The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-07-25
0SSAGE ORANGE.
AND ITS INFLUENCE FAcETlAL
A Correspondent on Ross Avenue-He
Rolls Words Around Like Bots a.
are BIocks-Coal Tar One
Theme - Wheucugh!



There are always two or three things
)ne can recall to mind in the expert
onces of life that are qui2zical, to say
The least, and the old quip "cui bono"
recurs forcibly.
happened to be present at the sink
ing of the Stone Fleet in Norfolk har-
Dor mt the commencement of the late
'.joyeuse and PLEASANT passage of arms"
After Malone had scared all the Yanks
away with his railroad trains on the
n. IL p. railroad bridge, and the good
natives were satisfied there were no
Yanks around, every ship-car-
penter or party who could
raise plank enough to make camel,i. e.
a float, and hands enough to load it,
went over to the navy yard and cap
tured gun, Columbiads, Rodneys,
Paixhams and thirty two pounds CT
shot to make stack. They loaded them
on to the camel, floated them across
to Norfolk, and one walking the streets
had to be careful or he would tumble
over ga big gum" whilst the valorous
despoiler would SIT on his steps, smoke
his pipe with ease, and contemplate with
satisfaction his "spolia opima."
So it is now with pavements. The
bois dare has slumbered for ages
amida the muddy filth of
the Trinity, and the wild
duck has fattened on its apple; sud
denly great engineer discover it is an
elegant play-thing for his children, and
they can wax fat playing with it mt the
expense Ofothers. The gas man diScOV-
ers a bonanza for his residium, and the
tar is healthy for cholera. Straightway
they tumble the blocks around lively,
and the outsider pays for it. But the
example is catching, and others want
to pave few lots out oftheir neighborS'
pockets. Miss Flora McFlimsey and
Mr.. Dude want nice drive.
Mr.. Gas wants further demand
for tar, and the despoilors of the Trinity
bottom and the wild duck scent more
profits in the air, but greater than all,
the real estate Spectator whoops on the
| chase, eagerly seeking the "view halloa."
Blanche, Tray and Sweetheart, run
themselves down, but my lord reclines
in his downy carriage and subsequently
rakes in the shekels, or rather "the
| brush"
! recollcct some years ago, with pres.
science of the future now, alas! come
and to come still worse i'm the now not dis
tant future, | interviewed an expert
enced engineer as to tho county,
store of rock and gravel, and being salts
! fed with its unlimited supply for the
purpose of making fifteen iirst-class
roads from the city to the county line
| started out to see the milOrdS and mag
mates, and try and interest them in tn,
scheme and start the rock to rollins
that would make Dallas the first city il
Texas in business and population
wealth and alterward appearances; tina
would drain five counties from their cen
tire Of produce, grain, cotton and sup
plies of all kinds. Several expressed
themselves Disguised with their eXDeti
ence of the past, others thought il Il gooC
thing, one says, with "A healthy common
dation "Ah, you are just the man,
Prince of your kind; the only man il
town who has any sense. Yes, let III
set in and build n fine rock and grave
turnpike up Ross avenue and as far on
as Jewella.' "Why," said ,.."what for?
"To show them how cheap it can b.
done, and what magnificent road i
i will make" "But," said /, III will b
ofno use" "Oh, yes" says he" it will
make a splendid drive.n "But,
said !, "every one has no
t Il pair of line horses Xix
[ you? lie suddenly became quiet. NJ
mind had become inquisitivc!
l subsequently found out my lord ha
few acres fenced i'm beyond Nus
g banners creek he desired to bring int
2 market, and so, with other magnate
$ they all have bug under the chip, an
like Dallas stock companies, il takes bit
+ q short time to develop for the bad or
! belong to two or three.
Now, as to paving Ross avenue, I'll
! writer docs not object to Il reason
! able pavement, but why pay iC
"A thing worth the same MOI
than for another. Rock and gravel al
e good enough, and I'll furnish all IL
, gravel needed at 10 cents per sguai
p yard. Why pay $3.50 Tor hois dare? {
: III furnish my share In the bois d'aI
pavement IL all the real estate owner
u from the compress to Jowcla will pa
D their pro rata; but am not willing 90 {
i To an expense for the benefit Of other
- Now, again, NJ 10 the paving of RO
5 avenue: II used u be sandy until
r great engineer hauled mud up ont of Il
9, Trinity bottom and spread all over
u and then IL became full of holes m
@ mud, and in dry weather fine du,
= II was plastercd Hs above as far
Mastcn street. and il came out Of Il
Trinity allUVials from the drain hello
the foundry. Were it paved with "h
dock would IL not require a SprinllliI
n potY Did not Elm street suilocatc eve
Il one this dry spell. Cui bono? Hut tn,
say II will advance real estate aud @
nance the value of your present pose
Sions. Can they sell place at VIII
4. they ask for il now? IL so, why ha
n. not half dozen been sold that ha
been Offering for months. SEI.AH