Fort Worth no one will deny. For long
time the Fort was one of Dallas best feed
ers. The fact that the two grand railroads
of the state from east to west and north tC
south crossed each other in Dallas, was and
is of no ordinary significance. But IT seem,
this fact has induced many, yes, lar toe
many, men-men of means-here to thlnR
Dallas city, and have labored studiously
and earnestly for self, and failing and re-
fusing even to talk of any public enterprise,
much less to aid by means and concert OF
action anything and everything which
might be a benefit to Dallas. There are a
few men here with will and industry IN
public matters, especially in building up
Dallas, who are worthy of note, But 1t
grieves me to tell it that we have far
too many who are able but unWlll-
ing to help in any pubic enterprise.
To show the reader that | have tounda-
ton for what l say, will note the fact
that some two weeks ago a united effort
was made to get subscriptions to stock in
cotton factory. Two called meetings were
had. and the last | heard of it was few
days ago, when clerks were being per-
suaded to take stock in the company and
pay it up in $3.50 weekly installments.
Who can make the figures to give the true
value of even $50 cotton factory 10
Dallas? Then is it not grand, gloomy and
peculiar that in a city of 25, 900, with many
Wholesale merchants, several bankers
real estate owners that clerks
on a mere nominal salary are urged to take
stock, even one share $500, and have
forty eight weeks in which to make full
payments in order to get factory started IN
Dallas,
A factory for making asphaltum paving
blocks and pipe for sewerage, of superior
quality, was started few months ago here,
by few men at home, who while trying, of
course, to benefit themselves, were making
a united effort to place another feather on
the brilliant cap of Dallas. Soon the cues
ton of sewerage is up, and the city fathers
rudely "sit down" on hc me company land
go to st. Louis and get pipe which is
surely very inferior. But then it
comes from St. Louis, and
home company is too low and weak for our
observation. BE it said, however, to their
credit, as / learn, the two aldermen who
examined the asphaltum pipes were fully
satisfied. heard an intimation from one
OF the company that il Fort Worth or the
citizens there would offer an inducement
the factory would at once be moved there.
Dallas is well stocked in every line OF
merchandise and trade. What we need,
nav, what we must have is factories. Who
eau properly estimate the value to Dallas OF
100000 cotton and wool factories
Labor and living is almost as cheap here
as in Massachusetts,, the cotton and wool
is lying at our doors, broad-almost
boundless-field of market surround us;
then why will not a cotton and wool factory
pay as well, if not better in Dallas than in
Boston? While it GROVES me to see 1t, yet
sir, if Fort Worth by industry, energy,
will, determination and harmony, shall
rival Dallas, l must, | will say, three
cheers for Fort Worth CITIZEN.