The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-12-15

and in New Mexico and Arizona. A num-
Der of these animals were left on Galveston
Island for u time, but were afterwards
taken to Western Texas and New Mexico.
Some of these camels were abandoned in
the ella and Salt river bottoms, where they
lived and bred, until now they roam the
plains of the Lower ella in great numbers,
and it is the belief that they will continue
to increase until droyes of camels will be-
come as frequent as butlaloes were n few
years ago.
Large quantities of potatoes are being
shipped from Canada to the United States.
Detroit firm shipped from Ottawa three
carloads for Chicago. Bambrck d Wall
shipped ten carloads during the week to
Chicago.
Prune culture is great success in the
uplands OF California, Nothing can exceed
this fruit in weight and production. In
Petaluma county every branch is loaded,
and every prune sound. The pits are eX-
tracted by machinery and used for fuel.
Sorich and juicy are the California prunesas
to drive the German prunes from the market
whenever placed in competition. Each tree
bears about 100 pounds of prunes, worth ii
cents per pound at wholesale. One hum
dred trees are planted to the acre, and the
entire cost to pit them for the market is
five cents per pound.
The farming community around Anita
are somewhat excited over the appearance
OF couple of wild horses in that neighbour
hood, 1t is supposed that they have wand
cred down from the wids of Dakota into
Iowa, A systematic hunt is being arranged
for their capture.
A cooperative society in Philadelphia has
SIX stores open. This represents steady
growth from very small beginning eight
years ago. The three groceries and one
meat market yield handsome profit be-
sides providing goods for the $50 members
III discount from regular rates; but the
dry goods and shoe stores have barely paid
expenses. On the whole, however, the en-
terprise is sound success.
1t is positively announced that COM
pany has been organized in New York for
supplying the Eastern cities with gas manu-
featured at the coal mines in Western
Pennsylvania, and conducted to the places
OF consumption through system of pipes.
MIR. John Hoey, of the Adams Express
Company, is said to be heavy stakeholder.
The New York organization is said to be in
negotiation with II Philadelphia company
for the us" of system of coal-packed pipe
joint, by hich it is claimed that 81 5000
would be saved in the cost OF the lead used
in making the joints and all bridging dis
pensed with.
All the rolling-mills for iron and steel
rails have contracts ahead to an extent that
will require their utmost power of produc-
ton for several months running. AS
consequence prices have materially adj
yanced. From present indications, based
upon actual contracts made for future de-
livery of all kinds of railroad supplies,
there may be more miles OF railroad CON
structed in 1889 than during the year now
drawing to close, which will show more
miles OF new road constructed than before
since 1871. The Union Pacific Road needs
many new locomotives at once, and can
make contracts for delivery no earlier than
in 1883.
The Prairie Farmer says that is q settled
fact that the crop of Strawberries next wear
cannot be more than half an average crop :;
particularly in the west and southwest es-
pecially in the southwest. In the north
west, including the north half of Illinois,
the stand or plants (old ones) will be good,
with very few, if any, young plants made.
In the south, and particularly in the south
west, including Missouri, Southern Kansas
and Arkansas, the plants were badly burned
out, in places entirely so, and in many fruit
gardens all OF some varieties were killed by
the drought and heat. And what makes il
very bad for the strawberry growers of the
southwest is the fact that there will be, at
least, no western-grown plants to be had
next year with which to make new planta-
tons.
During November i5, 2GO pieces of baggage
were handled " the Union dep OF, Indian
apolis,
Arizona will from present indications
prove the largest dividend paying State or
Territory for 1889.
1t is stated that Leadville is paying East
ern stockholders 1900 600 "A month In diyi-
dends.
Silver mines in Texas are showing up as
far south as Williamson county. Those near
Georgetown, the county seat, are much
richer than at first supposed
In regard to the French crown Jewels the
special committee of the Chamber of Bepu-
ties iavors the sale of diamonds worth
twelve million fracs, possessing no histori-
cal value. 1t is proposed to retain sword
valued ut quarter million francs, as also
certain presents from foreign monarchs.