The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-05-09
WEST DALLAS.

| DALLAS, Muy OIL EuilcI ItAALD 1--we
give name TO a LEGALITY that, In the couuo
| OF inevitable events, must COON come late
general notice. We have ieiofence TO the
heights lying west and southwest from tho
city of Dallas running nearly parallel With
the Trinity river, with an Intervening bot.
tom OF OF ly about enc mile. The rapid IN
orsase In population Of Dallas proper, and
OF East Dallas, with o corresponding IN
crease IA capital aud enterprise, ihe tor
lshing spreaiiug.out OF Improvement, ia
both business aud dwelling houses, and the
consequent high and, nc many think. exor-
Infant pficen OF building lois, have
caused an eAtnhtL inquiry 10 10
the cNped.euOy Ot utnIz III, tor
homes OF families, the rcturesque
highlands lying IN Tho immed.i O. vicinity
Of tho western border OF this CITY. The inn
pedlmen's that have existed TO the occu-
panoy ui these eligible sites for permanent
homes has been tue toll-bridgo Goross tho
river, and the wont OF ensy and quick trans
poriation across the bottom from different
points and a. all seasons OF the year. One
impeachment IL removed by the purchase OF
the bridgo. A most gu stentiSl structure,
aud the making oil IL free. Tue raised turn
pike that extends from tho foot Of the
bridge westward for about n mile, affords
from one poin, an excellent means OF ACCESS
TO The city from the bordering high lands.
This road, II Is true 10 sometimes sub
merged by oveTilows from she river, but
probably not oitoner than once In a year,
and only for day or two. THIS road bto
could 90 quickly raised several feet, and at
no considerable cost, the material for doing
which can be supplied in the imm ediatc
vicinity by inexhaustlble beds of rock ard
gravel pits IL Ia now IN contemplation Ia
construct lateral branch 10 this turnpike,
extendiDg only ok or eight hundred yards
10 tho base OF the hills, that Will AFFORD st
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city for that large aud very productive sec
ton of country, surpassed by none III the
state, lying south and eouthwest. The
construction OF this short lateral brunch
road is not a question OF time; 1t Is WORK
Of immediate pressing necessity.
It will DO observed chat this monne
Of access to the CITY, ct all
,ettlers on the heights nearest the city ss
fully az the agricultural population at q
grenter distance. Aad 10 should bo re-
marked that % least thrceiDur.hs OF the
year the natural suriace aotosg the bottom
furnishes as rooth and firm rosd.b as
any of artificial construction could be.
But tlore is another project for commune
cation across the bottom with the high
landp, IN which many are feeling an inter
est. L. Ia widely known that the enterpris-
ing ond wealthy finn OF s. Mayer & Bro,
who Eave already dOne so much for the ems
tsrtainmant of the public, have leased for
long term OF years the CT Ieuite1 "kidd,B
Springs" situated near III Cedar ill Dad,
%sst IRONY sTp pa ina WITH h' The m nSa
nt their command, and tho taste .or which
they are characterized, they wilt ct au
early day. proceed to make this locality, in
it's pure, abundant and heslth-giying wa
tiers, ia tie parks and pavilions, IN its shady
walks end romantic drives, IN its piclur-
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most Attractive summer resorts. eud one OF
tho loyeliest places for every day resort
now to be eeea in the vicinity Of any city
on the continent. These gentleman, with
others that may To associated WIN them,
propose % construct nnfroH-guega rail-
way, starting at the Wesiorn terminus OF
the Trinity bridge, or some other more eli.
gible point, and running on as direct q line
as the surface OF the ground will permit. TO
tho apriugs. The road bed across the
bottom will be constructed OF rock aud
gravel, within easy reach, or OF CEDAR pies,
which can be had In any de. irable quantity,
in a mile or Two OF the line Of the road.
The engine and coach or coaches will be
light, hut substantial, and exactly fuited 20
This road, when completed, as. from in
formation we have, 1t will be at al early
day, must necessarily become ready ADD
oheeD means OF accesa 10 tbs city Tor the
| hundreds OF families that NAV, In the not
distant future, occupy these elevated situa-
tious. Some may think we arc visionary
In the programme We have outlined. We
claim that we are not. The prices for
building lots. suitable Tor homes
| in Dallas and esst Dallas, have
reached enormous figures. Only a
few days ago the "fair grounds" two miles
or more from the oourthouse square, en-
bracing about sixty acres, were purchased,
on speculation for sixty thousand dollars,
81 600 per acre two miles away from the
business centre of the city Across tho
river, within half the distance, building
! lots NAV b. rurohased ut ane-tenth or less
OF the cost OF thoHe embraced within tho
"fair grounds, ard, in respect 20 beauty OF
| situation, heaith'ulnesa eHd every domes-
tic convenience, far more desirable than the
"fsir grounds or any other OF the distens
part, of the city, or cities, where lots eie
| now held &c such exhorbitant figures
| There are other viOws In which this subject
may be presented. They will, probably; be
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