The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-05-22

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evening handed the following letter
written by u leading merchant here
with the request that il be transmittee
for publication. The sentiments con
tained are representative and are grow
ing here among the numerous conserv
ative business men and thoughtful ele
ment generally, and are growing with
the hours:
THE LETTER.
The emulation between Dallas and
Fort Worth has been advantageous "a
both and the greatest prosperity will
follow that town which continues to ex.
ert the utmost activity, all other things
being equal. But few merchants O,
each place have been heavily taxed fol
the benefit of the entire community
sometimes with profit, but not always
Where enterprise is controlled by eau.
tion and directed by Judgment, it inva-
.riably triumphs; but rivalry may be.
come merely captious and Jealous, and
tne winner may hnd he has paid too
ava hAo
There 10 an impending moyemant Ia,
the merchants OF both cities, before the
consummation of which, / bid YOU halt.
am not influential enough 10 be con-
suited in advance, but shall no doubt
oe called upon TO contribute my mite, A
the others do, and take this method OF
Volunteering my views In advance.
After the recent election in Dallas,
!, - lnQst or, Asly GATED and gener.
ally believed here, Mr.. T. l.. Marsalis
OF Marsalis Il Co., the wholesale gro
cers,shrewdly took advantage of an un
friendliness towards the HERALr
on the part OF some of the people, 20
ayenge on that paper the defeat OF
his father-ln-law, DR.. Crowdus, who had
run for mayor and was beaten, partly,
perhaps, by The HRRALD's failure ia
support his candidacy.
steps were taken to form a company,
put the scheme was abandoned because
such men as Col. Hughes, r. v, Tomp.
kins aud Alfred Davis, it was sanythinp
10 benefit Dallas" and with others il
was anything to down the HERALp,r y
Mr.. Lowe, OF the Galveston News, has
long had the idea OF establishing a
branch OF the News in north Texas, and
ne seized the suggestion OF the projected
company. Its capital had been put
by newspaper rumor at $50, 600, and that
Is the figure, therefore, Mr.. Lowe thinks
they can stand.
Col Belo has always been unwilling
TO 20 into so hazardous an undertaking.,
but when Mr.. Lowe assured him of che
unexpected generosity the Dallas peo-
pie, ne naturally consented with readi-
ness TO accept their munihcence.
A meeting was held last week at the
Grand windsor hotel, at which Col.
bolo ana MIR. Lowe were received by
Messrs. Hughes, rreZevant, Davis and
but, like Mr.. Sawnie Robert
son, declined, protesting most
strenuously against the unwisdom-
nay the grave folly-of 80 manifestly
surrounding their autonomy as an in
dependent news center.
While the deliberations were going
on, Messrs. Walter Huffman, Joseph III,
Brown, Theodore Bogel and Cant. Mar
tin entered the hotel, Inspired with tile
public-spirited notion that ANYTHING
that Dallas wanted was good enough
Tor Fort Worth to try and get.
From that moment the Galveston
News and its astutely commercial pro-
prletors have pitted the rivalries of the
TWO towns, in order TO increase the
amount OF stock TO be subscribed.
Ihe result makes no difference
10 the Newsi except as to
tne amount OF subsidy Il
receives. Each town gives about the
same local support; each has about the
same facilities for distribution; each
place would equally we'll serve the pur.
pose OF tho Nsws.
What does the town pain9
IL gains an advertlsement,b but at what
a cost! Each could get as good a news.
paper as the News could give Il for an
side, $4,000.
S4O0002 '''
II the News goes TO Dallas it means a
hight to the death between the HERALp
ana It's antagonist, and the sacrifice of
thousands OF dollars invested. Ii
means, also, a rupture and an an
tagonism in business relations
petWeen the merchants of the
city where the fight will
be waged, TO the commercial detriment
OF the city thus torn by these dissen-
tons.
Dallas cannot now, nor will IL be- able
ior Years 10 come, u support two morn
log papers.
If the News goes 10 Fort Worth IL
means the same tato for the Gazette,
upon which $4,000 have been expended,
ana through whose veins courses the
blood OF Fort Worth as successful
city.
l, the News buys tho Gazette and
taxes away Its name, IL DESTROYS the in.
dlviduality of the paper of the town OF
tne great western Texas aud substitutes
the Galveston News. As the head
wags In Galveston 80 will the
tail wag In Dallas or Fort Worth.
Our interests will be- conserved-when
they don't clash with those OF Calves
Our views will DO adyocated-when
Belo. VI Noi'
Our country will bo deve,oped-s
long as II can contribute 10 the deosvinv
fortunes OF Galveston.
Our railroads will be adyocated-i
.ney promise to carry freight 20 Calves.
/ earnestly " arm the merchant. and
people OF Fort Worth and Dallas thai
tney commit the most grievoua
error OF Judgment; they
sacrifice the most iealonsly
guarded OF institutions; they risk thief,
money IN the most intangible OF invest.
mems, II they burden either city with I
foreign press, rs foreign TO our tone. h
our wants,to our interests,to our friend.
ships, 10 our politics, TO our Ambition