The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-09
CAPITAL CITY CULLINGS.
THE NEW IDEA ABOUT ROADS.
The Dallas Charter Amendments-hr.
Elliott and the GOvernorship-Im-
aginative Talent Going to Seed
From tho Exposition.
MIR. LoCKETT's RoADLAw.

MR.. LooRETT's RoADLAw.
AUSTIN, Feb. ESPECIAL. The bill
introduced in the house by Mr.. Lockett
for the laying out, working and repair
ing Of public roads by taxation, instead
OF by personal service, was intended by
MN as only the ground work of the
plan, as he hopes to see it so amended
oy the committee on roads, bridges and
ferries, OF which Mr.. b. +. Davis, of
navarro, Is chairman, and perhaps by
the house also, If it survives the ordeal
Oh tne committee, as TO perfect it and
make III q measure satisfactory to the
people, Ihere is no question but that
some better and more feasible method
OF making and keeping in order public
roads should be adopted than the one
now III vogue. Every road overseer saws
ne Gao, with So, secure more and better
work than he can by the personal ser.
vice OF ntteen men summoned to
work on a road. With hired hands
the overseer gets full and comnIete
Gays work from each one, and lust
snch work as he orders done and every
man who ever worked road on sum
mons Knows he ana the other sum-
inoned hands only piddle along and
dllly-dally, doing lutte or nothing and
respecting the orders and instructions
OF an oyerseer Just to the extent they
please TO do so and no further. There
is more dissatisfaction over the present
road law manifested by Legislators, and
IL comes IRON instructions and sug-
Seslohs OF their constituents, than over
any other law now in the statutes of
the state, and IL is a fact that with sli
tne legislation there is aud has been on
me subject, there is not to-day decent
ana respectable public road five miles
long IN all Texas. II Dallas had tour
no. l roads, KEEPS in good repair, lead
lng INTO 1t from the county lines, north.
souIh, east ana west, with what ara
known as second class and meighbOrbOOd
roads leading into them, The retail trade
Oh the city would bU quadrupled in
years iline, and the number Of bales OF
cotton aud bus els of grain received in
the Guy and sold there fully doubled,
especially of grain.
80, DALLAS CHARTER.
me amendments TO the Dallas civ
quarter, embraced ia the bill OF Judge
Goombs, are those accommodated by
the city council. The bill will become
law and the people win have more
say III lhe management Of city affairs,
as they should have.
THE ELLIOTT BOOM.
me suggestion OF Mai. Join =. Elliott
fof governor, made by number Of pa-
ptrS IN the state, meets with hearty
dihrmatiye response by many legisla-
Tors mere. They accord TO him much
V'oulI Ior tue able and magnificent man
nef IN which he has managed matters
loI ieAas at the Worlds exhibition,
anu cfoalt him with splendid
executive ability. Should he de-
sire TO enter the gubernatoriel
race, his friends and supporters
WIZ ne legion ia every portion of the
slate. lie, of course, has not expressed
hiiAseli on the subject, and will not do
so unless strongly pressed by his friends
when the lime COMES.
IMAGINATIVE TALENT WASTING.
mere ~ n certain daily in this state
which is nearly always AOunderinr i'm
deep water, ana that from time to lime
makes day and night hideous and un.
wholesome by its bowling for deep wa
Ier. III charges that legislators are
cnary OF visiting Gov. Ireland, that his
counsel falls on unheediug ears, and
that the suggestions of the young lien
tenant-governor have the weight of
gold. The New York Ledger, New
YORK Weekly and the Publishers OIL
ulihe novels paY we'll for vivid magma |
uons, aud the lucubrations thereof |
somebody ON the stall of the aforesaid |
Galy, Is losing his opportunity. Texas |
mas never had governor more honored |
or whose opinions and counsels have |
greater weight than those of |
HoY' ireland. lie is dig. !
hlieu, thoughtful, studious statesman. |
anu when he speaks he is listened to, !
ana When no advises there ia wisdom, |
prudence and consideration in his adj !
VICE, anu these facts are fully under.
STOOD ana appreciated by tho memhers
OF the nineteenth legislature and Inv the
public generally. Theattacks made 1non
him are like the buzzings ofa nv when he
sat ON the oulls horn. As for the Young
ana callow ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ne
seems To have sprOuted too soon. and
gone to sap too early in The wear, He
champs his bits aud paws the earth and
~ spending his wind so that by the time
the ides OF 1856 arrives, nature abhoring
vacuum, his blood will all rush to his
head.
TEXAS AT NEW ORLEANS.
MAJOR John f Elliott, state commits
slGner 10 the worlds exposition, at New
Orleahsl arrived here on Wednesday,
and only remained two days. lie
came ON business of on of iho state
departments. lie rosreSents the
exhibition, especially the dis
play made by Texas as being a
magnificent success. IL has been
tntimated that this legislature will he
asked for further approximation of
money for the benefit of the state ut the
exhibition, but Mai. Elliott saws he
VIII ask Tor no more money, and can
get along very we'll without any further
expenditure. He hopes for an appro-
puation from the general government
Tor preserving ali exhibits now ut New
Orleans, and for transferring them in
bulk to tho Worlds exhibition, to be
held In Europe before great while. He
* gratiiied 10 know that Texas, bv her
wonderful, varied and attractive dis
play, has excited an immense interest in
our state, which viii result in rapid
increase of immigration TO our borders
and of the better class of immigration;
men with means TO buy homes, beautify
and improve them, aud add much to our
agricultural interests. He succeeded in
having the faro from Austin Dallas and
other points reduced to $l5 for the round
trip, and has made similar arrange
ments for excursions OF visitors from
other states and foreign countries, men
with money to invest, to Texas. aud we
may look for an influx of capitalists
into all parts Of the state, prospecting
aud locking for investments.
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Liberty Bell ut the south,