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

county, and is located at the intersection of
the Austin branch of the Houston e Texas
Central, and Gulf Colorado & Santa Fe
railroads. Washington county is one of the
richest counties in production in the state,
and is thickly populated. Brennan is dis
tant from Dallas by rail 30 miles, 1t has n
population of 5000, and is rapidly growing,
the advent of the Gulf Colorado e Santa
Fe road, some eighteen months ago, having
given the city new impetus in business
and prosperity. During the year Just ended
it exported, of cotton, $1,000 bales; cotton
seed, 100000 pounds; lumber, 5000, COO
feet, and the aggregate value of minor
products exported was $500 OF
these exports there went to Galveston rs
per cent and to other points % per cent.
Its aggregate sales of imported dry goods
clothing, hats and caps, boots and shoes
and millinery, amounted during the year
to $6OO,OeO of groceries, produce confec-
tons, bagging and ties, 100000; of
liquors, beer and tobaCCos, $4,000; of ice
5000 of wood, shingles, rough and
dressed lumber sash, etc, $4,000; of
drugs, paints, oils, crockery and wooden
ware, $4,000; of hardware, agricultural
engines, wagons, etc, $50 000,-
and of miscellaneous $4,000. of these
imports there came from New York, ~ per
cent; from st, Louis, % per cent; from Gal
weston, 10 per cent. and from other points
10 per cent. As New Orleans now las all
rail connection VITA Brenham, there is lit
tie doubt that for the coming wear so per
cent. other imports will come from that
point,
ARLINGTON.
This is a station on the Texas and Pa
cific railroad 10 miles west of Dallas and has
500 inhabitants. During the year past it
shipped 3,0O0bales of cotton; GOWO bushels
of small grain, and the aggregate value of
minor products exported was So, 300 Of
these shipments 10 per cent went 10 Calves
ton; 50per cent to Dallas and 10 per cent
to New Orleans and other points. In mills
and manufactures, Arlington has $4,000
invested, The aggregate sales for the year
were, of dry goods, clothing boots and
shoes, hats and caps and millinery SIS 600,
Of groceries, produce, contectiOns, bag
cling and ties 5000 of liquors, beer and
tobaccos $4,000; of wood work (shingles
rough and dressed lumber, sash etc;) So
900; of drugs, paints, oils, crockcry, wood
enware etc, 5000; of hardware, agricul-
tural machinery, engines, wagons etc, ST.
300; and miscellaneous articles 81 900.
New York furnished o5 per cent of these inn
ports, st. Louis O5; Galveston 90 Dallas
~ anu ONllNl lpiiitS ~ pCl NSIlN'
wHITEwRIGuT.
This is a station on the Dcnison & South
east branch Of the Missouri Pacific road,
and is about So miles by rail from Dallas,
and has population of some 800. During
the year past It shipped 800 bales of cot
ion, and 5000 bushels of small grain, the
whole of which went principally to st.
Louis, except Of the grain, which went to
Marshall and other points. 1t has four cot
ton gins and two grist mills all doing
local business, the gross products of which
reached 5000. The aggregate sales for the
wear were, of dry goods clothing, boots and
shoes, hats and caps and millinery, $4,000;
If groceries, produce conicctons, bugging
md ties, $4,000; of drugs, liquors and to-
)accos, $40, 600; and of woodwork shingles,
rough and dressed lumber, sash, etc. $780,
NO. There is q small trade done in agrcul-
.ural machinery and wagons. The imports
are in the main from st. Louis, though the
agricultural implements and wagons come
from Illinois and Wisconsin, and the lum-
yer from the Indian territory and Denison.
There is one church and one public school
in the place, and Il projected narrow gauge
railroad from Sherman eastward it is hoped
will pass through it.
ALvARADo.
This place is in Johnson county, 40 miles
southwest of Dallas. II has but one rail-
road yet--the Missouri Plcitic-but in the
course of few months will have the Gulf
Colorado & Santa lie, and the Chicago,
Texas d. Mexican Central roads 1t has
of00O now, but its prospects for
becoming a large and important business
POINT are very bright. During the past year
Alvarado exported 1000 bales of cotton;
200 pounds of WOOL 200 pounds of hides
md peltries; 100000 bushels of small grain
md 1000 head of cattle. st. Louis received
If these exports 10 per cent; Galveston So
Dallas %, and other points Is. 1t has in
Mills and manufactures 5000. The aggrc-
,ate sales for the year were, of dry goods
clothing, boots and shoes, hats and caps
md millinery, 100000; of groceries, pro
luce, CONNECTIONS, bagging and ties, $780,
If drugs, paints, oils, crockery, wooden
ware, etc, $4,000; of hardware, agricul-
ural machinery, engines, wagons, etc,
$4,000, and of miscellaneous articles, 49,
no. st, Louis furnished about 10 per cent.
If these imports; Galveston 50 per cent.
Dallas 40 per cent, and Waco and other
points 10 per cent.
KAUFMAN.
Kaufman is the county site of Kaufman
county, is 80 miles from Dallas, and has GOO
inhabitants. 1t has never had railroad
abilities until August 9th, when the Texas
Trunk line was completed and opened from
Dallas. During the past year Il exported
$50 bales of cotton; and 1900 pounds of
hides and pcltrics. OF these shipments
vent TO st. Louis 20 per cent; to New Or
cans 40; to Galveston 10; TO Dallas % ,md
o other points 0S ncr cent There are