The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-05-13
WHAT DALLAS HAS DONE AND -
DOING.


DOING.
One or two Of the newspapers OF South
Texas, not approaching. or wilfally not
caring TO comprehend the immensely OF
the emergency which is now upon Dallas
Ia the great theories which are character
king the great boom which exists through
out her limits, are disposed to be conscious
ly critical about the reminders the HERALD
has seen proper to make to our citizens TO
duly entertain the Texas Press Conven-
ton. The Age tells us Of "Houston's quiet
way of doing such thing" We
do not profess TO DO a very quiet or
slow people up in this region, but that
restless energy that charac,@izes a quick
growing community, an ever active, wide
awake, stirring, and get.up-and-get sort OF
style, is what prevails in this live section.
Within only the past two or three weeks.
Dallas has been called on TO subscribe some
10000, for the sengerfest festivities, and
probably to make an outlay Of $4,000
more for private purposes In the way OF dec
Grating and otherwise preparing our stores
streets and other places. She was called on
to also subscribe some $4,000 for the
Texas & st. Louis Narrow Guage.
Besides this. these citizens have
contributed $4,000 for the immediate con-
structlon OF new opera.house, to be the
finest in the state. And yet again, 100000
additional to erect the Merchants exchange
Tor the fall trade of this place, are now
necessity. Besides, we are at the present.
moment raising SIPS 600 for cotton fac
tory, which is to be in full operation within
the next twelve months. Aud only II
couple of days ago, n boot and shoe factory
was organized here with capital
of 100000. Last week several OF our
merchants paid over many thousands
Of dollars in the purchase of the Texas
Trunk railroad, which was sold at public
cutlery, and they will be called on to put NJ
several thousands more Tor its early ex-
tension southeast All these things foot up
DRAFT Of nearly 100000 in less time than
month. Nor does the matter OF outlay
stop here, Only during the past week did
this Queen City of North Texas entertain in
n royal manner the delegates from seven
states to the |. q. b. Il. convention,
and 80 pleased wer5 they with
their reception that many OF
their Weather men propose so return to us
10 cast their fortunes among people who
greeted them 10 heartily and made them
feel so much at home. The week proceed
Ing we had with us the knights of Pythias,
aud for these splendid ball and magnii-
cent banquet were rendered, and made
most lasting impressions on every visitor
In that list Of knights. And then we had
the jewellers convention and the dental
convention. Surely here is long sche-
dule Of entertainments. necesstatlng
vast outlay to handle handsomely as they
were indeed handled. So thick and fast
came the calls upon our people that II was
not All easy matter to keep track of the
purposes for which they were made. And
now, last but not least, comes the Texas
Press Association convention, which assem-
bes here on Wednesday next. IT is COL
vention In which the welfare Of no particu-
lar branch OF business is concerned, but In
which every interest, every industry is
directly and most vitality involved.
Through their papers the people
OF Texas will DO made more intimately ac-
Quaintcd with all that Dallas Is and has,
The widespread advertisements that We
must receive nj such hands will be repaid
in lour-fold manner as against any contri-
buttons rendered. These were the animat-
ing motives why the HERALD frankly and
freely urged upon our people the subscrip.
tions. II was desired that oil might realize
the benefits to be received and the results
to come to the general veal. And now,
sure enough, our merchants and citizens
generally, having been made aware of what
great good was preferred, have indeed re-
sponded with lavish liberality, and with
their voices and name this week, as they
have done with their purses the past week,
will show their keenest appreciation.