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

cent, M Louis, 70, New Orissns, To- ds.
weston, 9G Dallas, 10; other points, TO-
BRYAN.
tbs IL the county sat Of Braros county,
situated about 1GS miles southeast from
Dallas. II Is on the main line OF the Hous
ton a Texas Central railroad, 10 an attract
I've looking and solidly toilt little city, With
Q population Of $500. The surrounding
country Is well adapted 10 agriculture, the
land being extremely fertile. aud the town
always does o good trade for a place OF this
sizs. The s,ssts,d vAlue of the property 10
scm6thiBg ever 500 600, aud the finances OF
both city and county are in d most healthy
condition. Last ysai the exports were as
follows: Cotton. 20,O0O bales wool, 5000
pounds; hides and peltfies, 76,0N pounds
cattle and sheep, 5000 bead. These ship
merits were divided IN tina following pro.
portion. viz Hsw York, 80 Ter cent. New
Orleans. ~ per n-nt.; Galveston. so per
cent. Tbs tots, Value OF mills and manu-.
factories IL as NO. Aggregate ssles OF i'm.
ported articles are 90 to'idws: Dry goods,
clotn!re. boots. ,hc.' WA m!l!inery, $780,
giUg sud ties, S5U, no, liquors, beers. to.
baccos. Yal.WN. lumber Of all kinds. 500.
$40, drugs, pants. oil. croekery and wood.
soware. $4,000: hardware, agricultural i'm.
plelL Ants, machinery etc., $4,000; miscel-
laneous, $4,000. These imports were from
'hs following places. In the proportions
given, Wig: New York. 30; st. Louis, so;
New Orleans, 10; galveston. rs; other
points, s. There are II the town one cotton
seed oil factory, one cotton cir factory, and
one cotton gin, tho three employing about
100 hsnds, aud having invested some $780,
600 capital. The State Agricultural and
Mechanical college il also located here, add
ing materially to tho prosperity and i'm.
po,taDee OF ihe city.
gAuAcnyn
This ,s the principal town in Grimes
county. l93 mites from Dallas, and has a
population OF some Z, 900, 1t is located on
the Houston d. Texas Central railroad at its
junction, with a tap road running ont to
NJ ontgomeTy, which is now owned by the
Gull, Colorado g. Santa Fe railroad. Dur.
ing the year past it shipped IA $40 bales OF
cotton. l.5l0 pounds ofwooi, $3.50 pounds
of hides and %peltries, 1874 900 feet of ]um-
Der, and other minor products a~ggregating
2,S63. 1857 pounds Of freight. Some IS per
cent. OF these went to Galveston, and the
balance was divided between various other
points. The manufactures consist of q
steam Touring mill a cotton seed oil mill,
q p'ow factory aud planning mill, represent
ing a capital Of $l50.00O, and employing
sixty hands. The sales of leading articles
! OF merchandise are as follows: Dry goods,
clothing. boots. shoes. hsts and millinery,
$50, 900: groceries, produce, CONNECTIONS,
bsgsing and ties, 100000; liquor, beer, to.
49, SSS''' lumSsi, ;,otSS feet: drugs,
agricultural inpIemsuts. wagons, engines,
| ETC., $1O0, 900; miscellaneous, $o3 900. These
supplies are frsm New York. 20 per cent;
St. Louis, Is; New Orleans, 20, Galveston,
20; Dallas 10, and other points S. This is
one Of the largest cotton shipping, points on
the Houston q Texas Central railroad, and
| will do an immense lumber business over
the Gull, Colorado j. Santa Fs railroad.
II has an excellent school system, with an
average attendance of 500 pupils at the
graded schools, it being one of the few
schools in the state which draws aid from
the Peabody schoo, funds.
| HEMfsTRAD.
This ia the county seat of Waller county.
PA miles from Dallas, on the Houston d.
