Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-13
Dallas and Fort Worth

4 Dallas and Fort Worth.
We are indebted to the Galvesto,
: News for information that the Dallh
: Herald has again ventured upon tn,
expression OF an opinion, as we hav,
JAILED to receive the latter for nea,I,
= ten days. Investing hard.earnel
hickel OF the realm in Il copy of thai
esteemed contemporary, we are more
IMAM ever impressed with the fact that
the Herald adopted the true policy
Tor ITSELF when it decided upon the
"no-opinion" style OF editorial man
agement. Whenever il has left This
secure haven the Herald has suffered
Practice makes perfect and the Dallas
paper has pursued the policy of non
commitalism so long that it doesn't
Know how to express an opinion. 1t is
needless to refer to the late ESSAYS of
the Herald on municipal and national
affairs. Those who do read that paper
know how humiliating the failures
Were. The Herald is equally at sea
when it ventures on an opinion con.
Ger ing railroads. Some time ago, re-
lerring to this same Santa Fe extern.
sion (and for this, too, the GAZETTE ia
indebted to another paper the Herald
said:
It's reported now, and It comes from II
trustworthy source, that the Gulf, Colorado
santa Fe rond having bided It's time in get |
ting matters
early day put an engineer corps in the field |
To survey northeast extension of the lin, |
from ihis point to Paris, and from there on Ia |
the ST Louis & San Francisco road which
VIII give 1t an outlet independent of the
Gould lines. This will be p big in for Dallas
ana she Will reap the benefit at an early d.v
us the management proposes TO complete the
"ofK Wilhln one year after 1t is begun IL * |
ruinored That 1t is the intention OF the road
10 oulld an extension from Fort Worth ia
""lhesNille, and from that point northeast
to tap the Frisco" road
In view of its latest essay at an
spinion concerning this matter. il il
fair TO presume that the Herald was
consistent in its ignorance, and really
did not know it had been deci9ed 10
extend the Santa Fc from Fort Worth
and 1t is thus relieved from the susni-
cioi That the above extract, (Which,
wo Id be the extract of ,
journalistic smallness) was intended ,
TO lpJure Fort Worth with home i
seekers and investors. The Herald
processes to rise above the ordinary
impulses and sprightliness of iour-
haiism, and if its professions be sim t
'ere we are forced to believe. i'm vieg
d It's treatment of this extension. that
us ignorance is only relieved by the {
envy which is ever the outgrowth of "
ignorance, and which all its dignity IL
.ould not conceal.
The files of the GAZETTE will show d
40 editorial expression belittlipp any 50
eai enterprise of any town ia Texas. u
'ut That 1t has been friendly to all il
Enterprises wherever located that IL
Promised good to Texas or any portion ST
Il 1t. We have especially RETAINED
rom any adverse criticism or mis- To
latement concerning our neighboripp "
ity, between which and Fort Worth 10
mere has been popularity supposed TO IL,
A's' an Intense jealousy. The pI
ann iE mas recognized no ne
'ch feeling, and its telegraphic ca
'iumns daily contain an account M "a
'aiias enterprises, tangible and intan.
'ble, which by reason of the ca wi
Efrh's large circulation are thus Civ OH
"ider publicity than they could ~,
ave secured in the Herald itself In sw
editorial utterance does this naner sw
eek to dt@pdraye the trade, growth on for
i'erprlse of Dallas The GAZETTE ~, ~.
ihders 70 no such feelings as that da,
men represented the extension from cal
'Tt worth as mere runor and
zen assailed IL as Discrimination -,
10 part oi railroad which deserves ten
e friendship of every Texas newspa. lie
IT. The GAZETTE is essentially n l''5
'iiu Oh the enterprise and future ,a.
aspects of Fort Worth, but il has as e.p
'rt Worth has, u higher mission and tina
"iaer held of action than would he ana
ulca'ed IN such small jealousy and wv, no'
iioish envy as that illustrated bv tbn,
c Herald. There is plenty of room >,
lois section for both cities to grow !
'ouhd Dallas and tributary TO il Van
wagon Is territory that will in fort
ne ouiid up city of local trade neg
IN 30, people. But tbls o.o, and
eel Fort Worth, and excite. neilber a nep
w nor opposition. This civ the
" mas u vast territory tributary 10 p
IL IN local sense, and i'm ,,ddi,;o ther
Id for wholesale ,roda ~, ebru
'h"' VIII IN of 80