The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-09-01
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utussi pants, oils, crOckerv, Noodenware,
etc., $4,000, and &c hardware, asritulural
machinery, engines, wagons, etc, $1,000.
New York supplied Is per cent of these
imports; St. Louis 10: New Orleans 10:
Galveston ~; Dallas Is, and other points 10
per cent.
eRorsBrcK.
This town, the county site of Limestone
county, is on the Houston & Texas Central
road, is ninety-iour miles south of Dallas,
and has five hundred inhabitants. During
the yeas past II shipped 3,0Nbalvs Of cotton:
900 pounds of wool; 20O00 pounds of hides
and peltries; 5000 bushels Of small grain,
and 1000 head of cattle, sheep and hogs.
New York received 10 per cent of these inn
ports; ST, Louis, 10; New Orleans, o5; Gal
weston, 90; Dallas, 10, and other points
10. The aggregate sales for She year were,
of dry goods, clothing, boots and shoes,
hats Gnd caps aud millinery, $4,000; Of
groceries, produce, CONNECTIONS, baggng
and ties, $4,000, of liquors, beer and to-
baccos, $4,000; Office, $1,000; of woodwork,
trough and dressed lumber, sash, etc, )S2S,-
900; of drugs, paints, oils, crockcry, wooden
ware, etc, $4,000; and of hardware, agri-
10000 New York furnished 2Jper cent.
of these imports; St. Louis 10; New Orleans,
l0 Galveston %; Dallas 20, and otter points
10 per cent,
BRYAN
is the county seat of Brazos county. and. as
such, necessarily occupies an important POI
y 81 On 3 Ms ,,i GomIm; inner point II
ton ~ Texas Central railroad is
solidly and tasteiully built, has population
said to be about 5000, and is steadily inn
proving. II is in one of the richest portions
of Texas, and always does an immense bust
ness for town of its size. Tho assessed
value of its property is put down at about
100000, and the financial condition of
both town and county is good. Last yearit
of wool, 600O0 hides and peltries, lO,O00head
of cattle, sheep and hogs, Eighty per cent.
of these shipments went to Galveston, and
20 per cent, TO other points, The total value
OF mills and other manufactures is about
$4,000. Its aggregate sales were as follows:
Dry goods, clothing hats, caps, boots, shoes
and millinery, $4,000; groceries, produce,
corrections bagging, ties and tobaccos,
5000 .Ooo; LIQUORS, s25 900; Ice, 5000; wood
sash, etc,) $S5 600; drugs, paints, oils, crock
cry and woodenwarc, SIS 900; and hard
ware, agricultural machinery, engines, wag-
ons, etc, 100000. Fifty per cent of the
imports Of Bryan come from Galveston, rs
per cent from st. Louis, 10 per cent from
New York, and from other points Is per
cent. There are in the town one cotton seed
oil mill, one cotton gin factory, and one cot
ton gin. They have some $4,000 invested
in these enterprises, and sixty hands en-
ployed. The state Agricultural and Me-
chanical college, by law made a part of the
university of the state shortly to be built,
is located in the vicinity Of Bryan, and is an
institution materially adding to the educa-
tional facilities and general business of the
lace.
NAvAsoTo.
THIS Is the principal town In Grimes coun-
ty, which isin southern central Texas, is 1876
miles south of Dallas station on the Hous-
ton & Texas Central railroad, and has LOO
inhabitants. In the year past Navasota ex-
ported IL, 900 bales Of cotton; 5000 pounds Of
wool; $1,000 pounds Of hides and
peltries, being. partly prairie coun-
connecting with the Houston & Texas Gen.
trail road, ten miles south, 1880, 900 feet Of
lumber, and the aggregate value Of Its
minor articles exported was $4,000. OF
these shipments 10 per cent. went to New
Orleans, 80 per cent to Galveston, and 40
per cent. TO other points. The total value
of mills and manufactures In the place,
there being one flour and corn mill, one
planning mill, one cotton seed oil mill, and
twenty-five hands, Is $4,000. The aggre-
gate sales for the year were, Of dry goods.
pounds of hides and peltries, and the aggre-
gate value gifts minor products shipped was
$4,000. Galveston received 10 per cent. Of
these exports, and other points 20. Tho
total value of its millsand manufactures
there being one cotton seed oil mill and two
cotton .gnS-is $4,000 The aggregate
Of sales of imported articles for
the Year were, of dry goods, clothing,
boots and shoes, hats and caps aud MILL
lnery, $4,000; of groceries, produce, cop-
iections, bagging. and ties, 500, 900; Oh
liquors, beer and tobaccos, $4,000; Of
drugs, paints, oil, crockery, woodenware,
etc., $780, and of hardware, agricultural
machinery, engines, wagons, ETC., $4,000.
These imports were, from ST. Louis, 10 per
cent, from. Galveston 80 per cent, and
and from other points 40 per cent,
wAxAnAcnIE.
waxahachie Is the county site of Ellis
county, Is 80 miles from Dallas, and has a
population of 900. II Is ut the terminus
Of what is called the Waxahachie Tap rail-
road, connecting the place with the Hous-
ton 4 Texas Central railroad, near Ellis.
This road has recently become the property
Of the Texas Central road by purchase, and
Texas & Pacific road, and II has other rail-
road prospects too. IL Is handsomely
laid off and built town, is in
, the midst OF a magnificent country,
and does handsome business.
During the year past II exported 5000 bales
of cotton 10000 pounds of hides and pei
tries; 10000 bushels Of small grain, and GO
car loads of cattle, sheep and hogs. St.
Louis was given 05 per cent, of these ship
ments; 05 10 Chicago; 20 TO New Orleans
40 TO Galveston; 10 to Dallas and 20 to
various other points II has In mills and
manufactures $4,000. The aggregate sales
for the year were of dry goods, clothing,
boots and shoes, hats and caps and milli-
merry, $3.50, 600; Of groceries, produce, con-
fections, bagging and ties, $4,000; OF
liquors, beer and tobaccos, $4,000; Of
wood work, shingles, rough and dressed
lumber, sash, etc., 100000; Of drugs,
! paints, oils, crockery, woodenware, etc.,
Sl2, 800 of hardware, agricultural machin-
cry, engines, wagons, ETC., $4,000 and Of
miscellaneous articles $4,000. New York
Supplied 10 per. cent. Of these imports; ;
81. Louis 20; Chicago :o5; New Orleans :o5;
Galveston 10; Dallas Is and various other
points % per cent.
RICHMOND.
This Is town on the Brazos river AZ tho
crossing thereof Of tho Galveston, Harris
burg x San Antonio railroad II Ia the
county site OF Fort Bend, one Of the sugar
counties; has I $50 Inhabitants, and Is 395
miles from Dallas. During the past year Il
shipped 5000 bales OF cotton; 5000 pounds
ofhides and peltries; 800 barrels ofmolasses;
5000 bushels Of small grain; 1000 head OF
cattle, sheep and hogs; l0o, 900 feet oflumber,