The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-08-17
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''.t August L, lSS2 This Is the
...,,ss,ive wonder of the grow
~ s.'',,,.yille is beautifully located
,..,,sl mairie, from which stretch
|ss.',hs eve can see, many rich
.'s.,rs o, cotton, corn and grain
- there are skirts Of timber
f''.s ,sn be seen many hesls of fine
|.lsor,es. A great deal of pastur'
~, fence, and large piles of hay
Md up forwinter use. There are
,1,rce farmers as well as stock
I. IBIS neighborhood, of which |
/ !, PRESENTLY. Gainesville is the
I0iCooke county, is about forty
am ~ benson, has about 5000 in.
.r5 some merchants who carry
- and do an extensive bus.
q, ,own is the terminus OF what
t,he penison Il Pacific railroad.
srs built up of two.story brick
Il. s center of which rises a good.
Surt.hOlse built of stone, sur
/ n an elegant iron'railing fence,
.,;,sels diyerge in all directions,
| ,o,y brick stores on either side,
l SeIng the most prominent. To
','Iicit' Gainesville does an annual
B',,sl 10000 a year. 1t is bless
noSIc free schools, and good
Its streets and business houses
4, silh gas, and its enterpiising
y slrssdy making arrangements
MN, which will be in operation
/ n.,e are three newspapers publish
M daily: a fire company, a new
N and the town is already putting
M, What strikes the visitors
I'M first is the cattle men
Of whom wear broad.brim
ie.,bar b,eecncs, and huge spurs.
! am told, the lords of the west,
.bom arc worth several hundred
|.iaIlsrs. One Of these cattle men
"a ont 10 me, a tall, slender, thin
|, hshirt sleeves, who had refused
N hi, stock and rancho, all of
Ivslh he had accumulated within
iu years. Besides this immense
| soTDea block of the finest brick
IsGluesyille; he is only about thirty
~ and guess there is hardly
Irwoi bis starving to death. He
IsTsaIth by specializing in cattle.
I'm many others equally ifnot more
The following conversation |
lslbaween . couple of these cattle
| IN jim, need some money"
| 'uA Jim, about how much do
Ircr u don't know" said the 9TH
In re or ten." "Jim" pulled out
Esri took thcrefrom a number OF
/ vel" said he, "a ten is the least
1 Ithoughtthey were talking about
i,glnote. But imagine my surprise
tlr the banker a few minutes alter
/ sling a $4,000 check Neither OF
t,1lOked as if they were able to pay
krayper Many of these cattle men
S,wtiheir families into Gainesville,
)nbgilt themselves princely man.
EVsything is horns and
here-even the pipes
Ia which have two horns
b The saloons and stores vie with
ltg IN getting their trade. There
hvny large plantations just across
BIZ, i've or six miles. One farmer
IYae Is Gibson will make $4,000
sG corn alone. This country last
bud to buy corn; this season they
Nj! TO sell. Crops Of all kinds
tM better, Cattle men complain
rshains should be made to run
Ne miles an hour, the same as
aCAicagO, Burlington & Quincy.
rNie IS making an effort to get the
aaadO& Santa Fe and the Leaven-
lawrence 4 Galveston railroads to
rcS the Indian Territory through
It Is certain of the former. 1t
sS'y Of money to put it there. 1t is
Teen miles out Of the way, Denton
&lsarest route; but with the i'm
m!th and pluck that Gainesville
she will get the road.
are many things of Importance
a'niion, but your September edi-
-SlOfe fully explicit, and | pre-
WIS here will order plenty copies.
HERALD is very popular here.
we 'OId ME that it is the best paper
ne y already has a good list OF
fka and still increasing.