The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-06-11
ABILENE.
Correspondence of the Herald.

Correspondence of the Herald.
| ABILENE, June 0, 1881.
Having seen but little in your valuable
paper from this section, we did not thin i,
smiss to state that. Abilene, the future gres,
city of the west still has her boom. I'm.
provements greet tie eye, and progress
smiles on the stranger from every side, max.
ing marked impressions on the many pros.
poctlng classes, who look for future home
Tor themselves aud families; yes, tho young,
that are growing up, and missing the
chances their parents have mad in the now
thickiy settled older states, who grew IN
with the developments of those states. who
now realize that tneir children claim the
same chance, il p)ss BILE to DO had, those
cool heads now turn to the great western
empire, with her endless bodies of good lila,
bic lands, with her pastures, With her rich
moss in climate, and olleriog as she does all
.no induce men's to psient, to procure for
MS son what ne has had an opportunity of
getting for himself, start in the
drama OF life, in now country
in which 10 build himself m
as it develops, and become worthy and ins
49," si'i NhiHcbc w tuls grtAt ELate.
Quite a number of northern mon have
oeeh nero OF late, looking to locate some of
their boys" in the fast growing wool inter
es's OF this section, which bids fair to become
one OF the leading features here, and ere
many seasons roll around will rival the San
Antonio market; for la GO scope of country
lying south of here, which heretofore thought
That CITY the only wool MAJ ket in the state
A number of large clips have found their
way here, and are daily now coming, among
which we no Mr.. Harris this day with 80,
Oo0pounds from Tom Green county.
Our merchants realizing theimportauce of
good roads. etc, tributary to this place. had
a meeting and effected permanent orpaniz,.
ton to have roads cut to different points
and over 500 was raised on the pround, for
the road fund, and immediate Steps will be
taken to the desired end.
Cattle shipping has fairly begun and bids
10 DC OF note at this point, as a large ter,is
tory VII do shipping from here.
, What crops We have in the county are in a
me con ition; cotton especially seems to pros.
per llnely and will be an item in the near
tutLIo.
An enterprizing man will start water work,
on u small scale, in rs much AS no inten Dis
putting up a twenty foot wind mill and
pump water from mile into tank, and AS
he has already succeeded ia getting the well
with plenty of water, there is but little doubt
tnst ne VIII succeed in his enterprise and dis.
PEI the idea which LAS gained some footing
thai water was scarce in Abilene.
The fourth of July will no. be over looked
by any patriotic people, and ample prepare.
tons are beieg made to feed 5000 people here
that day and naves good old barbecue, eyery
body invited, especially editors.
Inc Abilene reporter, a weekly with Mr..
Gilbert at the helm, from Nayasots will
make Its appearance next week; may he
prosper.
The X. K. Co., is to commence an artesiap
well here tomorrow at the stock yards.
we receive the HERALD on same day of
publication, consequently its much looked
ior, US giving US the earliest news. NAV
Dallas prosper and the SHADOW of our city
never grow less"