The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-12-08
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The national banks outside of New York
hold more gold than they ever held before
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DALLAS, November 30.-The propriety Of
our prominent business men, capitalists
and real estate owners uniting to devise
some measures for the improvement OF oui
streets, sidewalks and sewers, cannot be
questioned at this time. 1t seems that our
City Council is not awake to the Importance
of such measures, and if they, under the
specious reasoning that the city should not
now incur the expense which it would Ell
tail upon her.. neglect, or are Indifferent
to the wishes of :. our citizens
in regard to a matter OF
such vast interest to her prosperity and re-
nown there should be such in
fluences brought to bear upon
the members as would infu-
ence them in the right direction. Dallas
to-day presents the appearance of an over
grown village. and does not impress a
stranger with the importance she. sustains
as the greatest commercial city in North
Texas. If the members of the City Coun-
Gil believe they are legislate for country
village without aspirations, and which is
to remain merely country town, they
should give way to other intelligent
and far-seeng men, who appreciate the
high rank Dallas is destined to take among
the great business centres of the South.
And while the HERALD will always advo-
cate economy in expenditures, it has on all
occasions favored every improvement that
city and add to her material wealth and
business Importance. Such we conceive
would follow improvements of our streets
and sewers, and for these reasons, we
hope the idea advanced by
some OF our prominent and progressive citi.
zens to meet and propose measures to the
City Council for their consideration, tc
make these necessary improvements, will
meet with favorable response by every one
who would like to see Dallas wheel into
line with other rising cities of the country
1t is true the present City Council has paid
off q large amount of floating Indebtedness
but, in doing so, has left the city poor in
streets, poor in sidewalks, and poor in the
most important of all necessaries, good
sewerage.
WE learn that Mr.. A. C. Garrett, jr., O
the firm of Wood & Garrett, of this city
has just returned from the western coun
ties, where he has contracted for all the pc
cans that may be gathered on the Brazo'
and other streams during the season. He
will no doubt realize large returns ON his
investment. Pecans are selling here on the
streets at seven dollars per hundred pounds
and are said to be scarce on the market.
The sugar crop of Louisiana of 1SS0-Sl
was q little over $50, 100000 pounds, nearly
all of the whole national crop. The pro
duct of molasses was over IA 900, 900 gallons
This yield, SO enormous, was the product o.
a very small fraction Of the sugar lands o
the State.
The excellence of fax grown in Oregon
and Washington Territory has been so vel
demonstrated by several invoices sent tc
Belfast, that movement is making to eX
tend its cultivation by Irish linen men, who
propose to manufacture linen on Puget
sound.
Reports from the Delaware beet-sugal
manufactures say that the drouth cut tn,
crop short, so that beets have to be OBJ
tanned from New York to keep the tacto
ries running. There is deficit in the c-oI
in Europe. and prices are expected to &c
higher.
A New York baker estimates the number
of pies sold in that city at 25,000 per day
He says that it is the mixing of food thai
causes dyspepsia, and that pies have beer
slanaered. In times of great excitement
taste for pumpkin pie is falling Off which
is due probably to the fact that thu
making of them is lost art
TIE most popular of pies is the apple pie
Its stated on good authority that NOR
than 65 Oo0 establishments, employing 100,
200 persons, and using material to the $50,
600, 900 year, are engaged in the Unitet
States in manufacturing articles entirely
from wood, in addition TO more than 5000,
600, persons partly employed on wood o
using that material TO The value Of $1,000,
600.
The total production of wine in Nap;
county, California, this season, is 2,0l6,0O
gallons, a falling Off Of S9i, $50 gallons from
last year.
During the last three years Germany con
sumed 2,657 $50 tons of rails. Nearly al
the rails were made of steel.
Large quantities of shad are reported
passing Macon. Ca. At times the water &
said 10 be white with them. In the las
five years several millions have been pu
into the Ocmulgce at that point.
An extensive establishment for the man
ufacture OF macaroni, yermicelli, and al
other sorts OF Italian pastry in Philadelphia
has seriously damaged the importation o
such articles from Italy. TWAS Matched By
the Centennial.
ports from September LIST, 1881 10 Novembe
26th Of the present year were 20i2,
600 bales against 2,308,o0 70
the same time last year, showing decreas'
of 916 600 bales. New Orleans has receives
over one-fourth Of the entire amount thi
season. In quantity received Savannah
comes next. Charleston third, NOrlOll
fourth. Galveston fifth, and Wilmingtoi
sixth. New York has only received up Il
the date given p ,74s bales.
The Terrell Star says II is now though
that the seasons receipts Of cotton for thil
place will fall sh0r1 Of last years. elthOugi
Il continues 70 roll in pretty rapidly up q
date. There mus have been several hun
dred bales on the streets Wednesday.
The Waco Telephone has taken tie pain
10 make a careful report RI the receipts o
cotton 1T that point, and the probable 70
turr r. ,t.ir,ts during the season. IL says. VI
DO NOT offer the figures AZ eizo utely cor
rect. but think them 20 nearly % that the,
NAV be nccepted We End that since Sep
terrber 5th there has been. compressed u
As bales. the stock on band taken from th'
figurrs ct the different yards Il 200 bales
and i is estimated that so bales hav'
been shirued unc0rnpressed. Ila
would show the receipts a. this point -,
Of5. which We must confess T. rather Light
but We are inclined b believe VII show VI
a. well. II not better. than At Other places
To the above amount may BE- ndded .
baIfs received during the month 81 Angus
and NJ 10 the 5th ~ September Nhai NJ
Ire going 20 receiu hereafter = n1u rn1rl
Of q matter 81 speculation and nnol-ie--
fhan Nhat las alreaLT been received
We End Thar there a. the rildes
sCrt 81 c1lrrl1ti1rs on ne Der
81 rrttUn r.Ian. nni re l1-e taken som
refrIs 20 r. TIE man isfuern IRE f-r ~
irene n n1fitira - this ue hlre talEe'
with Irrfire rirrers rrl f1rrneTs n Al
r.-ls OF TIE county. From them - ie1rr
Via q rerT ~ Exceptions. eTerT I'D b
been rickef rnt. IN rCr tlIe-t 4 nor
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