The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-05-17

anoo 'oT our agricultural products par
'leulhily for wheat, our leading staple, 10
wn,eh We have heretofore been strangers,
apu besides the convenience they will AZ
loru They will greatly enhance the value
y. our reaI and personal estates,by giving
Us ready market for our produciions,an
y Milling our county with an onterprlS'ng
CLASS Of producers and mspufactnrcra'
GENERAL REmanKs uroS DALLAS COUNTY
Such IL a brief statement OF our present
condition and future prospects, and we ask
the candid reader, who intends to locate In
this State, be he an agricultural or man
ufaciurcr, whether no does not think II
worth his while io'give us call before
purchasing elsewhere, as the tradesmen
say. We have n county ms central M
healthy and os productive AZ any In the
State, aud one capable Of enrolling a pop
ula ion ten times as great IA the present
one, and tens OF thousands of acres, az
good ms any In the county, ARE slill annu'
nlly decorating themselves with Natures
uuculiiyated flowers to eniioe the husband
man VIII yon heed their silent appeal
We have The acres and need the produ-
GERS. Hence this statement-this invita-
ton.
-....3 TUE CITY oP DALbAs, unfl
Tho city Of Dallas the county seat OF
Dallas county, is located near the exact
center Of the county, on the north hank OF
Trinity river, which strcam runsthrough
he county, from The northwest to the
southeast corner. This city is neatly sur
bouaded by uplands, its courthouse square
being only about twenty. feet above the
Tribity's high water mark This iowa
site WAS originally covered with timber,
and many OF the native trees yet remain.
One year ngo Dallas contained about
$500 inlabitanis. Its population nearly
or quite doubled during the year 1877, and
is not much less, Il any, than 1000 at
present, and is still rapidly increasing
The streets arc wide, and cross each other
at right sngleN, and of late have betn
graded and otherwise improved, The
river Is spanncd by an iron bridge, which
cost about $4,000.
PUBLIC AND OTHER BUILDINGS
Asa general thing the public buildings,
storchouses and private residences are Of
superior character, much more so thu n
those usually seen in this State. Many
are built Of brick some few Of stone, and
others still are concrete, but the bulk Of
them are Of wood, OF late soma very elc-
CANT buildings have been constructed; the
courthouse, whioh win be finished this
year, 10 being built of stone, quarricd seven
miles distant, and the Same will cost not
less than 100000. There are six large
hotels here, and two or three sma Her ones.
A spacious hotel Is also being built by the
Texas Pacific and Texas Central Railroad
Companies, at the junction of their reads.
This house will front on both roads, a dia-
lance of about 500 feet on each, making
the entire frontage 600 feet.
Bricks are manufactured here, of a good
quality, and put in tho wall at $l2 per
| thousand l&t3tt4AE.Al
rmE PRESS, ruBLIo LIBRARY, SCHOOLS, AND
CHURCHES.
Dallas has one daily and three weekly
newspapers, tcwit The DALLAS HERALD,
daily and weekly, (Democratic) T. The
Dallas News (Democratic), and Norton's
Intclligencer (Republloan) u freelpubllc
library and reading room; female college,
under the direction Of The Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, and at least a
dozen free and private schools; enough at
least 10 accommodate all the city. The
patronage Of the free and pay schools is
about equal II has alsochurch buildings
for the following denominations; Method
lists, Episcopalians, PrCsbyterians (boh
Old School aud Cumb,rland), Daptists,
Christians and Catholics.
MANUFACTURING INTEREsTs---B BUSINESS
HOUSES, PROFESSIONS ETC, ETC,
There are here two planning mills. two
Touring mills (anotler is being built) one
iron and brass foundry, several carriage
and wagon factories, sash, door and blind |
factory, probably one hundred stores, large |
and small, four banking firms, and its full |
complement of Offices occupied by lawyers,
physicians, real estate agents, artists, etc.
etc. The Masonic Fraternity number
about. lio, and will shortly construct a
spacious hall. The Odd Fellows, who
number about sixty, have just completed
an elegant one building for their use.
THE SEVERAL CORPORATIONS HAVING HEAD
QUARTERS IN DALLAS, ETC.
The grading of the Wichita railroad
com menccd here Nov. S, 1872, and its en-
tire route permanently located. by avote
Of it's citizens the city Of Dallas took
100000 stock in this road. The Texas
Pacific is being graded both east and west
from Dallas, and the rolling stock will be
put on these grades in about one month.
Within six months the Texas Pacific will
be completed from Dallas TO the East
The city of Dallas donated to this road
100000 iabonds, payable in thirty years.
The following companies have their
headquarters in Dallas; Dallas and Wich-
ito Railroad Company, Dallas Grain Ele-
vator Company "a spacious elevator will
shortly be constructed), Wichita Coliniza-
ton A. NJ. & NJ. Company, Texas Land
Locating Company, North Texas Agri-
cultural, Mechanical and Blood Stock
Association, Dallas Bridge Company,
Dallas Gas Company, and the Dallas City
Railway Company,
For six months past Dallas has sold
moro sosjs, sy,essss .a,i sas-cha n disc than
any other city in. Northern and Eastern II
Texas, Jefferson alone excepted, and its
trade is daily on the increase f
But our limits are reached,a and we must
close. We trust that enough has been said
TO prove that our county and city are in q
fopri,hing condition, and that they both
offer attractions second TO none in the
State. ..... tsw4H
We have plenty OF consumers. What we
now need is producers. AS such the heart
lest welcome is extended regardless ofna-
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