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THE DALLAS HEBAL
rOwSOMIUTrfi WITIf Tflt
hAM.A liAlt.V COM M a HOI Ah
DALLAS TKXAS SKITEMUEK I 1882.-VOL I NO. I.-QIMDKUI'LE SHEET.
TKXAH TJIK (JOMINO ItAILItOAI) MTATK.
Tim Hlxlh t Present and Hiioii to lie In Ilia I.eml of all tho States Diagram Indicating ths Comparative Hallway Mileae of Hi. Dliluront Htnlef.
MM
M7
Mil
1 7
V
r
1 linnets
g Pennsylvania
8 Ohio
4 Xew York
5 lows
A Texas
7 Indiana
8 Mlolil'nan
0 Missouri
10 Kan.a.
11 WlSCODSlll
18 Minnesota
IS Georgia
14 Nebraska .'.
18 Colorado
18 California
17 Virginia
18 Tennessee
18 Massachusetts .
80 Alabama
SJ1 New Verity
88 Kentucky.
88 Dakota Territory.
84 North Carolina. . . .
95 South Carolina
8 Mississppl
87 Maryland D. C...
88 Arkansas
80 New Haiup.blra
SO Main
n48
1 Louisiana....;
88 NewMexioo Territory.
83 Connecticut .' .
84 Vermont
88 Utah Territory
88 Nevada
87 Florida
88 Went Virginia
30 Oregon
40 Arlaona Territory
41 Wyoming Territory. . . .
48 Washington Territory.
48 Delaware !....
44 Indian Territory
48 Idaho Territory
44 Montana Territory.
47 Bhode Island
Total mium 104tn
THIS EDITION WHAT IT CONTAIN 8.
-' 'in this edition we present the publio with
16 pages or 112 columns of matter pertain-
ing exclusively to the state of Texas. If
printed in book form with ordinary good
readable type it would make an octavo
volume ot nearly 200 pages as large a book
indeed as is usually printed in that form.
To gather together so much data work it
up and issue in the manner we have done
is as may be conjectured no small affair. It
has taken time and labor and money to
throw a mammoth edition of such charac-
ter to the curious public and It is a source
of gratification to us to teel as it goes to
press that in the short time we have had
and the often imperfect data we have ha I
to ttoly. arrange and place In its right
place and attractive shape we have done as
much as we have. To write up properly
and accurately so great a state as Texas
With its 274.0J0 square miles its 200 couo
ties nearly and the diversity of its climate
soils at d Industries is indeed a herculean
and difficult work and one that many
would suppose was altogether impossible to
the ordinary newspaper establishment
How weak we have succeeded In this in
stance the public must judge from the work
given them. It is not by declamation or
assertion not by good intentions and fair
promises that a maq's work is to bs esti-
mated but by the work itself. This is the
second September edition we have issued
and although disadvantages have been la-
bored ander we have attempted to present
this year a more extended and comprehen
sive a more 'accurate and useful picture
than was given by us last year or than bas
yet been given by any journal of our won
derful state. To appreciate rlchtTjlly -wbU
Texas li it -.aa.t be vieve.l from many
ataiulEcints. mn.t be seen throughout. To
speak of any one feature however fully
treated to look at it trom one point of view
to investigate any one of Us myriad fea
tures is to roe it very imperfectly and only
In part. There is no state In the American
Colon where thorough knowledge of it in
Its entirety is so neosssary to understand It
intelligently and appreciate its manifold at-
tractions its present greatness its pact
rapid grow Uh and Its Vast possibilities. Tbe
world however Is carious now and has for
years been to get hold of information
sufficiently full and conveniently grouped
and arrange 1 that will give aa Idea of Taxes
aa a whole that will treat of all there is ia
U or about it to that just what it la may be
truthfully told and accurately known. Ia
this edi ion we have endeavored to supply
this demand to give Texas to the world from
very point of view and In full.
