Dallas, Texas, city directory, 1909, Part 4

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LINZ BUILDING DIRECTORY

FIRST FLOOR

Linz Bros M K & Ry city office SECOND FLOOR

201-2 Pearsons & Taft

203-4-5 Stevenson Jas O

206-10 Bradstreet Co

211-12 Thompson Joe C Co

214-18 Flippen Wm H McCormick Thad B Dallas Assn Credit Men Peter & Co

220-21 Buckeye Electric Co Farry R R 222-23 Painter Lester H

224-25 Hannah Calvin R Swain Wm C

226-7 Atkinson Donald T

THIRD FLOOR

301-5 Cary Edward H Baldwin Fredk A 306 Kearby Allen N 307 Linz Jos & Simon Realty Co 308 Godley R B Lbr Co

THIRD FLOOR-Continued

309-10 Hall Frank J 314-18 Baird Raleigh W Bourland Joseph W Howard Wm E Jackson Rice R 320-21 Mount Auborn Dev Co

324-325 Aronson Emile

326-27 Blair John C Moore H Leslie

FOURTH FLOOR

401-2 Jones Bush Jones Daniel

403-5 Camp & Camp

406-8 Staples G Waller

407-8 Pacific Mutual Life Ins Co

414-18 Rosser & Doolittle Dean John H Peck Walter M

420-27 Am Bonding Co Meador Robert T Meador R T & Co Meador & Davis

FIFTH FLOOR 501 President M K & T Ry

FIFTH FLOOR-Continued

501 Secretary M K & T Ry

502 Vice Pres & Gen Mgr M K & T Ry Asst Gen Mgr M K & T Ry Genl Agt Mail Dept M K & T Ry 505-6 Traffic Claim Agt M K & T Ry 507 Telegraph Dept M K & T Ry 508 Genl Supt M K & T Ry 509-10 Genl Frt Dept M K & T Ry

SIXTH FLOOR

601-2-3-4-5 Accounting Dept M K & T Ry

606-7 Treasury Dept M K & T Ry 608-9-10 Acctg Dept M K & T Ry SEVENTH FLOOR

700-2 Janitor of Bldg 701 Parks J A K

703-4 Smith Edward W Westerfield Thomas L

706-7-8 Reid Coal Co 709-12 Smoot & Carrell Walcott H Gilmer

714 to 718 Am Exp Co

719-723 Genl Pass Dept M K & T Ry 726-727 Industrial Agt M K & T Ry

107

OF GREATER DALLAS

NORTH TEXAS BUILDING

217-223 Main Street, Dallas, Texas

NORTH TEXAS BUILDING DIRECTORY

BASEMENT

Fretz Emil Reinhardt I & Son FIRST FLOOR

Jones & Haynie, mgrs

Bird Chas E

Diamond W L & Co

Dudley Realty Co

Kirby & Smith Johnson Harvey J Manhattan Life Ins Co Newman Alice Mrs Young John M Alexander Chas H Bond Guaranty Co Chambers Coal & Min Co

Fidelity & Deposit Co

Granite Mfg Co Nabors & Murphy

Scarff Wm G

Texas Loan & Trust Co

SECOND FLOOR

201 Whitehurst & Whitehurst

202 Pullman Co

203 Moroney Wm J Phoenix Land Co Wiley James O 204-5 Bonners The

206 Lively Hiram F

207 Sumners Hatton W

208 Finley, Knight & Harris Walne Walter H 209-10 Clark Wm H

SECOND FLOOR-Continued

209-10 Mansfield Walter L

211-13 Lively & Nelms Wencker Oswald T Murphy John F

214 Robertson Mercer L Michalson Jacob E

215-16-17-18 Finley, Knight & Harris THIRD FLOOR

301 Halsell John W

302-3 Gano, Gano & Gano

304 Morris Martin L

305 Exall Henry Jarrell Howard C 306 Dickson Joseph M

307 Crow & Donaldson

308 Bondies Harry R

309 Neale John H

310 White W P Real Est Co

311-12-14 Muse & Allen Muse Jas C Jr

313 Dewberry & Smith

315 Audit Co of the S-W

316-17 Walker & Williams

318 Edwards Wm M Edwards Geo C

319-20 S-W Savings & H P Co Baxter Purifier & F S Co Albright Lemuel L

FOURTH FLOOR

401 Porter Rufus C Graham Alexander H 402 S-W Salvage Co

FOURTH FLOOR- Continued 402 Webster John H 403 Gammon, Worsham & Pope 404-5 Anti-Saloon League 406 Baird & Scales Scales H L & Co

