The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-15
THE BUSINESS WORLD
COMMERCIAL.

COMMERCIAL. II
DALLAS March "A How mary PERSONS are
ere In Dallas to-day who have Resided here
or, ray, ave years, who appreciate ana complo.
J end the great advances she has maut IA lhht
! me In her business and oonmeca imrotl@hte'
hen the Wholesale business houses OF the cay
, ould be counted twice over ON the hnEefa ul
one hand, to-day they can hardly be eeuncta,
ted. Then the business houses were oiusUleu
around the courthouse square, ana lhe lew
djoiniug, now they extend from 1hatcen,
ter miles In every direction. Let one OF the nld
settlers take 4 retrospective glance at what thls
city was commercially half decade away, ana
compare II then with what IL is now, ana ne VIII I
him elf he aslonished aud wonder at lb mag
nihcent adyancementand progress Tue q TAB
Iisnment OF retail houses then beyond tno limi AZ
of the ten or twelve blocks above referred 10
would have almost excited derlsion, anu, yet
to-day they are located miles nom that center
in either direction and are rs prosperous
as are those In the very midstof what was once
the usiness uonier of the city The Wholesale
and retail business Of Dallas, like those of all
Other great aud growing commercial olues VIII
become separated twill be lOHg time before
the wholesale and heavy commercial houses
will seek other quarters than those they ocCCpy
to-day, but the retail trade will bokto such lo-
'calities as are In closer proximity 10 the resi-
denee portions OF the city. This IS one of the in
cyitablo laws OF trade which II n immuiAOle
and fixed ~ time Itself Were Dallas u finished
city, II might be different but she Is growing ana
expanding. IN fast becoming great ana metro
politan In her proportions, Is acquiring COM
mercial Importance not alone to north Texas
but he is attracting the attention OF the whole
country by the magnificent iutnre, which MI
Zee, surely awaits her Rewriting again 20 what
Dallas was five years aPO aud what she IL to-day,
twill no found that her business has enhanced
ten fold In that tune, her population has
nearly doubled, her ci2pns, many OF them
have grown comparatively wealthy the ntchl.
tcoiural beauty OF her busncfs and DWELLING
houses has been improved, and she Is IN ali re-
specls worthy OF the pride and attachment her
citizens entertain for her liut one thing is
wanting now to render tho city all that IL claimed
for hor 10y her admirers, and which will make
her as attractive 10 the eye Ms she Is great In
commercial Importance and that Is good streets
md sidewalks. These will follow aud are closely
ut hand. Tho next council will have the power
and the Will TO cause the construction OF these
desired improvements and when accomplished,
her citizens can rejoice and honestly cXolnim,
Here In the queen city of the Lone Star state,
beautiful In all her appointments, Az she Is great
In her commerce. and trade"
ON 'CHANGE.
II there Is one organization In this city more
than another which should be iostcred ana NJ
held by business mon It is the Merchants OK.
change of Dallas In The face of predictions
that II could not exist that IL would prove II
miserable failure, ana other like uulricndly 10.
marks and insinuations, 1t has liourished and
prospered and grown until now 1t Is establish Il
on u permanent basis, aud cnn bV regarded as
one OF the hxed institutions of tho city All
honor to the enterprisng and intelligent gentle.
men who have stood by aud sustained 1t when
II was In its infancy aud when 1t was a'sailed
by enemies without who predicted ils failure,
and who desired their pre- ELECTIONS To br verified.
II has been the means Of rendering Dallas
the great grain market OF the state
aud rs the tado of ANY country follows
Its products. has added enormously TO the bust
moss OF the city. The directors are now seeking
for more suitable quarters. are making arrange.
ments to receive all the cotton rs well NJ
tho grain markets of tho country by telegraph,
and are more than ever determined 10 make 1t
the most prominent and important business or.
ganization ever effected In the state. If energy,
enterprise and money will make II such, It's
future success and Importance is m assured
fact In future, cotton will take n prominent
place In all trf nsactions
The prices on the Exchange to day were firm
and but little changed from that of yesterday
Tho markets In 81. Louis aud Chicago have
light elect upon prices here, but those who Hro
oil speculative turn Of mind look to quotations
from these cities with much interest Some good
transactions In corn for delivery in April were
made aud some sales for May were effected
Owing 10 continued light receipts by wagon aud
rail, memb ~ are backing their Judgment on
future deliveries IN other months 1t Is gcnor.
ally conceded now that therci s not much corn
left In tho hands of farmers that will be mar
keted, and dealers IRE looking To other localities
for supplies, Wheat is beginning to attract at.
IGNITION, Rs orders are coming int from the
southern portions OF the state, but mlllefs here
absorb about all that arrives by wagon Only
choice red rust'prooi onts are in demand, and
lower grades ARE dull aud declining In price A
speculative feeling has seizel tue members OF
the xchange. and not n few are invesung In
pork and other meats, Prices generally were
arm,