The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-04
TaELOCsL NEWS RECORD
HOW THE CITY is BOOMING,
a Summary Of the Various Improve
msnts In Different Petitions Of the
City-Resurrecting . Celestial.
Painful Accident - The
Texas Trunk Read.
How Dallas Rooma.

fow days OF the month SIS a gauge OF
what Is to be expected tho remainder
OF the business season. The outlook
Tor prosperous trade In this
City Is far beyond thst
which the most sangaine anticipated,
The bost and most substantial
evidence of the prosperity of u grow
Ing country or city Is the advance OF
real estate, and the number ,f bust
meas buildings and dwellings erscied.
Yesterday afternoon a HERALD re-
porter took drive through tho city
and wss astonishsd ut The marked
growth OF all portions especially in
the resident parts. Cottages of every
description, ranging in cost OF con
struction from $500 TO $1,000
and the more elegant res
idsnoes from $4,000 to $4,000
are going up in evsry quarter. Tho
erection of business buildings ON the
principal atreets are more more cum.
erous, larger, extensive, ornate and
substantial than her etofOro at this sea-
son, and Keeping pace with the build.
ing In the suburbs. There arc not lesk
than $50 cottages and residences Ia
course OF construction mt the present
time, besides some 20 business houses
In the erection OF which q large num-
Dor Of men are employed and in which
u vast amount Of capiIal Is being in
vested. IL was noticeable fact that
there were but few houses vacant or
for rent. A largo number OF buildings
are being improved by additions, and
at q low estimate tho new buildings
and additions to others will foot up
million and h slf dollar
Among the many buildings are same
cottages in tho Cedar Grove addition,
six Ia Coles, foNr In Efvine's, four in
Psak's, two In Aliens, six In Keller's,
ten In Gast0n's, four in Middleton's,
besidss others, which for beauty ana
comfort mako plendid homes. Among
the many handsome residences thar
nre g0iag up arc those OF Mr., Griffith,
OF Griffith 4 oowser, on Mckinney sv-
onue, 10 cost $1,000; that Of Mr.. ID. II.
Saint, ON Ross avenue, to cost $l5,0 900
end u cottage on an adjacent lot that
will cost - 500; Mr.. Thomas Field,
handsome two story brick, on CASTOR
avenue, which cost $4,000; Mr.. w. ii.
Prather, on snme Eavenue, twOstsry
brick, to cost $l2,50O. These
few arc mentioned for tho pur-
pose OF showing tho character
OF tho bettor clnsN oi cottages and
residences now building. From time
TO time THE HERALD has mentioned
In full those improvements, yet Ii goes
to show tho rapid progress OF tho city.
Such buildings as those Of tho Mia
surf Pacific Railway company, for
headquarters, BlanBeDsbip & Blake,
w. J. CaveIi, 81. ID. Goslin and the
w. v, Hughes building, occupied by
the Dallas Morning News, wbich are
completed aud In the way Of erection
shows the solidtty OF tho building
boom In the business center, which
eclipse that OF any other city In Texas.
Tho African nj. u. church have
erected handsome brick structure at
the corner OF Leonard and Cochran
streets that cost some SlO, coo, and tho
colored M. h. church, frame house
OF worship at tho cornsr Of Ball and
Juliet streets to cost $4,000.
There are fully 1000 bricklayers aud
carpenters now employed on buildings.
The brick-makers say that they have
over 3,0OO,0 G0 brick on hand ard have
more than 100000 sold than now
made. Their capacity Is such that
they average $1,000 per day. working
abont 100 hands, yet they are
unable to supply the demand.
IL Is estimated that about 100 900 brick
will build two-story brick house
25xSs feet deep, and the reader can
draw his own conclusions ns to the
amount of brick used in buildings.
-Four months ago the lumber and
planning mill mon began to cut down
the stock of lumber and build
Ing material, under the Impression
that there would DO less building this
fall than heretofore, but now they are
put. 10 their utmost to I'LL the orders
that daily pour In upon them.
Tue grading and paving OF streets
and the building OF sidewalks have
Kept pace with these improvements.
ErVay street has been graded aud
paved for a distance of two
miles; Mckinney avenue ono milo;
Elm street three quarters OF a mile;
ana arrangements have been made 10
grade and pave Cedar Springs rosd for
n distance Of two miles. The city will
shortly lot a contract 70 grade and pave
Ross avenue from Market street 10 the
track of tho Texas Central railroad n
distance of two milea extending cast.
When that conirsc, IL let the property
owners on the limo in East Dallas pro
Fose to extend 1t two miles further
eastward.
The manufacturiue interest IL not
only In keeping with the growth OF
the oity, but ~ steadily increasing
Tue three flnufiug mills have com
hined capacity of 1000 barrels per day,
with an elevator and storage capacity
OF over 200, 900 bushels of grain. A cot
ton-seed oil mill that works from 100
70 $50 men.
Four planning mills, employing so
mon. Blk shirt and clothiog maui
fscturers, working some 200 omployes;
four harness and eaddlery mauufhoto-
ries, employing 200 men. Among
others ara tro Of wire goods. two OF
vinegar, ono of trunks, TOUR fouD-
dries for making boilers, repairing en-
gines, castings, etc., two spring
bed manufactures, four Heda,
sarssparills and ginger nls,
ono OF showcases, ono OF horse collars.
one oil and paint works, ono Of paper
boxes, one OF paper bags, three monu-
meht and tombstone works, three OF
mattress, thres Of line, three OF Ice,
four or shoet-lrop, brass and cornice,
three OF candy, two Of soap, ono of
bustles, five broom factories, one Of
hlslnr, soven OF brick, three of cot.
fee, spices etc, ons of oat meal,
three corn mills, two grits mills, two
OF baking POWDER; slso Il. Van Winklo
Csp OF cotton gius aud presses,
Munger Cotton Gin company, Texas
Cotton Press company, Dallas Chair
ana Furniture company, Dallas
Cracker factory, Waggsnhauser brew
cry, Dallas Barrel factory, and many
otbor smaller institutions, mention of
which has also boon given.
othor new enterprises are on'hnnd,
VIZ; A Wholesale erug house, whole.
sale grocery house, electric light, new
gas company and new wator-works.
These facts arc given TO show how Dal.
las Ia growing. There are n number Of
enterprises that Mt present fails the
memory.
Laying water-Pipes.
Mr.. Arthur wheeless, the stirring
superintendent of the City wator
works, has been busy of lato suporin-
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