The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-09-01
Nm DALLAS HERALD. SEPTEMBER 1gT Dr1oN-0UADRupIE SHEET.


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Iistsnos IL 10 miles The climate ds
iRhtfai water good qD1 health etoe!lent
file extension N the above mentioned raw
sas been the means Of directing cap.
ri into this section Of Ihe state, ana great
In the land markets IN town lots'
and ranch lands Ia Displayed
0Ron0RrowN
The county seat Of the fine county OF WI
liamson, 2l0 miles from Dallas, ~ mlIes
north of Austin, built Of roCk mostly, ana
will a refined, liberal AID progressive pop
Of about 500 Georgetown 10 one
the pleasantest little places IN the state'
Churches are numerous, ana aslue I'm
minor schools the town Is the site oithe
South University. Georgetown our
ing the past twelve months did Il hne trade
MS the following figures will show; ~
Skinned over 5000 bales of cotton. aDoui
10000 pounds of wool, and 70 cars OF small
grain. OF these shipments 20 per cent
went to Galveston. 1t sold OF dry goous'
millinery, boots and shoes, hats ana caps
$4,000; groceries: produce, I'LL
tobaccos, S25, 600; ice, $1,000; oodwo ooo
cars; hardware, agricultural machinery. en-
pines, wagons, etc, 800 900; drugs, paints,
oil. etc, So, 600, and miscellaneous, son.
600. Iii. imports are chiefly with Galveston
and st. Louis.
This is a pretty town in Williamson
county ON the International road and also
the southern terminus of the Missouri "a
ciic, and has a population OF 800. Iaylor
as the terminus OF the terminus OF tnree
| divisions of road is an important railroad
point, and has q large union depot, WINE
extensive repair shops, round houses, eso.,
are being constructed. During the past sea
son Taylor shipped 3So,OW pouhus 1i Wouui
5000 bales Of cotton. Galveston got Az per
cent. of these shipments, New orleans 20
per cent, and the remainder to other
! points. The total value of mills and man
| ufacturs is 5000. Its sales during tne
past twelve months were OF dry Boous,haeo,
caps, boots and shoes, $lOO,UVO;, groceries,
produce, CONNECTIONS, bagging and ties, 800
t6O0. linuors. beer and tobaccos. $4,000; ice,
81. 600: wood work, 200 cars; drugs, pants;
oils, ETC., $50, 600; hardware, agrlcultnraai
machinery, engines wagons, etc, $loo'Voo,
and miscellaneous, 100000. Its imports
were from various points.
CORPUS CnRIsTI.
This is the county seat OF Neuces county,
on the Texas-Mexican Narrow Gauge rail-
road running from Corpus Christi to Lar
edo, and also on Corpus Christi bay, through
which it has water connection with the
norris of the world. 1t has some6 800 inhab,
itants. and with the advent OF It's railroad
facilities is growing rapidly and increasing
its trade, and will doubtless become q place
of decided commercial Importance. pur-
ing the past year there were large snip,
ments OF wool, running in the millions OF
pounds; large quantities Of hides and pelt-
ries: some 81 ,O0O head of cattle, and quite
an mount of silver bullion from the Me1l-
can mines, as we'll as other articles, ship
ping the same largely 10 New YORK. NEW
Orleans, Havana and Galveston; lug
sales Of the staple articles OF mercnahaise
during the year amounted to sometning
over 81, 1000, 900, in addition to q large lumber
trade, the lumber coming BY schooner rom
| Florida. Louisiana and the lumber regions
Of Texas.
