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

distant from Dallas by rail $50 miles Ii .
has population of $50, and is one of the
healthiest localities in all eastern Texas
During the year past il exported 1926 bales
OF cotton, 1000 pounds of wool, and 10000 .
feet Of lumber. OfthcSe exports - - per
cent. went to New York and other points
east, % per cent. to st, Louis, 10 per cent TO
New Orleans, 30 per cent To Galveston and ,
II l-2 to Dallas and other points. The ag-
grcgate sales during the year amounted to,
IN dry goods, clothing, boots and shoes, hats
and caps and millinery, S20O,0O0 in gro
cerieS, produce, CONNECTIONS, bagging and
ties $4,000; in liquors, beer and tobaccos,
$1,000; in ice, 5000; in woodwork (Shineles,
rough and dressed lumber, sash, etc), $i0,- /
600; in drugs paints, oils, crockery, wood /
enware, etc, so eco, and in hardware. az /
ricultural machinery, engines wagons, etc, /
$4,000. OfthcSe imports ~ per cent, came /
from st. Louis, 10 per cent. from New Or /
leans 10 per cent. from Galveston and . .
Fer cent. from other points, There are /
three manufactures in the place working Is 1
hands and with $4,000 invested in them.
PIrrsBURe.
This place is the capital town of Camp
county, on the Texas & st. Ioui, Narrow
Gauge railroad, 100 miles from Dallas, and
has 600 inhabitants. During the year past
Pittsburg exported 5000 bales oi cotton
O,uUU llOulluS Oi WOpli ana lu,ub lbUllOS Oh
hides and peltrcs. St. Louis received -
per cent. of these exports; New Orleans TO-
Galveston 10, and Dallas O5 per cent, The
value of mills and manufactures in the
place is $1,000 The aggregate sales Of inn
ported articles for the year were, Of dry
goods, clothing, boots and shoes, hats and
caps and millinery, $4,000; Of groceries,
produce contectionS, bagging and ties
$4,000; of liquors, beer and tobaccos,
Of of
(shingles, rough and dressed lumber, sash,
etc. $4,000; of drugs, paints, oils, crock
cry, woodenware, etc, S25O@O; of
hardware, agricultural machinery, en-
gines, wagons, etc, $4,000, and
of miscellaneous articles $1,000 Of these
imports there were from New York 10 per
cent. from St. Louis 50 per cent, from New
Orleans 90 from Galveston Is, and from
Dallas and other points b per cent. There
is one manufacturing establishment in Pitts
burg, employing five hands and representing
capital to the extent Of $1,000.
SULPHUR SPRINGS.
This place takes its name from some mcdi-
cinal spring i'll the place. 1t is the county
site of Hopkins county, is nthe Texas East
Line narrow guage railroad ,l45 miles distant
from Dallas by rail, and has $500 inhabi-
tants. During the year it exported 6,9i0
bales of cotton 5000 pounds of wool 3d.
900 pounds of hides and pcltries; $500
bushels of small grain; 100000 feet of
lumber, and the aggregate value Of
minor exports was $1,000 OF these
shipments 10 per cent, went to
leans, Is to Galveston and Is to Dallas and
other points. 1t has two grist mills, three
planning mills, and one furniture manutac-
tory, representing some $4,000 of capital.
The aggregate sales for the year were, of
dry goods clothing, hats and caps and mil
linery, $4,000 of groceries, produce, con-
fections, bagging and ties, $4,000; of
liquors., beer and tobaccos, $4,000; of ice.
$500; of woodwork (shingles, rough and
dressed lumber, sash, etc., $4,000 OF
drugs, paints, oils, crockery, woodenware,
etc, 5000; of hardware, agricultural ma.
chinery, engines, wagons, etc, $4,000, and
of miscellaneous articles, $1,000. These i'm
ports came in the proportion Of from New
York 05; st. Louis. 40 New Orleans, 10;
Galveston, 20; Dallas Is, and from other
points 05 per cent.
GREENvUIr
This Is the county tunt county; is
the terminus of the Texas East Line narrow
gauge railroad from Jefferson, and the
Denison and Southeast branch of the Mis-
souri, Pacific passes through it. II Is fifty
two miles from Dallas in direct line, but
by rail is some 105 miles, and has popu-
lation of 1900. During the year past II
shipped 1000 bales of cotton, 10000 pounds
of wool, 10000 pounds Of hides and peltres,
5000 bushels Of small grain, 1900 head of
cattle, sheep and hogs, and the aggregate
value OF its minor exports was 500. OF
these exports % per cent. went to New
York, 50 To st. Louis 10 to New Orleans,
10 to Galveston, Is to Dallas and 10 to
other points. There is one manufacturing
establishment Of q local character in the
place, employing seven hands, and worth
$4,000. The aggregate sales for the
En ssF b SSts a0 0f a sySes goG Snd G %
merry, $4,000; of groceries, produce,
CONNECTIONS, bagging and ties, 10000; OF
liquors, beer and tobaccos, $4,000; Of ice,
5000; of woodwork (shinges, rough and
dressed lumber, sash, etc. 1886, 900; ofdrugs,
paints, oils, crockery, ,wodenware, ETC.,
$4,000; Of hardware, agricultural machin-
cry, engines, wagons, etc, $4,000, and of
miscellaneous articles $4,000. st; Louis
furnished 40 per cent. OF these GOODS New
Orleans, Is; Galveston, 10; Dallas 10, and
other points 20.
GAINESVILLE.
Gainesville is the county site of Cooke
county, and is distant from Dallas
by rail sixty-fve miles 1t has population
of 1900. Being the terminus of the Mis-
souri, Pacific railroad from Dcnison, and
having an excellent country back of il
without any railroad facilities whatsoever,
Gainesville does u fine business During
the year past it exported 5000 bales of cot
ton, 10000 pounds of wool, 100000 pounds
ofhides and peltries, 10000 head of cattle,
sheep and hogs, and the aggregate value of
minor products exported was $4,000. The
per centagc of these exports were, to New
York 20; TO St. Louis 49, to Chicago 25; 10
New Orleans q; TO Galveston q, and to
Dallas and other points 49, The total value
of mills and manufactures in Gainesville Is
$4,000. The aggregate sales of imported
articles during tho year were, of
dry goods, clothing boots and shoes,
hats and caps and millinery, $685..
600; of groceries, produce, CONNECTIONS
bagging and ties $ilS,0oO; Of liquors, beer
and tobaccos, $3.50 900; Of ice, $500; of
woodwork, shingles, rough and dressed
lumber, sash, etc. $l75, 900 Of drugs, paints,
oils, crockcry, woodenware, etc, $4,000;
and Of hardware, agricultural machinery,
engines, wagons, etc, 100000. The per
centago of these imports were from New
York, 20; st. Louis 40; Chicago, TO- New Or
leans 10, and Dallas and other points IS.
The lumber, shingles, etc., Is Texas product
obtained in eastern Texas. Cooke county,
of which Gainesville Is the county site, Is
one of the best in north Texas, both for cot
ton and wheat, and is well populated.
GRAND PRAIRIE.
Grand Prairie Is beautiful little hamlet
q miles west Of Dallas In rich and popu-