407 Peck Hugh W 409-10-11 Hexter & Kramer

412 Samuell & Curtis

413 Freeman Edw B Black W F

414 N Am Accident Co 415 Cocke Arthur A 416-17 Hilbrant Wm W

418 Leonard Wade B

419 Gibson Edgar L Van Sickle Clifford

FIFTH FLOOR

501-2 Lewis & Philips 503 W Ry Weighing Assn 504-5 Shelmire Jesse B

506 Hubbell & Greene Moad John S

507 Bartlett Joseph W

508 Merchants Retail Credit Assn 510-11 Cobb & Avery Tex Black Land Mort Co

512-1212 Morrow David H

513-14 Hemphill, House & Hemphill Traders Com Agcy

515 Skeilvig Severin C 518 Jones John M

517 Chanute & Carter 519-20-21 Pugh Jos S

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SLAUGHTER BUILDING

247-251 Main Street, Dallas, Texas

SLAUGHTER- RENIJAN CO.

X BANKX

SLAUGHTER BUILDING. 247-251 MAIL

SLAUGHTER BUILDING DIRECTORY

FIRST FLOOR

Slaughter-Benham Co

Dealey Chas L

Dealey Realty Co

Hancock John R & Co

Russell Realty Co

Rowan C T

Union National Bank

SECOND FLOOR

201-2 C M & St P Ry

203-4 B & O S-W Ry

205-6 Allen Wm H

207 Bishop Arthur T Rowe Jos W Bertrand W H

208 Lindsley N Lawrence

Shepard C G

209 Barry Bryan T Foster John L Staten Robt L

210 Kimbrough Wm C 211-12 Slaughter C C Slaughter C C Cattle Co

213 Wright Gilbert G

214-15 Waldron R S & Co

216 Edwards John F Sumpter Guy

217-18 Lawther Harry P Meng Charles M

THIRD FLOOR

301-2 Q & C Route

303-4 S-W Realty & Loan Co Fleig Saul

305-6 Dreeben Israel

307 Kearby Jay W Von Der Hoya C B Mrs

308 Jackson Albert S Starke Neal

309 Irish Gilbert H Bartlett Frank W McGeorge Percy

310 Pierson Wm M Streater Fletcher G Vesey Jeremiah B

311 Johnson Jesse L 312-13 Craddock Dan M Dunn John K

314 Day James R

315-16-17-18 Burgess, Hill & Burgess Brundige Oscar D

FOURTH FLOOR

401-2 Mo Valley Bridge & Iron Co 403-4 Eckford Jos J Cooke H Clay

405-6 K CS Ry

407 Webb Albert W

Lacy A Bledsoe 408 Wood Houston

FOURTH FLOOR-Continued

409 Bibb W Lindsay Savage Wm T Works Geo W

410 George John W Hancock Curtis

411-12 Western Coal & Mining Co Dallas Press Brick Co

413 Harrison Edward T Waggener Leslie

414 Jones Wm M Jones Robert D McGee Switch & Sig Co

415 Hyde Emory J 416-17-18 B & A Mort Co Ltd

FIFTH FLOOR

501-2 Patterson Wm H

503-4 Republic Guaranty & Surety Co Shearon Thomas

505-6 Short Ulysses S

507 Haynes & Haynes Allen Chas L

508 McCoy John M Hunt G Drummond

509 Wheeler Temple

510 Pierson & Pierson Jackson-Wylie Lbr Co

511-12-13 So Fuel Co

514 to 518 Slaughter & Verschoyle Slaughter, Verschoyle & Rece

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OF GREATER DALLAS

TRUST BUILDING

191-197 Main Street, Dallas, Texas

TRUST BUILDING DIRECTORY

FIRST FLOOR

Sam Houston Life Ins Co Dallas Cracker & Bis Co Celery-Cola Co W U Tel Co Am Dist Tel Co