This town 10 a port OF entry from ne Huli
| OF Mexico, on the southern coast OF leAAs'
and Is the county seat OF Caiho9n county,
II has aome 1890 inhabitants and does only
a fair nm0upto of local trade. At one tlmo
this little seaport seemed to have nat
t.ripo nrospects before her, the Gull MsE
tern and Texas& Pacific railroad promised
mnch Tor the town, IS il was to have been
built through to the Pacific ocean, put IL
has never gone farther than Cuero. anu !,
does not seem likely thatit VIII be prosecutsu
further. ~Indianola has had many advef-
.it;a. 20 struggle against subject ~ she ~
m ths velloH fever epidemics, and the DAN
rer nom storms. In 1875 il was clearly dem
Illustrated that tho locality was not sate, AZ
many houses and Inhabitants were swept
away by the storm Of that year, since when
| time the idea Of making q CITY al tnis
| point has been virtually Tvs
facilities for shipping by water attract some
trsds' and annually . limited amount OF
cotton, cattle, sheep, hay. bones
| hida, horses. wool sugar, etc. arc shipped
Srom This mort. aggregating In value some
th,ns above 100000, which exports are
divided between New York, cuba, new
| Orleans and Galveston. Its sales OF stapie
articles Of general m~srchanaise sno oun NJ
about $500, OOO, coming principally from New
Oylsans. New YORK and Galveston, with
soms importations OF lumber from Pen
.ssols. Florida and Brsmond, Texas.
MAHsFIsLD.
rhis Ia q ANAL interior country town or
vilIspe in Tarrant county, about oU miies
west rom Dallas, and has q popuiatlon oi
some 800. 1t does some Local trace IN ~
vaILsettled neigbborhood, but is princip,aily
noted for is fine school, Mansfield college
hs;no an educational institution OF some
rsn,te having an average OF some Nv
scroIars ner annum. The aggregate sales
daring The last year In general merchan-
di.e were: Dry goods, clothing, etc. So
600: groceries, produce, confsctions, e,S,
$4,000; liquors, beer toSacc0s' so,oo ~
ny cant are from New York, 20 from 81.
Louis, 20 from Galveston, ~ from Dalles,
a. from other points. There are also sons
iocal manufactures of minor importance.
THoRP Springs.
This place is situated in Hood county
some 7S miles from Dallas and Smnes IRON
Westherford. on the Texas q racine ran.
ii Uilh which place tits connected ny
. d.iiy stage line. 1t has for some years
nan noted for its sulpher and other mineral
snrin.s and been fr%equented as . health re-
.o,t to Sreater or less extent, but what chleny
land, importance TO the place are its twocsl;
ebrsted educational institutions: The Add
ia ro:lcCe and the Thorp3priLg CONNER
cisl college and library. Thi1 town mas .
nonnlstion of7O0, Is beautifully ana heelth'
tnliy located, and 10 aspiring in its IDEAS 81
n vorked hard for the nomination for the
l~ocation of the state university, Its null
and othsr manufactures are estimated ~
During the past year its sales IN
s-rfIcles Of general merchandise wers as ioi'
lovs: Dry goods, clothing, boots, shoes
hats, caps, ETC.. $4,000 groceries, ,prodnse'
etc, $1,000; drug, paints ana ons; sffovI.
! ~. Galveston 20, Dallas Is, other points 70
- e~RAHBURr.
TIT. 4. thsc county seat OF Hood county
- nou.s from Dallas, and accessible ron
ths BY daily s,sge line. ltspopu,
alton h ZOO. and situated In a iertns ano
vslI-,ettlsd country il does Q lar trsa'
n, an interior town Of is size. During tn
wear psst il shipped l,5O0 bales OF cotton
OOJ pounds Of wool. 1000 pounds Q
hides and peltiiss. The mills and one
m.nufactories represent q capital oil 80,
Zoo During the past year the sales OF gen
"a -.rficlet Of merchandise were vi or,
goods, clothing, hats, caps, boots, shoessn'
f.rtions bsegine and ties, 500
| i%ionors beer and tobacco, $4,000 drug,
paints. oil, etc, 5000; hardware, sgrlcei
! tnr,i implimsnts, wagons, ETC, slg,ODy
Ne. YORK furnished 10 per cent 81 Lou
Is. Galveston, %; Dallas. % other poine