Of coarse too much attention eottld not be
hestowed apoa minala unimportant par-
ticulars or illustrations when a repreeeota-
tiv (ar would aDrverall purnosee and roa-
yy the iofo-mation sought. Ia tnch an
edition and with each aa empire as Its sub-
ject it woaid be as impossible astuperfla-
sos that to raaslfy aad enlarge. As it is.
however by Judicious culling groupings
oeepi.stioce and select one we have given
f.xaa aa tt ie textay not forgetting te draw
the contrast between the present and tbe
aft. Ia pursuance ef our ortcinal pla.
tbere'-e we have pi eertite 1 the state polit-
ically b rof-irally phvsieelly socially and
ommrHa'rr tofrtber with He climate.
k-a.'th and the Cac.liti'-S far reaching H and
traieliBieerlt. Boch a plaa tBithfn!ly
a Ibved to and ssvreWuily derelufwi son
tr-b-nd afl there ie worth kaowing
about any nwtion. it presents that tac-
tion b-iU.'y an I its entirety to the eye H
s-weee- tbe f i. Per a plaa we bare
trd to kaT eonart:y before rs and In.
rioqavrpnV!:4 an edition oa amen
km! Mlt. From wbk tbe efteainni ci
t.w..4 - this state could
gl.-a. w;.ntw be tfct 6e re to knew of
bis wonderful entire stsfeaf tbe frreet end
g;-r m'lm-4i edition which
m r! i-e-r tobia iz t aa carydope-
5M4
4705
Lj83
4211
J71H
M43
3381
2981
U
'mm'
3104
1874
19S3
1804:
17W
1718
1039
1618
1484
1233
1042
1026
1023
988
874
859
211
dia compiled on tbe ground and from tbs
very latest data. To do this no pains have
beea spared by us. Our own special agents
have been sent through the state going over
every seotion of it at great expense and
consumption of time and the expenditure of
labir and have gathered up the data which
have been again carefully revised and pre-
pared for publication in tbe offices of the
Hbbald. In addition to this we have laid
the officers of the state and county offloials
tributary to us and in this way have ob-
tained all such matter as was not gathered
by our own men so that all of it may be re-
lied upon as striotly accurate or as nearly
so as can be obtained within tbs borders of
tbe state to-day by anyone in any possible
enterprise. To pursue with anything like
perseverance and consistency such ft broad
plan as originally detetmlned on would
necessarily require a vast amount of data
and If Inaccuracies or errors occur it must be
set down to want of time in sifting and
classifying the data. A mass of matter has
necessarily been left over owing to the late
hour of Its arrival at our office and mush
has proven valueless in consequence of tbs
manner of its compilation. The subjects
nnon . which the major part of
such data treated however have been
written np trom other authentio informa-
tion thereon in our possession. In a word
the state has been liturally ransacked and
what has been learned bas been given forth
In a manner In all cases which seemed most
fitting to us and best calculated to bring
Out most prominently those facts under
the various heads about which there was
the greatest interest and Inquiry. As be-
fore stated the subject proposed which was
Texas has been viewed and treated from
very tonctirable 'UnOpoict of general in-
terest to the public and first In imparlance
and that about which there have been so
many conflicting rumors is Its
POLITICAL COSDITIOS.
In discussing the state politically we have
pursued an entirely ne plan striving to
give upon so weighty a matter the very
best and most authentio information possi-
ble of being obtained. It would have been
comparatively easy to write up tbe political
condition of Texas eareelves making such
declarations as we chose and dwelling at
such length as we eboee npoa the state gov-
ernment the various departments
the manner In which they were
run and the status of affairs within
oar borders at the present time hot
had we done this many might have ques-
tioned our statements Id the first place and
la the second our remarks would have been
entitled to DO more credence) than those of
some oae else who equally honest might
have yet taken altogether a different view
of affaire. Irresponsible atterancee are
plentiful both in the streets and ly the
press and political affiliation too often
colore so highly the criticism that truth
(rafters. With these reflections ia mind
and la order that the world might take an-
hesitatingly oar political write ap of Texas
as tbe actual condition of thing we have
published tbe official reports of the beads
of tho various departments themselves
under oath and the great anal of the state
of Texas. They have bees it is true con-
densed to toon extent to suit the present
purpose but what bas beea given is strictly .
official Oae of the chief subjects of ia-
qsirjt and of eeperial rnter to both tbe j
citlrea and the strst rrr i as to the po!iti j
ral eonlit o i of a Mate what i's depart-1
menu and gorernmeiit. financial conditio.
how poMir efaire adrntniterei and I
tbe exact states of thing. The
man vrbe a-tmlively rvl what we
bare (riven bira with vfererwie
to the government aal p-iitl eotidi'toa I
Texas win " n!r be eneb'el to ve.
