The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-06-18
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"a, Bower ana the county tOmmlsslon-
ers Of this county for this effort they arc
making 10 have the public roads put In
good condition. They have employed
County Surveyor Srong'to supervise
tho work on public roads, and have in
stI uctod him 10 have the Dallas and
Fort Worth, Dallas and Grapevine, Dali
.ns AID Preston, Dallas and Rockwell
and Dallas and Lancaster roads put In
as good condition as the money now on
hand TOR road purposes will Justify.
rho farmers and the retail merchants,
aud in fact the wholesale merchants
and every other business interest OF the
city and county are directly interested
In good roads, and there Is no tax paid
so cheerfnlly by the citizens as the road
tax, which our Commissioners Court
mas wisely assessed To the extent OF the
law. The cry of Dallas pays nearly
ono hail OF tho road tax, aud she earnest
ly demands of our Commissioners
Court that these roads, as early as pos.
sibie, DO put in good condition, and IL
there IL not sufficient funds on hand TO
complete the work they should bor-
r'v Z. and have them completed.
rAe small amount Of interest
tnhl Npulu no INV W
taken into consideration. 10 is we'll
known fact that the farmers living along
the cross timbers and this side in Tar
rant County have always sold their pro-
duce and done their trading in Dallas
unlIl The last two years, when they have
gradually drifted away from us, in fact,
We might truly say, driven away be-
cause the public roads leading in that
direction are absolutely blockaded.
There is not a wagon-crossing on Noun
tain Creek from its intersection with
the south boundary line OF Dallas
County TO its junction with the West
Fork, and a. consequence he trade OF
Grand Prairie, Arlington, johnson Sta
too and Mansfield, and the rich aud fer
tile lands south of the West Fork Is cut
of from the trade of Dallas simply for
the want of good roads to enable these
people TO market their produce here.
The same is true of the country mort Of
the West Fork and Grapevine Prairie.
The reporter has conversed with great
many wealthy and influential farmers
living in Tarranr County, and
with one accord they say that
they would much prefer selling their
produce and doing'their trading in Dali
las than in Fort Worth, because Dallas
merchants always pay better ana
more uniform price for produce and
sell go DDS much cheaper than the Fort
w OIlu IutICudnLSs Dup PiaopOhiiy
there are no passable roads to Dallas,
while the roads to Fort Worth are in
good condition. What has been said in
reference to the Fors Worth and Grape
vine roads will apply with equal force
to the Preston and Rockwell roads.
Then let not the work on these roads
stop until they are put in good travel
pleted, all honor will be due and liber.
ally awarded to our Commissioners
Court for their duty well done.
Splendid Crops-The County Grooming
Beneath Fields of Grain.
The reporter me: Judge Mcknight, of
Waxahachie, yesterday, who was re-
turning home from an extended trip
through Collin and 9rayson Counties.
Replying to the reporters query as to
crops, the Judge said he could scarcely
call to mind year in which the harvest
was more bOuntiful. The oats are in
E piendid condition and the yield will
range from so to 125 bushels per acre.
The wheat is yielding far heavier re.
turns than could have been anticipated
ten days ago. The crop has almost en-
tirely recovered from the effects of the
last heavy wind and rain storm and will
yield from Is to 80 bushels per acre.
The farmers are generally out OF the
grass and busily engaged in chopping
out cotton. The Judge thinks that on
the whole prospects were never better
for the heaviest crop ever known in the
State. Mr.. De Witt Smith, who has
travelled lately all over Dallas County
buying cattle, in a conversation with
unequalled. The wheat Is only slightly
lodged or tangled in places and the
oats are fine. He thinks the wheat crop
will average 25 bushels and the oats 70
bushels per acre. The corn crop bears
that deep green-black hue indicative
of fine condition, and Is 80 high in
places as to conceal the pillow horses
are as large rs ever known, and one
more rain about the 20th OF this
month will assure the greatest
corn crop ever harvested in North
Texas. The fine weather is just the
thing for cotton chopping, and while
that crop is somewhat late owing to the
backward spring, 1t was never In
healthier condition.
The reporter spoke with several we'll
known farmers, who were in buying or
repairing grain machinery, and the uni
form report was that the crops were
vastly better than could have been
hoped for some 10 days ago, and that the
produced in the vineyards and orchards
of the State.
Dallas County Pioneer Association.
There was meeting of the executive
committee of the association held at
the Merchants Exchange yesterday.
Colonel John G. Mccoy, chairman,
called the meeting to order and the fol.
lowing proceedings were had: M. V.
Cole was appointed secretary of the
meeting. On motion the time of the
next annual meeting and reunion was
fixed for Wednesday and Thursday, the
18th and 10th of July next, at Shady
View Park, this city. On motion, the
following persons were appointed Com
mittees Of Arrangements, viz: John M.
Crockett, M. v. Cole, William II. Bur-
man, Elisha McCommas, M. ID. l.. Gracy,
J. M. Myers, John H. Cole, Mrs. Martha
Burman, Mrs. Colonel Crockett, Mrs. |
Z. Durgin, Mrs. DIR. A. A. Johnston. On
motion, Colonel Mccoy, chairman of
the meeting, was added to this COM |
mittee. The Committee of Arrange |
ments was instructed to extend invita-
tons to the pioneers of adjoining cOun- |
ties TO unite with them on their reunion
occasion.
Undolivered kilograms.
Messages remaining on hand at the
Western Union Telegraph Office, corner
Elm and Lamar streets. Parties can
get them by calling from to 10 a. m.
and from6 to Sp. M:
Thompson & Clint, e. Bauman, j. M.
City National Bank, j. G.
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