The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-12
.DALL,.AS,CEN'l R Of
CHARMED CIRCLE
Texas City Is Forging to the Front
in Population and Prosperity,
and It's Growth and Solidity
Are Amazing to Visitors.
KEEN RIVALRY BETWEEN
1T AND OTHER CITIES
In Many Lines of Manufacture
the Former Place Ranks Any
City in the World Great Re-
sources of Surrounding Terri
tory. II: =.
BY HERBERT VANDERHooF.

BY HERBERT VANDERHooF.
Unknown to the great mass of the
people of the United States, a new en-
pire, is being planted in the Southwest"
In recent issue Of that publication. |
Much is heard about the thousands who |
are crossing the Canadian frontier and
Alberta, but very little is being written |
about the tens of thousands from the |
Northwest and the middle West, from
the East IT, and axd from Europe who are
1t is my purpose to tell a little of
this story during 1906, and right at the
beginning 1 wish to say that one result
of thousands is a smart war between
two or three Of Texas largest cities
for the premier, position in population,
ana w Wnth Raas mas aV and
it unquestionably in first place; San An
tonic, on the other hand, was declared
in the last official federal census In
and it's development and advancement
since then have been conspicuous.
when the citizen Of Raa tha meets
argument contains much of interest to
an outsider. If the discussion is ter
minated amicably it is because the two
ground-namely, Texas divided by an
Imaginary latudinal line would leave
Dallas with no rival in the northern
half, and San Antonio with none I'M
The man from our Northern states,
whether he be tourist or investor or
homeseeker, sees Dallas first, and this
Of that city. He is Immediately i'm
pressed by its solidity, its enterprise and
it's metropolitan aspect, 1t is difficult
for him to Tsazs fhS
! city twenty-five years ago was thing
less than dreamed Of. or that the beau
tiful young empire over which it sits en-
which we of the North knew little anu
cared less The uprush of this part of
Texas has no parallel anywhere in the
! story of the world.
| In "the Charmed Circle"
The country lying within radius OF
100 miles of Dallas and from which
it is receiving the bulk Of its support IN
business and development, is known as
all that goes to make for ideal conditions
in living and labor and home life lux
uries. 1t is part of the famous black
waxy land belt where the soil is rich
and the elements are so kindly that
wheat, the distinctive product of the
North, grows side by side with cotton
the Staple of the South Wherever you
the prospect is the same. It spells fat
t ness, full barns, and ease. In short. this
! region comprises one Of the richest agr,-
|
it's radius lie thirty-four counties and
parts Of five other counties In Texas, a.
we'll as small portion of Indian Terri
tory. Besides cotton and wheat, it is
: famed for its production of corn, oats,
hogs, fine cattle, horses, and it's fruits
and vegetables are eagerly, sought In
, all the marts Of this country: In speak
H. A. O'Neil, of Atlanta, Texas, declared
in a recent public address in Boston:
Last year offered a premium to the
farmer who cleared the most money on
one acre of land, no, not to include fruit
the premium made, clear Of all expenses
county He made his money by raisins
two, crops Of potatoes, spring and fall
on his land" y.
Now, another word or two on Dallas The
city. OF course, there are other thriv'
ing towns in northern Texas. For in
stance the Waco man will say:
my city in Ave hours time with the ex
: cellent transportation facilities which w
: possess"
;, of that number want to go to Waco whel
J Dallas is waiting to receive them witt
open arms?'
8 Leader OF Southwestern Cities.
l. This city of Dallas has achieved GER
|, tain things which entitle it to plac
r among the most extraordinary cities tn
5 world has ever known. It is not boon
q town in any sense of the word. It
q | growth has been legitimate, steady an
strong, the result of a demand that
not to be denied. Commerce and manu-
features form the basis of it's prosperit
and the handspring of it's progress. 1
the jobbing and retail trades it Is
leader among the great cities of tn
- | Southwest and in some lines it ranks frs
Y in a much more extensive territory. ]
nothing else were available to prove tn
I statement that it is, well balance
toTn eonid point to its real i;n G indd
to the legitimacy Of a city's development
n On the other hand, the growth Of Dalls
l. has been anything but stagnant: -
y Dyer, who was in his perihelion thel
q during the sos. DR.. Dyer justly pride
e himself upon his expert handling Of tt
II fictional prophesies concerning the growt
q Of Chicago, only to find month or tw
later that his weirdest Pigments had bee
q surpassed by facts. This happened s
l. Mr.. Dyer became discouraged. Final
e he declared himself.
Il quit he said; "a we'll intentlone
" liar stands no show in such a place
There are many places in Texas whie
would serve him so. Dallas is a ,got
Soa hs Gt' 4snk Of the t Popnlz T
1904 is Of less consequence to tn. wor
Ill at large than it's position in prosperit
Within the city at that time, accordil
to the federal census, were H,76S il
y, habitants. Accasstn-s by immigratit
a. n. had been greater even than those
ne territorial expansion. The directory ce
o. sus Of June. 1904, credits the city wi
of 6736 inhabitants and it is believed tn
Y; the present population is over $4,000.
~ ~ Manufactures Of Dallas.
o. Of the city's factories and their GU
a. put will say this: That in the manufa
ture and sale of saddlery land harne
ca Dallas ranks first of all the cities in t
u, ,a' world as it does in the sale of fa1
20, implements, farm machinery Gncludi
elr cotton gin machinery and vehicles. Ka
Up sas City being second, and in many 9th
o. lines. such as the manufacture of colt
ginning machinery, the distribution
cigars and other tobacco products, a
its trade in musical merchandise, seet
jewelry, wholesale drugs, groceries,
GLIDING liquors and beers, wearing a
he parel, flour and its by-products, a
he fruit and produce, it holds an importa
ew position. The twelfth United States &c
Is sus sets forth that Dallas had at tt
IT, time 373 industries of all kinds, W
los Sc 1897, OILS invested using material to
ert value OF s6,27O,s70 in turning out pro
III ucts worth s11.4SO. 400. Today Dallas h
ATS manufacturing establishments, WI
an investment Of $9,2000O0 and an a
nual output of $15,000,000. The manufs
on turing industries Of this City Adema