The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-01-19

The legislator Who can devise some means
by which the cutters can be- detto ed ana /
arrested while engaged In their ntiarons |
work will deserve monument as pls rhlhe |
new state capitol, Most ol tue eating IL
b sing done la localities where houses are
oitei times one hundred mites apart, Who
can each the cutters under the olfcumaian.
cesG How his ioroe Of s'atc militia would
a require ~ occupy that immuuse western
territory2 Wi those paprrs IA I have been
abusing Governor lislsnd for not ealing
oui the militia please make this eaeulauoh'
Il WaxanAonir hUr'r'
WASTED N DALLAS,
Every Intellectual Wau wnu comes from
Eurnpe or the north iH hdrnrinFd toned that
Texas, with ell her advantage, her water
puWer her wool und her iuu, has ~ lew
manutac cries n ~ TEXANS arc sensible
10 this want o. Ok Uw tnHt Texan mus "ill
WELD bOustZa 400 hr cnplluIltt Ahu hHifd
work ior The aitisans Morrlvrr n WI az
lfact other hTiisaua o. inr stare. nui strange
toa.Y tlnt. al Iuuusn lhis 10 admitted un nii
ridts. a cine rry for manufactures it
raised. ftIIl there brf none, uud what ~
worse, there gsr even thurV mu,suaCk Wuo
are a .spl.rt 90 throw imprdimruts I've che
1ay uf thtis rsiNhIishm u', = me pft'csH
to heiisve Tat u.auufrtorigs wi not pay,
The tduor wts ftc.utlN iu New braunlrls
and ihrre strd the manufactures. lie
found that even in their iiufi'rd WY mann
itciuHIg was % success, TIE WOODEN mll.
nave $50 spludlr,, n luumf, employ 40
hands and turn uut from 900 To W.
yards oi cloth aod 2OO pair OF blankets
weekly, realizing gross receipt oi anont
t37uO, There are, however, manN things va
the New BrauuirIb mHnunciory Shat could
De- improved upuu 70 make NE ousint's
more extensive aud prOhthhle. u Texas N
TO br great, aud u be the empire state OF
ihe west shu must have manuiaolorirs'
These, II properly worked AMI "ayins chen'
tfausp rtati1u, wall bring millions Ia the
stA.e, encourage labor and give her practi-
cally the c0nmund OF the western aud Mex
lean trade These viii Gssuredly come Ia
time The only quesi ion is this; Will Texan
capitalists do a., ut will they allow northern
aud European adventurous 20 come IN and
reap the golden hnrvs- ? liillsooro News.
GOOD ROADS NE.Btp.
From the Legislative proceedings IL |. oh
served that the rtai question Is engaging
tke attention oi that body. IL ceraiuly
should, ~ there are bu lev questions OF she
state thai are more important, and but lew
which demands more Intelligent action.
What kind OF law has been or will be
formulated we are not Yet adyi-ed, but the
Indications are that the commissioners court
will be granted lager sc0pe Of power and
iull control OF the 70 DO. What i needed,
aiter giving tao commissioner full power
over all public roHds, 10 locate tue same,
have iull supervision over laying out aud
working the same, they should have power
to levy tax Tor IN king and repairing
roads. in such a way AS To- insure their being
pdssable. Without money az their COM
msnd, and full power to e1pend II TO tue
best advantage the state will never have
good diri roads. The present policy OF de
handing so many days work on roads dur
ing the year will ~ ever inAure good roads
Spades, picks, axes aud common labor Is
not all mat IL required 10 make good ROADS
in Texas. There must he other material
en- pleyed and thai will cost money.
Nothing will insure good uermauent roads
over the blsck lands in Texas except sys.
TEN of Hing. | costs money and skilled
laoor What should b. doue is 10 empower
the commissioners court with means at
their disposal to let out contracts tor build
ing and repairing roads, under plans and
speciii iations drawn up by skilled civil
engineer, who should sup"rntrnd the Work
aud see 10 II that the work is properly done.
This policy will en ure good roads, add
none other will A, B aud Z, are sum
mOned to work so many DAYS In the year
on the road, they ~ Ia the place appointed,
shovel few spades of dirt, cut a tree and
throw lite brush into wash. The
tech icaiiy Of tbs laN Is covered aud that
il about as much as most ot them care FOR.
Were they ever 20 wiling 20 do more they
could do nut iittle more ia the wav at max
ing n good road. tor the reason they have
not the means A. their command.
Give Us road law, ard tie commission.
ers court, power 60 appropriate the money
on "A plan here indicli-d and the state will
have good roads Il De lison News.