The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-01-31
AFFAIRS ABOUT ABILENE.
TIE Ble,BooM IN REAL ESTATE.
Ranid A dvance in the Price of Property
Specimen Sales of soil-The De-
yelopment of Good School
systems-Street Cars.

ABILENE, Jan. 3O,-[Special. "A real
Estate boom has again reached the city
and property is selling fast at remarka-
bly high figures. The records at the
courthouse show that there have been
more transfers in the past two weeks
than for double the number of months
preceding. Land in the country sur
founding the city is also selling fast at
splendid figures. A striking instance
OF this was the sale yesterday of 100
acres, six miles south OF town, at 81 per |
disposed Of for one half of the
amount u few months ago. |
To give an idea of the enormous adj
vance in prices in the city, it win only
be necessary to cite transaction Of Mr..
N. s. Capel, shrewd young Canadian
land Spectator. A year ago Mr.. Capel,
in connection with other extensive pur-
chasers, bought two twenty-tive-feet
front lots on the northwest corner of
South Third and Chestnut streets, di-
rectly opposite the corner on which
palatial new brick hotel is being erected
by Mr.. William II. Johnson, of Illinois.
He paid $500 for the lots, and
sold them yesterday for $500
cash, and the balance, amounting
to many hundred dollars, on
time. The purchasing party was Mr..
r. r. Rives, of Kentucky, who it is
stated, will erect a handsome brick COM
mercial house Tor the sale of dry goods.
Mr.. Capel declares that he has the
utmost confidence in the future of Abb
lene, and Will continue to buy and sell
real estate in the city and adjacent ter
ritory on an extensive scale. He also
owns large amount of real estate on
the north side, which he purchased last
wear, Land, the entire distance along
chestnut street, from Fifth to south
First has nearly doubled in value in
the last few weeks, with a ten
dency to still run up higher
and on the other business streets val.
ues are moving up at lively rate.
The hotel registers show that the city
il crowded with well-to-do strangers
from the large cities north; Chicago anC
Louisville being particularly well rep
resented. All OF them who have beer
4 spoken to by the HERALD correspond
ent seem more than well pleased will
the city, and expressed surprise at find
ing it place Of such importance AM
enterprise.
A movement is on foot to erect higl
school building with all the moderl
conveniences for the education of ad
vanced pupils on command
ing hill situated in tn
southwestern portion of the city
The movement is engineered by Mayo
Corley, who says that he has long bee
convinced that the size of the city d.
manded something better than the o.
binary school for the young who are al
preaching mature years, and will 500
have to care for themselves and soly
the perpleXing problems OF married lif
/ The proposed building is to be two ST
ries high, and made of brick or stone,
which there is an abundance in the V
entity, or probably of brick ornamente
with stone, and occupy square
ground which will be surrounded by
substantial fence, and in Whit
will be situated the res
4 dence of the principal. In eroctil
the building and providing it with a
pliances for instruction no particul
model or system will be followed, b
originality and advancement will
aimed at throughout and a study W
be made OF the high schools and bull
ings in Washington, d. c., Boston al
other cities which are particularly q
vanced in educational matters. Su
a school, Mayor Corley estimates, c
be maintained with comparative
Standardization to the amount of tax
after il is placed in operation, and
4 benefit it will be in attracting cult
and wealth will be simply inc
n culable. II is proposed to st
and maintain the school sol,
by local means. The common sch
system of the city has, by careful m
agement, reached a perfect conditi
There are two buildings for whites, ei
having three large rooms, and capal
iointly, of accommodating over 400
4 pills. There il regular attendance
375. The system has been perfected
ter many months of careful attention
NJ Mayor Corley, assisted by the accC
n plished principal, Prof. James, torme
Il of Dallas. There is also good school
cilities for the colored population, VIII
has lately gathered here. -
II is expected that the road to q
man, which will shortly be oper
will add greatly to the c,
mercial Importance of the c
E The road will connect dire,
u with Coleman City, and run throug
country well watered and susceptibl
the highest state of cultivation, an'
rapidly filling up with farming pc
n lation.'
The mail now reaches Coleman
by stage from Baird. The goods TO
ply the surrounding country are
hauled from Baird the latter place b,
the nearest railroad station. IL is
expected that the new road across
country will change this state OF AFT
but Abilene being wholesale ma
and having many other advant
only to be found in towns of the Ia
size, will doubtless obtain much
ness.
1t is commonly believed that s
~ cars will be one of
enterprises in the near fu
which will be needed by the city.
city has now 5000 people, and at
present rate OF increase there wi
ample population to support hors,
line in about two years. There
doubt but that there will be a
faster increase of population whe
prevailing depression thatoverhang
country is passed, and the probabi
are that cars will be needed befor
expiration of the time named.
have been offered by real estate
that a line will bo built by two y
but few seem inclined to take thei
e--
Once upon midnight dreary, as pom
weak and weary,
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