SECOND FLOOR

201 Smith Wm J J 202 Palmer Chas D & Co 203 Miller Barry 204 Balyeat Frank E Russell Pierre L 205 Ellison William P 206-7 Walker Wm H 208 Phillips Herbert I 210 Faust Louis F 211 Gossett Marshall H Paige Walter W 212 Chambers W S & Co 21212 Robertson Geo A

215-16 Ginner Mut Underwriters

217-18-19 Crow Thos J

THIRD FLOOR

301 Dunlap Devereaux G 302-4 Spann Robt L 305 Claiborne Perry G 306 White Joseph G 307 Hardie & Gage 308 Hamilton John & Co 309-10 Thomas Lawrence

311 Matthews Farmer D McDowell Wm B 312 Duggan Eugene F

313-14 Ferguson Martin Stearn Geo W

318-19 Texas Business Bureau

FOURTH FLOOR

401-3 Crane, Seay & Crane Lauderdale Ed S 404 Baskett & Evans 405 Shelton Robt F Wynne Walter R 406 Wilson & Wilson 407 Senter Erasmus G

FOURTH FLOOR-Continued

408-9 Young Wm R 411-12-13-14 W U Tel Co 415 Dougherty Herman D Grigsby Danl J Grigsby Jos B

416 Quaker Oats Co 417 Hawley Mills Co 420 Janitor's office

FIFTH FLOOR

501 W U Tel Co 502-4 Perkins, Gilbert & Upthegrove 505-8 Trezevant & Cochran 509-10 Perkins, Gilbert & Upthegrove 511-519 W U Tel Co

SIXTH FLOOR

Trezevant & Cochran Fidelity Real Est & T Co

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THE WILSON BUILDING MAIN, ELM AND ERVAY STREETS, DALLAS, TEXAS

WILSON BUILDING DIRECTORY

BASEMENT, FIRST AND SECOND FLOORS

Titche-Goettinger Co 1st floor Metzler Bros

THIRD FLOOR 301 Gallaway Lbr Co

302 Coble James M Pierce Frank A

303 Slaughter C B 304-5 Oriental Oil Co

306 McAdams A G Lbr Co

307 de Roulac Jack R

308 Dallas Paving Co

309 Gibson & Cunningham

310 Means Edwin A Embree John W

311 Brown Edna B Mrs

312-14 Martin James M

315 Gantt & Gantt

316 Eastman Bros & Rus- sell

317 Arnold & Taber

318 Lombard Chas H

319 Shepard Seth

320 Quinlan Geo A

321-22 Harris & Harris

323 Bellamy Chas H Johnston Fredk B

324 Burlington Route

325 Decherd Henry B

326 Volunteer St L Ins Co

327 McLaurin Hugh L

328 Milliken & Smart 329 Hill C D & Co Grove David E

330-31 McAlester Coal Co

332 Gloeckner Louis A

333 B & K Lbr Co Orr Benj F 334 Hill C D & Co

335 Morey Chas L Rice Wm C

336 Arendt Erich J Helbing Arlington

337 Elder John L Ewing Jacob A

338 Pfouts George

Smith Newton M

339 Hughes J Ashford

FOURTH FLOOR

401 Wilson J B

Temple S A Mgr Bldg Waterman Lbr Co

402-3 Thorp Orville

404 Griswold John C Griswold J V W

405 Holloway & Holloway

406-8 Boyce Wm A Gordon E S Small A B

409 Davies Frank

410 Campbell Peyton L

411 Terrell & Richardson Pavey Geo M

Robertson Lemucl O

412 Schncider-Davis Co 414 Capitol Life Ins Co

415 Reuss Jos H Smith Matthew M Texas Medical News

416-17 Fraser-Johnston B Co 418-21Central Coal & C Co 422 Blount Edward A Jr

423 Young W M

424 Yancey Robt S

425 Allen Richard W Duncan Miles J

426 SW Adv Agency & Pub Co

427 Fabric Fire Hose Co Martin Chas L

428 S-W Sales & Eng Co 429-31 Aldehoff J S & Co

432-33 Craven Lumber Co

434 Cave Harrison B

435 Holloway James L

436 Higgins Polk M

437 Scott Jas W

438 Adler Henry L

439 Bieze Tobias H

FIFTH FLOOR

500-1 Aetna Life Ins Co

502 Allis-Chalmers Co

503-4 Pace Jesse M Reeves Edwin J Black J Harvey Morris I J 505-6-7-8 Stone & Web- ster Eng Corp

