The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-05-22
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lis evident the, not ons,hall OF the busy
tnstlluF population ct Dilus aEe qnli,
aware Of the magnificent ma'fFlal pr'grsE
mace rs tgis atY within taa nsst igtlv,
months, nor ~ the present universal I'm
pToytmenl over and Immediately nsoE I
Il. Indeed, 50 pheGoulinGl hTd tsitSotil'
nary hA' been The groSlh Of Dallas ,hai W
believe the reports OF real estate
agents, architects ard conifa1
tore, and ARE only c'usltc6i wher
the Herald Distributes its reporters
over the city AMI ncluslly ttbula'ss and
lays before our people irreiiaeible rYiderc'
OF their owl sllen, bot syiit advancement,
Ard ysi 20 is not 20 be EouteTed al hat
prices OF real estate ere steadily rad eont,a'
ually rising; that brick after brick Is belnG
erected: tha, palst!al hotels GEe building
and In contemplation; that IN every
direction is heard the sound ~ the
hammer on oottaga Hnd villa;
that our nurseries aud hclt'cn'iura
gardens aoluslly exhausted By the c1utin'
ued drain and demand upon them ~ dow
our homes, when we consider the isoom.
parable fertility OF the rich b!scG oel' OF
lands surrounding Dallas for 100 mics on
every side and daily pouring, by railway
and country road, It's tribute Of weslth into
our lap. Nor should this seeming
extraordinary growth be surprising
when We reckon up the amount
of capital bslne concentrated Ia Dallas, not
only into banks here from adjacent towns
AID cities Ia Texas: not only from the grea,
commercial centers oi the cas-, but from
all over Europe, aud notably from Scotland
and ENGLAND, there is hootlDg into Dallas,
and from Dallas out all over north gId
northwestern rexss, millions OF dolla!s To
improve, broaden un1 develop the imperial
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And as the city strides iorwtrd there adj
vancas With IL and abreast OF IL q more cul'
tiyated TASTE Ia arohilcciuro; w the arrange
ment OF lawns and fountains aud gardens
and perks; In the dainty ee'ec.ion OF rare
flowers aud shrnns and vines; and in an
increased air OF refinement and nrtisiic elo.
gance thai contributes so largely 10 CRAFTY
and elevate stranger snd resident alike.
In this ureqlaled DEVELOPMENT OF Dallas
no Fictitious circumstances have contribrt-
ed their sid-po new railGays have been
added % the lines penetrating the city, no
boom occlsionei by promised e'ttactions
in The shape OF cotton and woolsn mills,
factories, railway machine shops, rolling
mile ETC., but the growth has been based
upon the Intrinsic and Inherent sdvant-
ages Of the city and surrounding country
for making money-upon advantages that
arc energetic, Intelligent, and cosmopoli.
tan people seize upon to push themselves
forward to competence and illuence.
From analysts OF the supioined list OF i'm.
provements IL will De ascertsined that anex
penditure OF s622, 001 was made tor business
houses and S576,75o icr dwellings, and for
city public improvements the sum of Sl2i,
S4S, making total expenditure OF improve.
ments completed during the past gear OF
81 323, SOB
The above total does no. include business
houses now under construction, the cost OF
which are estimated at S4s6,000, or the
dwellings, which VIII cost SS26,S5o,
during the past year ana on buildiuge now
in course Of construction. There is also
the Dallas belt stree. railway which will be
completed within the next two moaths at
cost OF S50OO0; also the belt line OF the
Main snd San Jaclnto street
railways y, whiGa !. vii! ,o.. DO 70 saS S ON
provements that arc row On band Of some
S245, 0o0, making the neat sum total OF the
improvements already completed and on
hand Of 81, 459,4S4
LIST OF IMPROVEMENTS.
Below is list OF the improvements that
are now actually in ccU-ee CT construction
not houses that were completed one week
ago nor houses that are 30 DE commenced
next week, but those that the workmen sfc
this dsy at work on tp ii ash to compls-
ton.
BUSINESS BUILDING.
The following is a list OF the houses, their
owners and the locations OF the same.
Dallas county vault, corner Jefte1ao1 and
Commerce streets, $4,000
Addition to the Grand Windsor h0tsl,
Commerce street, between Market and Aus
tin. coo.
Chamber OF Commercs, corner OF Lamar
and C3romerce streets, 6OOOO.
United States government building, COR
ner Of Ervay and Commerce streets,
5000.
street, 5000
Addition 10 too Hughes Bros. d Co.'S
Bsking Powder factory, 1850.
Sanger Bros, two four-story and base
ment brick stores, Elm street between La
mar aud Austin streets, 20 Coz.
W. W. Leake, Elm street, east OF Murphy,
two brick atoreg, three stories high, l5,-
COO.
Mitchell &c Scrugss. two brick stores,
four stories and basement, Elm street, near
Sycamore 5000.
Meridith Bros, two two-story brick
stores, Sycamore street, between Elm and
Main, 5000. -.
Cotton compress warehouse, Pacific
Avenue and Austin, 20 .0C0.
j. B. d. Young, three-story brick store,
corner of Elm and Stone streets, $500.
P. w. Lpski, tgo-atory brick store, near
the corner of Main and Harwood streets,
5000.
II. g. Clark, three two.story brick stores,
on Elm street, east Of HARDWOOD, IS coo.
Charles Houck, brick store. on Elm street,
near Texas Central railway, 5000. 49,,
Wegenheuser Brewing company, three:
story brick brewing building, north end OF
Houston street. 5000
W. G. Randall, three brick store, two
stories high, near corner OF Main and Lamar
streets. 1900.
James Wilkerson, two brick stores on the
corner OF Main and Murphy streets, three
stories and basement, ID. 600.
Todd Mills, elevator and addil0p, Zo,vVo.
George Doyle, Noe. 72l ana 1928 Elm street,
two brick stores, Il, 500.
j. L. Elsby, No. III Elm street, brick
store, $500.
Mr.. !. j. Turner, No. 715 Elm street,
Mrs. 4. q: Camp, No. 7le Elm street,
George Kicks, Elm, near Sycamore. brick
Texas L Pacific depot, 5000.
Texas IL Pacific land office vault, $500.
st. James hotel addition, 5000:
P. Lindsey, two brick stores, Main, near
Kahn y Campbell, Commerce, near POy-
a. ]. Gouffa, Lamar, between Main and
Elm. three brick storep, 1000.
F. NJ. Edmunsop, livery stable, corner
Ross avenue and Lamar, 5000.
+. n. Edmuuson. corner Hord and La
mar, two cottages, 1000.
Luc Boprsoir, corner Hord and Lamar,
hotel, 5000.
Trinity Iron works, addition to Ross av-
Mrs. 4. B. Moore, West Ross avenue,
1000.
Dallas gss.works, $3.50.
Dallas Compress company addition, 500. |
Dallas Electric Light company, $500.
w. wsrdcp, Elm, NEAR Murphy, 1000.