The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-05-06
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The city of Galveston was once SUI Il
preme in this, state. It's commercial inn z
portance an d its enterprise wore proven
bal, but the time has come in its his
tory wnon the scepter seems to have de-
parted from JUDAH and a ltstless, let
hargic course at present, with reference
to its trade, present and future, has en-
sued which the News most directly and
eEaphatically condemns and critfcizes
in a recent issue. The "City by tho Sea"
had the best prospects and withal the
most aggressive enterprise seemingly |
of any of our Texas cities, and it is o
revelation to- learn now that its hand |
has lost it's cunning, and that the city |
has fallen into retrogrossive style
which can promise, if not changed, only
, decay and Loss Of prestige,
An item or two lrom the News in thisI
connection is interesting reading, and
: they have an appositeness to Dallas
o readers that justify reproduction. The
It News, On Saturday last. had this to soy;
4. at might be interesting to inquire,
:, about this time, whether Galveston had
Como out OF business for good. The
Al News is doing its best to make IL known
n THAT the island is still TO the fore, but
O. the News IL having o notably single
rs banded duty to perform in thie partic-
ular. There is not IN iOta Of ridi3ule or
sarcasm in the plain inquiry pro
pounded above, fc- TO all intonts and
y, purposes Galveston is about as doad and
:, letharglc as If tho business population
or masso had gone on a sUmner fish
ing vacction. II Is true that We hay,
the usual municipal muddlo ca hand e
~ keep tie veteran denizens Of the plac
IL alive 10 the tact that they Gra still her
he amid familiar scenes, but nc one seem
w. to have enterprise enough to cast lin
on tho other side Of the railroad bridg
in tho interest of fraternel or businea
ast relations with the outside world"
'el Ard then again it says: at Ga
oW weston ia still doing bhsiaess at tho oil
iVe stand IL should do something tower
painting a sign and having II hung Il
~, Ia chat effect, otherwise people may fo
.o. get that tho flood of is7j left anythin
n IL standing. The News will continue
no got across the bridge on time every NOR.
ing ag usual, but it is getting somewhi
tired Of it's lonesome task rs Galveston
to only remaining representive. There al
Err. doubtless some business mugw1ml
Ia here who may no. like this plain spsec
The but it goes all the same"
l.. - tgv to- .G.AG,
that It will likely be criticized by mar
II" Galveston mugwurps for thus bold
90 speaking out, but IL can have the sati
I'M faction of being in the proper track al
INC doing It's full duty TO its city, ~
OH HERALD has been fighting the san
battle. Not that Dallas h
taken down ia sign, or gu
doing business at the o
mas stand, as the News intimates Ia d
Poe case with Galveston, but we ere II
re doing what we ought. Possibilities,
ioI' finite in their reach, are not bel
wv grasped, and unless Dallas bestirs itsS
the sign may sometime be hung OF
,rior "Removed." The HERALD has be
ann persistently urging the citizens Of d
tho las tn action. Just rs Galveston nee
ans. "deep water" and enterprise, so Dial
WAS needs new railroads and greater ent
,biel prise. "The "City by the Sea" has /
its supremacy in the growth of gr
interior towns, and so Dallas may /,
ead- its present envirble position throu
bvi- the growth of formidable rivals, uni
"To it paints its old sign anew and adds
the announcement that new lines Of tr,
Gem and new folds of commerce have bt
m a included in tho futures outlook.