The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-05-19
DALLAS A DAISY"
Compliments Continue Coming Concern
Ing Her Citizens,
And Tho Royal Manner Of Their Hos
pitali,y.
Pretty Pen Pictures by Texas Pencils


In speaking Of the quiet manner Ia which
Dallas entertained The editors and thu
growth Of our city, the Waxahschie Enter
prise Gays:
The unanimous verdict OF the Texas
editors was that Dallas entertained them
most royalty aud Hospitality. The citizens
as vel az the editors OF the HERALD, In
telligencer, Times, Mercury, Estray Record,
ADD other papers, seemed 10 vie with each
other In their tilorts To secure the pleasure
aud comfort OF their visitors, aud they sue
c.eced most admirably. On Monday
night, upon invitation OF Mr.. Charles
Benton, manager Of the opera.house,
the pleasure OF witnessing thai
beautiful and hewiiching fairy play, "Alsd-
din, or the Wonderful Lamp" About
three hundred children OF Dallas took psrt
\ IN the performance, ano their brilliant,
fairy like attire, beautiful songs and reoita.
| tons, graceful movements, etc., carried the
spectator back III iinaginat on 20 the en-
chanttd lands OF oriental story, wish their
fairy inhabitants and gorgeously -docked
ralaoes Of gold. Mrs, Benton Is certainly
| lady Of talent az veil "a an interchangeable
worker, 20 accomplish 90 much 10 50 short
q tlme-four weeks. Many editors wert
Rslonished at the indications of growth
OF Dallas. New brick or stone business
houses are 10 be goen In process OF con.
structlon In all directions, besides band
some residences and other Improvements
under headway, mabing q total OF over
81 600 600 worth OF improvements now un.
dor contract not including street repairs
and other public enterprises. Whatever
prospects and advantages may be claimed
by other citiee, Dallas IL certainly enjoying
"a building boom az this time which far sur
pssees that OF any other city In TexaB. n
sue keeps pace with other places In the con.
sruction OF railroads aud other public i'm
provements, Dallas will soon be, not only
the leading city Of North Texas, but the
metropolis OF the Lone Star STATE.
The Limestone New Era thinks that Dal-
las il wonderful city, aud teyf: At the
meeting OF the Texas Press association in
Dallas last week, We in common with thu
press, were shown around the city. We
had tho pleasure of a seat in the carriage
with that prince OF gentlemen, Colonel
Mitchell OF the firm OF Mitchell & Scruggs,
dealers Ia agricultural implements and ma.
chinery. We had been In Dallas freluent- |
ly before, but had never gone OIL the main
streets, and had, therefore, very indeh.
mite idea Of tho siZs of tho city. On
every street thsre nre numerous build
ings in course OF constru tion and owl.
the eye. In addition TO the number OF
dwellings going mp there arr several i'm
portant business houses being built on the
principal streetS o, the city, ard Dallas 10
undoubtedly destined b. be the inland city
Of Texas. What Atlanta is TO Georgia, Dsl-
Ian 10 10 Pexag-the inland commercial CEN
ire. Ii any one doubtl this let him look at
her present proportions and future pros
peote Nowhere IN Texas has property ad-
vauoed 80 rspldly, and nowhere have in
vestmGnts OF every kind proved 30 remun.
Grating. Her business men are all prosper
lug aud have an abiding conhdenc3 In tho
permsneace ana Stability OF the city.
This IL the way the Hamilton Herald
epesks OF the Queen City OF Texas: DIAL.
las is a quiet trough very progressive city.
They are IN iiler state OF improvement
than any other city IN Texas, the deap-
water city not excepted There Is to-day
over million dollars worth Of ouildings In
course OF erection, aud the real0state trans-
fers OF the city tAkes up nearly q column in
the HERALD each day, which goes TO show
tho thrift aud enterprise OF tho city. The
whola press seemed TO be surprised nt the
resent growth and preSeDt edYancoman. Of
Dallas.
Tho Pittsbure Gazette IL Of tho opinion |
that Dallae ecliphes qny o.her city IN Texas,
p
OF our onlerprisiug citlz9ns. The article |
Gays: List wtok !he editor Of tho Gazette |
attended the Press association, which met |
In Dallas. Tho cOnyen ion did bat little, |
but the people OF Dallas did much TO make |
the visit Of the Newspaper men TO their city |
a pleasant and agreeable one. About the
Only thinR, "a seemed TO US. some az the |
members attended the association tor, was
TO enjoy the hospitality of the liberal p8o-
pile OF Dallas. The association passed res
olution asking the legislature 20 pass
O law requiring ell eherB, can
stable or administrators GALES 20
10 advertised in somo paper pub
liahsd in the county IN which the
sale was TO DO made. Aside from mis- the
association did nothing but feast and par
tako OF the courlesies extended them.
Right here We will ttate that the editor OF
the Gszstte Is IN 'aynr OF radical Change
In the manner IN which tho annual meet.
ings OF the association Is conducted
MIR. w. l.. Hall, OF the Dallas HERALD,
10 very pieanant and sifibie gentleman,
aud his efforts to make every enc enjoy
themsslves were uncessinR Hon. Barnett
Gibbs is another gentleman who has great
ly eudeared himself 70 the press Of tbs
slate, aud a. 10 u 49, M-l. N-steaaul
governor this fell the power Of tho press of
the state will have 20 be ovefihrown % &C.
compiler bis defeat.
Aladdin, an opera rendered by 900 Dallae
was very credilsble 10 Mr5. BEN
ton, who had the management Of 70 in
charge. The association hggltiy appre-
oiate what wes done for their amusement
by tho people Of Dallas, and will sVer re.
member aud speak Of them klndly for II.
Dallas Is a iustling, booming city and to at
test the assertion. we obtained the iollowir &
figures, from a reliable source: The value
of business houses now in tho conree Of con-
struction in Dallas 10 S4s3 GOO: dwelling
houses, 1897. $50; street railway improve
ments, $40, 900 public improvements, su b
rs street paving. sewers, etc, $262, 500;
perty for the fiscal year, 81 CSC 225; value of
taxable property In East Dallas, 81, 1853 435;
In North Dallas, 81, l0i, 267: total value OF
taxable property in the city Of Dallas,
70 e23, 927. THIS eclipses any other city In