The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-01-30
THE POST-OFFCE PULL.
startling stories From shrewd Sources
Sanitary Scare-Crows.
A Singular Cesspeoi Cramped In LIS
Cusse dness.


Ina matter of public interes, such as the
removal of the postoliice from It's present
location, tha reporter IN self respect should
h. Influenced neither By love nor money.
on tn. ptiI ciple the investigation on the
part ct the HERALp has been conducted,
When IL Is broadly asserted that
n certain locality 10 "a cetspool OF disease
aud malaria, in mhrrow freezing lerms
there should be no.doubs Ia tie minds oi
any cot siderable portion OF The
community OF the truth OF th'
assertion. In fact Il would be too obvious
a truth To deny. IL would he as though
some reckless crank should stand IN the
street In the midst OF blizzard ian
ming himself vigorously hnd denying
the existence OF nortb.r. ~ huch
death dealing Influences prevailed IN the
locality none would he 80 irrational ms TO
doubt, still less to deny, IN Tact IL would be
self.yident and u matter about which there
could be no dispute. All OF sudden n
dnu bls-hes AIDED panic seizes upon some de-
sirous OF having the posi'oiiic- removed,
from the lips OF one OF
which heads proceeds the dread alarm
of crumbling walls, whilst out OF the other
there comes the slokening cry OF pestilence
and death. More startling, however, re-
mains the fac, that in oil this carnival OF
NOE, emanaling from omacisted postal
agents, there Is not the. faintest symptom OF
resignation OF Office but the cAlmest re,is .
nation to their fate. The chlei
himself IL still In the flesh as active,
attentive and as afiable as ever, the en-
Moves as brisk aud nimble. while the ar,
nv al applicants for position IN dally re-
ctuitiug How are the families ana THESE
doing business in the immediate vicinity
From some unknowa cause These
nnSious vapors only enshroud the post
Office itself aud giving 10 The nrighoois -
carte blanche sanitary certificate, Is
not this pushing human creuun,y
of destruction visit the doomed spot by
night or oy day, and WHY are tho ewes OF
man scaled toa Eight of his vicums2 Ex'
hibit the mDrtuAry list, call the roll OF res
| ignations, drag GU the corr s's ohstel ny
disease Ia that entire block, aud unless tue
great bulk of the business community pea
| fault it will be obvious t0at the comedy
| o. much Ado About Nothing" has poen
successfully acted. "The Tempest" in "A
,espot Is perhaps a better name for the
entire performances. This II asubject that
demands neither light treatment nor loose
statement. IL is "a matter OF grave import
| 10 the people OF Dallas, 1t is also fact
much to be deprecated that u widespread
impression prevails that all TINS
| sons from motives not altogether devoid oil
selfish interest Gioes and jsers may effect
A smile; but certainly do not enforce con-
yiction. The truth remains patent that
this scare was too sudden. Too much zeal
has been manifested by those interested In
the yacating OF the post'office premises.
An utter sbseace Of harm already
accomplished Is apparent, while tne
! lugubrious prophecies Of those who see
Mood on the moon are based on apprehen.
sions which no past experience can justify
as ought but the ephemersl tore
| holdings OF such as love 10
brood over fancied and prospective evil
Without doubt, the present location 10 by
lar the mos, central for the business por'
lion OF the community. The money mas
been guaranteed by responsible parties
for the perfect repairing OF the building.
Tho government and people would both be
taxed by It's removal and nothing gained
thereby, except the qualification OF lew
and the great Inconvenience Of the many.