The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-02
DALLAS IN DANGER.


1, NUT b. parieul.rily ernf.'nr 10 the
prorr' s, i've people Of Dslss 10 eon,emp ate
ths 10 spee sol n spseiy onn't'nelion ~
Que or NO railway liue. conn'e' u Has
" GA counties tina, have hTse hus'n'ss
patfOnase Tor her merchant ID rs helng /
conceded now the; We can rest upon our |
oars 20 l'nser, but msst p'u So IA m iut' |
new drits and seek rev points
OF MO for our faeiii'ies.
As WAS dsaily shown In the meeline al
the merchants xchanse on Monday, ,hsr"
lie 20 tina northwest Of " not onl, msgu'h'
cent farming regions iilils NJ with ,nsysry
bss, and thrifi5st a popnli,iop but which
are full Of ihofe an'e - which slssy' make
rich aud populous their immediate vielnl'
ties, A. veil - the eity whsre the supplies
are drawn. via: coal ard hon. Pennsylva
nis and Missouri and Tennessee under.
stand well the meaning OF ihe eaiHence
within their limits Of this mineral
snd I'll, metal. Phnadelpoia and s..
Louis are atles ine and prominent witness
70 as TO ihe ou'onmes Of their dev'lor-
ment. Alabams hiss moro reo' n,lg come 10
comprehend the sinsul rslanihonnc' ~ her
black diamond deposits, and her Brming'
ham Jumps along from lIttle yill,es NJ a
few yeas ago Into an imror,ant. thriving
city OF several thousand souls to-day. The
passing through OF tho railroads dis
closed thu treasures 81 iron ores In
close proximity, and 80 added hundreds Of
thousands OF dollars 10 Alabama vflues,
aud scores of industries 10 the neiFhbol-
hoo II. IN ou- propo'ed lin. from Dallas.
as stated. travelling further west We Ieaon
III" cate country, which VII open up sddi-
tioHsl business In the live stock interest.
II 1t these are al flaming facts, well knLwn
b our citizens. To the sou'hwest ard to
the nlIthest OF Us are fields not only ~
inviting in their prospective values but oi
tn highest m,mstt Tor present. com
pensitor realization. We hid hoped
that tina Galveston and Santa Fo
rail ad company wou have aided u, as
tho tramp ring agency in these latter two
directions, butso FAR We have reokoned with
out our hosts. |, 10 not possibl, that they
may yet he induced TO cooperate with onr
people ard pms the des. ed enterprise
through. t. the good OF all pnrtie,2
There is one thing, however, thst the
sooner we conform to the better. Indeed II
Is an absolutely indispensable factor.
We mean hearty, uni ed &C.
ton. We must pull together first
for Dallas. Having secured something
for Dallas, We may eel amble q | tile bit for
sectional ,e'ections. 1t lie pure child's play
for body Of men to come tog Their and
me ely retolute themselves into glory.
The visionary does this. The poor man OF
over tsnguine temperament. sis IN his
clio ct and dreams plans OF fine house In
esse. mspping out precisely the location
and size OF his intended rooms, drafts on
fine plat OF gorgeous grounds, with mere On
srbor, ard there q fouLtiin, and wonder a
conservatory of hot.houSe plants. with here
stable and yards for his horses aud
blooded cows and poultry: but his wise,
alert neighbor is at work digging The soil
and sowing the seeds tor practical plants
whilo the idler dreams. 81 equally
Visions and foolish ID the do-nothing
policy OF the mlser, or him who
watts for others u SOW that he
may reap. Dallns has too long dreamed
that she was secure and beyond successful
reach OF rivalry. Again, there are some 10
our midst who own properties here,
and who in all honesty, II not
from patriotism and local pride,
ought 10 contribute their quota OF the
needed funds or labor from whose work
ings themselves will DO proportionaiely
benefited.
And II might ~ well be Iaid Just here
and now tina. II prompt active measures
Tor thu proposed Inauguration Of a new
regime be not taken BY the cit zsns OF Ds'-
las, all values here will certainly dspreciate
In q short time. O,her cities are moving.
our trade IL being s'pped by competitive
enterprise, our bu ines relations vii
be necessarily lcssened, and reul estate
must particularly feel the hliphtisg blow.
The suggested per cent tara ion ss urged
at Wednesdays NE, ting, II lev ed on city
valuations would yield aoout $4,000 TOR
railroads, and stock might be Issued there-
for. This one wouli cons Iuct and equip
several miles IL road, as tho SAM could be
bontei as We Prog essed. To. ight, how
ever, the citizens have q msettg on this
al-serious business, and it is TO bs hoped
that they will decide upon SONS definite |
plan of proc dure so that IRON this |
net'ie danger we may pluck the flower
ssiely."