The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-06-11
BUILDING UP A BIG CITY
PROGRESS or DALLAS IN A YEAR.
what mas ueen Done IN the WAY ~ tn
.provements, Prom Modest Cottages
10 Mammoth Miils-A VERY
Gratifying shosing.

| prised b73 buildings Mt an estimated
cost OF $2,0s9,0O0. Since that time these
buildings have been finished aud II large
number of others also, and there arc
now such vast number of houses I'M
der course OF construction that tho HER
AID herewith publishes another list,
which are now In course of construct
Ion ard those that have boon completed
during the year not included In the list
taken the care To observe that notwith-
standing tho strenuous financial diff
ilculties which depressed the whole
country, houses have kept magic
ally springing up on all sides
that scarcely a block could be passed
but the sound Of the artisans tools
were to be heard. This has been and Is
now the case in all portions of the city.
There has boon nothing to cause this
phenomenal growth fctitiOusly.
Neither new railroads, cotton factories
nor any of the many boom starters have
aided, but it is the solit advantage of
being situated In the centre OF a circle
of hundred miles OF tho rich, black
soil that never fails To produce an ahund.
aut harvest, wet or dry.
Tho advantage of being the only city
In North Texas whore goods can DO pur-
chased OF many different firms at whole,
sale, which circumstance alone bring
the merchants from All parts OF the
country to Dallas. II one house does
not meet his wants there are dozens Of
others that can, Not only
do most OF the NOr,h Texas merchants
buy their goods as Dallas, but
has grown to be the money centre,
where American, Scottish and English
companies. have located their offices
and ere losning millions Of dollars an
northern and eastern counties, bringing
forward new enterprises and opening
up the vast resources ofa country so iull
of promise for the future. Not only is
Dallas the commercial and money me-
tropolis of Northern Texas, but it is th9
largest manufacturing city in Texas.
Manufactures always seek such points
that their commodities can DO best dis
tIibuted and the wide-awake and go.
aheadativeness Of the citizens of Dallas
having already secured railroads point
ing seyon different directions, are reap
ing their reward by seeing springing up
ON al sides that prosperity which can
only come from true merit. Care has
been taken to locate the buildings and
improvements on the list, that any one
who may wish can verify.
d G Shelby, cot!age, Columbia, near
Caben OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $500
son, near Harwo0d Observation-Disclosures. 1909
No. i226 ,,..,....,...., '..,........... $500
McIntire .,.,.'..... .'...........,...,. 500
nue. .,,...1'.',.........'....! ......... $500
DrW W AGair, residence, Swiss ave-
nue., near Adi,ir ,,......,..,...', .,.... $500
w F Adair, Swiss Avenue, near Ada!r
street -. Observation-Disclosures. 1900
Alya Fielder, ,McIntyrs street, nsar
A w ChiIdres, addition to residence,
Corner Pearl and Ross streets ..., 5000 |
and Growdas 1 , o' M 2,5eO
Twenty cottages in Crowaus & Akard's
addition ,....,,............ ,............ l5,OO0
Theo Nussbaumer residence near Gano
& EakiDs addition 500. ..,.,.......,. $500 |
Three cottages, 0ano & Eakin's add.
tIon .,','',,,',,,,.',,,, ,,.,.s, -. 500
Store house at No. 1881 Commerce
STREET. ,.............. .... 500
G. NJ Saunders, cottage, No. 1913 Com
merce str. ct ,....,.....-..,..-.,.. 1000
Mrs Ann, Cottens, Commerce street,
near railroad reservation .........,,.. 800
G l. Robertson, five colt ges on Wood
+, street and two on Polk, near oil
Mills. .......................... ......... $500
James Il Buell., cottage, Wood street,
John b stone, two cottages, Main
street, near Paciic Railroad ...... 1900
Hugh Blakeuy, Main street, near Pa.
G nc Railroad ........... ESQ.,. ....... 1000
Moses Woolsey, two cottages, Smith
street and Pacific RailroaI .. 1900
George Meyer, cottage, Main street,
] ohm Emons, cottage, corner Henson
and Pacific avenue. . ............... 500
George Powell cottage, Henson street, "
Ell Brady, cottage, Pacific avenue,
near Henson ................... 500
Il Berber cottage, corner Pacific Rail-
road and Main street ............ 800
near Herwoo aSi'o' i'o'9 "'ieo'' 1900
Elm street st elk Yaras corner Cante-
grail and Elm ...................... 5000
Cantegral '...',, ,...-''. >'''' 500
Allen johnson, two stores, Elm street
near Canteglal. - ....,., l50O
Jacob Wospie, store house Elm street
near Trunk road ....,............ 500
A dditiol TO the Texas Cotton Press
companvs works ..,.,,.,.,..,. 5000
Harris q Co., mac llnery ware house,
r ranif6.@p texas lfunk ana racine 1000
rhe Van Wrinkle & Cos. ware house
for machinery, Elm street, near Pa
cIfic railroad >'' i'e' $500
A $50 manufacturing establishment for
cotton ma ,ninery 49,. ~ 5000
Ames Iron works warehouse, near
junction Texas Trunk & Pacific rail-
road .......................,. $500