Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-23
IN TEXAS.
John Quill Visits Lone
Star State.
Dallas Royalty Entertains the
Visiting Editors.
Interesting Description Of This HustIlng
Southern City.

! the hospitality ol lIlC P''Pio 80 IL
various towns and cities that they
| would pass through on the way to the
| coast They emphasized their invita-
| ton By decorating the members with
badges which read as follows You will
| travel 1860 miles in Texas every mo-
mcnt of that time you Will belong 10
the Texas delegation" and II was no
| idle dream. We entered Texas by way
| Of Dcnison. having made the night run
| from Muskogee on our midnight spe-
| ,iII ana arrived at Dallas our first
| stopping place in the stat in 'he early
| morning. At the Union station we
| ,rC~e received and conducted 10 our
hotel Dy Il committee from the SloOHoO
| CIub, whose guests We We're during our
| stay. The above nam n club with the
| solid sounding name is one of the inSti-
/ tut;ons of Dallas. 1t was organized
/ yorun years ago to assist in the work of
i urbuilding the commerce. and indus
Il tries Of the first city Of tho State. and
/ to can attention to its superior advln-
/ tac.s for business ANA manufacturing
purIos1s Its work is being conducted
llong bread lines. Tho ambition OF the
club is 10 see Dallas. IN 1910. with q
| rOpIIlatinn Of $50. OOO The club has very
| pretty and connexions quarters on one
| of the principal business streets. occupy
/ ing almost an entire block, and a visitor
| is ALWAYS assured of cordial welcome.
| Through the courtesy Of the club, we
were given an opportunity to sec Dal-
| las ana test the hospitality Of its rco-
pie.
After breakfast. We lined up in front
1
| found -pccial trolley cars in waiting to
| take us over this great southern city Of
beautiful homes. We saw lot only III"
city proper. its business and residential
| sections. but its SubIrb; as we'll After
| y dcIiShtCul ride OF several hours. we
| Sidc-traCkcd at the state fair grounds.
| at the immense music pavilion. where
W. sat down to 4 banquet fit for a
Il king His Honor. the mayor. welcomed
Il liz" visiting editors and their wives,
Il and the bands both string and brass.
\ aItcrnatcd in discOursing sweet music.
| After the banquet, imprOmptu speeches
were il order. followed by a pleasing
entertainment in the little theatre adj
II joining.
The city of Dallas is the center OF
one ~ llt Ihil''Sl II a. 'i'>bi iNI
in the world. the pivot as it were. This
/ immense tract, within a radius of 10
miles, is known as the garden spot Of
rcxds The bulk of the city's business
comes from within this radius. Within
this broad circle are 81 counties. be-
Sides Il small portion of the Indian Ter
ritury. 1t contains 100000 inhabi-
tlnts, or about 20 per cent. of the en-
| e hn Ct1 n q
irr cent. Of the assessed value. 20 pei
| cent of the railroad mileage. and 60 pei
cent. of the business houses. Within
his belt are produced One-half the cot
ton crop Of Texas. little more thar
| ouC-half Of the crops of wheat. oats
fruit and vegetables. more than one
third the corn crop, and the bulk of tbs
hay Crcp The belt embraces 42'
towns, which, in 1900. had more thar
100 inhabitants. Seventeen Of these
towns lad more than 1000 inhahitant.
apiece; All these have grown material
~ since The iobhnG trade in Dallas
last year. amounted to SCI 400. 900. The
retail business was equally prosper
Gus a very large per cent Of the
| volume Of the telephone and telegraph
business of the southwest ccntcrS II
Dallas. Tho pustoffiCe receipts Of the
| city :.laCcs Dallas the i3d in tho line
The United states census of 1901 gave
Dallas MS the first manufacturing city
of Texas. with 373 industries ano
Sc So .n11 invested. employing some 46S.
| people, ana using. in raw material
500. so worth. and turning out SILL
$40. 80 worth in finished product. AS {
railroad center Dallas takes the from
| rank There arc at present sever
| stcart railroads entering the city. an'
electric system extending some 81 miles
, in the. suburbs Whatever Dallas has
dohc Sh, has done well. Her buildings
are substantial. massive, and source
of lrid, to her citizens. Her educa'
tlonal advantages; are of the best. 81
mas I? school buildings. within the city
limits. II for white children. and nv
for Colorcd. erected and maintained a
a cost of something like half million
, dollars bcsi1c some 81 private schools
colleges and academies that will agEre
, gate Il quarter If z million more.
, Five years ago. or in 1900. the censu:
r credited Dallas with a population o.
, - 600. or about 56t5 TO the square mile
With the aCCessiOns by immigration
the natural increase and the extending
of the territorial limits. the city has, q
, the present time. something like $1,000
9cople within its borders, but ever
with this wonderful gain. the member:
of the Commercial Club, are not con
tent to rest from their lahors. They
are still striving and putting fortl
every effort to bring this up to $50 0Ot
nv the next census. One thing thai
NiIl materially help Dallas. and haster
: the fuiiillment Of hor rosy dream is the
action OF Congress. for the Nationa
government at Washington has very
generously appropriated S510.06o to con
tinue the work Of Canalizing the Trinity
; river. and the provisO is that the worl
shall begin at Dallas, thus assuring
water transportation at an early date.
| merely give these dry facts and fig
urcs to show Dallas standing in TIL
commercial world. Northern capita
, and northern capitalists are playins
= quite q prominent part in the develop
ucnt Of this garden spot of the South
Mon who have made success in tn
! North are repeating that success dowT