The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-05-18
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correspondence OF we iefhlu I
DfssOs, May ~, 1889. inc Gate Oiiy Il
At present enjoying quiH boom and II
isn't "Gmntllilrdtenn.boom," either
The little city Is hihy sruttlpg like q
proud peacock unfurllhg rs gay plumago
TO the breeze, and asking the Lone Star
state TO oglo her intensely Speaking
irsthetlcally, her progress Is previously
intense. Il couldn't pat II IN stronger
terms than this III ! should chew snnllowers
and sleep on lilies for u week. quite y ,nlm-
bcr of substantial brick mercantile blocks
are under construction, and Main street,
with It's broad sidewalks aud its busy throng
of people pushing and plodding b ther and
thither, presents q very animated appear
anCe. Denson has Two substantial ele-
ments for making progressive town-ele-
ments which exist in spite Of boll-worms,
army worms or the uncertainty OF cotton
or corn crops. In the first place it Is posi-
lively railroad town, where several hun,
bred employees are paid Oil weekly and
promptly, ia spite Of worms, grasshoppers,
chintz-bugs or drouth. In the next place
it has reached great prominence as II
Embarrassing and shipping point, the
immensely of which may be seen
from few data ] will here furnish your
readers. There is a strip of country about
ten miles in width running east and west
parallel with and south of Red river, of
which Denison occupies about the center
which will in time become solid fruii-pro-
ducing section, and equal 10 Some OF the
best fruit-growing districts Of California,
owing to the complete adaptability of the
soil for that purpose. 1t is asserted by
Denison's earliest settlers and shrewdest
observers of such matters, that her proper
ty has advanced so per cent. on account OF
hnr ON interests.
Something like eight years ago
Mr.. Love, who was the first to ven
ture the experiment of raising small fruits
for marketing, forwarded crate OF straw
berries to your city, and some OF the Dallas,
ties when Informed where the fruit hailed
FROM threw up their hands in astonlsh-
ment and muttered "What! that-little
new Yankee town shipping us strawber-
ries" But such was and is the fact-and a
great big fact 1t has grown to be, too. But
to few figuresl There are in the immedi-
ate vicinity of Denison some sixty-five
thousand grGH ed peach trees in bearings and
probably half a. many more not yet old
enough for producing fruit. The crop
is in fine order, a most promising one, ana
the gathering and marketing of this choice
fruit viii begin IN .cl days. Arrangements
are on foot To- a special car daily to run to
Kansas City, and Iruit-grOwerS- c3nil,errtfy-
DESERT ahai u, me end of this month they
viii be shipping a r-load of choice
peaches every day. 1t is estimated that the
pruuh crop alone will roll about $50, 900 into
u lap of Denison and enFirOns this season.
In addition to peaches they will raise
several other kinds OF fruit protitably, and
the output is being largely increased every
year. One firm alone, Messrs. rome &
Bush, have twelve acres in strawberries
and have already marketed over twelve
thousand boxes and the season is not
nearly over. The average price, so far, has
been twenty cents per box. dozen differ
ent frut-growers have from one to five
acres each of blackOerries, and these also
are very profitable, as they will bear ship
ment as far as Denver. A number OF pear
orchards have been planted, but the result
is disheartening, as the deadly blight has
attacked nearly all of them. Grapes
are also very largely grown, and
there are in the neighborhood OF
fifty acres of vineyard tributary to
th, markes, Plums also are represented,
although not to any very considerable ex-
tent as yet.
Insight of the city is the mammoth and
beautiful orchard Of Il. Perry esq, which
contains five thousand peach trees, SIX
acres ofstrawberries, and grapes and black
berries in proportion. In addition to this
Mr.. Perry has an orchard of five thousand
trees in the B. |. T., at Colbert's station,
and besides all the rest is the largest market
gardener in north Texas, shipping vegeta-
bes to northern cities by the CARLOAD. His
employees in the garden and orchards
would together make small army.
1t is estimated that the shipments
o berries and small fruits from this city
city the present season will reach $4,000,
which in addition to the peach shipments
will aggregate at least $4,000, and tins
magnificent business is increasing rapidly
with each succeeding season. These are no
fancy figures, but have been duly weighed
and furnished to me by practical and relia
BILE fruit men, who have no time or dlsposl-
tor to deal in Munchausen nonsense. And
all this has been accomplished in but lew
years.
Characteristic ofDenson is her genial cit
;zenship, her hospitality and'her great warm
hearted charity, as well as her untiring
push and vigor. When the groans of sulf
ering were BORNE on the breeze to her peo-
Die of McAlister, and the uncomfortable
elements had left only desolation and desti-
tuition in its wake, Denny responded nobly
and quickly with money, medicine, food
and rain ent, and sent doctors and nurses
TO give decent burial to the dead and ad-
minister comfort to the wounded. About
$500 was at once raised, wines. brandies and
to feed and clothe a thousand, we are told
But | have already written enough
of good and prosperous ID enny for this time.
More anon She is one of Grayson's insti-
buttons, and we are proui of her.
In conclusion, let me return thanks to
mine host, George Walters, the popular
man of the excellent "Alam9" George is
one of the noble souls of that enterprising
burg, and during the recent McAlister
calamity evinced his genuine true-hearted-
ness by sending gallons of wines and bran
dies TO the sufferers, great box of clothing,
ana provisions as well. Long may he wave.
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