The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-10-17
OUR LErrER.BOX


hurriedly 1t was lengthy enough for
one letter and as had said nothing in
it about the improvements ALREADY
made and in progress at the depot or
south end of town, | concluded TO save
what ! had to say further iormothcr
letter have spent most Of the day to-
day looking around this (depot) part Of
the town, just after Il comfortable din
ner NJ the Trans-Contmcutal, meeting
my old friend, Captain Eph. Daggett,
he invited me TO ride in that same
buggy and behind that same old gray,
which The HERALD SO graphically de
scribed few weeks ago. gladly
ayailed myself Of the kind invitation,
and we logged on, down Houston street
toward the southern part Of the city.
Passing along on the west side Of the
street ! saw sign which was suggested
10y The HERALD aud has almost become
historic 1t reads thus; Heres Where
the Panther Lay 4 friend here has
given me the true history of this cx-
preston, but space torbds me writing it
down Just now, rs have other matters
to talk about.
The corporate limits of Fort Worth
runs from the bluff ON the north. about
one mile south-how far east and west
did not lcarn-but | think it to be-
about the same distance. Near the
south end Of the corporate limits tn,
railroad depot is situated, ON land dona-
ted to the company, making the d.
lance from the square to the depot a
fraction over three-quarters OF mile
and at the latter point are located tine
lumber merchants, cotton yards. some
retail stores, several saloons, and two
hotels, over one OF which Immediately
in front Of the passenger depot. floats
what is intended presume, to be the
old Texas flag. This is the Clark House
kept by Mrs Clark, of the Clark House.
Dallas Another hotel is the United
States Hotel. The principal street, are
Main, Houston, Throckmorton aycnu.
and Jennings avenue all running north
towards the square. On the first named
street (Muin) the grading is in
progress for the street railway
which understand is to sbe built and
equipped ready for travel by about the
ISL VI No''''''or; u WIN ne " great
No'',oi, ~, 90 '''' ""lN ,'oln inc &c
Pot " LOW" - '"lS AKA "uS!N ana III
most impassablo. the soil heinz the
ni"'N "oAE, "ho one cannot wen
" ,;l 70 pay TWO o'tS Tor Il rae every
t'ihe he wants 10 90 rom one ehd OF the
Town 20 Inc otHer' give you or'oW
iisV Oh 'he orlcN ana stone 0ulldlhgS
Vi'"' nave "'''"'y oeeh erecl'u "il" are
now now III progress "foun" the "epot
rus Heard ohe-Story oFicN, nre-
PROOF, GoToU' tWo-Sloi% rock oQla'ng
WIN orlck front 2'Noo' occupied by D.
Eagah Us u restaurant t""'Slory rock,
1 Ttlrh 'front.' 'oN'o owned ny ADAMS a
luriier' anu occupIe" 10y d. =. howard
wholesale grocer Two story orrk,
-'N?oi OWN SI ny ., lilS'I''ll'lo ana o'-
oHPle" ~ VI 'h'''e.'' Voi nm 'I'r
ShanF Two story orirN "o%oo, owned
10y ION" ur'''r' ANA ocr"P''"o y =. H..
hee'. g''o ,. 5nl'S S'@', "o'' owner
occupied ny h3"0fy' Nelson d" co., com
nl'SS'o" lneI'""h'S '""'S,",l T''cH.
pro"l' stone 'front.' o"he" oy w. W.
D"eE''V ".'" o''"l',eu "' " restaurant;
6es'1e3 'h'Se mere are several
foundations s lo i ,; Tor , 2Ih'r Drl'N
OF s'oit "ENol'isS' Tue prince
pau part CT 'he improvements
mere Are VI lr"'n'' "'o some o. lh'm
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