The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-05-01
PEPPER BOX" IN ST. LOUIS
TWO SIDES OF rHEFuTuRg GREAT
The Chicago Picture Discarded and the
True One Presented East st, Louis
and the Big Bridge-Fine
Buildings and Politics

ST. LOUIS, April 27.-ICorrespond-
ence.l-St. Louis has two sides and pre-
sents them according to the "point of
view," to quote favorite expression of
English Mr.. American James. Seen
from Chicago point of view it ia a mis-
cradle hole OF oust,dirt and coal smoke,
where all the women have big feet and
the men little brains. But the city has
a SIDE OF siupendous financial greatness
and bears evidence in its public build
iinss and private palstial homes. Stand
ing on the famous bridge of Eads engi-
neerlng skill, with the car
unal points OF the compass
as directions for vision, with
eyes undimned by beams Of Chicago
Wlekedness, sights of grandeur and
beauty are found. Looking east there
looms up the tall, ungainiy and un-
slightly, but highly useful grain eleVa-
tors of East St. Louis, and over net
work of rails, trains seemed rushing
wildly around, hut under the law of
ofder each and every one performs at
'otted tasks.
Cast st. Louis is back yard for stor
ing the plunder OF the future grea
north and south, present views OF the
mighty, but muddy, Mississippi, pleu-
tifully covered with steamers and
barges, freie hted with living burdens
and humanlJV's necessities and luxu-
ries. Locking west is view of
Washington avenue, that COM
meneing with the stately
buildings Of trade ana traffic melt lar
away in distance OF handsome resi-
Aences.
The bridge OF itself is sufficient to give
tone to any place-not only by its collos-
sal magnitude. but by its general utiI-
1ty, Measured by this same standard of
utility with It's estimated price OF $1,000
wv, II IS to-day the peer of the Brooklyn
bridge, thai cost four times as much,
And then spublic buildings that
reflect credit, not only on the CITY, but
that can be beheld with pardonable
pride by all trans Mississippians.
Chief among ali stands the custom
mouse, huge Az TO proportion, and grand
in construction. IL is very true that
Uncle Sam settled the bin, but q place
must command congressional financier-
ing, and nave q solid, substantial re-
spectability 10 obtain financial recORni-
ton at headquarters.
Next to the custOm-house IN point of
interest, comes new exposition build
Ing completed last fall. II is due to the
progressive liberality of st. Louis.
Fronting Olive street, it extends, in
length, from Thirteenth 10 Fourteenth
streets. The east departments Is en-
gagged by the WOman's exchange, and
strange to say, they have allowed q
skating rink in the hall, financial do
preston be accountable, II suppose, ioI
the presence OF that questionabieam use
ment. In the west department
last week was opened uI
dog show, and all kinds
and styles Of dog were there, from tho
useful Scotch collies to the utterly use
less little fancies OF equally useless fem
mines. Next month the florists havo
flower exhibit that Will DO worthy ,
large attendance.
There are scores, yea hundreds. o
buildings that are worth attention
Coal smoke is admitted to be a nuts
ance, but when the hundreds OF facto
ries, trains and steamers that belcl
forth this torrent is taken into consid
Grafton, we forgive the petty annoy
ances, for the sake of the great cause
and grander results.
The papers on the wrong side o
politics here appear to deriv,
great deal of satisfaction
from the restlessness of disgruntlet
Democrats, especially Missourians, ~
slow to be recompensed at the hands O
the new administration. There is N,
0NAbA bhk hhhb Eltdb nhTlu INN Dtel
done the Democratic party by the tardi
mess in removal oil partisan ofiice-hol
ders. To tho concentration OF Office
within party scope, more than augh
else, may be attributed the long cOntiu
ance OF the Republican party. II CON
mon decent honesty had prevailed in il
rancks its reign would have been-sH
to tho ond of the country. And now Il,
old party with Its new power, e. bein
pushed back to give place otis bitteres
enemies and extremes opposers. Their
are bright aud glowing excer
tons, but the rule shows that Clevelau
needs Democratic wife in the place c
his Republican sister
Politics eutires away from the orig
nal subject, ~. Louis. There are man
lights and shadows that glow and glove
before the Observing eye In city. A
humanity enjoys the sonny side, hu
only sympathy horn of suffering apprC
ciates the benrt-crios that well up fror
the shadows. PEPPER Box.