Texas Central railroad, and is the point Of
intersection with that road and its Austin
branch. The population is 200. and the
surrounding country is well settled up by a
well.to.do class of farmers. During the
| past year Hampstead shipped 100 ba es of
l5s, 100 pounds Of cotton seed as well as some
other minor products. Galveston secured
rs per cent. of these exports, the balance
, going to other points. The sales of leading
articles Of general merchandise closing the
/ year past were as follows; of dry goods,
poott snoes, uats, cioiu'uS huu millinery,
500 ,l0c0; groceries. produce: copfectlons,
| bagging aud ties; $4,000; liquors, beer
aud tobacco, $2O,W0; ice 81 600; drugs,
paints, oils, etc, $500: hardware. agri-
cultural implements, wagons, etc, $2j 90
miscellaneous, $30,GOO. New York received
10 per cent. OF these; St. Louis, 20; Gal
weston, so; Dallas, 10; other points 10.
church advantages usual In places of this
size, also one good newspaper, a cotton
| seed oil mill, with o capacity of 40 barrels
per day. a steam grist- mill, a planning mill,
and other minor manufactures.
BRENNAN.
This is the county seat of Washington
county, and is located at the intersection OF
the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe, with the
Houston Il Texas Central railsosds, some
235 miles from Dallas by rail. .BIenhsn;
being in q thickly populated, fertile and
productive country, Will always be a sub
stantial country town, but 1t does not seem
to have reaped all the advantages antici'
pated froui its increased railroad facilities.
Its population il from 400 to 800. The
exports during the past year were as io!-
lows: Cotton, 25,N0 bales; hides aud pei.
tries. i5b 900 pounds. The shipments went:
10 81. Louis, 25. New Orleans. 80; Calves
ton, 40; other points, 5. The aggregate
sales Of important articles announced dur
ing The past year 10: OF dry goods. cloth
llNR UOOtSt UbtF s'gNn'NNI
groceries, produce, etc, $5C0,Uo; liquors,
beer, tobsccos, ETC., $35,UD, ice. .S5.UO;
woodwork (shingles, rough and dressed
lumber, sash, etc.,) S25 ~ drugs, paints,
oils, crockery, etc, SS5.0O, agricultural
implements, hardware, etc. SHD,QnO: mis-.
cellaneous. $4,000. The percentage. OF
these imports were as follows FROM New
York, Is; st. Louis, ~. New Orleans, ~,
Galveston, 20; Dallas. 10; other poists, Is.
HOUSTON
Is The county seat Of Harris county, 26j
aile. south FROM Dallas, and has an ssti'
mated population of some 22,O00. IL II the
great railroad centre d fTeIas. being the
trtninal ppint for nine impertsnt lines. AS
follows: The Houston II Tera. Central;
Galveston. Harrisburg & San Antonio; In.
terpatioDsl & Great Northern; East n West
Line. BrAzoria Tap: l,remond's Northeast
Narrow Gauge. Norgan's Road, six miles
to the bayou. and the TeIas n New Or
leans Hence her accessibility Is uDsiiT-
passed. Ia sddftion la these sse has an
outlet by ~ster by way Of Buffalo bayou
into the gulf NJ MEXICO, which water cnurse
il being improved year by yrsr With nus
ni6cent nppropriations from for
tbAt purpose. aud with The acquisition ot
deep water in the channel oftbe bsyOn, the
trad. by water will be greatly Increased
and = wonderful impetus be added 10 The
c~ourDercial Interests Of the CITY. Tbs city
7. pretiily located and veil built up. with
large. handsotns brick business houses und
MANY very handsome ard tasteful dwell
nngs. and "a nov large enough 10 snIoy al
the modern ~conseuisiscss :" = CITY. soch ~
gas works. al hbnndami 'nprly 81 ~siri
with improved Sstri works. tslspbsnss.
street cars. a 10. stsIket, aud 70 tact ali
the couvrnieoces and pleasures 81
CITY life caU he here enjoyed.
The manufacturing Interests NJ Houston
have tended a, much ss any cther ons