San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-05-10
From Dallas.

Mr.. EpIroR;-A general and copious
rainfall last week caused many smiling faces.
The season has been backward. not at all
promising 10 the farmer, indeed, il is now
cool; fires are necessary for comfort in the
morning.
A drive yesterday, gave more than ordina-
ry pleasure TO see the rapid Improvement Of
our city. Large, substantial and pretty
business houses are looming up on Com
merce, Main, Film and Sc 'eral cross streets,
| and beautiful residences are In course Of
construction oil over the city.
J The saengerfest building, 20ox2OO feet,
under one roof, is being pushed 10 compile
ton. II il an immense house and will give
shelter to many thousands during the festi'
val, 18th, 18th, 10th, 18th and 18th inst.
Neither time or expense will be spared to
provide for the comfort, pleasure and en-
joyment of all who may come. All our
people are active in efforts to make 1t fes-
tival never to be forgotten.
The Texas Asphaltum, Pipe and Street
Paving Co.. turned on steam last week and
are moulding piping any size from two to
forty inches, and paving blocks for streets
and sidewalks. 1t is claimed to excel all
other material for sewerage and can be man.
ufactured at a cost which will certainly at
tract the attention of officers of towns and
cities. The company own the right for the
state and may build branch mandatory
Mt Austin or San Antonio this summer.
Dallas promises to be a city not only of
Importance, but for factories.
The car factory gives employment to many
mechanics; the oil mill works from seventy
five to one hundred men, and is grinding
the cotton seed of this and adjoining coun-
ties; the iron foundry is growing rapidly;
the ice factory, candy factory, and planning
mills are all worthy of note. We want and
ere long believe, will have a large cotton
and wool factory. Surely we can compete
with Eastern and Northern fac
cries when we save freights both ways, the
merchants and company's per cent in hand
ling the raw material and goods. The
great trouble in Texas to get factories es-
tablshed is that interest is to high-mouey
is worth too much-and too many openings
for speculation.
The acquisitions have been filed to secure
the st. Louis Narrow Gauge Railroad,
which gives Dallas more bright laurels. The
Texas Trunk railroad was sold to-day under
the hammer at the Court house and bid in
for the bond halders. 1t is claimed that
now active work will begin again. From
Dallas to Kaufman now active business is
done. The charter for this road is from
Dallas South eastwardly through the coun-
ties of Kaufman, Henderson, Anderson,
Cherokee, Angelina, Tyler Harding and
Jefferson, to the Gulf Coast at Sabine Pass,
together with branch through the Coun-
ties of Jasper and Newton to the line of
Louisiana, in all say distance of $50 miles.
It requires no Imagination for one to see the
grandeur and importance of this road.
Sabine Pass, it is claimed, is as good or bet
ter port for commerce as Galveston and
only short distance from New Orleans. |
But the lumber trade alone is enough. Let |
your imagination. if it can, measure the al
most boundess extent and magnifcence of |
the pineries of South eastern Texas then
take look, say from Dallas to Ell Paso, 700 |
miles, rich prairie country which must
have this or lumber from somewhere to be
settled. JOHN.