The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-07-06
The Reai Population ofDaiias-ii,aSi'
the Editor OF the Herald.
Herewith submit the official census re-
turns, rs follows;
Actual town population

Actual town population .''' ''''''
The better opinion is that the strictly ur-
ban or agricultural population does not eX
coed 500 but the object is to state the figures
of our population correctly, preierrine to be
little under rather than to exaggeraie the
facts.
The suburban population of Dallas is as
truly part of the town rs are those living III
side the municipal lines. Let there be no
misunderstanding on this point, which Is
proven by simple statement OF facts, ana
most of oar citizens will be surprised 10 learn
that, though citizens of Dallas, the following
persons, and hundreds of others Immediately
in their respective vicnities, do not i've
within the prescribed limits of the municipal
CORPORATION. viz: w. j. Keller, w. f. Cum
minis, DR.. j. LD.Phares, George c. Blythe, IL,
Steadman, Mrs. Douglas, "the beer garden
the "Queen City park" Bishop Garrett, j. A.
Mann, j, w. Strong George W. Berry, h.
p. Marshall, Jacob Nussbaumer, Alex, Har-
wood, William IL. Castor, Dr. Cobb, j, Il.
Thomas, =. $. Pfouts, W. W. Peak,
u.
O'Brien, 9. G. Slaughter, Ii. Banks
outside but really inside): John N. Mccoy,
A. +. Hardie, John L. Henry, Andrew j.
Houston, Simps Halves, L. &. Bower, Henry A.
Snoderass, r. w. Goldthwaite, Ahab Bowen,
Mrs. Lacey, Booker Bowen two.thirds Of
Freedmantown, the round. house vicinity, T.
T.. Burke, - Carman, B. +, Jones, g. A.
Knight, II. p. Lsntz, james Carr, Mrs
Gamer, Sam Perry, DR.. Ewing, W. Il. Nc.
Intire, NJ. Hobb, - MoCord, - Dough
erty, +. A. Austin, w. W. Young, -
Stokey, John II. Newman, Mike Kennedy
@. r. Parks, - Burns, Ben Bryant A
Brownee, w. 9. Price, - Cramer, J. l.
Downs, Ben +. HUMPHREYS, j. r. Davis, Mrs
j. w. Thomas, Harry, Rev. Wilmeth
w. %. Diboll, Mr.. Lankston, - Smith, /
Mr.. Smith, ., Polk Cameron, William
Worthington, A. j. Ross, Mr.. Reaves, -
Chambers, - Riley, DR.. Lear, - Mans
field, DR.. Baird, Wood, - Harrington
- Peck, - Morrison, John Ohenault
Professor w. NJ. George, - Crawford
--Sprague, o. p. Bowser, Oliver Thomas
Mr. Mahon, p. S. Stephenson, Nathal
Younger, George Waller, Mr.. Littlepagt
Mr.. Kelly, Mr.. McKennon, Mr.. Buck, A
Overland, DR.. r. II. Jones, John w. Payne
Henry Clark, David nj. Payne-a hundre
heads of families as familiar on our street
as any other average hundred in the corpC
rate lines Had | the time to confer wit
Others, this number would be sweled
hundreds. But simply from personal AZ
quaintance these are given, with the STATE
ment that l am not personally acquainte
with over half the people OF Dallas.
These names are selected at random tro'
memory, without consultation with any on
and the localities mentioned furnish man
more, nearly every one of whom does bus
ness in the corporate limits, and is rs much
part of the city population as those inslC
the lines. The water-works, artesa
wells and the Empire mills are barely insit
the lines, with u considerable population II
northwest side, the town line leaves a lars
population outside. Everyone, therefore,
all convefsant with the localities, will see at
glance that Dallas, legitimstely and tairl
contains, according to the official figures,
bona iide population of at least 1851. Hs
the census been taken on the LIST of Marc
the figures would doubtless have been
thousand to twelve hundred higher III
decrease is found in the number of sing
men-some more or less transient, othe
bona fide citizens--who have, in that tim
been drawn to employment on the Texas
Pacific extension in the west, the Dallas
Wichita in the northwest, the Trunk Iii
in the southeast, and quite number wi
have gone temporarily to the various mini
districts. Dallas, it is well-known, is nc
almost entirely stripped of every class 9
Septing permanent citizens, and this for I
first time since the beginning of 1873.
l am not of those who believe the Gems
has been imperfectly taken. But, after
yestigating divers cases of street talk ON
sions, find the talk erroneous and
families reported as omitted, duly enum
ated, / believe the enumerators have do
their duty with fidelity. A few insola'
omissions do exist, as is always inevitable
such communities, but they would add .
little TO the official figures.
CENSUS OF 1873.
The census Of the town was taken by
der Of the municipal authorities in Augu
1873, and published on the 9th Of Septemb
At that time the town was flooded "
transient persons, railroad hands, SPORT