The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-01-05

will be impossible TO procure brick
and other building material to
complete even what nt pres,
ent Is contemplated. A gentleman at
present In, this city, who has resided ~
Leadyillc for two years past, has Invested
largely In real estate, and In o
few months, at larthest, Will
return here and erect q number Of build
ings, which will probably surpass any ever
before constructed In North Texas, both as
regards size and architectural beauty. The
opinion has obtained with many that ele-
CANT passenger and freight depots VIII be
erected by some OF the railroads centering
here in East Dallas, and, as consequence,
real estate in that section is daily enhanc-
| ing in value, and improvements are being
carried forward there as rapidly rs in any
other part of the city. The great want OF
Dallas to-day is dwelling-houses to accom-
MEDIATE the many now coming here to re-
side and to cast their fortunes with our peo;,
pie. The great demand flor suitable and
| comfortable residences, and the good rentals
| they carry with them, it seems
would induce real-estate men to
erect dwelling-houses in pleasant
| localities. 1t is matter that should COM
mand the attention of our citizens gener-
ally and they should encourage the build
| Ing of such houses as would prove deslra-
Bile to those looking for comfortable resi-
THERE is little to notice in business cir
Giles. Trade to-day has been quiet, dealers
generally being engaged in taking account
Of stocks and preparing for the coming
years operations. we nave no chanSes 10
| firm and steady, as shown by our regular
reports. Green apples are scarce N
the market, and q choice article
! is worth from six and a half
| to seven dollars per barrel. Potatoes are
firm, and best varities would bring .ful
figures. Cabbage is plentiful, as are onions
are offered freely, and the supply is fully
equal to the demand. Fruits are scarce in
| the market, although shipments are ex-
pected daily, and there is probability OF a
| decline in all tropical productions. Fish
! and game are more abundant than at any
time during the season, and prices snow
downward tendency. The markets are gen.
erally well supplied with vegetables in sea-
SON and the demands from abroad are
readily filled.
| DALLAS. January 3.-Dallas is more in
debted to the wholesale merchants OF TINS
CITY for the important position she now oc-
cupies as one Of the leading business, cities
in the South than has been generally &C
credited to them They have sent out
their representatives in every direction, and
wherever q new avenue of trade was opened
thew entered it with determination to per-
manently occupy it. In saying this. we do
not desire to withhold from our retail mer-
chants the full need of praise they are en-
titled to for the valuable EFFORTS they nave
| have also played their part in building up
our city, but the enterprise and liberality
of our people have accomplished more in
elevating Dallas to her present proud posi-
| ton and prosperity, than all other causes
combined. And in this connection
it may .I not Of se the out fallae 0t
IF pf'i building up great towns and cities at
railroad crossings. Around us, in all dl-
rections, are ambitious towns on railroads
that are endeavouring to form other rail-
road connections or have railroads cross
the tracks of those they have already secur-
ed at their particular locations, believing
it will accelerate their growth and consum-
mate their business aspirations. But do the
citizens of those towns ever reflect that
with every new railroad built new towns
will spring up near them that will absorb a
vast amount of the trade they are now en-
loving, and that the benefits in this way
that now accrue to them will be cut OH 1or-
ever? No one can doubt that whenever
railroad companies establish work shops or
machine shops they will benefit that par
ticular town, but merely to be located at a.
railroad crossing is no great advantage to
anv place. We see too many towns
in Texas, and in fact all over the country
that have been injured instead Of
deriving benefit by.being located at railroad
crossings to believe that all the towns now
vantages they so fondly expect in the future.
Every new railroad built will diversity the
retail trade, and can only benefit wholesale
cities, like Dallas is to-day and what she is
destined to become in few short years.
OUR ice factories should not delay gettins
! their works in good order TO furnish nearly
all of this portion of the State, as shipments
| from the North may be almost entirely cut
off. No ice has been made This winter by
any Chicago firms, yet dealers say. they are
NOT alarmed, as two winter months yet re-
main and the chances are good for harvest
\ ing q crop yet. In case these hopes should
prove fallacious, however, they acknowledge
| they are in very bad shape, worse than
ever before. One company, the Washing,
/ ton, has an immense surplus, but would
not be able to avert an ice famine IL the
weather continues mild.
The aggregate value of the live stock and
fresh meats shipped from New York to Eu-
rope during the year ending November ~,
| 1851, was $40 1853 500. The value OF tne
! fresh beef exported was S5,6SS5ll. that OF
the mutton exported being Sl32, 287. The
4 number OF horned cattle exported was o.
g5s the number OF sheep &,4il, and the
number of hogs 3,IoZ.
Thnre is an artesian well in the bay of
San Francisco. 1t is about two miles from
the Alameda shore, opposite Newark at
house on the oyster beds OF Doane d Go.
| This house is on a platform set upon piles.
/ The well is 2l2 feet deep, with an outside
nine of eight inches and one Of six inches
| on the inside. A filing OF cement prevents
! leaking and saves the inner pine from salt
water. The water is good These oyster
beds cover large area. are located IN Ala-
media. Santa Clara. and San Mateo coun-
! Ties and are planted with Eastern oysters
The Massachusetts, State Board OF Agri-
culture estimates its expenses Tor the COM
J ing year at Sl9, 800, a decrease Of 500 rom
the amount for the present year. Ot TINS
sum SIC. 400 will be devoted to bouhties 10
societies, decrease OF 500.
An idea of the business done by one OF
the protected industries Of Meridcn, Con
neoticut, may be gained from the fact that
dnrinR the past three months the Quantlty
OF goods shipped paid the company at the
rate of 81, 30 per hour.
France appropriates for agriculture thi
I year in round numbers 1lyo.vu. ms
rant includes agricultural education. er-
penses for breeding studs and keeping up
$500 stations. and inspection Of woods and
In the village of Amsterdam, New York.
nearly 1.0D.OeO brooms are made every
wear. How many husbands curse Amster-
dam
The pay-rsn Of the Cambria Iron Com
many At Joilnstorn, Pa. for the month 81
4 December. aggregated Sll5,0O0, OF az the
rate Of Al. So. 900 a year for labor alone.
TIM somewhat Startling prophecy j. haz-
aried that IN future lumber will be q
straw instead Of wood Experiments o.
readv Instituted show that Il is possible 10
make wood. or its substitute, from straw.
If d fensible strength, SURPRISING ordinary
I huildiue woods. The material is capable
of being carried through al the manipula-
fion thai -ynOd j.. does not shrink. takes 9