The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-07-22

Indiana may DO O great State but
Texas is little creator. ~ Bowie Cross
Tim bers.
ENDEARING THEMSELVES.
Governor Ireland and Treasurer
Lubbock have endsared themselves to
the people of Texas by voting for stone
from our own State for the State Capt
toll building instead OF Indiana atone.
.-lDelta Banner.
rRELANp's STAYING QUALITIES.
Governor Ireland's stubborn r0sis-
lance to Indiana Limestone il an evil
dence of that loyalty and patriotism
for which he is noted. His action will
make him more formidable opponent
of Senator Maxey'a than he otherwise
would have been, Dem.
ocrat.
SPLENDID TEXAS STONE.
We know just what we are talking
about and state most emphatioally and
unhesitatingly that Parker County
can furnish as good stone as can be
found in Indiana, and that, too, quite
as tough and susceptible
State. We have never seen public or
private building fronts in Indlanapo-
lis or elsewhere In the State OF Swain,
Templeton and Walsh, that will ex-
coed the beauty or strength Of tho
9rindstone Creek brs wnstOne. We
like Indiana snd her varied interests
and we like Texas and all her Inter
ests, and Of the Two we greatly prefer
the latter because it is more home
like, much better, less expensive and
nothing but Just 20 all our people.
Weather lord Times
TEXAS STONE.
Perhaps tho most important matter
for the consideration OF tho people OF
Texas Just at this timo is our prospect
i've capitol building. Some menths ago
IL WIS whispered tnat trouble ives
growing between the contractors aud
the Capitol Board. Some of our dailies
endeavOred TO impress the people that
such was not tue cfse, but ere SIX
months roll around the fears are
realized and a proposition comes from
the con tractors to substitute Indiana
Stone for Texas material. The prOpo-
sition strikes us IN ABOUT the tl'Ow
ing light: First--GOvernor Ireland ap.
pointed Colonel III lott, OF Dali
las, to Hupsriuf"Ld tho tX.
hibits at Nov Orleans oil tho
product Of this great State. How well
and faithfully no performed The mis-
sion of his office, there ~, perhaps, none
in Texas but what can testify. a
scrupulously honest mau, 81 conscien-
tious and ardent worker. He devoted
his time and energy TO exhibiting to
the world the great resources Of Texas,
and especially the superior quality
and quantity of It's building stone.
Heralded by the press, wont forth it's
great quarries; every nation and
every cline knew Of Texas stone
.I frt.nVttta as4H hnlnrn fha ,InnFu ~
the grand exhibition had closed, and
e'er the specimens have been returned
to their owners, we arc met with the
startling revelation that tho quantity
is inadequate and quality inferior, and
from the abundance OF ludiana's
quarries must come the stone for our
building. In whist attitude does this
place Texas before those who have
listened to, or read of her vast build
ing material? Does II not look az If
by and through Colonel Elliott we
endeavored to palm Oft frAua upon
the world by exhibiting that which
we did not have, and AZ evidence of
that fact our own State building is TO
be OF foreign material. The dignity of
our State and the veracitY of our poo
Pile is at stake in this matter. AS for
our part, gladly would we ses the
building built Of granite at cost of
many thousand dollars more, than
thus add another blotch 60 our record.
If the contractors choose TO surrender
the contract, with the yot remaining
lands, the increased valuation Of those
lands SINCE tho contract was made
will DO sufficient to cover all addi-
tional cost of tho building, even II
built, entirely OF granite.-i Gatoavillo
Sun.