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

10 60 to or remain In a state or section that
Is popularly denominated dead, whore
trade is dull and money scarce, and open
ings and opportunities few. 1t Is therefore
TO leave the characters of Hamlet out OF the
play, to speak of town or state and neg
leet to speak of Its commercial status. In
this respect we have attempted TO give to
the public complete data touching the 0om-
msrcial activity and prosperity Of Texas.
Such information will be found In the ac-
counts which we present OF the
towns Of Texas. An effort was made to
give full commercial data on every town OF
any consequence in the state, and We have
been in the main successful, but in many
instances 1t was found to be impossible even
in the towns themselves to get anything
sufficiently authentic TO publish, and for
that reason many are omitted. Whore
such data, however scant, could bs OBJ
tanned it has been done, and the
result is published in these col
umns. The list as we now give
it comprises every town of any consequence
or commercial Importance on sll the diff
ferent lines of road, with many that as yet
have no railroad facilities. The accounts
will be found to give the location, popula-
tion and general appearance and advan-
tages of the town, with its exports. imports
and sales Of merchandise, thus showing tie
condition and degree of activity aud ex-
tent of business therein, from which its
commercial health and importance may be
at once inferred. What is given is Of course
In q condensed torm, but win sutncsnt
explicitness 10 afford an intelligent ooncsp-
tion of where and what the towns are. 1t
is these as csntres Of course that the pre-
ducts, money, busines- OF the state are
hanSlCd md what tho .,wlo CSC d ing,
from the humble hamlet to tno .sLling
city, is what the state is doing from g COM
nercial standpoint. The data given
have been collected mainly by our own
travelling men, and, as before suggested,
carefully reviewed afterwards, so that so
far as they 60 they present none bat
faithful picture OF the trade Of
the towns to which they refer Afer
thus presenting the state politically, histori-
cally, physically and eommercislly. The
next subject of interest aud inquiry is the
SOCIAL CONDITION
Of the people. For years, unfortuDstsly,
Texas has been regarded by the rss, Of the
world a. the home Of the outlaw and the
border ruf6sn, and many have feared to.
cross its borders under the idea thsi their
lives and property would not bs safe. Ii
has been useless TO declare TO the world
that IL was mistaken. that crime was CON-
mitted here only as committed in any other
portion OF the country. with the same sr-
tent OF population, but In no greater proper
tion and with no mere impunity, and that
law and order reignsd ne suprsmely from
the Indian Territory 10 the gulf, and from
Louisiana to the western border. a. In In
diana and Ohio. All jsniAls have been dis
credited. and sven yet the opinion fingers
AZ q firm conviction in fha greater portion
OF the Union. notwithstanding Our recent
tremendous influx of capital and popula-
ton, that Texas is a dark ard bloody
ground. No stste Was ever 50 unjustly a.
cuse1. No people ever - csuselessiy sian
dere1 nnd damaeed ss TEXAS and its citi-
z-ns b. snch reports The only va 10
correct such en- errOneous opinion and 20 r.
iute such abused charge Sc ~ plain
statement o. sact-. srcl staierneDt vii te |
seen running Ell through rlis section
There is no 3 eOuniy or t0En rreinionsid
but has its suh7ni- and chu-ches, g. en-
Gent an fear ess 0iBos-s ofthe lHu. EreTt
on the banks Of the Isio Grlnds there is
scarcely hamlet or ciTi d'strict IN Te1ss \
where the mJrf tone o t'ts iis 1hffah .
and the regard for law and order, d not as
god ss in any q the ssstes east of tie
Mississippi. And tTen on ihs ..r'r.ta. bar-