The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-07-31
DALLAS DRIFTING EASTWARD.

Iue rnplu extension OF Dallas Ia
marked by several interesting fea-
turos. For some purpose, best known
to JOHN NEELy BRYAN and tho orig
inal founders OF the city, it was looa.
ted Immediately upon tho loft bank of
the Trinity River. These old pioneers,
knowing nothing of railways and
looking to shipments to tho sea, may
have amused themselves with tho idea
that the Trinity navlgablo. Tradi-
ton speaks of vessel once construct
cd to ply between Dallas and tho
gulf, but the troacherous river claimed
tho little craft as his own, and after a
venturesome trial trip, the owners
had much experience and but little
steamboat left. The fact is now mani.
fest that the location of the city in the
river bottom was mistake, aud tho
resistless march of improvements east
ward and out of the Trinity bottom
illustrates tho determination of invest
ors to ultimately carry tho city on to
the beautiful and elevated plateau be-.
yond the Central Railway track. This
location of the Federal Court building
and tho postollico far eastward of the
then business conters is but deyelop-
ment of the coaseless drifting out to
elevated and cooler locations. The
construction OF q first.class hotel be-
You'd Sycamore street would DO in
stantly profitable, and is now known
to be inevitable.
The constant and steady increase of
values ON the projection OF Elm and
Main streets, aud the ayidity with
which purchasers buy on these thor
ough.ares, and out at tho Fair
Grounds, but show that sooner or
later the main city will be east OF tho
Centraps track. Fortunately, or UNI
fortunately, Dallas can only expand
toward tho elevated sites eastward,
and 1t Is thore that the coming in.
crease OF 10000 people must build their
stores and erect their houses.
The immense crops that this county,
as well as the counties surrounding,
has produced this year will stimulate
values even beyond our present expec-
tanons, and will induce an immigra-
ton and investment of capital among
IA, tho like Of which past years have
not witnessed. Expansion will neces-
sarily follow, and that expansion, ms
We have shown, must be toward the
east. Tho Pacific Railway Company
has long had under advlsement the
tearing awoy of the unsightly shell
that now answers for offices, lunch
rooms and restaurant at the Union
depot, aud tho erection of ID handsome
building In Its stead, and we are ad-
vised of proposals now being made TO
that company to build for them on
long lease (the company simply re-
tanning office ROOM an elaborate hotel
at the crossing of the Pacific and Con.
tral roads. II this be done, a decided
Impetus viii DO given to that locality.
One OF tho most serious mistakes
made by tho Commissioners Court
was to rebuild tho court house in its
present place. Earnest efforts were
tnen made by far sighted citizens 10
locate that stately building on a moro
elevated and central site, eastward
and out Of tho Trinity bottom, but an
unwiso and hesitating conservatism
prevailed, and tho building was ro
erected In the fiat on the old
square and at the extrome edge OF the
city. The convenience Of tho entire
northern aud eastern part Of the
county was to some extont sacrificed