The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-01-25
Forty Years After.

An esteemed correspondent sends US the
suhioined prophecy, which was printed as
an editorial in the Sun of July u, 1913.
The article was entitled "Forty Years
Hence. Thinking that it was among the
possibilities" writes our correspondent,
THAT might live until the year 1888,
have carefully preserved the paper for forty
years. Many readers OF the Sun whose
acquaintance with the newspapers OF more
recent origin will be interested to see how
far the expectations Of 1913 have been justi-
fed by the progress OF events,
"A portion OF our readers may IA
tionally expect to live forty.fve
years. Let us look forward TO what
will be the condition of the world in 1882.
Judging of the future by the past, We
shall in that period see added to the Ameri-
can Union ten new states and settlements
will extend to the Rocky mountains, with a
considerable population in Oregon. This
vast extent of country will be cultivated by
a population OF 100000 of free, intelli-
gent people-such nation of men and
women as the sun has never shone upon.
"The city Of New York will have a popu.
lation of more than one million, and lines
OF packets, propelled by machinery so
much improved that the passage to England
Will be made in four or five days, starting
every day, and the fare not exceeding $40.
with all this immense population on
the seaboard, the most populous and pow
erful portion of the Union will be the valley
of the Mississippi to some city of which
the seat OF government will be removed,
while the present national buildings at
Washington will be used as great national
university,
"Our trade with the whole world will
have increased in proportion, and about
this time the China trade having become of
immense importance, through the diplo.
matte intercourse about to he opened bv
Mr.. Gushing, will be carried u. by immense
steamships, across the Pacific ocean and ND
the Oregon river, across the mountains by
a railroad, and down the Mississippi to st.
Louis, the probable great centre OF trade.n
Those who shall, forty years hence, look
over the file of the Sun for 1913, will be
more astonished at the truth of these pre-.
dlcnons than are many now AT their appa.
rem extravaganza"
The prophet missed it on some points.
but il must be remembered that he had not
our advantages forprocuring exact informa.
ton in regard to the state of
things in 1888. lie was Just as much
in the dark as any one would be
now in specializing about the condition of
the world in the year 1928 If any of our
readers want to try their skill, let them
turn their attention to 1928.
In 1913 the twenty. congress was
in session. Tyler was president. Bunker
hill monument was brand new. Webster
delivered his great Grafton that year. The
Millerites were expecting the end of the
world on April %. The Forty.second street
reservoir had just been finished, and the
sun encouraged its readers to make the
journey of about three miles in order to in.
spect the wonderful structure. This news.
paper had news only thirty DAYS from
Europe by the famous ship Great Western
News from Texas was twenty.three DAYS
later than previous advices. When Gorir.
nor Bouck delivered his message to the leg.
stature that year the Sun got it from al.
6any by horse-and.sleigh express in ten
hours and half, and printed the document
whole day in advance OF all its esteemed
contemporaries New York Sun.