The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-08-30
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nrc indebted To MI Donly, ono OF iht !
cniorprlslng real estate agents OF iGl /
city. We give It II place In our col
umns TO the exclusion of other mite |
because we believe that now Ia t.u
time for Us TO let the world know what
we are DOING aud the manner in whici
we are working ont our destiny. We
would suegc' 20 or readers that the
send copies of ourpapcr TO th'ir. friend
In ether States who are anxious TO bc
come acquainted with the progress w'
are making IN our general advance
mcnt.
10 give any Lning Ike Il complies
. list and the cost of MI the buildinS'
that have been erected here this sea-
son, and of those tlat are now In
course Of construction or under con
tract, would require a careful canvas
of theentire city, and IL Is only the in
tcntion, in the present article, to mo-
ticc such upon two of the principal
business strects-Aiahl and Elm--nnG
only such improvements upon these A.
NAV he considered of the better clnss.
Beginning with Main and going east
ward, the first is the improvement our
worthy townsman, Mr.. Midsummer,
has made upon the Cosmopolitan ho-
tel by the addition Of another story,
costing about 5000. The next is the
two-stoly brick of Conner {; Walker,
25xS0 feet, costing Si,5oO, and now
occupied by them u iirst-class drug
store. Adjoining this is two-story
brick of the Same size, built by Bower
Il Connor, costing about $1,000. Next
to the latter is a two-story brick, 60NaO
feet, with two business rooms below
and hall above, now bcin" built hY the
Field Bros, who donothing by halves
and deserve mich credit FOR their uhtlr-
ing exertions in building up and i'm
proving the city. They also have thc
credit of putting in the first iron front
in the city. They purpose fittiHg up
their hall in iirst-tlass style; ana when
c,.npleted It will be the Lest hall in
Northern Texas, il not in the State.
The estimated cost OF the entire bu'd-
ing is $4,000. In the block opposite
this are four two-stoiy bricks each p
xS9, feet now being built respectively
by WE. Murphy, J. Tennison, w. IL.
Prathcr and Jacob Wagner, gentle
men long and tuvorably known among
the reliable business men of the city.
The estimated cost of these is about
5000 each. =
Adjoining these, and of the same
kind, hut with a front Of 80 feet, is thaI
ofthc Sanger Brothers, the well-known
Dry Goods merchants Of the Texas
Central Rail Road, the estimated cost
Of which Is $4,000. Recrossing the
street, and in the next block cast, we
find in course ofercction three more OF
the same class. The first, 25XlO0
feet, 3 stories high, costing $1,000, be-
longing to the firm Of Clark d Bryan,
whose name has ever been found con-
nected with every enterprise that was
to. add to tic growth and prosperity Of
Dallas. The third story Of this build
inp il to be occupied by THE DALLAS
HERALD Printing Office, with Il BUSH
nass office In the second story. Ad-
joining this is that of +. p. Bryan, long
another of her most entcrprising nol-
chants, and next thnt of Or. 'furncfi
another of her enterprising citizens.
The latter two are 25XG1 feet, and
estimated to cost about S5,0G0 each.
Nearly opposite these are two brick
buildings, two stories, 25X70 feet,
erected by the Building Association,
costing about 81 $50 each. Adjoining
these, Ton1pkins & Littlefeld promi-
mont commission merchants and deal
ers in agricultural implements, will
soon put up two-story brick, 50 feet
front, at cost Of $4,000.
Some distance east OF this is the
Markethouse, q two-story frame, with
y City Hall and city offices above, cost
ing $1,000. Adjoining this is the two
story frame of n. Antoine, 25x70 feet,
iscostrrr ~ 800. Between the Market
house Il :lie depot is the Central Ho-
fc1, ! ~ 1ry frame, 50x90 feet, fin
isl,cd in. /. ~ style, and built by our ell
c.yst,ir y4A,g townsman, L. Cullin,
y cos:"'s = y.
Sc. on Elm street and going
east, l.n-l NJ find the Commercial iio-
tel, now so favorably known to the
travelling public, two-story frame,
50x9O feet. built by Blake q Barley,
costing about $1,000. Next is q two
story frame, 75x4o feet, witlfthrcc bust
ness rooms, built by G. NJ. Swink, al
!, WAYS a leading man in all Dallas enter
prises, and costing about 5000.
Adjoining this are two two-story
frames. 25xs5 feet, costing $1,000 each.
Tke first built by j. Tennison, and the
second by J. Mcconnell, and now occu-
MED by him with first-class hard
ysre store. Across the street from
these are two more two-story frames,
: one built by J. Gillespie and the other
by Nor. Allen, and costing about 1900
each. Mex. upon the corner of the
same block Adams x Leonard, q lead
f; ing banking firm, and well known as
among the most philosophical men Of
the city, will soon erect a two-story
brick, 5oxs0 feet, with iron front, esti-
!. mated to cost Sll ,0o3. Ke-crossing the
street, and in the next block, the san
ger Brothers, before referred to, VIII
soon erect two-story brick, iron front,
5Ox9o feet, and estimated to cost
$1,000.
Dpon the next corner of the same
slsck Schneider & Davis, Wholesale
groeers. and one among the most ex-