Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-09-30
DALLAS BANNER YEAR.

City ater-works, sewerage, ice
factory, cold storage plant, oak saw
mill, hardwood handle factory, en-
larged sash and door factory, large
additions to two hotels, enlarged
electric light plant, new church build
ing, brick business block, several new
stores, and seventy-fve new dwelling
houses-this is the record OF the thrlv-
ing town of Dallas for the building
season Of 1904, now drawing to close.
The record is one Of which every
citizen may justly feel proud. In
addition to the above improvements,
there has been a general Frightening
up in the appearance Of the town that
calls forth words Of surprise and de-
light from every visitor. Business
houses and residences have been re-
paired and painted, the streets have
been cleared Of rubbish, new side
walks have been built, and scores Of
old unsightIy yard fences have been
torn down. Sprinkled streets have
put an end to the dust nuisance in the
business district and made the town
cool and pleasant during the hot
summer days. Modern fire apparatus
of the best obtainable make has taken
the place of the antiquated fire engine
80 long in use. With an abundance
of water for irrigation purposes,
beautiful green lawns adOrn the front
of many homes, and hedges and orna-
mental shrubbery are being plantedlin
numerous door-yards. Civic pride is
thoroughly aroused, and more i'm
provements along this line will be
made next year than ever before.
The railroad to Falls City, COM
pleted last year, and to the construc-
tion OF which the people Of Dallas
contributed so literally, is being
baIlasted with gravel from one end to
the other, and this improvement is
giving work to large number Of
men, at good wages. The Southern
Pacific Company's long bridge inside
the city limits has been rebuilt, and
presents an attractive and substantial
appearance. The w. w. Johnson
Lumber Company, whose big sawmill
is Dallas most important industry,
has spent several thousand dollars in
the improvement Of the plant this
year, and the capacity of the mill will
be increased. The public school build
ing has been provided with u modern
inside water system for protection
from fire, and Dallas College has
fitted up large and well-equipped
gymnasium at an expense Of several
hundred dollars. Dallas is now the
center OF the network Of telephone
wires in Polk county, and the towns
and farm homes in every precinct are
in close connection with the county
seat. The County Court has KEEP
pace with the march of progress by
improving the courthouse grounds
and no public square in Oregon viii
present more attractive appearance
next summer than will the beautiful
lawn that surrounds Polk county,
new Temple of Justice.
Evidences Of prosperity are to b,
seen on every side. The mills anC
factories are running on full time
the volume Of trade in all lines il
heavier than ever before, and, best o
all, there is steady employment fo
all classes of laboring men. Any
man who is idle in Dallas is idle
through choice, and not because Of 1
lack of employment
The remark is often heard that the
year of 1892 was the most prosperou,
year in the history of Dallas. Thi,
statement will no longer hold good
The people Of Dallas are right now
living in the most prosperous era thai
the town has ever known.