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

Id of aregg county IA
east from Dallas, AZ the |
the TerAa n Pacific ard IN.
RAILROADS, and has population
01tis n live, brisk. RAILROAD town, |
IA n very good business for place oil lts
10. During the past year its shipine91
amounted TO In cotton, 100 bales hnocs
and peltr,cs, 3J,4R pounds, wool, 2DOO
poundS. lumber, Including LOn9view
Junction, 10 OOO, 900 ieet other minor prod
ucts, aggrega,ing In value $l.mD. These
shipments were 10 the points named ~ tne
following ratio, viz: To st. Louis, 40, New
Orleans, %, Galveston, TO- other points,
30. The two manufacturing ESTABLISHMENTS
have al agg egate capital invested OF SO,
600. The aggregate sales OF general mer-
chandise amounted during the past year
to: Dry goods, clothing. boots, shoes, hats
and millinery, etc., 1000 groceries,
produce, bagging and ties, S325,0O0; liz
iiors, beer, tobaccos, $4,000 WOODWORK
ishindes. rough and dressed lumber, sash,
etc. } $1,000 drugs, paints, OILS etc', Sip,vVoi
hardware, agricultural Implements wagons,
etc. So 200. These imports were from: New
York, Is. ST. Louis, 60; New orleans ~;
other points, 10.
MARSHALL.
This is the county seat OF Harrison
county, li6 miles from Dallas, IS OR the
main line Of the Texas & Pacific ra1iroau'
and the initial point Of the Trans-Continenrc
tai branch, and being the headqnarters n -,
houses, offices, etc., located there, gives 1t
The best freight facilities, and makes it
railroad .oIl of no slight impor-
lance. Nor does it rtake en-.
tirely Of the nature Of railroad town, but
uteTdates in its history the age OF raliroad
| in Texas, and was a tourishing county
town, the headquarters for opu!ent south
ern planters and slave holders as far back
| as forty years ago. Hence they have the
bappy com binatiou, of having all the life
energy and business hustle attending rail-.
road town, engrsfted OH the refinement
culture and social stability OF
long settled little city. j has pop.
uation of $500. During the past year yea
Marshall's exports Were as follows; Cot-
ton, II 900 bales wool, 1000 pounds; hides
and peltr:es, 100000 pounds, live stock,
2 700 head lumber, 10000 feet, with other
products aygregating in value $2O,00o
These shipments we're distributed In the
following proportions to the points named,
to- wit: st. Louis, 10; New Orleans, y;
The mills and m manufactures will aggregate
in value $275 900. The sales OF leading ar
tcles of commerce during the past year
amounted to: Dry goods, clothing, ooots,
shoes. millinery, etc, $3.50, 600 groceries,
produce, confections, basgins and ties; ~ "
900; liquors, beer, tobaccos, etc. SoVoCO;
lumber, S2S0O0; drugs, pants. crockery'
cultural Implements, machinery, wagons,
etc, $S0,L00; miscellaneous. $J9;v9O. Ihese
imports are drawn from the different mar
nets in the following ratio: From New
York. 10; ST. Louis. 40; New Orleans, ~ !;
Galveston, 3: from other 20 hts, 20 Inc
mann act uring enterprise, here represent
capita. OF S275 900. the principal Of these
v,
which makes its pwu wheels aud al other
irons from notve material.
lEPFERsoN.
While we are recording the prosperity
and almost universal sdvauccneot OF our
Texas towns, some of whicn have III tne
last few years eprang into efislanee anu
prominence, Jefferson stands out as
prominent and unfortunate exception. ana
here we regretfuily relate the story 6i
retrorradc movement. This, onethe Oldest
tonws @. northeast Texas, was Tor years
n prominent CONNIE 'cial po'1i, aud haa an
Immense tributary territory, rom wh'ch
il drew its trade. This was owing TO us 10
cation on Cypress bayou. 'nrousm "N Eu
i, had direct water connection whn new
Orleans. and before the age OF falNHaus
this was the principal Receiving and snip
mig point for this whole section ana Ddu
popuiation of some 5000. But since 1873
tue town has been on the ur
cline, At that ilme loe ioh'"""
boom struck Texas and young ann
vigorous rival towns sp' ans up on 80
hand cutting of ls,se amonnt OF Jrnrl'
sons trade, and to add 10 her mis'or,unes
about this time certain obstrucllons were
rsuoyed tom the wa,rr course be'oW com
ol.teIv DESTROYING navigation 10 this point
depriying her uf the cheap rivefcompeli''oh
against The railroads Jefferson istne couh
" seat Of Marion COUNTY. ios n,.ts va. ra1'
roa 4 and is the initial pOlnt OF the Eas. lire ne
and lied River railroad it nov mas 4,Wp
inha.itanis Its citizens have cea;sn o
nins for departed gloiies, aud the place Is
looking up.
