The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-17
COLORADO.

COLORADO, april i5.-[Ooress pondrpce.l
Yesterday was a gala d,y IN Colorado.
Every day would be 80 considered by peo-
ple who rave lived east ol The Mississippi
river, ano who bave been running In the
Same channel ol business Tor tho last half
century. Trade 10 the various departments
of business was sb1ve the average. In the
morning hsnd-blls were scat cred over the
city broadcast, announcing mass meeting
At the court.hou-e for the purpose OF TAX
ing action concerning the Colorado, San
Angels & southern railroad. IL there Is
man, won u or child IN Abilene, Tebo or
auy other way station GA tho Texas
q Pacific railroad, who believe this to be an
Imaginary AIR line bet geen the Two points
above nafed, could ouly wish they could
have been present atths meeting lass night.
The distric, court room WIS hlIed TO It's ut
most capacity, ne sudienoa representing
the wealth aud intellect oil our city. Mayor
Martin occupied the chair. The meeting
Was ably an 1 el0qlenily addressed by DR..
Sabin, Colonsi }. Nj. CLARK, and Judge
Smith, They all greed tnat Ia the very
nature OF lbings, taking % . gui1h tne MS
tory Of railroads Ga parallel lice TO the
Texas & Pacific would nev,r be built. They
were eon.lly unanimous in tho opinion
thht n lac TO tap the Texas IL Pacific and
pen tra,e the Panhandle would be build.
and IL Ia uow within the power OF Colorhoo
10 secure the pHzs. Enough has alresdy
beep done tn warrant US N saying thHt the
citizens OF onr CITY viii avail themselves oil
this opportunity u make ,ni7 ths metrop-
oils of west Texas. Ia addition 10 the SUB
soriptons already raises, amounting TO
over $3.50, OOo, over $4,000 vas raised. There
Re- no auction out that tho $4,000 called
Tor here VIII be raised IN ten days, We
iearn from aD authentic source that the
$50 600 O. "a 'cr ~ San Aug la mas been
sub crihed. Tho chare a-d he fieht o.
II III. m
Angela nave urrn ntouasu. AZ .! MH.S.'
taksn into consideration makes the build'
ing o, the road . Ger inniy..
iTha contract for tbs building of the city
hsll has bssa 81 20 Mshoy Evans Tor
"a. 100, aud Will be completed in seventy
days.
sneak only Of ihe pres ut ttatus Of Color.
ado and i,s tuture prospects, but before
hegen h,ppag 81 90 SET hold OF copy oil
the Gsz o sad saw 4 letter from This place,
and now cauu1t let this OPP ortunity pass
TO psy my resrsc 5 ~ tno correspondents OF
that pspe his last tTo letters are proof
cnnclusiye % my mind that he has recently
awoks from slum ,.rs SURPRISING IN length
snv recorded IN either history or romance
save that Of ths "immortal Rip" The first
item tina, aroused tue citizens OF
this burg was that the Clipper was
dead. It's obituary written, etc, Inc
Ciipuer uevr was in more healthy
candi,ion than 1t present, coming out as Il
hricht and spsrkling daily. aud would do
oreiit 10 q G ty II 10000 i1habilanls. he
mako, amenis in his nexs letter by saying
Al vss the leah of the Rlnclman no IN
tsnded 10 make known. aud yet the Rsrch-
man live ant. pho aixlike, II Is bound to
rise. He nexg iufgrms the readers OF
the Gazette thai MI :; ". laws sr,, sUu ms n
ossoS e. sap 100 1 suppose the item u