The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-04-24

for the state IL Texas iVf the ye.r 1855
ending the SILT OF Deee nber, lssS, VI
course there has been = marked Increase
silce then, but II 10 from 1873 that hkR
AID reporter. through MS kindness, was
enabled 10 CLEAN the iollosing Interesting
data, which shows the average wages paid
lAbOTefs and emploS ed per month, the
number of ceres OF various products aown,
rear ed, cold, and the average market price
for ths same; also the number OF churches,
schools, factories etc., etc. The nIsl u
the
AVERAGE wAdEs
paid per month 10 lsporeTs and employees
70 hAkers, SOS; blacksmiths. $40; book'
keepers, 500, briekmakers, $40; brick
mssols, $780, CABINET tntkers, sluO; car
rage maEers. 800; carpenters, $40, chair
makeIs, SIS; eiRHr'mpktrs. s65; eoopers.
$50; cotton aud factory hands. 900; day
aborers In general wors, $40; dress
makers, $50; salesmen Ia stores, $50; bar
keepers, sT5; engineers (stationnfy), SO;
farm hands, Si5; female houss servants,
| Sir 80; female cooks, Sl5; male cooks, $50,
ea.tp,rs, Si5; hotel clerks, $50; hat.
tiIs. Sf5; harness makers, $50; jewellers,
500; livery stable hands, $40; mechinisis,
500; miliers Touring 500; mi lars. ssw7ers,
s75; miilinefs, $50. monldeIs In iron ana
brass, $50: painters. SOS; plas,eIers. $40;
paper.hspgers, s75: planning and saw mil
nands. $50; quarrymen, SIS; sectlon-handS,
railroads, S37 90, sIons-Gutters, $40; stone
masops, ST6: telegraph operators, SGD; TIM
ner3 $40; tallors. $50; wag5n.marers, $40;
wheeiwrlghts, $75; leachersin Tree schools,
white. $40; teachers In free schools, coioIed,
SS2' teachers III private seho ,ls coioied, Sso'
Il achers IN priva,e schools. white, $40;
coschmnn for public conveyance, $40.
FARM PRODUCTS. 80.
| Corn-Numo,r acres planted, 10 UVO,
nun Der bushels raised, l,0jO OC0; NUMBER
bushels sold. $500 0; average price per
| bu.bei. ~ cents.
Whpat-Number acres planted. $1,000;
number bushels raised, 6O'cVo numcer
bushels sold, $4,000; average price per
bushel, 90 cents.
Oais-Number acres planted, 80, 900; mum.
| Der bushels raised, 100000; number oush-
tels sold, 100000; average price per bnshei,
50 cents.
Bar ey-Nnmber acres planted, 500;
humber bushels raised, lI5 600: NUMBER
bushels sold, 5000; average price per
bushei, 50 cents.
Irish pctatoes-Number acres planted,
9 coo; (, uinbrr Arsbe's raised, 100000; aver
age price pes bushtl 81.
S1sft pota' oes- Number arrca planted,
$500; number bushels raised, 125 OOJ; aysT-
age price per bnshel, 50 cents.
Apple Observation-Disclosures scres In, ABOUT
1875
Peaches-Number bushels harvested, $780,
Geo. number acres in, 400.
Farms-Number OF farms. 500; acres OF
improved land, 2l0 GOO; average price per
acre, $50. 10000
Timber land-Number of acres, 100. 900;
average price per acre, ST..
Shingles Average price per bundle
$3.50. -,
Land cleared-Average rental value, So;
average price per acre, So.
Lsnd-Wild, average price per acre. 81.
Horses-Numner of horses. "a $3.50.
Mules-Number of n,ulee, goo; average
price per head, $50; average price over Two
years old, $50: ,o
Observation-Disclosures Of milk.cows. 5000. |
Cattle, other tran miik.cows, "a 600.
Oxen-Averege price Der yoke, $50.
Hoes-Number of hogs. 1900. price per |
100 weight. So; pork, bulk, per pou nd. 10
cents: bacon and hams per pound, 12 IL
cents; bacon, clear sides, per pound, IL IL
cents.
Sheep-Number of sheep, 3.135; average
price per head, $3.50; wool per pound, 10
Hsy, and other than clover-Number Of
acres planted 1000; tons harvested. 500
Molssses-Ayerage price, high grade, 81:
average price, low grade, 30 csnts;eorghum-l
number OF gallons made, 5000.
cotton Number acres planted, 6OOI1;
number bales made, 3l,000; average pric >
per 100 pounds picking, % cents. Gins
number OF gins, 60; number OF presses, 6O;
number of gin factories. 1.
Peanuts-Nunber of acres planted, 90;
number of bushels harvested, 4 600; average
price per bushel, S.
Opions-Number of acres planted, l 600; |
numbered of bushels raised, 100000
Melons-Number acres planted, 2,OOO.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Population increase since 1880, 10 OOO.
Schoos-Free number for whites, so; |
free, n lumber for colored, 20; private schools,
number not known.
Churches-Number OF edifices, 10.
planning mills-Number OF, 6.
Cement Observation-Disclosures of, l..
Blacksmith Shops-Number OF, 100.
Railroads-Numbero of miles, 14O; depots,
ID: stations, 26.
Grapes-Number OF acres growing, 200;
mum Der gallons tor wine, 5000.
County Poor house-Number OF inmate5,
30.
Goats-Number OF, 6l0; price per head,
iron furnaces in operation, 3.
telegraph Wire-Number miles in opera
ton, 294; number OF offices, 16.
Rivers-1-Other streams, 10;
Colleges-For males, 2; for females, 2;
Benevolent associations, IL;
Public libraries, l.;
Towns, with population under 1000. II;
Towns with charters, Q;
Mineral springs or wells, 3;
Flour mills, 9;
Grlst mile, 30:
Turnpikes number OF miles, y.
Ferries, 2.
Newspapers, daily d; weekly, IL; maya.
ZINES 2.
Per cent Of population of foreign birth 10
per cent.
: Cigar factories, 4.
Ice fsct0ries2.
Oar factories l.
Wagon factories 1.
Iron foundries 3.
Soap factories 2.
Baking powder factories 2.
Vinegar factories 1.
Barrel factories l. i
Broom factories 3.
Gas factories l.
County tsx-Rate on each 800 worth OF
in 1882, $1.10; In 1888. coo. Coun'
Nv debt-Court-hous $4,000; funds on
hand April LIST, 1884, $4,000. All scrip at
par.
AN INTERESTING OLD LETTER. ="
Soon after the bate of San Jacinto, Apri
81, 1886, which has Just been celebrated at
Paris, Texas, by the veteran survivors Of
that historic field, the following letter was
written to Judge H. P. Maulsby then distin-
euished member Of the Missouri legislature,
BY Colonel George G.. Afford, father OF COL
onel Geor sc F. Afford, of Dallas, who was
then brigade qrartermaster of the Texan
array. The letter 10 in excellent preserva-I
ton, although nearly half Q century. old.
Soon after Il was written Colonel Afford,
the Texan army, and Major
Thomas Toby. OF the Texan treasury de-
psrtment, were sent by the government to
New Orleans for army supplies. Two yes.
sells were loaded with corn, -four. bacon and
other necessary stores for the fsmishing