The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-09-01
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| ity OF It's three larger SlSterS, Oepison, phei,
man and Gainesville. Its exports am3unt .nd
pounds hides and peltries, 1000 pounds
cattle, 1900 head; bones, l car; other minor
products amount to 5000 in value. VI
these shipments the following points receiv-
ed the below given percentage: st. Louis.io;
Chicago, %; Of the cattle, part OF the hides
went TO Dallas. Mills and factories are
valued at $1,000. The aggregate sales OF
| important articles amount to: OF dry
goods, clothing, hats, boots and shoes, etc.,
| 500, 600 groceries, produce, bagging and
ties, S15OOOO; liquor, beer and tobacco, &c.
600; lumber of all kinds, $50, 600; drugs,
paints. crockery and wooden ware 10000
hardwa.e mschin sr6 agricultural mnorts i ars
from: St. Louis. 80: New York, 20,
| TEXAS g. st Louis r. n
MOUNT PLEASANT.
This is the county seat of Titus county,
and is station of minor Importance on the
Texas & st. Louis Mar w Guage railroad,
about 40 miles from Lallas. During the
past year the shipments from this point
were as follows: Cotton, 600 to 5000 bales;
wool, 10000 pounds; hides and peltries,
il, 600 pounds; live stock, 500 head; other
products aggregating inyalue $1,000: These
went to: ST. Louis, 20 per cent; New Or
leans. 10 per cent, and Galveston, ~ per
cent. The value of mills and manufac-
tories is $4,000, hands being employed.
Aggregate sales of leading lines of nler-
ehandise during the past year were as FOL
lows Dry goods, boots so sn 0H ciosnng'
produce, bagging and ties, $40 GOO; liquor,
beer, tobaccos, $4,000; ice, 5000; wood
work, 5000; drugs, paints, etc., $S,OOo; hard
4 ware, agricultural implements, wagons, etc,
SIS, 900; miscellaneous, $1,000. New YORK
furnished 10 per cent; st. Louis. 90; New
Orleans, 10; Galveston. 20; Dallas o.
| PITJsBURG.
Tbisis the county seat of Camp county,
situated at the intersection of the Texas q
st, Louis and the East Line q Red River
narrow-gauge railroads, about 10 miles
east from Dallas, and has a population OF
200 inhabitants. During the past year
Pittsburg has exported 500 bales OF cotton I,
200 pounds of wool, ], 800 pounds OF hides
and peltries. and 100 head OF cattle. 81.
Louis received SO per cent. of these; New
Orleans, 81: Galveston, s; other points, III.
| Total value of mills and other manntac'
tories, $1,000. employing 10 hands. Inc
aggregate sales of the staple articles OF gen.
eral merchandise was as follows: Dry goods,
clothing. boots, shoes, hats, caps ana MIL
linery, $llO0OU; groceries, produce, confec-
tions, bsgeing and ties oS SlZoov99 od n@uO rs
paints, oils: etc, SIS, 600; hardware, agricul-
tural implements. wagons, etc. $ZS;OO0;
miscellaneous. 81. 900. OF these New York
received s per cent; St. Louis, 55; New Or.
leans, 20; Galveston, 10; other points, III.
| GILMER.
Is situated on the Texas d st. Louis Mar
row Gauge, loi miles from Dallas, and Is
the county seat Of Upshur county: II has
a reputation Of 6tD, and does a live local
trade. During the past year its shipments
were as follows: Cotton $500 bales; wool
500 pounds, hides and petries,3 GOO pounds;
other products ageregating IN value $2Vo
st. louis furnished Of these 80 per cent
New Orleans, 10: Galveston, 80 Inc t0tal
value Of mills and manufactures SIS So,Voo.ln
which are regularly employed ten hands
and a capital has been invested amounting
10 sl5O 600. The aggregate sales during past
wear were: OF dry goods, clothing. boots
shoes, hats, caps and millinery, SSo,OoH gro'
ceries, produce. coniectlons, ETC.. SSo,UVo
liquors, beer, tobacco. $1,000 ice, Sl,Voo
woodwork and lumber, $500; drugs
paints and oil, S. 0UU: hardware, machinery
agricultural implements, etc. e4OOUo; mis-
crIlaneous, 5000 New York furnished u
ppr cent, 81 Louis. ~. New Orleans, 10
Galveston, 80, Dallas. 10.
Tyler, the county seat III Smith county
10 miles tom Dallas, is taken all III all
the most important and largest town IN east
Texas. IL Is at the intersection Of the Nine
ola and Troupe bra nch Of the southeastern
division of the Missouri Pacific and the 1exa:
a 81 Louls Narrow .Guage roads. and has
a population Of 4. SUI. Tyler derives its i'm.
portance from, Two or three iacis, its railroad
connection, ITS unusually good schools. ano
the fact that the supreme and appellate
courts OF the state and tie United state,
circuit and district courts are held there
1t has one az the prettiest high SCHOOL o.
academy buildings IN the state, ano
churches are plentiful Of all denominations
Tyler was a prominent candidate Tor ths
State University. The health and society
Of Tyler are oil that could be desired =
large trade is enjoyed by this town, anc
can not but steadily increase by reason o
the rapid filling up Of the country. and The
| promineuce and favorable location OF Tyler
The following figures show its exports dur
ing the past twelve months Cotton. wv
bales; 500 pounds Of wool, 6O,Ocl hide
and peltries, and S2O.oO worth OF minol
products aside from the above. A third
Of these shipments went 20 New Orleans
and third 10 Galveston, the remainder u
81. Louis and other points. Its sales wers
very large and aggregated. in dry goods
/, hats. caps. boots. shoes aud millinery, $500.
coo groceries. produce. CONNECTIONS. bag
gine and ties, $4,000 LIQUORS, beer, 20
haccos, $1,000, ice. $500; WOODWORK
500 200. drugs. psinis. oil, cookery. wood
enware, etc. $4,000. hardware. agricnl
tural machinery. engines wagons, etc.
$50 900. and miscellaneous, 81. 0O1 A third
Of lis imports came nom New YORK, hnc
tbe remainderfrom New Orleans. Galveston
and other points The number Of its man
4 uiaciories. three. with Total value OF 81
mills aud manufactures OF sSoiVo.
4 coEsfcANA.
Corsicnna The county sect ~ Nrverrs
! county, st the crossing Of the honst0n q
Texas Central railroad, and TeJas 4 81
! Louis railroad. has population OF ~. y,
. mated in one 1.-THE best cotton ami smnl
! etain counties in the state with trn1e
over two millions q year. IL y the pes
, built and most compact city OF rs sixe ii
} Texas, the store houses OF wren W. coil
mare fseofably with any when Oeing
! britk and Of fine srchifectulal proportions
The last block built is one Of the bpe.t y
the state. end embrscesa three-sfory note
n containing fly rooms vita wefefi eas
4 elerrric anunriefnrs end ell modern IN
provepeBis T.~1fT Eve handsome re-
I de8css have betn erected duriDR me pas
year. ana contracts are out for the bundlne
81 another block opposite that recently M.
ished 81 q cost 81 -. The county
last wear completed one oftbs finest 7ourl-
houses in the staie. and THIS year - y ~
srrue public schools. 81 q cOst 81 t13Nl
which have a full complement 81 erperi
eucr7 -rrfeeso-s and teachers- a teleI1o1f
errhnnre. With over fry subscIIbers. j. y
r,-.ernfi1n. and IL q great c0ure1ierlce ufict
ar r.r1rle erureciatc. We hnFe hesice'
ff.is rrreral rIrirnfe sthorls. and under -
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