ATLANTA a,
T, a shipping station ON tha linhs-Ienli'
mental line of the Texas Il Psc,hG rhiIfoad'
in Cass county, about 100 Ini'rS from va
las. IL has a population of 'Jo. anu u
doing A good local trade. IL !ch uur'
iny the Year past. Cotton. &, $40 bales; gram,
iO,1 bushels; lumber, 900 feet, other pro-
ducts not mentioned will aggregate in
value 5000. The percentage OF shlpmennlns s
were 20; st. Louis, I'D, New Orleans, ~,
q slyeston, 8; other places 10. Totsi ss nan
of mills and other n,suufacicries, $40 wv
beinr principally sawmllls The as-
gfeyate sales for the year: vi ,uIy
cuods clothing, boots, shoes, bats
and millinery, S6Wn, groceries
produce, bagging and ties. fllo wv, LIQUOR
ne.T. ,obaccos, Si7 900: iUr, 500 WOODWORK,
,nmbeT etc 5000, diugs. paints. ETC.,
20 ulo. hard ware, agricultural implements,
engines wagons, SiSU0. mi.cellaueons,
s50N The percentage 81 the imports
were as follows From Nov YORK, o. ~
Louis. Is; New Orleans. 40. galveston. w
other points. IL. 1b.rs ae other sag
miiis ia tho slC'aiiJ o. ". Wn $3.50 ~.
Guided in the sbov. that sbj 10 tte "e~''u
and prosperity Of the place
It's exports annually awoOn' 70 hbont
$3.50 baIes of cotton roo pounds oI wool
IFS 600 hounds Of hides and I.ltnos. ana
other articles. aggregrting ia value IRON
SO 10 $1,000. OF these 40 per cent 20 70
New York 30 TO st Louis, %to New Or
Issns. The balauc. To- o'bei polp,S'
syp,erate value Of leading Articles of genef.
ali merchandise sold here "a year; VIII
smonnt 10 s9pOUD New York furnishing
~ ,,er cent ST. LOnis. Is. Chicago, 70 !
New Orleans, 2j; Galveston, 10; Dallas,
as other points, 10 This town has one
saw.mill, two gins, q cotton compress. an
IRON foundry and carriage aDo WAGON
there Is large iron foundry Ia active OPP
Grafton. turning out large dusstities OF pig
ron LolfowvaIe. stoves, piOws. etc.
qUEGH CRY.
This town Is situated Ia Cas- county on
ibe Texas & Pacific railroad, some ~ mites
from Dallas, and has a population OF ,lVO,
and docs fairly brisk local trade Tor
Mace of this size Its exports during ihe
nsst wear amounted TO. Cotton, o4y
bales. hides and peltries, OOo pounds 6rAln'
90 hashsls. Lumber, a. OOo feet; other pro
ducts acrreeaiing 10 value. $50. The
percentage of these shipments were 70; ~.
fouis. IS. New Orleans, IS, Galveston, ~.
other points. 10. The agcrees,loeo .1a o ,,,l
iovcstsd 10 manufactures d 5000. Ibe
asrrreafs sales Of important articles dnrins
nat wear we're: Dry goods, clothing, hals'
poots. shoes and millinery, syllv9 I'D ~
ceries. produce, bsEging and ties sl's ss.,,
liouors. beer. tobacco, $l6ODOi ice, S13'
lumber 81 All kinds y - drugs,palin.s; oil'
,-octerv etc.. 81 SCI, hardware. agricultnf-
Al roarhioerr and engines, wagons, en,,