Pictorial review of the city of Paris and Lamar county, Texas .. . constructed a very handsome1 and commodious residence in the eastern part of the city. It hasa very attractive appearance, and is handsomely furnished andfinished throughout. I T. D. Craig, Esq., has one of the most elegant homes in thei city, which the accompanying engraving illustrates better thanJ language can describe. The interior arrangements are all thati could be desired for comfort and convenience, and the building1 throughout is as substantial as it is beautiful. The residence of Capt. D. D. Porter, shown in the accom
Pictorial review of the city of Paris and Lamar county, Texas .. . constructed a very handsome1 and commodious residence in the eastern part of the city. It hasa very attractive appearance, and is handsomely furnished andfinished throughout. I T. D. Craig, Esq., has one of the most elegant homes in thei city, which the accompanying engraving illustrates better thanJ language can describe. The interior arrangements are all thati could be desired for comfort and convenience, and the building1 throughout is as substantial as it is beautiful. The residence of Capt. D. D. Porter, shown in the accom-panying engraving, contains many new and very attractive archi-tectural features. It is furnished with all modern conveniencesand is remarkably suggestive, even to the casual observer, of thatdearest place on earth—home, sweet home. MANUFACTURING, COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL. The first manufactory established in 1843 was a wo°l cardingestabl; ;hment at the farm of Rayburn Chisum three-quarters of amile southwest of the public square; furniture and agricultural. b£i O d Z 5 Q i i 00 C* PARIS, AND LAMAR COUNTY. 27 implements were also manafactured at this place. In 1847Brackney & Collins established a furniture manufactory in Paris,but discontinued in 1850. Walker & Babcock manufacturedfurniture in 1856. In 1870 J. W. Rodgers erected a furnituremanufactory which was destroyed in the great fire of 1877, afterwhich his present furniture factory and planing mill was 1873 G. W. Campbell established a brick manufactory whichwas carried on by hand process until 1877, when horse-power wasintroduced, but was superceded by steam power, and recently byan entire new process, consisting of Martin Brick machinery. Acorn mill and cotton gin will also be added. Mr. Campbell hasmade nearly all the brick used in the buildings of Paris, hisaverage product being two million brick a year. The presentfirm name is Campbell & Rowell. One of the largest mercantile institutions of Paris is
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