Jw ho l H "aed. but be J! Bodnerj
em mt tbe vm p-osperou- e-4 nvr-t frr
1 at.: r rx ia ti America
a-V f otmiaJIy a to law end order and
a to economical and sffloieut management.
Us will undoubtedly be agreeably surprised
iu many particulars but In none more than
In learning with what simplicity and ease
the affuirs of so great a commonwealth are
administered.
I8TOBIOAl
The history of Tsxas has been often writ'
ton but each separate historian has per
mitted his personal predilections to color
his Judgment until after all it is difficult to
obtain an accurr.'e history of the state. It
is a subject however In which every one is
interested and many would like to have It
In such a condensed form that its proml
nsnt facts might be glanced at without the
loss of time required to wade through all
extended and voluminous work. Kext to
the form and prosperity of the govornment
under which he is living the citizen is in
terested in its history. In this issue we
give a historical sketch of Taxes brief
easily and quickly read where the
salient and more important facts
are touchod upon only and yet
sufficiently full to show what the state has
had to encounter in its march of clviliza
tlon and political development and usefal
as a reference sketch. Its stately stoppings
can be seen from the days of tbs Spaniard
and savags when the crucifix and the
sword went band in band and the yell of
the plains' Indians startled the peons and
sbook the old missions up to the present
where the bum of busy industry and the
whistle ot the iron horse have proclaimed
a new and happier and br'.jMor era. The
sketch has been carefully compiled by a
competent band and may be depended
upon as in every way authentic
raTsirAt raaTl'Bis.
The tout question ot impotence is if
iouros the physical condition of the slots
what its surface formation Its toll its pro.
ductiveness climate etc These features
have been dwelt upon at length in
tbe account which will be found in these
columns of the oountiee of the state. As
elsewhere remarked they have been so
les ted with special reference to their repre-
sentative character and those written up
by referring to tbe map of Texas will be
found scattered all over the state. Not a
section theiin but is represented la all
its general physical features by one
or more oountiee In the list which we give.
From tbJsVtiet it is possible to koow accu
rately and thoroughly just what Texas is
physically. In treatiag these counties ws
have given tbeir chief products climate
soils occupstioos situation and other
general feat urea and it wtli bs Impossible
to find in Tsxas other prodaota or soils or
climate than are detailed la the accounts of
tbe counties published. In short they are
Texas. Supplementing this ie an interest-
ing and exhaustive communication Iron
the pen of rrofeaaar Camming one of the
beet known and most competent geologists
ia th southwest oa tbe minerals of Texas
aod the surface formation of tbe soils as
well as the geological history of the state.
From these and other source found ia the
columns of this edition the many and at'
tractive physical features of Texas can be
learned with ease and tbe Information de-
pended upon as it all emncs from personal
enquiry and reei-arch by competent parties
upoa tbe spots referred to. It is doubtful
if any otLer part of tbe world tbe same
nasober of ronnties c-rv4 be selected at
random that would begin to compere with
tbuee of bicb an account it here given in
aluvrity of elimate. Irrt lity of
oil. beauty of appearance end
ail other features that are cal-
culated to render them attractive to the ag-
rimltariiit or others as ueeirabe location
f n home.
raiitfiit rrsrre.
