The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-06-23
DALLAS.
A Former Kentuckian Gives u vivid
Description OF this Younger CITY of
the Lone Ntar Atn O,

A Former Kentuckiau Gives vivid
Description OF this Younger CITY of
the Lone star stn o.
Corresp ondence Ct the Courier Journal.
Dallas, Texas, June 13.-Having been in
Texas but a short time, and seeing the rapid
growth Of the city since my arrival, l cons
cluded it might not be uninteresting to your
readers to give them some idea of the
prosperity of this, one of the most energetic
cities ia Texas. For long years before l
ever thought of coming to the Lone Star
stae, my mind had become accustomed to
thinking, and my ears to hearing, of the
''bloody Texans" And I expected to see a
class of people who paraoed the streets
with their rifles on their shoulders,
and couple of navy.sixes and q
bowie Knife in their belts. All the
| blood-curtling stories that rad ever read
about, arose in tb'i" mighty power and
greatness before MO As oDtert the borders
| of Texas. Still l became som hat reoon-
ciled to the supposed existing state of affairs
when | remembered that my own native
State (Ksntuck,) from which | had re-
, moved only few days before, had slight
reputation abroad for The manner in which
her loyal children handled deadly weapons
on can imagine my surprise, when | came
to see for m Jself, that this PARTON a, least of
the State is composed of as peaceful and
law abiding citizens Is any portion Of Ken
lucky. The worst element here is
THE c wBoY,"
and he is not dangerous except when be
"smlles" little too often. l found the Oft
repeated stories of people bsi shot down in
broad daylight on the streets, and without
provocation. was but the product of some
silly imagination, whose ideas never rise
above what is low and degrading.
The rapid growth in bus ness, prosperity,
exc. snow. conclusively that civilization to
an advanced degree has long since stepped in
and taken the place of what WAS once n
wild and desolate country.
Dallas is situated on beautiful plane, on
the east bank of thn Trinity river, and has
| long since take lad rs the chief com
maTclal city OF IN Texas. The couu-
try around Dali not BIZ exceled in the
United Sia,es s.. ,.heat aud cotton. Her
industries are in a urshing con fition, and
che has every appearance of a city, ana justly
deserves tho name she has so honurably WOE,
the Queen City Of the West" She has
water works which supply the city from
Browler springs, one and half miles from
tho city: street-rsilroads, gas, and a well
regulated fro depari menf; in fact, supplied
! with every convenience necess airy to carry on
q city. Her c'tlz.ps and business men vie
with each other in keeping up an enviable
reputation for hospitality and en- rgy.
These, ever on the alert aud backed up by
an lterprising press, second to none in the
al In,
vitations and greetings to the emigrant, who
has only 10 reach out his han d and grasp the
priza. Dallas HIS nine Ii IS of railro ads
diverging from her as center, and in "a few
years bids fair TO be the "Iadanapo!i offs the
west"
ULI PERKINS.
Uli Perkins has IN tde u tou Trough Tex
as, leclnring at all the princii cities TO fail
crowds, and his lectures are ell thought of
as we'll as highly amusing ard very enter
tsining He is more ih4n pleased with The
"coming state of the Union." and he has
written several letters 70 the st. Louis Globt
Democrat and other papers, speaking II
glowing terms of the advantages of coming
J to this state and grow up with the country
. Whether these letters are written more K
advertise himself or for other reasons, mat
ters not One thing certain, that all he say
ia nothing more than due this prosperou
, country, aud he cannot speak TOO highly o
il.
CROPS
When [ entered Texas, an for two o
three week tier | reached b re, the farmer
were very much dscourug, ! wish the pros
: pee. of maxim; good crup', accou' Q
3 the long-proracted wet sea-. The olde
I irhshitan's say they cannot remember whel
So much rain came when il was not n edet
o But within the last two weeks the season I'm
n been such that the farmers we're enabled I
ciean from he i4lds of cotton the grass an
we Us which we're fast becoming detriIneEt'
|, to it. Now the promises OF an extra goo
cotton aud corn crop are surely very en-
ur4ging TO the farmers and bu mess me
in general. L .bur is so high that to max
nything above the heavy expenses, goo
season is required. All other crops are on a
average. Harvesting is nearly oyer. and tn
D fruits are q odiDg our markets. Peachei
: apples, blackberries and wstermelons ar
becoming plentiful and cheap. If the ses
a son continues to be rs favorable, and Gro
n prospects are as bright for the next fe'
-e.ss business Of all kinds will open bris
and the fall trade WI De very heavy. Ever
body is in good bumor now, and prosperou
times are not far distant.
, RAILROADS.
wereI 10 begin this subject sboull
scarcely know where TO stop, for this Is whs'
e 10 the main, Dsllss owes her pr digiou
'' growth TO- 81 great Is the demsDd for bel
n the construction Of these roads that msD
7 "a, ls who heretofore stayed with farmer
hsse 1. e them and gone 70 work on the rail
I'D. T. az, 4 around Dallas. The railroad
80 2, * n, ',y for l1bp, and the poo
sa, 80 VIZ came. afford st the pressn
, -. ,oo,. 81 much, is left alon
With bis asIds Of corn 400 cotton, to 6gs1
with the grass and weeds for In. mastery
j. strange that the ovefcrowded can "Oesu
: u0bosom harself Of her thpuazuds If star '"'
families, m my Of whom would be only tO'
Had 10 get work II they could find u, ADu
clme 10 this grand old state, which is an ems
pire In itself, Only b. dsy / picked up 8
dsily paper and sawR1 advertisement want
ing 200 ,ssms and | 900 men to cork on 9
rsilrosd nesr here. No msn nee I starve in
Texas If be be only willing 10 WORK. But
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