The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-09-01

PpilVS -. INC aggregate sales for the
year were of dry goods, clothing
boots and shoes, hats and caps and MILL
pery, $4,000; of groceries, produce, con.
iectlons, bagging and ties, Sl75OD; OF
liquors, beer and tohaccos, $4,000: of ice
$2,5OOOi ofwoodwork (shingles rough and
dressed lumber, sash, ctc,) 600; OF
! drugs, paints, oils, crOckery, woodenware,
etc, 5000; and of hardware, agricultural
machinery; engines, wagons, etc, 800, zoe.
or these imports New York supplied y per
cent; st. Louis 10; New Orleans Is; Gal
weston %; Dallas Is; and various other
points lOper cent.
PALESTINE.
This place is the capital town of Anderson
county in central eastern Texas It is on
the International railroad at the intersec-
ton of the Great Northern road, and the
Texas Trunk road from Dallas to Sabine
Pass, now completed to kaufman, will pass
through the town. 1t is 200 miles from BAL
las and has population of $500, being head
quarters of the International & Great North
ern railroad, with their machine shops,
round houses, etc. there. During the year
it exported 1850 bales of cotton: 10000
pounds of hides and peltries; 1000 head of
cattle, stcep and hogs, and the aggregate
value It's minor products was So, 900. St
Louis received 30 per cent. of these exports;
New Orleans 20; Galveston 40, and Dallas
and other points 10. 1t has one small man.
uiactory of an entirely local character in
which only $1,000 is invested, but which
employs four hands. The aggregate sales for
the, year were, ofdry goods, clothing, boots
and shoes, hats and caps and millinery,$ d..
OQOi ofgroccries, produce, CONNECTIONS, J.. 70
ging and ties, $4,000; of r.
quors beer and tobaccos,. 100000: Il
ice $1,000 of woodwork, (shinglcs
rough and dressed lumber, sash etc, $10,-
coo; of drugs, paints, oils crockery, wood
enware etc, $4,000 of hardware, agricul-
tural machinery, engines, wagons etc. $780,
600, and miscellaneous articles $4,000 The
percentage of these imports were, from New
York 40; from st. Louis 80; from New
Orleans or from Galveston IS and from
Dallas and other points o5.
ovERToN.
This place is in Rusk county east Texas,
is on the International railroad, at the in
tcrsection of the Overton e Henderson rail-
road, 16 miles long, and is $50 miles from
Dallas. 1t has population of 800, and
during the past year exported 5000 bales Of
cotton, and 5000 pounds of hides and pei
tries. St., Louis received of these shipments
10 per cent; New Orleans 10; Gal
weston 60, and Dallas and other points
year were of dry goods, clothing, boots and
shoes, hats and caps and millinery, 800 900
of groceries, produce, CONNECTIONS, bagging
and ties, $4,000; Of liquors, beer and
tobaccOs, $4,000; of woodwork, shingles
rough and dressed, lumber, sash, etc. 5000;
of drugs, paints, oils, crockery ,woodcnware,
etc, $4,000; of hardware, agricultural
machinery, engines wagons, etc, $1,000;
and of miscellaneous articles, 5000. OF
these imports 90 per cent. were from st.
Louis; 20 from New Orleans O5 from Gal
weston and 10 from Dallas and other points.
HENDERSON.
Henderson is the county site of Rusk
county, and is the t. minus of the Overton
Il Henderson railroad. 1t is 1G6 miles from
Dallas by rail, and has a population
of GOO. During the year past it shipped
10000 bales of cotton; 5000 pounds of wool;
5000 pounds Of hides and peltreS and ITO
head ofcattle and sheep. ToNew York went
l0pcr cent. of these exports; to New Orleans,
05; to Galveston 65, and to Dallas and other
points 20. The aggregate sales during the
year were of dry goods, clothing, boots and
shoes, hats and caps and millinery, 1890 900;
of groceries, produce confectionS bagging
and tics, 100000; of liquors beer and tobac-
cos, $4,000; Of ice, 1000; of woodwork,
(shingles, rough and dressed lumber, sash,
etc. $1,000; of drugs, paints, oils, crockery,
woodenware, etc, $4,000; of hardware, ag-
rieultural machinery, engines, wagons, etc.,
s65, 600 and of miscellaneous articles, $40,
)00 From New York came 05 per cent.
81 these imports; from st. Louis, 80; from
New Orleans, 05; from Galveston 40, and
from Dallas and other points 20 cent.
TYLER.
Tyler is the county site of Smith county,
IS on branch of the International railroad
leading from Troupe to Mineola, where it
with the Texas d Pacific
md the Denison & Southeast branch
n the Missouri Pacific railroads.
The Texas IL st, Louis narrow gauge road
llso passes through this place. The state
supreme and appellate courts meet at Tyler
md the United States circuit court and dis
riot courts also meet there. 1t is a candi-
late for the state university, and It's pros
rects for election seem to be good. 1t is ITO
niles from Dallas and has Il population OF
GOO, and isa handsome, prosperous; young
'ity. In the past year it shipped ZO,Op
lales of cotton 5000 pounds Of wool and
1900 pounds of hides and peltrics, which
vent to st. Louis Is 90 per cent; to New
orleans, 30 1-3 per cent; to Galveston, 81 l-3
md to Dallas and other points, Is 2-3 per
emit The aggregate sales forth year were
)fdry goods, clothing, boots and shoes, hats
md caps and millinery, Si50tnOi of grocer
cs, produce, CONNECTIONS, bagging and ties,
;215,00O; ofliquors beer and tobacCos S5j,-
100; flee 5000; of woodwork, (shingles,
'ough and dressed lumber, sash, Ctc.) $40
400; of drugs, paints, oils, crockcry, wood
,lware, ETC., $4,000; of hardware, agricul-
ural machinery, engines wagons, etc,
S55, 900, and of miscellaneous articles, $25,-
100 New York furnished 80 l-3 of these
st. Louis 16 %; New Orleans
% 3D. Galveston 1928, and Dallas and
,ther points l6 2-3
ATHENS.
Athens, Henderson county its county
site, is on the Texas and st. Louis narrow
yuage railroad, and it is 20 miles from Dali
as by rail, and has a population of 600,
in the wear past it exported 400 bales of
cotton and 10000 pounds of hides and pei
.res, of which ST. Louis received 40 ncr
cent; New Orleans 10 and Galveston so,
The aggregate sales for the year Were, of
Try goods, clothing, boots and shoes, hats
and caps and millinery, ll,ooO; of gro,
,eries, produce, CONNECTIONS, bagging and
ties, $4,000 of liquors, beer and tobacoos,
$4,000; of woodwork shingles, rough and
dressed lumber, sash, etc., $4,000; ofdrugs,
paints, oils, .croekery, woodenware, etc.,
$4,000; of hardware, agricultural ma.
chinery, engines, wagons, etc, 1000, and
Of miscellaneous articles. $4,000. These
from ST. Louis 30; from New Orleans 10;
from Galveston 80; from Dallas 10, and from
other points 10 per cent.
aILMER.
Gilmer Is the county site OF Upshur