The matter of commi-rc a1 t-njer::y '
e'.srsr or of paramount sia-iifieanre and
e-e about a bird the trs eoenT is snoet m-
tfrrted an' r to enquire. So man ei'i'l
to go to or remain In a state or section that
Is popularly denominated dead where
trade is dull and money scarce and open
lngs and opportunities few. ' It Is therefore
to leave the characters of Uamlet out of the
play to speak oi a town or state and neg
leet to sptak of Its commercial status. In
this respect we have attempted to give to
the public complete data touching tbeoom-
mercial activity and prosperity of Tsxas
Such information will be f autid in the ac-
counts widen we preseut of the
towns of Texas. An efiort was mads to
give full commercial data on every town of
any consequence in the state and we have
been in the main successful but in many
instances It was lound to be impossible even
in the towns themselves to get anything
sufficiently authentio to publish aud for
that reason many are omitted. Where
such data however scant could be oh
tained it has been done and the
result is published In these col
umus. The list as we now give
it comprises every tow oof any consequence
or commercial importance on all the dif
ferent lines of road with many that as yet
have no railroad facilities. The accounts
will be found to give the location popula
tlou and general appearance and aJvan
tageeof the town with its exports imports
and sales of merchandise thus showing ti e
condititlon and degree of activity aud ex
tent of business therein from which its
commercial health and importance may bo
at once inferred What Is given is of uourse
tu a condensed torm but wttu tulhcisut
expllcitness to afford an intelligent concep-
tion of where and what the towns are. It
is these as centres of course that the pro-
ducts monev bnains of the state art)
handed tnd v.lutths t.Mmi tij d 'ng
from the humble hamlet to tucl.Uimg
city is what tbe state is doing from s com
mercial standpoint. The data given
have been collected mainly by our own
traveling men and' as before suggested
carefully reviewed afterwards so that so
far as they go tlisy present none but a
faithful picture of tbs trade of
tbe towns to which tbsy refer. After
thus presenting the state politically histori
cally physically aud commercially. Tbe
next subject ot Interest aod inquiry is tbs
SOCIAL COM DITIOS
of the people. For years onfertanatelr
Texas bas beea regarded by tbe rest of the
world as the home of tbe outlaw and the
border ruffian and many bare feared to
cross its borders under tbe idea that their
lives and property would not be enJie. It
bas been useless to declare to the world
that it was mistaken that crime was com-
mitted here only as committed ia any other
portion of tbe country with the tame ex-
tent ot population but la ne greater propor-
tion and with no mere impunity and that
Isw and order reigned as supremely from
the Iodiaa Territory to tbe ruf and from
IOuitiana to the vHem border ae In In
diana and Ohio. 11' denials have been dis-
credited and even yet tbe opinion lingers
as a firm eonvi-iton in ' he greater portioa
of tbe t'nion. notaiihstsMing onrrvrent
tremendous influx of capital and popula
tion tbat Texas it a "tlark aid boorv
ground.". J'o ttea tret tooujutly ay.
cued. No prop) ever w ceii-eleaiT lad
dered and 'leman-d Texas end lt -U?-aens
by tnch report. The on!y rr l
con ml tnrJi sn emmct-us opinion and re
fute tueh abve-l i-!isrs" lyaplnin
statement a' 'art- a vnient wi!i t
sees running s i t!."-onci l is oeciion.
There is no a ecun v or t.a went ned
but has its r hiol and f-unrr-be. it tffi-
eiect aii! f -ar i.fbce oftbe law. Exit
on the banks of tbe l:io (irunde tke-e h
tramely a tumlet or cirii d"rrt m Texas '
wbre the mv' toie t b:-.
sod the retard for law and order is not at
good aa m any of the emt-e et of U e
Mississippi. And trea on th-'i-r-ie Vr-
COMPARATIVE RAILMY MILEAGE OF THE STATES.
We have prepared the accompanying diagram In order to present clear-
ly to tbe eye the relative position of the different states and territories of
the United States in respect to the miles of railway within their borders
on January 1 1882 using the figures as reported by Poor's Manual.
The figures at the slds Indicate the order of Importance in this respect
although it Is an exceedingly changing order and the newer states and
territories are every year pressing forward and taking the places of their
elder sisters. Thus old Massachusetts in which the first mile of railway
track in the country was laid now stands l'Jth in the scale of mileage
while Illinois whioh was a lavage wilderness long after railways were in
operation in tbe east now leads the Union as she has done for several
years in the magnitude of her rail way system. Next Id the scale though
nearly 1700 mile behind oouie Pennsylvania and Ohio close together.
