The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-10-05
FROMM IDLAND.
THE NEW TOWN OUT WEST O. x.
stock Shipments Surprisingly Large-Iu-
crease of Mercantile Interests
Church Music and ENcur-
siOnists-Wild Game,

MlpLANpSpet. s. Correspondence.1-
The first shipment of stock from here
was made yesterday by j. h. Green
carload Of muttons for Chicago. Thus
Midland, the flower Of the Staked Plains,
enters into commercial relations with
the queen city of the lakes, 1900 miles
away!
tits but beginning, to be surely fol-
lowed by hundreds of other carloads of
muttons and beeves, for those Chicago
people are fond of the best and having
once sampled our goods will want them
all. That is their well-known style.
1t is probable that not less than 1000
head OF cattle will be shipped TO This
point during the present month. Cow
men say that we may look for fifteen
thousand head to be unloaded at Mid
land by the middle Of next month.
something OF this kind was anticipated,
though not to 50 great an extent, for, as
mas been noted i'll the HERALD, ranches
have been prepared in every direction,
and "ranche hunters are still among
our daily visitors.
All OF this means success to Midland,
for all of the men who handle this stock
must have food and clothing, and the
hotels and merchants will find their
business increasing and satisfactory.
Nj. l.. Born IL Co., have opened up a
stock of clothing, furnishing goods, etc.
sold at less than at many points east
of us. Two large stocks OF
general merchandise are OK
pected very soon. A large stock
OF groceries Will probably arrive next
week. Col. j. G. Cans billiard rooms
and saloon is Low open and while il
does not rival the elegant establishment,
in Dallas, will be properly conducted
and an orderly place that gentlemen
need not be ashamed to enter. So they
come with the demand, making our
young town metropolis, though now
merely the prelude to the grand an
to be said or sung, on this subject
IN few short months, possibly weeks.
IN anticipation of the visitation of
Blshop Elliott next Sunday, "A volunteer
choir has been arranged under the lead
ership of Dr. Il. &. Coch-
ran and this portion Of the Staked
Plains will next Sunday for tho
first time, resound with tho grand old
"GloriA III EXcelss" and other music of
the church-a powerful organ aiding tho
effort.
A reception for the excursionists is
talked OF. 1t will not he surprising if
the dining-rOom OF the Llano hotel
should echo the unwonted sounds of "a
la mande left" promenade all =" etc.
while the eXcursionlsts are here. This
Will surely be done if positive informt-
tion as to their arrival reaches here i'm
Time for preparations.
Letters asking for information con
tlnue to pour in, and as illustrating this
pplht secretary Harris received u letter
oil enquiry from Oregon, and the next
mail brought one from Virginia.
POSTMASTER Welch reports .3OOlctters ne
mailed 'ast m nth; a larger number
were reccNCd-a record extremely
pleasing TO us.
Ihe meteorological record for Septem-
per may be summed up rs follows, viz.
Maximum thermometer, gS degrees ON
tho It'll; minimum thermometer, o3 do
grees on the 18th; monthly moan Their.
mometer, SIG degrees. Rain fell on
'th, Sth, 10th, nth, 18th, 22d and Both. As
we nave no rain gauge, the amount of
rainfall cannot be given. A moderate
mortimer began on the night ofthe 23rd,
and ended on the 18th; otherwise the
month has been an extremely pleasant
one.
our first buffalo was seen, on the IA
Die at the Midland house, this morning.
we nave several famous hunters resld-
ing mere, ana all the game to Toe found
within 100 miles will make lis
appearance at Midland in due season.
Col Cameron is pushing tho Emigrants
house along rapidly and will complete
II by the close of this month. The COL
onel is a South Carolinian, modest and
uhassuming- The amount of push and
energy he displays rather astonishes US,
anu Ihe writer especially must confess
that ho was badly mistaken i'm "sizing
him up"
quite number Of notahles, Messrs.
Sasson and smith, of San Antonio, Crit.
hth, or California, Stevens and Me
Cright, OF Colorado, and others, have
visited us the past week, but time will
not permit further mention.