509-10 Cudahy Pkg Co

511 Overton J H

Texas Cem Plaster Co Western Land & D Co

512 L & NRR

514-15 Texas Viavi Co

516-18 Texas Port C Co

519 Chambers Allan H N-W Mut Life Ins Co

520 Wortham John L Wilson J Edward Chandler Jos L

521 Smith Sidney S 522 Kinsell Benj

523 Cobre Grande Cop Co

524 Samson Wm A

525 McAleer J A & Co

526 Trible & Trible

527-30 Dunlap Elbert Hackler Garfield M Paschall John G 531 Coughanour R D Jr

532 Chcaney Price

533 Keeling Elzie B Slaton Wm D

534 Smith W B SIXTH FLOOR

601 Neecc / K Lix Co

602 Clark-Boice Lbr Co

603 Great Am Life Ins Co

604 Western Land Corn 605-6 Earnest David C

Consumers Lignite Co Southern Salt Co Tex Lignite & Oil Co

607-8-9-10-11 S-W States Portland Cement Co

612 Otis Elevator Co

614 Sewell Ed

615 Jones Wm D

616 Egan G H

617 Sweet Orr & Co

618 Fraser Wm A Woodman Journal

619 Wills A G Lbr Co

620 Chicago & Alton Ry

621 Lauve Thos L Johnson Robt W

622-23-24 Lang & Witchell

625 Hodge Alfred L Barret Lilian Miss

626 Scothorn Saml L 627 Terrell Drs Terrell Allen P

628 Clift Clarence L Hereford Jas S

629 Wright Cyrenius C Pollard Robt L Jr

630-31 Price Robt S Russell Joseph W Tucker Paschal P

632 Phillips Alex R

633 Bullock Eugene Maillot Walter L Klepinger O T

634 Schmuck Paul A Thomas Earl W

635 Thatcher & Anthony 636 Baird Perry C

637 Holden & Curless

638 Chisholm Edw A Gibbons John

639 Stevenson C & Co SEVENTH FLOOR

701-2 McReynolds & Seay 703 Flanary A Byron Randle Ed Tom 704-7 Stone & Webster 708 Casgrain Arthur B

709 Eureka Fire Hose Co

710 Texas Film Co

711 Farrell Porter V

712 Frick Co

712 Morris & Co 714 La Taste Lucien V 715-20 Moran F B 721-26 Cochran, Thomas & Co 727 Thomson & Harrison 728-9 Int Travlrs Assn 730 Overbeck & Willis 731-33 Spears Jacob V Stephens Jas C

734 Beaty Amos L 735 Grantland Ira 736 Fife Josiah G Frew Athol L 737 Crites & Pitzer 738 Stowe Geo A

739 Long G Clifton Dargan Leon

740 Cochran, Thomas &Co EIGHTH FLOOR

801 Dallas Telephone Co 802 Indemille Fred W

803 Thomas & Rhea

804 Beddoe Albert A Wilkinson Albert 805 Texas Law Co

806 S-W Lumber Co

807 Williamson Robt M

808-12 Hartford F Ins Co Citizens Ins Co

814 Chilton & Chilton 815 Boggs John I

816 Bapt Home Mis Bd

817 Roulet Calvin B

818 Dargan Kemp S Jr

819 Collier Barron G

820 Dixie Theatrical Exch Dixie Lyceum Bureau 821-24 Tex Fire Pr Assn 825 Pruitt-Webster Co 826 Erie Dispatch 827 Parker Wm W

828 Brown Newton H

829 Matthew W Carl Co 830 Interstate Adj Co

831 Harry J M Brick Co 832-33 Samuell Wm W 834-37 Janitor of bldg 838-39 Crowe Wm E 840 Am Natl Ins Co 841 Boyd James W Kirby Edwin E

842 Lancashire & Horton 843-45 O'Neil Eng Co 846-47 Carrington B W Co 848 Rosenfield Jonas A 849 Dickey & Dickey 850 Harris Sam1 W

851 McLemore & Phares 852 Titterington Jesse B

DIRECTORY

PUBLISHERS'S

37099.60

Compiled and Published by JOHN F. WORLEY DIRECTORY CO. PUBLISHERS

Dallas, Texas: Press of John F. Worley Printing Co. 1909.

Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1909, by JOHN F. WORLEY DIRECTORY Co., in the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D. C.

J. S. MAYFIELD LUMBER CO.

Yard, Cor. Commerce St. and Exposition Ave. Phone Main 1300

Gen. Office, 351 M Phone Main: -

Table of Contents

PAGE

Abbreviations used in Directory. 177

Academies, Colleges and Private Schools 920

Additions, Removals, etc. 807

Advertisements ..

2-110

Business Directory of Dallas. 809-889

Cemeteries

921

Church Directory

917

Charitable, Benevolent and Fraternal Or- ganizations.

921

City Government

916

Civil Appeals, Court of .

891

Clubs and Societies, Miscellaneous.

925

County Government.

915

County Officials of Texas

894-903

Courts

891

Dallas Postoffice

904

Directory Library

opp back paster

District Courts of Texas

969

Educational

919

Federal Officials at Dallas

904

Fire Department.

916

General Directory of Names.

177-807

Hospitals, Homes and Asylums

921

Index to Advertisements.

Justice Courts

915

Labor Organizations. 926

Legislature, 31st.

Military . 892-893

927

Miscellaneous Directory

891

Postage Rates 906

Postoffices in Texas 906

Railroads

927

Salaries of Postmasters in Texas

914

State Government.

891

Street Directory .

9-148

Street Railroads.

930

Supreme Court of Texas.

891

U. S. Circuit and District Courts. 904

U. S. Senators and Representatives .. 891-892

MATCHED TEAMS FINEST CARRIAGES AND BROUGHAMS AMBULANCE

GEO. W. LOUDERMILK FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND EMBALMER

SUPT. OAKLAND AND GREENWOOD CEMET OFFICE MAIN AND HARWOOD

PHONE M .- 293 HACK STAND, M. 38 ANI

YARD: LAMAR & CADIZ PHONE MAIN 531

C GRIFFITHS & CO. | LUMBER rt

Criminal Appeals, Court of.

891

Fire Alarm Boxes

916

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W. LESLIE WILLIAMS COLBY THOMAS W. R. ELLIS

RENT COLLECTING A SPECIALTY PHONE MAIN 247. 312 MAIN ST.

Foreword 1630822

A man's surroundings and the influences that impress themselves upon his mind each day, go far to determine what his life is and becomes. If his business is located in a dull, sluggish town, he partakes of the inertia. and his business soon becomes sluggish likewise, With its vast area of 266,000 square miles, with a winter climate of snow and ice along its northern border, and of sunshine and blooming roses along its southern extreme, with forest regions, prairie stretches and flowing streams, there is health and vigor in every section. With a population of 4,000,000, Texas has only fifteen people to the square mile. Texas is first of all the states in cotton, in cattle, in sheep, in iron producing area, and in timber; it has more wheat lands than both the Dakotas, and is fifth in corn production, with an abundance of coal, illimitable measures of lignite, more marble, granite and other build- ing stone than all New England, and more miles of railroad than any other state.

Dallas is 315 miles by rail, almost directly north, from Galveston, the State's seaport city. Dallas is the largest city in the State, the population now being 100,000. Thirty-six years ago the population was less than 800. The pluck, liberality and shrewdness of a score of those 800 people secured the first two railroads. Now eight railroads penetrate the State in thirteen different directions from the city, three going into Galveston and by their connecting lines reaching five other gulf ports, two giving direct connection with New Orleans; two through connecting lines with San Francisco, and all, directly or indirectly, with the great eastern and western cities. These railroads bring into Dallas weekly 1800 cars of freight and haul out 1600 car loads originating in the city. The yardage property and terminals owned by railway lines within the corporate limits of Dallas are worth, with depot buildings, not less than $3,000,000.

