The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-02-26

sf. ON the contrary, be- outlook Tor
.ua futura nj psllss hiss over hoen cheer.
ul 10 believes siill that hof supfom-
,uy will o., maintained ss The great
centre 0i this section, Ana T.
SO. thr confession mus Zoo made that /
never, at amy period lu the eAi.luuee OF
Dallas, has 10 ,ouu ~ felt moro cause for
apprehension, q condition superlnducnd
by apathy aud indifference on the part
ol those most in,uros.sd Ia the advance
mont OF our city, aud Tor whom the
UERALp has put forth It's most s.ronn'
Gus eNertions.
That Dallas IA, so far o1tsIripped
rivalry il the fact; that sho will retain
her ascendency IL the question: Wero
Il not for the fact that tho experience oI
any Intelligent western oE southwestern
man tells him that cities ara constantly
being put forward or relegstod To the
shades by railroads which they made
or failed TO make, the HERALD might
also drop into the lethargic state tina
seems TO cover our community, ~ l
were, wish "A blanket Never NJ any
period Of the history OF Dallas was there
~ much nose ssity for active eSertion,
and never was an ora where there was
30 LITTLE manifestation OF II. For weeks
past the opportunities have been pre-
senting them selves of near, short
and competitive lines of railway, to
bs started In the Interest OF the
Lefty In whose future No arc all so much
involved and not squad ot leading
men can 10 gotten together even Tor
their consideration. The mode of secur-
ing complete and competing lines to tho
entire east and northwest has been re-
peatedly pointed out; tho rand oppor'
tunity of securing Mt but little compare
tive cost the way TO the plneries and the
coal fields has been over and over dis
plAyed in its columns and The offers oil
railroad managers most tempting In
their nature laid before its readers. Yet
not a ripple has been produced on the
calm surface of their importurbable Sc
renity. They seemingly desire TO bo
slet alone" and like the inebrlatod pas
songer waiting Tor the train, would pre-
fer that the cars should pass rather than
their slumbers disturbed.
Ifauy exciting thought would arouse
g community that seems satisfied with
its present quantum Of prosperity 1t
must be the reflection that other cities
OF new growth have more than once
awakened 10 the knowledge that the
hour Tor their action had PASSED and
that their rivals had taken hold upon
the opportunities which their folly and
iuertness had neglected. There were
three cities on tho banks of the Missouri
river whose history aoundnntly illbs-
trates what has been said. st. 10
and Kansas City in Missouri aud Leav-
enworth in Kansas. The first
and last named got grand starts.
st. 10, from it's capital and great over
land trade with the far west; Leaven-
worth, from its proximity to the great
government post, the envy of its cit-
zens, the vast amounts dishursed At tho
place during the Utah war, and the sub
sequent discovery Of the rich mines
of Colorado. They swelled into sudden
wealth, and despised the little string of
shantes at the mouth of the Kaw, then
called Westport Landing, but now the
great mart known as Kansas City, only
second to st. Louis in the state of Mis-
souri,.
And how was this done? How did
Kansas City work out her greatness?
Simply by course unknown TO the peo-
pie of St 10 and Leavenworth, and APP
parently ignored by Dallas. Her citi-
zens went to work and pledged every
square inch of their property for the
common good. Such men as MKT,
MCGEE and others piled mortgages
three deep on their individual property,
raised money and offered inducements
to great lines of railway to mako their
city their terminal point. They builtb
assistance with liberal donations great
bridge, made Kansas CITY focal point,
and whilst they beggared themselves
for years, came out eventually with
great city and princely fortunes, Nc
GEE, tho leader of the policy, dying the
flCEeSb man III JuB Stdbo buloIuo Va oo'
Louis. They realized the idea that the
property of the place was tho basis OF
credit; used it intelligently and built up
great city, whilst their former rivals
dwindled into poverty.
If this panoramic sketch be not true
let is falsity, in fact or suggestion, be
pointed out. We are in railroad crisis
which would have been precipitated
upon us before had it not been for the
paralysis in railway matters in Texas
during the past two years. The coming
season promises to be one of unusual
activity, and tho HERALD, with most
feryid earnestness, calls upon the Mer-
chants exchange, as the motive power
Of Dallas enterprise, to summon the
the material interests of Dallas into
immediate organization, determined to
act with that resolution and self.sacri-
ficing determination, by the exercise OF
which we may continue to advance,
and without which we must assuredly
drop behind. In the race Tor CONNER
cial honors all are distanced save the
winning steed.
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