New York the old empire state stands fourth followed closely by Iowa
while Texas the now empire of far greater proportions is already sixth
and will soon forgo ahead perhaps to tbe very front. ThuB tar only one
state has 8000 miles four have over 0000 and less than 7000mUesone has
between 5000 and 6000 three run between 4000 and 5000 ; three between
3000 and 4000; live between 2000 and 3000; thirteen between 1000 and
'2000 and seventeen have less than 1000 miles. Tbe state smallest In
urea. Rhode Island with only 1300 square miles is also smallest in extent
ber the Texas rangers famous the Union
over have succeeded in so demoralizing and
oowsring tho lawless element that an out-
break is the rarest thing in the world. No
one can read tho written columns with the
tale they tell of activity industry prosper-
ity schools churches railroads and tele-
graphs everything to civilize and soflen
that New England or Europe has and long-
ger feel that Texas s the home of the out-
law and the scene of lawlessness.
BAILBOAUH.
. Tas map or diagram which we publish
above tells a startling tale and one which
but ftw people art prepared to believe and
the story is a true one. Texas is the sixth
state In the Union In railroad mileage. The
only states ahead of her are New York Illi-
nois Pennsylvania Ohio and Iowa. 8ix or
eight years back and there were compara-
tively no lines of railway in ths state the
vast domain being traveled on horseback.
Now from center to circumference in every
imaginable direction stretches the railway.
Within the last three or four years upwards
of 2000 miles of road have been built rep-
resenting an actual outlay in our midst at
the lowest calculation $10000 per mile of
-"O.OOO.OfiO. It Is nearer .H.000000 or
$40000000. This extensive building bas
done more than bring great amounts
of rnpitnl into Texas and fur-
nlfh highways for the shipment ot
tbe products and live-stock ol tbe state.
Its chief pood lies In tbe fact that it has
opened up to civilization almo.t countless
thousands of acres of .'and and reclaimed
them from tbe savage and outlaw and
placed thereon the honest toilers who art
already causing what but a while back was
ths dnert to blorscm as a res. lpoy
b ivcuoutlcd ie inhtt'vj j r ibn of tie
state and opened up the rich ; .lines and
pastures of Mexico to us. The Interna-
tional has crossed the I IC' OraS'Je at Laredo
and the Texas 4 Pacific h'.j to.ithed ths
old home ol the MonUuautas at El Paso
and as a consequence wealth and mutcle
and population are pushing westward and
developing a hitherto almost terra incog-
nita. Tbe railroad sytem of Texas is as-
suming gigantic proportions and before
auol her decade will be the most extensive
and among the most important oa the con-
tinent. Ae it Is aday'a ride will now
carry one anyvnere ne may tbotee to go
ever '.bs state either west east north cr
south and even obecure towns and coun
ties can be reached easily aioat anywhere
by lap tinea of gn ater or minor im;ortaiice.
Tlie state has received a new impetus Iron
this tremeoitoui railroad bnlldinr and the
sentiment of unity aud the iaterecarse be-
tween the tieretofure distant sections has
beea inteai6ed and heightened by bring
ing each other into such close aod intimate
connections. Two great line rae north
and aoutb throaet tbe state the Houston
A Texas Central and Culf Colorado at
Santa Fe stretching from Ue northern to
tbe soothers boundary and having braih
lines leading ont ewt and nt along tbeir
ro lies. Two long line also run ail ile
ey arrue tle mate frmn tl eaotern
b .a ilary to tbe kio reno !!. rowls
Irit-isect and enuel. w.ih the aauong
Ih-tatao or tb.-v narrow gauge systems
Bul the ala'e i rieettv tLorr. u-l r r t
p. Over a hundred millkm i f eat-ra. a-e
inv-sted In tho rT-rty el" ;n Ie-
the grear i-o-t .f it W-;4a.:ir to a-t-
vyndira es. Whew it '. ect-J tLel
niiUlt-ot t)..t i.Cf. tb.a vri-td
e.r inonf y :r: onr wtat T.-i .a-- ai.'-i..
it eino'it I. a.i.! i V r . i-a leer-1
seioi the rev. r i! a-
J :'
air cancer ilero. In.1
e-.
