The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-08-23

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THE following letter from "NVander-
en-" n correspondent of the Missouri
Cash Book, published at Cape Girar-
deau, we very cheorfully give a place
in our columns, as it not only truth
fully portrays ppr present and s1lturf
prospects, hut shows in an eminent de-
gree the feeling that exists abroad to-
wards n Xas, and particularly our Sec
tion of the State:'
DALLAS, August 4, 1873.
MIR. G.. Bly, request, attempt to
give you few notes from this beauti-
FIJI young city.
Dallas, as rieny of your readers
know, is located on the North bank Of
the Trinity river, IN the center of the
county of the same name. 1t was set
tied about thirty years ago, first as II
trading post for the Indians. 1t i'm
proved V ~ slowly until about eigh-
teen months ago, when the Houston
and Texas Central Railroad was COM
pleted to this city. Since then it has
made strides nearly unparalleled IN the
South aud West. The situation Of the
town is hot high and healthiui, rs most
persons prefer, but, Notwithstanding,
Dallas has bright future. 1t number
ed two years ago about three Thousand
souls, and now, from reliable authority,
] am informed there are about eight
thousand.
Dallas has street cars running from
the public square to the depot one-half
mile east. 1t was built by some of tie
entcrprising citizens of the city. We
have two of the most important raj
roads in the Southwest in operation
through here-the Houston and Texas
Central, and 'feSus ANA fHclir, besidfs
others in course Of construction.
RAILROADS.
will give you n short account OF the
progress of the railroads completed,
and in course of construction through
Northern Texas.
The Houston and Texas Central was
begun before the late unpleasantncss
between the North and South, II
starts ut Houston, tltly north of Calves
ton, and runs north through the garden
spot of Texas, nntl we might almost
say the "Great West" to Red River,
where it connects with the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas, giving Texas rail
1nad connection with the balance of
the world.
The Texas and Pacific is now comr
rplcted from Shreveport to this city.
1am told the gap from Monroe to
fShreyeport will he begun and pushed
Eto completion rs soon rs it can he, which
hwhen completed will give our city
frailroad connection with the East and
Work will he commenced
west of this city, ard
Ahefore the first day Of next January
clthe shrill whistle of the locomotive
Twill be heard on the broad prairies
NRway west of us.
Work will lie begun on the Dallas
fand Wichita Railroad Immediately,
yand the cars will be running twenty OF
Sthirty miles toward the ficn copper
rminCs of the "Pan handle" region of
STexas before the blossoming of the
flowers next Spring.
Work is progressing rapidly OH the
Trans-continental Railroad from'Jef-
fersan via TeXarcana, where 1t will
connect with the Cairo and Fulton
Railroad to sherman, This road passes
tDFOugu ttIb UcsV lHlpibNp''i Vhp Hrt'tN
ing to my notion the most desirable
portion of Northern Texas.
In the counties bordering along Red
river all the fruits grown further North
do well, and it is the home of the
grape, strawberry, pear, peach, etc.
Apples do well in the sandy soil. We
meet wagons loaded with apples nearly
every day from Fannin and Grayson
countlas, Thny sell readily"at D pof
bushel.
CROPS.
Wheat has been threshed, turning
out much better than expected. The
yield was from eighteen to thirty BUSH
els per acre. There was evidently q
great deal lost by not being harvested
at the proper tlma, 90 account OF the
heavy and continued rains, which
made it impossible for the use of reap
ers, and there being very few scythts s
aud reapers In the country, 1t could not
be cut until the ground dried up.
Corn that is well cultivated will be
very good, but there was much Of it
drowned out SO badly that the yield
will not be an average, hui plenty VIII
he made and t1 spare;
Oats are as fine Us tho sun ever shonc
upon, making as much as sixty-iive
bushels TO the acre.
The prospect for cotton ia very good.
There were some fields that were sur
rendered and abandoned 10 tho weeds,
but the yield promises very heavy,
Notwithstanding,