The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-05-28
MATTERS AT MIDLOTHIAN.
THE OUTLOOK FOR FARM CROPS.
Wedding Ceremony--Fort Worth Railroad
scheme-A Virginia veteran--Sen-
timent on tho Project of
the Galveston News.

MIDLOTHIAN, May 96.-[Correspond'
ence.l Wheat and oats are badly down
from The late storm. Growing crops Of
al kiuds promise abundant yields, but
unless the weather engineer speedily
puts ol breaks, the agricultural inter
eats viii be seriously damaged.
Gen. l.. NJ. Lewis, of Dallas, win visit
Midlothian Thursday evening, the 2Sth
instant, for the purpose of solsmnizing
the rights OF matrimony between Rev.
NJ. e. Hawkins, aud Miss Nellie Bry-
son.
The people still anxiously discuss the
the railroad outlook, but are unable to
comprehend Fort Worth's man~uvers.
The company in the outstart proposed
building the road il intermediate points
would raise $4,000, and yet inGimated
The same would cross the Santa Fe at q
point nearly four miles north OF Midlo.
THAN. The intermediate points ref rred
to are Midlothian and Mansfield, and
would 1t be the part of wisdom for Mid
lothian to contribute to an enterprise,
the success of which would prove det-
riineiAtal to her fondest hopes and most
cherished anticipations? Surely the
Fort Worth Railroad company must
much wisdom and discretion as did the
foolishs way-farer who wantonly ap-
preached the famous upas tree, although
warned of its deadly aroma, Without
Midi0thian's aid, from what source can
the company expect the requisite $10,-
900? Not from the small village Of
Mansfield and the farmers through
whose lands the road will pass! The
right-of-way can undoubtedly be Sc
- Ia MsAIr-
THAN than any other route, The engi-
neer who ran the plot heretofore mem
toned In the HERALD, at the risk
Of his reputation, has given
ii as his opinion that
the road can be built north of here at
least SIC, 600 cheaper, although his vis-
Ion had never rested upon any other
route. Most assuredly civil engineer
ing has reached the ultimatum Of per-
fiction when this precursor ~ cam.
from the dizzy heights Of Fort Worth,
medically jump at such miraculous
conclusions! The days of miracles, 1t
seems, have not been entirely .obliter-
ated from the pages OF modern history.
In the meantime Midlothian wants the
road, land will utilize all legitimate
means to secure it, realizing the super
lative advantages that would accrue to
the town in the completion OF such Q
line. "A committee from Fort Worth
viii doubtless reach here during the
present week, at which time some deti-
nit arrangements will be consum-
mated.
A Virginian, who resides in this Inn
mediate vicinity, Is one of IA brothers
whose services were given in defense OF
the southern Confederacy. OF that
number, only 8 survived to recall the
days Of agony and bloodshed.
A VIII Francis, station master at this
place, is visiting the exposition. ], Z,
Mrs. Olmstead, of Dallas, is spending
A company of soldier boys, bedecked
in gaudy paraphernalia, reached here
to-day in special car en route to Dallas
The belief is prevalent here that Mr..
Maxey will be unable to succeed him
al Although the matter Will not
be decided till August, Par
s VIII hold esss s sshu. + sss
The announcement in Sundays Gal
weston News that that paper would
establish q branch Office at Dallas has
been the theme of general conversation
this week, and the popular verdict -
that the HERALD's salt water oout8m-
poraryi IL undertaking hsxard0ue leap
In the dark. It Is not believed thnt the
conservative element Of Dallas and
north Texas will desert the H1nAID'
and osp051se q Journal whose Hn9e trQs
politan ideas" and salt water ptodliy1-
Ties are not In accord with their oEn;
Through nearly four decades the eold
favofife" has been fighting the battles
al north Tsxas, and tho News Will hnd
itself woefully blinded in the exclsn1a-
ton; NO p6Dt-up Utica contracts our
power, but the whole bouHdless uni-
verne Is ours,i