The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-08-29
TERRELL.
TERRELL, August "a, 1874.

TO the Editor of the Dallas Herald:
In our travels through eastern and
northern Texas we have only noticed
one thing on which dry weather does
not seem to exercise a check or dele.
FERROUS effect that is this peculiarly
favored town of Terrell. Never have
we seen town thrive more rapidly.
On returning to it after months alb
sence, the changes appear wonderful.
Magnificent residences, with their
Gothic peaks, seem To have sprung up
like mushrooms, and the citizens move
rapidly about, with an air of satisfac-
ton and confidence, as though each
one was sure mine of gold lay but a
few feet below the grass Oh his prem
ises. A man usually has enough OF the
cares of this life to bear without hav-
ing to share those of his neighbor, and
to get back here, where barber can
we'll afford to shave the longest face at
"single card rates." where there are no
complaints about either the quantity
or quality of the water, and where the
pure, bracing winds sweep over the
prairies, is certainly luxury,
In regard to water, Terrell stands
without rival in north Texas.
Her Touring mills-McSpaddin d
Ingram proprietOrs-ar scarcely sec
ond to any in the country. Her insti-
tute and Masonic hall tells well for the
morals and enterprise of her people.
| il n connections gothic edlfice, ar
ranged with vestibules and elegantly
seated with improved iron frame seats
and desks. Here Prof. John Portmess,
late of Hallville Masonic institute, viii
commence his first ten months session
on the first Monday in September. A
new steam planning mill, recently re.
moved from Lawrence, with com
plete outfit of machinery, will be in
operation in ten days from this time
A large quantity of the material is al
ready on the ground for the construc'
ton OF row of brick buildings, which
is to present a front of one hundred
feet by depth of seventy-five feet
contract let and bonds taken. a com
pany is already organized to build SIN
other brick stores, and the contractor,
Mr.. Adler, has purchased beautiful
site on which he intends to build q
residence of the same material.
The present depot proved from thu
start to be insufficient for the place
and il is now decided by the Texas an(
Pacific railroad company to construc
a new one, which, with its cotton plat
form, will extend from Virginia stree
! to "Adelaid," II distance of two nun
dred and fifty feet. Also to build
new and much larger stock yard, be
sides two extra sides tracks-one FOL
! lumber and one for stock.
Three hundred and tv enty-tive thou
sand dollars tor cotton and fifty thou
sand dollars for cattle have been pait
out here during the past ten months
How does all this sound for a yearlins
town, to say nothing of her daily stag
lines, roads, bridges, etc?
Among the business men OF Terrell
we will mention the following:
Hawking Il Self, Stephen 4 Bros.
dealers in dry goods, etc; jenkins Z
Co, commission merchants; w. Z
Clark, dealer in groceries; l.. Goldburi
* Co., dry goods, etc; Lane d Mckin
min, groceries German d Bro, grocer
les; W. T. NJ. White, billiard hall Nj
&C.. Walton, druggist; Dansby d vii
son, druggists John ). Griffith, DIR,
goods and general merchandise: @. w
Carter, real estate agent
Mr.. Carter is the only real estate agen
In the city, and mt the same time tina
he is perfectly dy fat in his business
is one of the most genial and pleasant
gentlemen We have met ia our travels
The bricks made here by Adler 4
Bro. have already acquired a wide
spread reputation. We are scarcei,
hazardiDg too much to say that the'
are tie best bricks made in the state
The Terrell house is under the man
aeement Of Mr.. \. =. DubendOrff, VIII
is most agreeable gentleman, ant
who emphaticallY "knows how q
keep a hotel" The house il being re
modelled aud enlarged, and will b
when completed one Of the best hote
buildings in this section of the state.
The lumber trade is large elemen
i'm the business of Terrell. Messrs
Moore & Moore are the largest dealer
therein.
Terrell can also boast Of her PROBES
sioBal men. ] would be glad to men
ton them particularly, but, lest ] ms,
tresspass too much on your spsces
will defer it until another letter.
I VATQR