The wholesale business of Dallas for the year ending December 31st, 1908, was $109- 715,000. The business in agricultural implements and machinery reached the highest figure, $26,000,000, since Dallas is in the middle of the black land section of Texas, the section producing more than half of all the cotton, corn and small grain of the state. In the following order come the other lines of business: Dry goods and clothing-$15,000,000; Groceries, liquors, cigars and tobacco-$13,500,000; Packing house products-$7,000,000; Saddlery, harness, etc .- $5,200,000; Fruits and produce-$4,000,000; Feed, grain and hay-$3,780,000; Electrical machinery and supplies-$3,500,000; Cement-$3,500,000; Lumber-$2,750,000; Drugs, holiday goods, etc .- $2,500,000; Hardware-$2,500,000; Stationery (including book and job printing)-$2,500,000; Candy, crackers, etc .- $1,800,000; Books-$1,250,000; Millinery-$1,250,000; Jewelry-$1,250,000; Furniture-$1,000,000; Musical instruments and supplies-$1,000,000; Poultry and eggs-$1,000,000; Paints, etc .- 800,000; Wrapping paper, etc .- $550,000; Bread-$500,000; Seed-$750,000; Hats, caps and gloves-$650,000; Sporting goods, powders, etc .- $445,000; Dental and Surgical instruments, ctc .- $200,000; Coffins-$190,000; Photographer's supplies-$150,000; Bar- bers' supplies-$150,000; Chili, etc .- $50,000; Miscellaneous lines-$5,000,000. Of the agricultural implement houses, fifteen of the larger ones are in their own buildings, costing $100,000 each. These houses employ 800 people, 200 on the road all the time.

In the matter of manufactories Dallas stands ahead of all other cities in the Southwest of equal population. The chief of these enterprises, perhaps, are the two Portland cement plants, manufacturing an unexcelled article from the white limestone rock and shale found in inexhaustible quantities all around the city and even in the corporate limits. One of these plants cost $1,500,000 and the other half as much, the output being 300,000 barrels yearly. The largest cotton mill in the Southwest is here also, and the most extensive foundry. Dallas has one manufactory unique in character, the manufacture of Chili Con Carne and other chili products. These products are now being introduced in all parts of the country, sales for 1908 amounting to $50,000. There are also two large packing houses, the largest establishment in the Southwest for the manufacture of extracts and syrups, an immense cracker factory, the largest buggy factory in the state, two large cotton seed oil mills, a petroleum refinery and a large steel tank factory.

Dallas has six National Banks-one recently organized-and five State?banks and trust companies, with a total capital and surplus of $7,000,000. On November,27, 1908, the total deposits in the National banks were $21,707,535.78, and the cash on hand was $11,345,379.65.

The Texas State Fair Association has been in existence twenty-two years, giving an exhibition every year in the early fall. The grounds, 125 acres, worth $375,000, and the buildings, race track and other improvements worth $500,000, belong to the city, the grounds being used for park purposes. During the time necessary for holding the fair, the association has charge of the grounds. Every fall during the sixteen days of the Fair 600,000 visitors come to the city, large numbers of them from other states. The Fair that closed on November 1st of last year made a profit of $110,678, which shows the importance of the enterprise and its worth to Dallas.

Another factor that is to prove of immense advantage to Dallas is the improvement of the Trinity river, whereby it will be made navigable the year round for steamboats drawing as much as six feet of water when loaded. Already the National Government has expended

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A. E. FORSTMEYER PROPRIETOR

PHONE .MAIN 2432

ERROSHIER BUILDINGDALLAS

Yard, Cor. Commerce St. and Exposition Ave. Phone Main 1300

Gen. Office, 351 1 Phone Main

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$1,500,000 in clearing out drift wood and snags, cutting off over-hanging timber and con- structing locks and dams. The first dam was recently completed, the second is well ad- vanced toward completion, and the others required are located and the government engineer party with boats and a large force of men is busily at work pushing matters to a conclusion as rapidly as possible. This not only gives the city water rates for transportation to the Gulf of Mexico, but opens up a vast area of virgin territory, embracing great quantities of hard wood for manufacturing purposes, lignite measures for fuel and iron ore in large quan- tities, all immediately along the river. The cheap transportation of these raw materials will bring new manufacturing enterprises, and water rates will not only keep the mercantile interests of our city, but the surrounding country, and lead to increased population, new agricultural and other enterprises, all for the enrichment and betterment generally of Dallas.

