The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-05-14
4 VOICE FROM GRAPEVINE.
,ALLlNe FOR THE DALLAS ROAD.
Nybat tho Metropolis of North Texas
would. Soon be if She Would
Rise up snd Seize Her
Golden Opportunities.

81 GRAPEVINE, May l2-[Editor HER.
A1pl-Our people seem to be in better
homes of an early railroad connection
Swith Dallas, their tavorite town, than
n any time in the history of Grapevine.
.Nby we cannot say Gas nothing definite
has been donel unless it Is because they
,hreathe it in the air, for it seems to DO
Endemic, epidemic, contagious fact,
IN il talked so much about and thought
+. h much about that it looks as if popu-
ar will was strong enough to put road
Through Of itself II proper and fit parties
fould be found TO direct and lead in the
matter. or course, we are not able TO
build road ourselves, and if We were
ID would not be exactly fair, in view of
&the fact that Dallas 0or we would build
In right there) would be the greatest
Beneficiary.
Il To an outsider it looks like Dallas ia
5really not trying to do anything in such
lmatters, but is iust simply resting on
5her oars, "waiting for something to turn
tnp,v Notwithstanding the daily warn
Nings and punches which the HERALD
has been administering.
Why the real estate owners of Dallas
ido not combine and secure for Dallas
the three necessary roads to make her
hone OF the first cities of the south, when
IL is so decidedly to their interest to do
30, is matter that we cannot under-
STAND. The three roads which we refer
10 are; First, the Northwestern, oy all
xmeans 10 run out direct from Dallas;
Second, the completion of the Trunk
|.rnpl &qh1nn pagE aud s,.I
tension of the Sata Fe from Dallas 10
Paris, and on to st. Louis; or, if not this
latter road, start road de nOVo from
tDallas, via Greenville, Paris and on, If
fhe completion within the next five
years OF these roads were q certainty,
fhe population of Dallas would, by the
.census of 1880, make showing of not
less than $4,000, and the greater proba-
.bility Is she would more nearly approx
innate 10000. These may look like big
fRures, but that they are not at all ex-
trav6gant, we only need to refer YOU to
the history OF other towns since the war;
4nd what town ever had better oppor-
Ilnlty to make itself great than has
Then what would all this
amount to with the real estate
owners of Dallas? Your Elm, your
Main, your Commerce and their cross
streets, from the river TO tho Texas
Montreal railroad, would be one solid
nj ass Of business houses. your residence
ID rtiOu would extend and improve in
'pfOpOrtlon, and the trade of Your town
you'd be Increased at least 10 fold.
md more probably 20 fold. Now who
.FoulG be the greatest Dane6oigries I'm
tpch am event? Tho business men?
M s!ls. As tne trade ef Dallas in
~ a b FnN
"a all limos of trade would come In and
Uvido the matter on every corner and
~ every turn with the present NOR
cbanls OF Dalai, In such Ru event the
Nsinesa men would need more money
20 keep pace with the growing trade,
40 instead or taking money out of
men business 10 build railroads, thew
'Wpuld need IT. all, aud probably more
capltal, 10 successfully compete with
'Afayler and larger operators who would
pc certain 70 come in and plant them.
s6Yos hight beside tho Present mer-
Qnhhla aud business men OF
4pur town. 50 with profess.
IONA men and tradesmon generally.
{hen VINO would roap the magnificent
1ofe est2 Your real estate owners. This
Hplain enough. There is no coDlpeting
Mth them, no dividing of trade, profitg
q honors. The more property advances
q one part OF the city the higher IL goes
Wpporuonately in enother. The more
1ue class OF property advances the
ut nor al other classes will 90. Take
Wf VINO is at present worth $4,000 in
~ las real estate, allow such q state Of
&u lrS 10 obtain as VIC have pictured,
"a he VII be clearly worth 100000, and
mre probably 100000, and it would
nj e il5IO difference whore his prup-
IN was located.
iheni do S il look but reasonable that
W raf' estate men should be looked 20
10 the substantial part in securing
neg roads for Dallas? The lead taken
&u iberality manifested by the real es.
Iat men Of Fort Worth is the real
4< @. ui WnateY0r success has been at-
W ed uy That place, IL was and H. her
re t'la @ mcu principally who have
HDer8i-m0sJ liurrg.--iu matters
pn1uo veal, ana Jhey are
4Ew.ug rich by 10. Why cannot
resl estate mon OF Dallas do like.
M indeed, II thoy had already
~ lunR so, Fort Worth would not
ny haan half so large, an Dallas
GOV hHv1 been twice her presen. size.
w uuH yet too late, but will Lhoy do
an> lhngY II Dallas viii do her part.
v4Yehiure That every town and village
+Q mo lines herein marked would
W ea1y and wiling 10 do more than
wv part prOpurtiOnately. AS for the
.HN thWestern rOad, We can assure Won
tnal Grapoviuo will come up ina man
.ef rs almost 20 put TO shame some of
<1e hard, listed real estate men OF Dali
~ Just try it. We dare you.
GRAPEVINE.