The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-05-27
IE TEMPLE TREATED.
: oouNTYs sHsK TOWN.
Il Railway Faolllties-Is Marvellous
Growth and Prospects Its Social,
Religious and Trade eatures
"A Business Directory.

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many beautiful towns and hllages have
sprung into existence in consequence
4 he building Of that delightful line.
traverses the richest prtion of the
Maze. 1t penetrates the gpat heart OF
fexas aud from the car
$indows tho tourist behdds scenery
hnrivaled anywhere. = % purpose
of this communication is 10 desirable,
particularly,
TEMPLE,
Dne Of the towns referred to an incl
dentsl mention of other Gdf, Colorado
b Santa Fe towns, treating all briefly,
living in this letter more g lace to Tenn
Bic than to the others. This letter is
designed ss one of series which will
not be complete until all the towns on
Ibis line are described. The data re-
ceiyeQ is insufficient for tte purpose in
Heated as to Temple. Tie HERALD's
correspondent arrived there yes
|erdey just after the rain
ItOrm, and the disagreeble
Weather has continued eyer, Notwith-
Handing this MISREPRESENTATION, have
Ieen enough to peTsuademe that Tenn
Bic is a desirable location, viewing il
hOm any standpoint, aAd that It will
continue growing until twill become q
pity. | have had only about five hours
b whish 10 look around, but / nave
nade the best use / could of the brief
OF Reconnaissance. Refer
pnCe to the map informs me
pa the tewn, on latitude 81 de-
grees north, aud lou gitade 20 degrees
Hnd 30 minutes west of Washington, D.
u. IL IS a Junction point Of the Midland
and the Missouri Pacific railway sys-
pms. Besides, 1t is the initial OF the
Lampasas branch OF tho former route
pc 49, therefore, the scene of hourly AZ
nvlng and departing Of trains. Next
l6mple Will celebrate its fourth ami
Versary day. Efforts are being made to
.ecure Capt. Slurry and his famous
Lght Guard, OF Houston, as
Vol as other military orgsui-
Eations. Meme Bros band win
be on hand, iirst-class speech-makers
VII crate and q ball will wind up the
DNent; full particulars win be published
p the HERALD, the programme viii be
EVEN and the puDiiC will bo fully al.
Used in good time. regret thai at this
Instant cannot give Tho exact date OF so
Important an event. lis raining 200
hRrd 10 60 around seeking daJB. Before
Zcing on | want 10 say right here that
Nsltors to the anniversary will find
pea9ant accommodation. Several cot.
|age hotels and q number of boarding
htuses, beside one or two large hotels will
Word pleasant quarters for 5000 people
fsuch a number should attend, and cor
ainly that number or more may rea.
1on ably be expected. No better quar-.
|arsi on the economical plan, is needed
NY whore than the traveller can secure
1g ordering himself conveyed 20 the
Ones house, which is managed BY Mrs.
B. a Jones and her beautiful daugh-
'ers, Mrs. Jones IL active and talented
% her avocation and she makes her
5uests comfortable. | mention the
youug ladies' that 1 observe assisting
her ss her daughters, and although /
lnl not info med positively that ali OF
'h M ar5 such, yet / think they
NC because they are all
pretty alike and are all
active at the duties OF the establish
ment 1t is pleasant sight 70 see the
|amtly, happy, harmonious and aiming
" making tired travellers forget "the
woes of the road Squire Jones on.
'rnsts TO his wife the hotel management
No uusies himself nc other pursuits.
"a Is genial and full of information,
hhlc1 no Is ready to impart on appl-
,atiOp.
Temple is eight niles from Relton-the
,apit8l OF Bell courtyard is connected
Elth Bolton by a branch OF the Gulf
,0lorado & Santa Fe railway. Passen-
{or, freight and mixed trains are SO fro
Iuent over this branch that the two
owns are In most intimate relations.
lawyers residing at Temple are much
pleased with the idea OF putting on an
train between the two
ppints during sessions OF district court,
|his tran TO leave Temple after break
|ast, reach Bolton In 20 minutes; return
n Temple for dinner; back again to Bel
on after dinner and return from Bolton
n Temple In time for tOa IL Is
noped by the inhabitants that tho two
owns will grow toward each other
readily narrowing the intervening
Ipaco, until they are united and become
nc city, large as tho largest, wealthy
y the wealthiest and, in point of loca-
Aoni perhaps the strongest Of all. Be
ENotn Temple and Bolton, on tho car.
FhRe road Is,
L.
|or the state capitol, IL natural park
MO aglance at the Texas map win CON
mo the reader that either the point
WRgested or Waco Is the natural site OF
Nc State House.
Temple has population of about 1900
Donls. IL is provided with a graded
.chool, a high school, select schools, in
dependent of the state system Of public
instruction; evening classes AOf special
1tndiesi and in fact, Is well provided
vlth educational facilities, equal, In that
aspect, 10 any place in the state OF the
-ame population, All Of the great
<fotest8nt denominations have church
uuildings at Temple, either already COM
Pbted or being constructed. The
1etholic people are building and The
hebrews own a lot designed for
, synagogue, The town has It's
xhter-works, its well organized fire de-
Qertment, its municipal government
md It's social organization. Tho latter
distinct, but only formative a. yet.
INiden'ly Il will crystalize into a com
unity of marked characteristics with
Ncellent tendencies in the prominent
natures OF modern reform In every di-
|ection. One can clearly distinguish
ready that Temple Is going To
+ nBlOus place, ThO people that
titled that locality 25 years ago are
nostly OF the class called Cody by the
eachors, Since the commencement
The town strong efforts have been un-
ierntttingly made % induce thrifty,
y st once religious people to settle
ele, and much success has attended
Is effort lie is true that the popula-
p Is made up OF all sorts OF races.
tarly every language possessing u
hhl.e syntax IL spoken there The
-1ores Of the
BALT1C AND ITALY's
-Qnny peninsula, England, France, Ger
hny and even Russia Is represented at
4tmpl6, and out of this heterogeneous
embly will grow distinctive and
XpicM American community, pro, ress
N earnest, money loving and never
eless liberal, grasping, but not sordid,
der.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
hlready | have become acquainted
LIE q W. Walton, Fields q Jenkins,
N \. Cole & Bro, Pullen & Wagner, w,
Edwards Il Co, g W. Gazier. l..
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