Dallas has sixty miles of electric street-car lines; paved streets and sidewalks throughout its limits, electric lights and gas, one telephone system and another under construction ; owns its own water works; has a paid fire department, with electric alarm system; an efficient police force; the finest court house in Texas; a public school system with ample school room facilities, 12,000 pupils in attendance, and the most elegant and commodious high school building in the Southwest. There are three female colleges-Catholic, Episcopal, and Baptist,- and a Catholic college for young men; and there are parochial and private schools in abundance. All the Christian denominations have large congregations and fine churches, this city being the seat of two dioceses, Catholic and Episcopal, each with a commodious and handsome Cathedral. There are in addition to a fine City Hospital, two large and ornate sanitariums, Baptist and Catholic, and five private Sanitariums. The several com- mercial organizations heretofore existing have just been combined as a Chamber of Com- merce.

At an election held April 6th last, a bond issue was voted by the people for the creation of an enlarged system of water supply, the city having purchased on either side of White Rock creek within a few miles of the City Hall, several tracts of land aggregating 1,000 acres. The purpose is to dam White Rock creek, thus creating a lake covering 1,280,acres of ground, to be supplied from the watershed drained by the creek and holding 5,785,000,000 gallons of water. The bond issue of $500,000 (supplemented by $250,000 already on hand) is to pay for this improvement, including the dam, settling reservoirs and pumping station. With the additional supply, the city will then have sufficient water for the population of a quarter of a million that is expected within a couple of decades.

Despite the number of ward school buildings and the magnificent high school building, the demand for further public school facilities is so urgent that a bond issue of $200,000 was voted to build new schools. By reason of the city's continuous growth, the scholastic popu- lation increases so rapidly that the necessity for new school buildings has come to be a serious demand.

Among the expenditures of the city government during 1908 were the following: Water pipe, $116,361; New pumping stations for water works, $134,949; Fire department, $100,000. Additional park area of 75 acres was secured, and building permits reaching $2,309,030 were issued.

A new Y. M. C. A. building, costing $150,000, has been recently finished. A fund of $55,000 has been subscribed by the public for the erection of a live-stock coliseum at the Fair Grounds. The Fair Association will add $45,000 to this amount, and the building will be completed for use during the next fair.

There is no better indication of a city's growth and prosperity than its postoffice re- ceipts. From year to year there has been a continuous increase in postal business. With a building erected and improved from time to time at a total cost to the government of $600,000, the office is still cramped for room. The postoffice receipts for the year 1908 were $559,643.68, an increase over the previous year ending December 31st, of $39,643.68.

To every good and truthful story there is always a moral. The moral to this story is, come to Texas and above all, to Dallás. It is all ground floor yet. Every direction you may look you will see and grasp, not one, but innumerable opportunities in any vocation in life you may desire to pursue, and every opportunity is rich with reward to the man who tries.

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GEO. W. LOUDERMILK FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND EMBALMER

SUPT. OAKLAND AND GREENWOOD CEM OFFICE MAIN AND HARWOOD PHONE M. 293 HACK STAND, M. 38

YARD: LAMAR & CADIZ PHONE MAIN 531

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LOCAL AGENTS FOR THE LEADING INSURANCE COMPANIES OF AMERICA

PHONE MAIN

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Index to Advertisements

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Academy of Our Lady of Good Counsel

Dallas Blue Print Co.

Dallas Brewery .

A. D. T. Messenger Service. 181

Adams C. P.

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Dallas, Texas, city directory, 1909, Part 4

Author: Publication date: 1909 Publisher: Polk Number of Pages: 1042

Author:
Publication date: 1909
Publisher: Polk
Number of Pages: 1042