Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1873-05-24

1878. '
junction at the county seat Tho city Of
Dallas gave this road 10 acres Of land for
depot purposes, and $1,000 in cash. The
Dallas aud Wichiia railway starts from the
county seat and runs in northwest
| direction TO Red river, where II il expected
to connect with the Denver City road on
the northern boundary OF Clay county.
| This road crosses the Trans-Continental
| in Tarrant county, near the northwest
corner Of Dallas county. Thus 1t will be
seen that the county " already well
provided for in the RAILROAD line, and yet
It pays no rail tax, the State, having,
by subsidies rendered this unnecessary.
Besides, the county is not in debt, only to
q limited extent.
Tie completion OF these various roads
to market centres within the next few
months, will give us mode of sonvey-
| apce for our agriculture, products, par
, ,icularly for wheat, our leading staple, to
which we have heretofore been strangers,
and besides the convenience they will AT
ford, they VIII greatly enhance the valne
Of our reo and personal estates, by giving
MS ready market for our proauctions,and
by filling our county with an enterprising
class of producers and manufacturers.
GENERAL REMARKS UPON DALLAS COUNTY.
Such is brief statement of our present
condition and future prospects, aud we ask
the candid reader, who intends to locate in
| this State, be he an agriculturst or man
| ufacturer, whether he does not think it
worth hiq while to "eive us call before
purchasing elsewhere" Us the tradesmen
say. We have county as central, ms
healthy and MS productive as any in the
State, and one capable of enriching apop-
ula ton ten times as great as the present
one, and tens of thousands of acres, as
good as any in the county, are still annu-
ally decorating themselves with Nature s
uncultivated flowers to entice the husband
man. Willy you heed their silent appeal?
We have the acres and need the proiu-
GERS. Hence this statement-this invita-
ton.
THE CITY OF DALLAS.
The city,of Dallas, the county seat Of
Dallas county, is located near the exact
center of the county, on the north bank OF
Trinity river, which stream runs through
tbe county, from the northwest to the
southeast corner This city is neal ly sur
bou.ded by upanas, its courthouse square
being only about twenty feet above the
Trinity's high water mark. This towa,
site was originally covered with timber,
and many of the native trees yet remain.
One year ago Dallas contained about
$500 Inhabitants. Its population nearly
H., bo 1879 apl
is not much less, if any. than 1000 at
present, and is still rapidly increasing.
The streets are wide, and cross eOch other
at right angles, and of late have been
graded and otherwise improved. The
river is spannpd by an iron bridge, which
cost about $4,000.
PUBLIC AND OTHER BUILDINGS.
As general thing the public bull iings
storehouses and private residences are OF
superior character, much more so than
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 some very ele-
CANT buildings have heen constructed; The
courthouse, whi;h will be finished this
year, is being built Of stone, quarried seven
miles distant, and the same will cost MOI
less than 100000 There are sig large
hoteIs here' and TWO or ,hree enii,ie, oh.s'
sp"oIo", "''e' - "sv ve'ns IN ;inoaJ
re,"s .o."o 'nn Nv ;una';an ns ,ha;r raoJs
T"np"hie'' ~, u, IN Wv !."vs'Sn bn,I % ronda H.,
'n'' "o"'e W.. w., onn s.a, .a AL, ,,aJino
the entire frontage 900 feet.
Bricks are manufactured here, OF n good
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THE PRESS, fUBLic LIBRARY, SCHOOLS, AND
CHURCHES
Dallas has one daily and three weekly
newspapers, towit The DALLAS HERALD,
daily aad weekly, (pemecraticl Tue
Dallas news pemocrhuc), aSu Nor'on
in'e'iigeucer la.puonoa"i y .se puoaaS
io,aly anu '.au'nH wv, ~. Mo,I,o1tts,
Wpuer .I1 ..st "neT''Sn Sn,,, nd I =. leas,
sp'soopai o"a'omi nva'", "nI onrh =,
oeHe" Tree "u' P','a'' eV'Oo'' ~, I"e TLa
,ease W "'oC' 49, s'oa .na ,av soIIoo,s ia
Pn'ioHase u W. ~ pns h,,;J,;nns
noou' egus" nus "'s. .n.'o" Ne
LOT 'he io''o"'"s uenVpi'",'''o"o $500 -
.s's' Hp'sI'p"'1"S, S,h,S, pa,n,;s,s
O,u ochoo' "nr ,u'no ,,,o '"u'h D'''''
ohr'S''"hs anu o"'"''''s'
MANuFAcruhiNG iErsREsrs --Bu4iNkss
HOUSES, PROFESSIONS, ETC., ETC
There are here two planning mills, two
Touring mills (nnotber is being buiit),one
iron aud brass foundry, several carriage
and wagon factories, sash, door and blind
faci ory, probably one hundred stores, large
and sma II, four banking firms, and its full
complement Of Offices, occupied by lawyers,