-. ;t h
rfieted thiil civ "..-"
populaiioi. order .o
boe. and t-nt Ve.
ni'-V( tn Hi i n - ; .
to fancy that in ail -be t f a' "
et)enef modern ' ae nee e
.!
srtal'y rtb f !
t'lt t I -
RAILWAY AGE CHICAGO.
of railway mileage but next to her In tbe latter respect comes the great
territory of Montana with an area of 143770 square miles squal to 110
Bhode Islands in which thousands of miles of railway are ere long to be
in operation in spite of the obstacles which nature has thrown in the path.
While it is convenient to take January 1st as a common starling pout
and this is the latest date to which Poor's manual brings its record yet
the rapid growth of railway extension hai already changed the figures
here given. Since tbe year began mors than 5000 miles of track have
been added and figures which we have already published show that
in some cases the relative positions of the states have changed Illi.
nois still stands at tbe top with about 8500 miles while Ohio has changed
places with Pennsylvania and now stands second. Iowa has almost
overtaken New York but will hardly reach her this year though Texas
which on July 1st had over 6000 miles Is not uatiiely to take trio
fifth place. Colorado has already changed places with Nebraska and
Dakota has stepped ahead of Kentucky and will rapidly go still nearer
to the front while the great territories now far In the rear will also more
steadily up in tbe scale. Of course when the proportion between area
and railway mileage is censidcred the oi ler states are vr.ally ahead but
it is this fact which makes tbe possibilities of the new states and terri-
tories so great. Railway building in tho greater part of the country has
only Just begun and every year tho course ofitu empire is moving
westward.
our railroad system is simply in its infancy
the building and development have just
commenced. It is more than likely that'we
will have 8000 or 10000 miles in operation
in this state by 1800. We have therefore
by reason of its imparlance dwelt upon the
subject at much length in our accounts of
the roadb. We have attempted to give a
faithful account of each of the lines from
which data could be obtained but owing to
negligence ou the part or official j of come t f
the roads who were solicited to furnish us
with such data as wero desired some are
not treated as fully as their prominence
aial Importance would seem to demand.
What is given will be found invaluable to
the ImmijTsnt and stranger in selecting
routes -td their destination as welt as to
numbers of citizens of thi vtate who huve
failed to keep up with the march uf tht day.
t'OXILlSION.
Many other fuels of Interest with refer-
ence to the state will be found in fie pres-
ent edition which want of space here for-
bids us calling attention to. Huc h items re-
ferred to are the raising of euttle and cot-
ton the two great industries of the siiilf
tufrether with other productions; a descrip-
tion of the various grand divisions of tl e
state wilh their peculiar features and pro-
ducts an Intereiting account of I he new
citpltid building aud other matters centum-
ing UKefu! information as to Texas. Several
ot the larger towns have been pre'snled
more fully than the majority or those writ-
en up owing to thur CfL-i i.u.iue;e:il
importance railroad connections a'ld rapid
growth. Among these Dallas as tlio en-
trepot from the north to the state the di;-
trihmlng point blh fur freight and pas-
seniors esjif w:i ! r i"rcceivoil;Me-iHl t-
teutioa. Wlii
make thisii;i
no .LaveendeavoredM iu
i:; a'Dtatcp.-.per Jyet e
l' " txtraspai to the
'. i ' tculaadvai.tant ol
is iia eminently the
could not U "
many and ra; n'
Dallas. H
city or t. it'.i "itxas. with
haps Irom . indications a bright
er future before It than any other city or its
size in tbe entire southwest. It sire ap-
pearance groa tain population the extent
or its trade and Its manufacturing interests
its many conveniences and facilities have
all been detailed and furnish a striking il-
lustration of tbe development tbe great
weat hat lieen experiencing within the latt
ten yira. Very few cities present such a
picture cf rabid progrees and give earns!
oT such a future as doe Dallas and a full
account of it a It stands to-dav cannot
tlierefore hut be uf interest to the general
public at home and abroad r.oeb the
matter given to the world in this edition.
