Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-11-21

DOYLE 4 Co, Haas 4 Co, ANA many
others,
Crossing the street il'om Jones 4
Cartwright we stand in front OF q
two story building, built of wood
costing $4,000, occupied by Messrs,
Moffatt & Walworth, periodical and
paper dealers. They deal out ON an
average 1000 papers every week,
and 200 copies of the Atlantic and
IIarper's Monthly.
Next TO the building of Moiiatt \
Walworth is tho house of Messrs
Buddee & Jacobs, % by 90, two sto-
ries, costing 5000. They do a
heavy commissions n'busincss in addi-
ton To their regular trade. They
have two trains of twenty wagons
each, each of which makes two trips
from the river this season, bringing
twa hundred and .fbrty iniAf. on tsg''
hundred and eighty thousand lbs,
of merchandise, purchased in Saint
Louis, employing in its transporin
ton forty men, four hundred and
eighty head of cattloand four mules.
Recrossing the street, we are NJ
the grocery, provision, &c, store OF
Messrs. Hatch & Co, Al by 20 feet,
one story, costing 81 1900, who also
depend upon st. Louis for their
stock.
The next building is,c brick, two
stories high, Al by 40 feet, built by
Messss. Ming & Co, at a cSst of 81
500. They occupy the upper story
as n billiard hall, or "fhe 1ntcrna-
tionai." The lower story is divided
into two rooms, each 22 by 20 feet,
one occupied by Smead & Hunt, for
merly of st. Louis, comission mer-
chants-the other by Russell, Ma
iors & WaddelI, of Leavenworth,
the well known Government con-
tractors, rs n store, where almost
every kind of goods are sold either
at wholesale or retail.
The next building south is the
banking house of Turner 4 Hobbs,
40 by 60 feet, built of brick, two
stories high, at an expense of nearly
$4,000.
The next is the brick warehouse
of Alexander Majors, of Westport,
Mo-, one Of the firm of Russell, Ma
iors & Waddcll, who, in addition to
his freighting for the Government,
does little on his private account
from Nebraska City. The building
is 22 by 100 feet, two stories high,
and cost $4,000. Mr.. Majors has
sent out sixteen trains of twenty
six wagons each from the Missouri
river, of which eight have arrived;
He has shipped from Nebraska and
Kansas cities, 1,496,O00 pounds OF
merchandise to this point, employ
,ine 300 mon 5000 head Of cattle, 80
mules and 300 wagons. He has in
vested in this branch ofhis business
100000. His receipts for the trans
portation of merchandise at 8 cents
per pound, is $134,540 for this sea-
son alone, and his receipts for Gov
ernmcnt freighting, of which he has
the sub-contract from the river to
the Forts in New Mexico, Kansas
and Nebraska Territories, $500 tons
at IL cents per pound, 100000.
Who can say that Dcnver City
has not "solid men" interested in
it's growth and prosperity?
A few steps further south brings
us to the entrance of the fire-proof
warehouse of Messrs. Miller & Rus
sell, "A by 100 feet, one story high,
brick floor, cement roof, no windows,
costing $4,000, completed only flew
days since, and now partly filled up
with -four, oats and barley from Salt
Lake City, and more expected in q
few days from the same place, en-
ploying in its transportation over
the mountains, 126 wagons, 200 men
| / 200 head of cattle, and ten mules
each wagon bringing two tons, ma
king 5O4, 900 pounds, in theproducts
of Brigham Young's dominions, in
volving an outlay of nearly $4,000
in the purchase of the merchandise
and $4,000 in stock, &C., at Salt
Lake City.
Passing a two story wooden bull
ding, 25 by go feet, the residence Of
Capt. Sapris. we are in front of the
storehouse Of J. B. Doyle Il Co.,
stories high, built of brick, 45 by 7(
feet, cost $4,000. The first and
second stories are used by the above
named firm for the storage of theil
immense stock of provisions, gro
ceries, clothing, hardware, &c, near
ly all of which was brought from
st. Louis. The upper story is thu
Masonic Hall. They have a house
in Cannon City, one hundred miles
south of this place. They have two
trains of 25 wagons each plying be
tween here and the Missouri river
each of which will make two trips
during this season, bringing in the
aggregate 100000 pounds of mer
chandise.
Crossing the street, we are sur
priscd to meet our old friend t. B
butcher, formerly of St. Louis, will
room 22 by 20 feet, full ofall kind'
of stoves, of st. Louis manufacture
tin ware, steel, iron, copper sheetint
&c. A few days since he filled AZ
order for several cooking stoves, t.
be taken to Salt Lake City, for th'
accommodation of Madams Brig
ham Young, Herber Kimball, an,
the wives of other notables, or ras
Gals, that flourish in that pest hons
of deprayity
On the opposite side of the street
going south, is the house of Dold
Co, built of wood. at cost OF 81,
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