The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-05-19
HARDIN.

rupondenco of the Herald
HlLOIS, HARDIN COUNTY, TEXAS, May IA,
Elm company with Colonel Mason, of
81 Dallas, We left the Union depot on the
a. M. train, Wednesday for flying
pthrough the pine woods of southeast
Jas. We waited two hours at Kosse for
Fayert near that place to be repaired,
i;h had been washed out during the re-
ttheavy rain. Failingto arrive in Hous.
Ion time to connect with the 1870 p. m.
Nm over the Texas & New Orleans road,
registered at the Hutchins mouse, and
II morning at $50 were aboard the "ac-
nmodation' with tickets for Beaumont.
nlraln proved to be an accommodation
Iced, As 1t frequently halted during the
long enough to allow us to pick black
('res by the wayside, and we made the
loelghty-three miles in nine hours, ar
fnsat Beaumont in time for supper. Here
blnd live lumber town, situated on the
Isl bank of the Neches river. Beaumont
sapopuation of about 4 600 inhabitants,
are chiefly engaged in saving, loading
shipping lumber, most Of which AT
s'ent goes over the Texas Il New Orleans
load to Houston, where it is distributed
ullerent portions OF the country. In
flse trains of lumber go out from this
Ne every day. My companion counted
yihree heavily loaded cars in one train
passed us on the way.
lalglEg by the number of new houses
nave recently been built in Beaumont,
population has about doubled in the
SIX months.
ile Sabine & East Texas railroad is
W from Woodville to Beaumont, dis.
S OIL iilty.tive miles, and is building
IN TO Sabine Pass. 1t is already com.
wu' 10 Taylor's bayou, two miles north
Me pass, and they are under promise Ia
"a 1t to that place by the middle Of
Lots in old town Pass are held
fabulous prices, but from the
N reliable information we could
the town will most likely be
Aleat least one mile distant, as the rail
neompany own the land, and will, o.
use, Try TO control the business ON iheil
land-at least for u while. The com
eum9h OF the South 4 East Texas road e
Pass will give water outlet to the inn
.nse quantities Of lumber that are beinl
yea az the many mills between Wood
~ ana Beaumont, and shippers will mo-
gu oe altogether at the mercy Of th,
AsS New Orleans road, ns they nov
and the competition in freights viii
W. the prices Of lumber, while at tb,
sne time shippers will realize as good o.
Wt profits. Lumber at Beaumont a
yyrSeht Is worth Sl2 10 SIS per 1000.
IVY purchased tickets ut the latter plac,
iMtoll, new town on the East TeNu
w, aud arrived at that town In due tim
connect with Mark Twain hack lin
| .ne town of Hardin, whicl
me county seat OF Hardil
WY and only tbree' miles from
mou The resemblance of the said team
Mal OF Mark rwain's "Baalhec" was tina
vas magnificent ruin" We have see
,ses harder to move, but they were dead
we're spirited away ut the rate Of abou
ale an hour, and we finally reached mi
h' 9lu town of Hardin, rs aforesaid
w Just now, presents quite q dull an
pmaleu appearance, owing partly I
uHySe proximity OF the railroad town {
V,' only three miles away as beior
wv TO which place the county.seat viii
Wy long, doubtless be moved.
very little Of the land In this vicinit
e.olorc In cultivation has yet bee
.eu and Is not likely to be this season
Nason that would generally be give
~nauhg 30 much tillable land lie idle,
~ too much trouble to cultivate Il,
me true reason, as It occurs to yot
w'pohdent, Is that most OF these Poop
W mere are constitutionally opposed ,
NV Or, In other words, were "born tired.
ovklng through the county records
.'etks ofiice AZ this place to-day, can
u an interesting document which
eu.ner than . copy of the last will, ar
! s n,nt OF the late Lorenzo Delmonic
vV.lsbfe,ed reetaura,uer Of New 70,
.no Died lest year II lea limited /
nent ed ssntslns sevenl paevs q /
W., 70 nspAsss, nisoss, o. a.; The AZ
ar~e lersoDtin1 oser eixteen hupdr
'uAnd eeAaA u - ~ - 49,