Tbe number or papers subtrribed for it very
Urge indeed and will find their war over
all tbe United eta'e. Canada and the chief
eonnlrie of Europe carrying facta and f.g-
nres relating to Texas where they are calcu-
iredtoecronipliab tbe pre! est good. Una
aource of great grat.firat ion to as that a
are ttut enabled to lay before Uh
do are pertx-ulany ruriosn about
Texa. aod wt wrh tbeir hon-
be-e ; a.itb'-t.te and t. ':.- in-
formation can U obtained tueb a tru-.tifbl
and exhat:t.v e.neniu nf data of just
tbe fr.0 " aa4 If taarnc be eneetion-
. . m win ume m-cri:irmmnii
.n-"eur.or . tje e-f ear tae art I reoeth
'!. I real granee ev-ry wirere ei-
ia- toe.-s re reruree nndermiti.
n 1 an ex i4-1 vs f ti e inv rf
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CITY OF DALLAS.
A Typical Western Cltjr In Its R;oJlj
Energry Enterprise and the
Startling- Rapidity of
Jtfj C-rowtli.
The Location and Appearance of the Citf
Toarelhcr With Its Advantage.
Natural and Acquired.
Its Htisiness House? Manufactories rnd
Extent of Its Trade tJenerally.
A Splendid PIctnrc of Busy Life and
Prosperity.
The (Jneen City of North Texas.
-
The first settler of Dallas was Polnnel tk n
Xeely Dr.van who in 1M1 took up bis resi-
dence with his family ou tbe site cf the
present city. This continued to be the only
family living in Dallas or where Dallas
now Is until 1MJ when a lew families from
Kentucky and Tennessee Joined t'olcnel
Bryan's fumily and the town commenced.
The c ninty was c rganixed soon thereafter
and botli town and county named after
George U. DJIas vice-president of the
United States. The town of Dallas was not
incorporated until le.0. It continued to be
a couiiiry ami county town of no
special importance and with varying
fortune and alow but gradiraj growth
until the advent of the railroads to
lfdJ AMhelluaeU had a population f
aN . . 1 1 k 1 lo. In thctcnycon thus
1 1 a change has toktu place t: if
rs c and Dillas loth in basineJs nu4
pc uktion is iLrpassed if surpass. d M
ttl' '. 'Cldr re r tan eitie in t k-
ICittoUmlts of Dallas are veryictl
cTCi. iTMiaprlsing not more than hall
Uc ii jsilieoU and extent of the tcw
and the census reports therefore cf its lop-
uia.iuu are caicuiaieu to mislead. In IKtO
the population in and around Dallas was
iully 18000 or IW.OOO and the growth in tbe
two years since then has been so rapid and
marked that it can now be safely ettiioated
at 25000 people. Dallas presents every ap-
pearance of a city. Itsitreetsarenun.eroot
and along tbeir entire length may te seen
substantial and elegant bunding tot
dwellings an 1 store-houses while the bnti-
ne instead of being confined to one street
or one quarter. Is scattered everywhere.
LOrlTlOB.
Dallas isalmixrl thegeog-aphiral Kttrs Sf
its county and is situated on the east tank
.'the Trinity river npoa a high bask or
bluff aad has perhaps as healthy a lecatica
as any city in the state not excelling Ant-
tin or Saa Antonio. It is 13
mllee from Texarkaca abr-it It
mile from Deaison 7S tciitt
froia B Paee aad some 3r mae from QJ-
veaton. Frosa tb river (o tbe ear' en
limits of tbe ei'y.tlie cite or tbe town D
hHjtyr::isgada!irab'y aa'.ed at.
drainage. Tne teru is weil iail rf tk
t'ta geawral f are t et aed ewe
awrtrbt a.'M j
the boosea iBrfj th rtrr.'
ere cambered. r-.:'
eet above tho aea. level. There It in tbt
olT rvn-er III ttrev. metnrirg i3 ' ts
.ile. and wbet) a24U etrreit f-.' 'ie
ar- tacea in the arprerat . -.r 1
atre-tt would rrebKI res.i. m j
'e of tl ber-lr-t roarl-hor:- ia
n -h Itta-mn It in ILt rer.ire c.'tle pch-
i itierr. and there a-v ta-r r ler-sr;! r-ts
in IS eitv M. .r ..-.
fc -n-e a-d rn':n:". o :ld da rre. t fa
U ia-gT eitie- Isjiias ts ne-rsr t'n
v ted kr at. t er -V--ir. a-4 the r-'- or-.'
: h wl it is erer t-t.at-' t'
TL i so a-i rr.
C miaawt aa Whna ttf.
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