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

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County on the Houston A
ID fahfoad, 81 miles rom Dial.
/~dbstantial and prosperous town
1850 population. The surround
)konntry Ia productive and well settled,
md Ennis Ia o very live trading point fof
its size. During last year II shipped 1000
bales Of cotton, $500 pounds Of wool, 6O,OCO
pounds OF hides and peltries, 10000 bushels
OF small grain, 4.43S head Of live rtock and
other minor products amounting IN value
TO 1900. OF these Is per cant. went 70
New York, is TO st. Louis, SO to Galveston
and 10 TO other points. The, mills and
other manufactures are estimated at t3O,oVp.
The aggregate sales OF important articles
during the year past, amounted to $ooO.WV
as follows: Dry goods, boots. shoes, cloth.
ing, etc., $35, 600, groceries, prcdnee,. con
fections, bagging AID ties. S3O),0Oo; !iquef,
beer and tobacco, 100000. woodwork ana
lumber, $500 100; drugs. paints, Oh, otc,,
Si4, 600; hardware, agricultural impleIn entH.
wagons, etc, $7O,O00, miscellaneous, St5,-
400. New York received Of thsse 30 per
cent. st. Louis, Is; Galveston 10, aud DS'
las, IS.
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This Is the county seat " EVA loubty.
30 miles from Dallas, on n branch tep nj
the Houston & Texas Central railroad, and
it is proposed to extend this branch on TO
Weatherford, and thence northwest intotoe
Pan Handle country, but work has not yet
commenced on this extension. The town
has q population OF some $500. 1t isa we'll
laid off, handsomely built town, in the
midst Of a productive and fertile farming
regisn, and lisa good trading point. It ex.
ported during the past year 22,OO0 bal,s OF
cotton, i0O, 900 pounds Of hides and p%eltries,
iG6, 800 bushels of grain, 5000 head OF 1--we
stock. New York received 20 Ier cent.
ST. Louis. 80; New Orleans, S; Galveston,
10. other points, is. Mills and other man.
ufactories are estimated at Sl5,O QUO. The
hpprepate snles OF important articles dur.
ina the past wear was S9Sl, 500, as follows:
Dry goods. clothing, boots, shoes, etc
5000, 600; groceries, produce, bagging and
Ties. S336. 600. LIQUORS. beer. tobaccos, etc,
$50 600: ice. SS, 100: wood work, including
lumber of ali kinds, yl62, 600; drugs, paints,
oil etc. $50 OuO. hardware. agricultural i'm.
PIGMENTS. wagons, etc., SlS7, 500; miscel.
iapeous. S25 90. OF these New York re-
Aejye, Us ,er cent: st. Louis. Is. New Or.
leans. Is. Galveston, 10: Dallas, l5: otner
points. 10. This place affords the best cd.
ucationsl and social facilities, aud is a live,
hsIthy. business little town.
MsxIA.
This Ia n tiourisbipg little town on the
IlOuHtOn o. ltXd6 OtutT6I IAllTOdu III lsIInts
stone county. "a miles from Dallas. and has
a population OF |, 300. During the average
wear its shipments are peneralIy about 49,
Zoe bales of cotton. SO. OO pounds of wool
so ON nounds of hides and ~neItries' 5OO
head OF live stock. 5000 bushels of small
yrsin. and other articles agerepatine in
Value $50 600. New York receives of these
10 per cent, St. Louis 10. New Nrleans is,
The sales of general merchandise amount
TO something over Al 100000 per wear.
These supplies are drawn from New York Is
per cent. St. Louis 10 Galveston SO. and
Dallas rs. Mexia is a well built. live bus,
ness little town. Its business houses are
mostly handsome two.story brick buildings
and give an air of solidity to the place,
There are here good hotel accommodations,
good school and church facilities, a bank.
ing institution, several mills and gins. a
planning mill and a good, live Yspsn
GRoEsBERcK.
This IL the county seat OF Limestone
county. "a miles south from Dallas ON the
Houston d Texas Central railroad. IL has
about 500 inhabitants. and does a very re.
spectacle county trade, the Surrounding
country being rich and productive. Dur.
ing an average wear the. exports are. or
2 500 bales. wool X GOO pounds. hides
and ~peltries ] 500, live stock 500 bead. New
York r~eceiyes 10 per cent. st. l.onis Is,
New Orleans S, Galveston 50, Dallas 10,
other points 10. The aggregate sales tor the
wear of staple articles of merchandise
amount t. TO ont $500, COG New York tnr.
D;shed % per cent, st. Louis 10, New Or.
leans 10. Galveston 25. DaiIssN. other points
10. Groesbeeck has one steam grist mill and
cotton gin. three churches AMI n rood
school.
xossx.
This IA a way station on the Honston q
Texas Central railroad in L;uestoup cocrtv.
about loo miles from Dallas. and ms , non.
ulstion of 500. Its export. %snDualIy are
some 7 OOO bales NJ cation finn 0oO m
10 600 bushels of grain. otbsr proSncts. In.
ending brick tile and notIerv ,noont;ny
in an 10 some $4,000. Galyeston re-,
ceiyes about 30 per cent. Of these shin.
ments. the balance a.yided bst Ween OajIn,
and other points. The papufacturine In.
terests are represented nv cotton pin and
a brick and Tile manufactminr comcauv
capital Invested estimated NJ $40 OCO. Tbe
AGGREGATED annual safes of HE ,-mdjn, ar.
ticIes of general merct sndjss an,nnnt IN
soma S25OO OO Galveston fufpiahjuy an n.r
cant of these ami DsI!n. .ud oib.r no;nis
fbe balance.
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This nIace Ia Iocated IN tbs H,p,tn,, a.
Teras Central railroad ar lie i,n,iinn g,th
tbs north western hroncb ~ H.. an. 90
and Is IN Rohertson rountv IN 10 sIso tIs
tor the caIahrate1 Wnot.n yysIIs
lannon's health resort some 3 miles distant
rom which tbers are regular STAGES and
hs nonnoot;n. w;th ali Ia. ,ra;ns "a n.s
nnnnIet;on Of soms 20 "a - iIn n,;iss
NH from naIIss IL sbins srnn.Iiv .hnYi,
sno ~. ofcDt,n, IN nnS $1,000 =, h;gas
nj neItr;as wbich 80. mostiv 10 si...,, an
'rotat vaine ~ nils and ,n.unf.ctnrs
amounts 70 IS 200 The see,rrat. sales Of
,nnns "a some to15 900 G.iva,tan sn,,
ni;ss ,hss Isroer %noyiion vi
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Th,s 70 ,ba oanntv -, n, poh.,,,,,
,nntv On Tbs Inys,n.,ionsl &C.,
,.i,ro,a ieS miis. f,om nall,
csdnar, - torn,I. 81. ca,i,ai -, 49,.
o,,t 80 J.s;Sa, .ap.'a ~
49, csn, rsI nos;,ion snd as The co,,n.,i
~ 49, $500 $780, r. sryP..
,owns h, wss $1,000 70 n,,vs n.w nIscs