The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-27
THE QUEEN CITY,
A,a the Blight Faipre thai Is Befc-e
Her.
What an Oh, Enterprisiag CHA HIS
10 Say.
prophesIes More Than Probabilities.

In answer to tie question of vhns he re.
garded az to the probable outlook FOR tNe
future greatness Of Dallas, an old aud en-
tcrprsing citizen, WAC is and hes bean an
observer OF tho growth OF many silits Tor
y ars, made the following reply 70 IiAR.
AID reporter:
There never has been time In the III. /.
tory OF the city OF Dallas, that tho future
hes been no bright ~ at the pretent The
disposition that has heretofore existed
among many Of the owners OF reel ettsis 10
pull for that portion Of the city n which
their immediate sntei ests were, ia now over
and ail seem to be working In Lermony for
the greatest goou to the city, let the i'm.
provement strike wbe-3 1t wit.
The seeming slowness which our city
fathers have msnIiestcd towards making
very eytenBlve improvements, has l,a'iy
proved to DO TO the best siveutage. The
e,ty l.aS e.o".. 80 ,.lely ai.a i.o ~ $40
OF value have been SO great tbat ell the ne.
cssasry improvement, will be mads and that
too very fast without any increase Of trye-
ton or Issuance fGny bonds. While prol.
erty has Increased all the wnv rom 10 -
900 per cont, the rates of tr1stior he's
been lessened. ond to-day DallP,c can bcee
of as many, = not more, pei me oert public
improvements, with contracts e'reauy let
for many more, and o less rate OF tsxHtion
than any city Of its size In the southwes' or
west. Our businees interests IN oil depart
ments are not exceeded bv any city In
Texas, outside Of Galveston. Our population
has increased more than any other, from
citv Of only l4,0O0 In 1922 to over c0,Coo
In 1874; our taxable properly from $500.
GO Ia 1850 to nearly $7,Cc0,Cc0 N 1884. Last
year th: value e, ,,,. q ). the =. build ,a !,
$l,cc0,Coo, end from the present
noS@ ~ tn,S h, yenr VIZ not TEL m ass
now fully AGO houses OF all descriptions In
course Of erection, many OF them costipg
Thousands Of dollsrB. The railroads coming
from thu seven different directions into this
city daily brinRs IN eighteen passenger
trains besides the hundreds OF wagons that
come also loaded with people coming from
t t rrodncs snd buy their III supplies. TSs
retail trade being equal TO any city In the
state. aud the wholesale trade superior 10
auy outslde Of the city Of Galveston. With
IL twelve months from TO-DAY three moro
railroads 10 - many di6ersut direotion1
viii be In course Of construction,
sos b D.s' q. BE Be-. Rst'o5 adss
u The south orwest. Then VIII The great
menu :aotutlnR interests seek thio city sp1ve
eli othors. then It will bo that D-liac
Gao Rot the necessary inel
and products for sII k,nds Of manufacture
ot 0coopor rates than any 0tner. Tuen ~
Will s. that oil goods manufactured, a
esro0 can be reslizsd and the fear Of fore
closure l9r want Of material and the ncces-
= - ~ their msnu'Acturs Will be uu~
TSs sSre,ienc, Of our neiehbor. For.
Worth. "a obo many enterprise 6Ao hes I'M
Al TAKEN ~ noorly eli fallen thrcushs has
tau6nt d. lo1oon b. which We viii nroiit.
s1 "a 1918 s''', ss.o. Ct sb.t 1 Rs'ss
1t2 nexl dVo yost1 that moro manu-
fe6toplns outggrfloos, with better certainty
! S11S6Ss VIlI - a. work than I'll other
oNle5 II IbEoo ooGe'her. We have the loca
tion. - ~ D(PPle - plenty sSls %
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