The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-09-01

ISiDty seat Of Cooke county
NSrthwest from Dallas, ana nhs
DPulstlon. 10 a wen Oullt, NV
(Sss little city, which does o
A trade. not only with the sur
founding counties. but being near INC .ihls
Il has n large trade from the indian
Territory, IL Is situated on the extension
OF the Missouri Pacific road from l'chison'
Last year It's exports were as follows w
ton, 1900 bales; wool, 1890 pounds hldes
and p~sltries, 10000 pounds wheat s'0o0
bushels; cattle, 5000 head; sheep, 5000
head; lumber, 81, 200 600 feet other pro-
ducts not mentioned, $l50, 900. These eX'
ports were shipped as follows; All ths
hides and rs per cent. OF the cattle 70 81,
Louis; 70 per cent, OF the cattle TO chicago,
all the wool and 70 per cent. OF cotton 10
Boston; 10 per cent Of the cotton 10 uaiVos'
ton; Is per cent. to other points.
Tho Aggregate sales of important article,
amounted last year to Dry goods, boots,
shoes, clothing, etc., $4,000; groceries,
produce, confections, bagging ana ties, p,
400. 900; LIQUORS, ST., 900; beer, so kegs ice
10000 pounds; drugs, paints and oil, $lVo,
600; hardware, agricultural implements anH
engines, $4,000; miscellaneous; $lVo,vvov.;
These imports were from New YORK 3 .,
uTY ROOuS pJ. IOulot y VI
co per cent. of groceries; the balance
divided between Dallas, Galveston, New
Orleans and other markets. The county Is
we'll populated, the soil being adapted 10
the production of cotton and wheat.
RAuAN
An attractive aud prettily laid out coun-
Try town is the county seat OF Grahaii
county. II is vel! supplied with stores,
shops, churches anu schools. The county
| - l.-...ok .tst. u 4 md AtaA ina Elr8Alt
and d strict courts OF the United States hol1
regular SESSIONS ut this point, and ma
ample court buildings for their accommoda-
lion. 1t is situated In the midst OF plctur-
esaue scenery, and surrounded by a pro-
ductiye and healthy country, and is a hour
ishing little interior town, IL being some
forty miles from he Texas q Pacinc rall.
shipping point. This, the county seat OF
Van Zandt county, and is about sixty miles
from Dallas, with a population OF some oO.
Being located in a good county it does q
good trade for a place of its size, ana WIZ
hold its trade, being a county seat, although
there are several towns in the county larger
and more prosperous. Sales OF genera
follows: Dry goods, etc., S55,Vo; grocer
les, $4,000; hardware, 5000; drugs
paints, etc, $1,000.
This is the county seat of county
located 3S mile, from Dallas, on
the Missouri Pacific railroad, between
Whitesboro and Fort Worth, ana Is .ne
ofsome railroad, which latter road connects
Denton with Dallas. 1t is q ~compactly
built, thriving and attractive little town,
! located in a fine section of country, with o
good and rapidly increasing trade. During
the past year it shipped the following
Cotton, 5000 bales; hides and peltries to
the value Of 5000; cattle, 1900 head. Or
these the hides went to ST. Louis and Bos-
ton, and most of the cotton went to St.
Louis. The wheat and other small grain
was sround and used for home consump-
| ton. The sales OF the leading articles dur
ing the past year aggregate in value as
follows: Dry goods, clothing. boots, shoes
and millinery, $3.50, 600 ; groceries, produce,
bsgging and ties, ETC., $4,000 liquor and
tobacco $25, 900: woodwork, lumber, etc,
$500, 600; drugs; paints and oil, SoO,OU;
hardware, Observation-Disclosures, wagons,
engines, etc, 500, 1000. OF these supplies
| tho dry goods came: From New York, %;
81. Louis, rs; Galveston, 25. The groceries
were princip lily brought from Dallas.
VICTORIA.
Victoria is u southern Texas town OF
some 800 inhabitants, the county seat q
Victoria county, and situated on the Gull,
Western Texas & Pacific road forty miles
from the gulf, at Indianola. 1t is an old
town but very prosperous and does a large
trade with the surrounding counties, which
comprise q large cattle section. It's TRACE
therefore is principally with cattle men. IL
has acquired . permanent trade and IN con
sequence il likely to continue to grow, both
in population and importance as q trade
centre. 1t annually exports about 5,OCO
bales Of cotton, 100.00O pounds OF wool, co.
900 or 700, 900 pounds Of hides, 5000 pounds
4 of tallow and 10000 pounds OF grain. The
town has three banks, steam gin, grist and
planning mill, . Newspaper, good public
schools and churches and a daily mail.
COMMERCE.
This IL something between a large VII.
lage and O small town, IL located in HUM
county, some rs miles from Dallas. The
town proper has about $50 Inhabitants, and
is surrounded by a good country, which is
being rapidly settled up. During the past
wear 100 bales OF cotton were shipped from
this point. Its mills and factories are osti'
mated at 5000 in value. The aggregate
sales of important articles during the past
year were: In dry goods, clothing, boots,
shoes, hats, millinery, ETC., $1,000; gro
%ceries, produce, bagging and ties, $A,SO
drugs paints, etc, 5000; ware and
agricultural implements, $500. OF these
imports. 80 per cent. were from st. Louis
Is per cent. from Galveston % per cent
from Dallas; 20 per cent. from other difler'
ent points.
This, the county seat Of Kaufman county
IS miles east of Dallas, Is situated ON thu
Texas Trunk railroad, aud since bIsel
these railroad facilities it will likely increase
in population and prosperity. II now hal
COO inhabitants. 1t shipped during thu
mast wear 800 bales of cotton. There is som,
KS 1000 invested in mills. Its sales OF stapl,
%articlce Of commerce, during tho pact yea
amounted to: Ofdry goods, boots, shoes
clothing and millinery, s1l,COO; groceries
nToduoe. copfections, bagg.ng 2 ties
sis9 00O, liouor and tobaccos, $20,oCc; drlgs
paints, oil, crockery, etc.. $500; hardware
agricultural implements, ete,I, tlOioO
These articles came from the points NAMED
in following ratio from: New York, o
81. Louis, 10; New Orleans, s; Galveston,
10; Dallas, 20.
I .v months ago this was the most i'm
Doa.nt And most talked OF town west oi
Wasiherford, and Il was expected confident
ly would become . large n permanent
trade and population centre, but short
time Afterwards 1t had the misfortune 70
nave another through line Of railway pass
IIttle TO the west OF Il and cross the Texas q
Pacific and push out for the Pan Handle
and Esstland's prospects faded. IL 10 stu
sted on the line of the Texas x Pacific road
~ miles west Of Dallas, has a population o
aO or 700 and Is the county seat OF ksstlanC
bounty. The Texas Central north vesterI
s~Ytsnsion intersects the Texas 4 Pacific q
Cisco. ten miles west Of Esstlsnd, and Their
the principal town ofthe county has gov
mn. Many Of the business houses were re
moved from Eastland 10 the latter poin
unon the advent Of the Central road, fne
tbe town consequently somewhat crippled
mi AZ The county Town In . good countrl
md an The railway, IL will always be q GOO
noint. II has churches and schools, and !
Exceedingly heslthful. IL has two siesu
0rist mills and cotton gins. several stores o
General merchandise. Western Union and
srprs.s offices, and q daily mail east an
~sst Its banking point h. Cisco. HI
urincipsl exports Of Esstlsnd are cotton
c.tfie and wool, and these were, for q ne,