The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-06-24
NEW CAPITOL MATTERS.
THE BOARD AND THE SYNDICATE
Relief that the Latter Have Bullied the
Former-Merits of the Burnett
Granite and Reasons for the
Adoption Of the Same.

McKISNEY, June 2l.--[ Editor HER
AID. l-Since the adjournment of tn
Nineteenth Legislature 1 have been
very carefully studying the much
troubled capitol question, and in
search of facts have conversed with !
several of the members OF that body. |
l find them almost unit in the belief |
that she building could De erected OF |
the Burnett granite at not much over
half the cost of quarrying, etc, that
it would of any other stone TO bs had
in the State. Yet we have a continual
howl from the capitol syndicate that
they must have Sl,0C0,000 more, and
the privilege OF curtailing the amount
OF finish TO be put on the building il
the change is made. / am told by a
member Of the Nineteenth Legislature
who visited the granite mountain, that
1t is easy OF access; can
desired, and best Of all, the
owners ofthe quarry propose to fur
nish the stone to the State free Of
charge, These being facts, why is il
that the capitol board allow themselves
to be bullied by the contractors, who
have been given an area of territory
larger than some Of the most powerful
kingdoms of the East? WHY does
the board not say to them, if you can't
DO the work according to the contract.
got out of the way and we will take
the remainder Of the lands after YOU
are paid and for half that amount we
can have the building finished and
save the State over million dollars ?
1t looks to one on the outside as though
there was some Juggling in the rear,
ana the people are getting tired
OF 1t. Inc capitol should
best material Texas affords, and all
this nonsense Of going 10 Indiana ior
the material should be fatty set down
upon. We have men in Texas who
would undertake to complete the work
for half the lands rom&iuing uupat,
ented TO the capitol syualcste, anC
who would do lhs work faithfully anC
well.
If the present capitol board has no
the nerve to face the music and re
quire the syndicate to complete thu
work in strict accordance with tht
cont act, or get OUT OF the way, lie
them resign ana put men in chargt
who love Texas better than they d,
dollars and cents, and the work viii
move ahead without the least trouble
All the newspaper bosh about tn,
disgrace OF using convict labor q
quarry stone for the lcgpitols Duildin
is TOO silly for men who ought to hav
brains TO engage in, and If the ide
was carried out in every respect a
some Of the scribes would have it, GU
penitentiaries would soon become Oh
greatest burden the State would hay
TO bear.
There is no need Of an extra sessio
Of the Legislature TO look after tn
capitol building. All that, Is needle
Just now Is some stltlening for th
backbone Of the capitol board, az
work will be pushed on 70 complete
The wishy-WGshy course now pursue
only encourages the grs4ping synd
cate 10 cry gu. for "mOr6,' and il wi
be thus until some man with the COu
age Of a Sam Houston compels the
10 cease their clamOr and go 8hel
with thelI work.
Texas is always liberal, and in u
capitol matter has been enormous
so, aud TO be- quibbled with now IL
absurdity which amounts to imp
dence, and should not be tolerated.
BLACK-WAXY IENAN