The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-05-15
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II sih no smsl degree NJ pilde tibet
. sch and every ollifsu oil Dallss views the
rapid pfoef'ss TOW boifR made ~ our city
GA every hand, throughout every section
and In every nook and corner egidencel oi
Thrift, enterprise and solid and permanent
growth IL ,yldtrcpd. The olasp n I'm
proyemenis, too, are ~ snth u ohHfsoier ~
TO give solldilv 10 our city and an assurance
10 all who msy visit NJ with the
intention Of boxing around for
future location, inst the ~ witt u Dial.
las IL tuhsiauli.l and her future assured.
by reference 10 the columua OF Tho HKaALD
last Thuudsy morning, II sill DO fesn that
the am mt Of cont. acts that rave been
awarded for the erection of business houses
and residences. met Of which are now un-
der construction. foots M over 100000.
In this amount 10 not inoiudsd the ip,-
provemenis OF our streets, tha building
OF additional street railway lines or tho
proposed increase Of railroad iasili-
ties. This is certainly gratifying to
our people. and places DslIas at the head
OF oil competitors In her Advancement,
progress, improvement snd solidl,y US the
leading city OF north Texas, II not oi the
whole STATE. While II is certainly true
that our nsighboring cities are a!so making
rapid strides toward metropolitan great
ne rs, vet IL cannot be denied that we lead
them oil on the road to prosperity, great.
ness, wealth and population. Acd In max.
ing this assertion, We do not do 30 In q
boastful spirit, bu, only as matter OF pride
In our city's progress. This wonder
full growth OF Dallas has been slow but
steady; II has rot the growth like the
nus broom, and while We have no. bluster.
ed and sounded tho pew-gaws Of our pros.
perity. yet we have nevertheless, felt aspirit
of pride in our success and have watched
with no little iEterea- the advancement OF
every material intercs. of Dallas. And
while tho present outlook 10
so assuring and gratifying, the
future promises to bs equally
50. Already We are great railroad ceb-
tire. but restle,s under the spirit Of enter
prise and improvement, and knowing the
natural advantages possessed as great dis
iributipg point ard feeder for vast srec OF
a rich md populous couhry surrounding
us, Dallas will soon have added 10 the fscil-
tiles now possessed by her, additional lines
OF railways, placing us In direct commune
cation with sections of country that prom.
ises In the near future to be rich, IN
ssriculturel products, and whose fields will
soon BIZ teeming with oil of the wealth Of
nature. The people OF the southwest and OF
tire northwest, of the southeast AID north
east are looking to Dallas as their future
market ard trading point, and the indica-
tions arc that in very short time new
lines OF railroads will be constructed
through these rich sections OF country,
and our crest wholesale houses, car
ryipg as they do, larger stocks o.
goods in their respective lines than
any similar houses in Texas, will be fur.
nishipg these people with all the necessa.
ries Of life. Then, again, we will soon have
In our midst additional manufactures that
will give employment to many hundred Of
laborers, q majority OF whom will build
neat, comfortable and substantial homes
among us. With our present prosperity
and the bright outlook for the future,
who is among us that cannot say
with feelings Of exultant pride
that Dsllas Is in reality as we'll
as in name, the Queen City" Of the great
8 outhwest With citizens Of indomitable
pluck and enterprise, with vast home
wealth, with the present assured and the
future bright and promising, the citizens
who aided so generously and zealously in
bringing about these happy results. may
we'll feel proud ofthe accomplishment OF
the ends already attained aud the prom.
ICED future realisation Of their fondest an
ticipations.