Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1873-05-24
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
a comprehensive answer to the
numerous inquiries which are ad-
dressed this office both personally
and by letter daily:
BY referring to the map Of Texas, it
will he seen that Dallas county forms n
perfect square, each of its sides being just
thirty miles in length. Consequently the
county embraces $4,000 acres. OF these
about one-third is timber, and two-thirds
prairie land
This amount of timber land affords
abundant material for fuel and fencing
purposes. For building purposes, how
ever pine lumber has to be brought dis
tance Of seyenty-fve miles; consequently
it is here worth "a per hundred feet; but
in i've or six mosths il will be brought by
the way Of the Texas Pacific Railway, and
it will then command not more than 81 80
per hundred. There are several sawmills
in the county engaged ip saving cotton
wood, oak, ash, pecan and bois dare,
Dosage orange) This latter wood is quite
abundant in this county.
PRICE OF HEAL ESTATE AND CHARACTER OF
SOIL.
Unimproved lands are oifersd for sale in
this county from SO to $40, aud improved
lands can be purchased from $40 to S25.
The prevailing soil is what is known MS
"black prairie land, and the county on the
whole is as productive as any one in the
State. There is scarcely any waste land in
the entire county, and il is so fertile that it
nearly all will produce ono bale of cotton, or
from 20 to so bushels of wheat, or from 35 TO
so bushels of corn, OF from 40 to GO bushels
of oats 10 the acre. ln other words, our
uplands in fertility are nearly equal to
those of the Trinity, Brnzos and other river
bottoms.
WATER AND MINERALS.
All over the county may be found live
springs of pure, clear water, and by dig
ging anywhere from ten to twenty-five
feet, an abundance Of good we'll water
may be obtained. On the Elm, West Fork
and Trinity rivers thero nre several un.
impro-ed water privileges which will some
day become exceedingly valuable.
Seven miles from the county seat there
is an inc exhaustible hard limestone quarry,
which is already worked to some extent.
There is alse in this county m undevel-
oped bed of coal, and u very superior arti-
clio of gypsum in abundance.
WHEAT, FRUiT AND STOCK.
As a wheat growing county, Dallas Is
second 10 nsue in the State, and topIepare
this crop for market, at leasta dozen -four
ing mills have already been erected Crch-
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
oil kinds is being improved rapidly in
quality. There are lot many sheep as yet
in troduced. To feed the stock hay is an
nualiy secured, though much of the stock
is not fed at all, and none Of it more than
five or six weeks in the year.
WAGES, LAND, TITLEs, ETC.
The rates Of labor for farm hands vary
from Sl5 TO $40 month, gold. At those
prices 1t is reality obtained.
Titles 10 lands are. generally good, and
but few are in litigation. In fact, there i.
no difficulty whatever, rs rule, in secur-
ing good and clear titles. There are many
unimproved, but lew improved, lands now
| offered for sale, us 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 will meet will
hearty welcome on every haRd, and soon
be made to feel at home IN our midst.
POPULATION AND sEALrH.
The population Of Dallas county is about
! 10000, and the number OF registered
voters about .. 500 or these, one-seven nth
are eolored. The county Office are DEM
ecrsts or Republicans with very liberal
political views.
The bealthfulness Of the county Is al
good as that Of any section in the State
We are strangers TO epidemios Of ell kinds
and the mortality in our midst will com
pare favorably with that in any Stale
azong population equal in number.
TOWNS AND VILLAGES.
Scattered over the county are several
aourishirg towns aud villages. Toe fol-
lowing are the most prominent, 70 wit
Lancaster, scysne, Cedar Hill, Breekin.
ridge, Haughts Store, Wits Mili, Hutch
/ ms. etc. Each Of the abave have post
Office and good schools In fact, there
is 10 lack Of good schools, bVih iree and
pay schools, anywheis- Ctaicbes sse
abound, and ns law abiding people, -
have no supsriors in the stste. At least
and the harmony which prevails among
our people hss ifrqaently Aiiraeiea auen.
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