The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-05-17
SATURDAY, MAY H. 1873.
DALLAS CITY AND COUNTY.


circular sheet published by Mcssrs.
Cummins & Duncan, land agents
of this city, upon the resources of
our county and city. 1t contains
q comprehensive answer to the
numerous inquiries which are nd.
dressed this Office both personally
and by letter daily:
BY referring 10 the map Of Texas, II
will bc seen that Dallas county farms u
perfect square, each Of its sides being just
thirty miles in length Consequently the
county embraces $4,000 acres. OF these
about one-ihird Is timber, and two-thirds
prairie land.
This amount Of timber land affords
abundant material for fuel and fencing
purposes. For building purposes, bow.
ever, pine lumber has to be brought dis.
tancc Of scyenty-6ve miles; consequently
il is here worth 81 per hundred feet; but
in five or six moaths it will be brought by
tho way Of the Texas Pacific Railway md
II will then command not more than So 80
per hundred. There are several sawmills
in the county engagediR saving cotton.
wood, oak, ash, pecan and bois dare,
Dosage orauge) This latter wood is quite
abundant in this county.
PRIOR OF REAL ESTATE AND CHARACTER OF
SOIL.
Unimproved lands are offered for sale in
this county from So to $40, sud improved
lands can DO purchased from $40 to S25
Tho prevailing soil is what is known as
''blaok prairie" land, aud the county on the
whole Is as productive us any one in the
State. There is scarcely any waste land IN
the entire county, and il is so fertile that IL
nearly all will produce one bale Of cotton, or
from 20 to 30 bushels Of wheat, or from 80 to
60 bushels Of corn, or from 40 to GO bushels
of oats 10 the acre. In other words, our
uplands in fertility are nearly equal to
those of the Trinity, Brazos and other river
bottoms.
WATER AND MINERALS.
All over the county may be found live
springs Of pure, clear water, and by dig
ging amy where from ten to twenty-five
feet m abundance of good well water
may be obtained. On the Elm, West Fork
and Trinity rivers lhero are several I'M
improved water privileges, which will some
day become exceedingly valuable.
Seven miles from the county seat there
is an inexhaustible hard limestone quarry,
which is already worked to scme extent.
There is alss in this county an undevcl-
oped bed of coal, and very superior arti-
ole Of gypsum In abundance.
WHEAT, FRUIT AND STOCK.
Asa whcat.growing county, Dallas is
second to noue in tho State, and toprepare
this crop for market, at leasta dozen -four
ing mills have already been erected. Croh-
ards thrive, and vegetables of all kinds
can be produced in abundance.
The county is well stocked with horses,
horned cattle and hogs, and this stock Of
all kinds is being improved rapidly in
quality. There are not many sheep as yet
introduced. To feed The stock hay 10 an
Iually secured, though much Of the stock
IN not fed at all and noAe Of it more than
five or six weeks in the year.
WAGES, LAND, TITLES, ETC.
The rates Of labor for farm hands vary
from SIS to $40 month, gold. At those
prices it 10 readily obtained.
Titles to lands ere generally good, and
but few are in litigation. In fact, there ~
no difficulty whatever, as rule,in secur-
ing good and clear titles, There are many
unimproyed, but few improved, lands now
offered for sale, as those who have secured
. home among us are seldom willing to
part with it. Every encouragement, how
ever, Is given to those who wish to settle
In our county, where there is reason TO be-
lieve they will make industrious and
respectable citizens. Such win meet with
hearty welcome on every hand, and soon
be made to feel at home in our midst.
POPULATION AND EEALTM.
The population Of Dallas county 10 about
10000, and the number, OF registered
voters about $500 Ofthese, one-seventh
are eolored. The county officers are DEM
ecrats or Republicans with very liberal
political views.
The healthfulness Of the county is as
good as that Of any section in the State.
We are strangers to epidemics Of allkinds,
and tho mortality in our midst win CON-
pare favorably with that in any State,
among q population equal in number.
TOWNS AND VILLAGES.
Scattered over the county are several
furnishing towns and villages. The fol-
lowing are the most prominent to.wit'
Lancaster, Scyene, Cedar Hill, Breckin.
ridge, Ilaughts Store, Wits Mill, Hutch
ins. etc. Each of the above have post
office and good schools. In fact, there
ia no lack Of good schools both free aud
pay schools, anywhere. Churches aiso
abound, and as a law abiding people, We
have no superiors in the State, at least,
and the harmony which prevails among
our people has frequently attracted asten-
ton and become the subject Of remark
among appreciative strangers while tenn
porarily sojourning among us. Our cr.mi-
nails have for years been very limited IN
number.
RAILROADS IN DALLAS COUNTY.
The Texas Pacific Railroad runs through
The center Of the county from east to west,
and the Texas Central through tho center,
also, from north to south, forming
junction at the county seat. The city OF
Dallas gave this road 1l5 acres OF land Tor |
depot purposes, and $1,000 in cash. The
Dallas snd Wichita railway starts from the
county seat and runs in = northwest
direction to Red river, where u Is expected
10 connect with the Denver City road, on
tho northern boundary Of Clay county,
This road crosses the TrAue-ContinentSl |
in Tarraut county, near the northwest