Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-03-09
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We leii ~ In ulf last, via lis pfohiablehsss
Reliable statistics de,slops HE fact Thai
~ 1000 operatives, composed mostly Of Wo.
men and girls, eau manufacture 10000
bales ofoolion, while 10 produce that amount
Of raw material, would require 10000
feld laborers. II has already been shown
that WHEN cotton Is manufactured Into even
the ooarser fabrics, It's value isdoublsd
which exhibits tho fact, that 10000 opera
lives make Ms much profit rs 10000 field
labOrers, And here We ask, Is II not a
matter Of amatemeni, that the Southern
people have been aud still are so blind 10
the perception of this mine Of wealth, pat
ent even TO the most casual observation p
What business In the South, yea, even in
the North, with all It's disabilities, holds
out so sure prospect of profit by this
means mainly has New England caused her
sterile granite hills to smile in material
splendOr.
Again, the superior mildness of our eli
mate ia compuied by practical men, to give
US on advantage of 90. per yard. Such is
the rlgor of the climate in the North, that
they are at vast expense for fuel aud apa-
ratus to warm the rooms of operatives and
even those Of the machinery which IN our
region would be a mere triie. But even
after their best precautions they are hin
dered by severe freezes,
But again. The difference in our favor
from having the material on the ground
and of putting II down in Lowell, is i'm
hama and Georgia, located on navigable
streams, or railroads, II costs the New Eng
land manufacturer at this time lOc. pei
pound for transportation and other charges.
This will be shown AT any time by refer
ence to prices current, This view is sus-
tanned by Mr.. Hiram Close, whose letter
upon this subject we published some time
since. But if we add 10 this difference in
favor Of the South, that cotton could be pur-
chased in the seed, saving the toll for gin
ming, labor of packing, and cost of bagging
and rope, it must be clear that our adSan-
tages are greatly increased. . r -a..
In conclusion, we propose desultory al
fusion to the local advantages that would
arise to the town Of Dallas. To work a
factory of 10000 spindles, would require
400 hands; and it is computed that this
number, with those necessarily attached to
them, would draw together a population of
] 200. Such population must be fed,
which at once opens up market for oil
articles of food, and consequently to that
extent is beneficial to every farmer, by in.
creasing the demand for his surplus provi-
sions. In addition to this, ii would give
him market at his door for the cotton he
might plant, thus holding out to him the
of better msrket than is to be
found either in Old or New England. For
if it costs fifty dollars per bale to put cotton
down in Lowell from Montgomery, Ala
bama, what is it worth to do so from Dallas?
But these advantages do not stop outside
of town. By the multiplication of popula-
ton the demand for schools is augmented.
1t is thereby developed into an interest of
the first magnitude, and will consequently
attract attention commensurate with its
Importance, and gives impetus to the found
ing of first class academies ifnot Of colleges.
1t would directly tend to the promotion of
every occupation of every man. Nothing
more powerfully commends such work
than our interior position, as our very re-
from commercial centres creates
a demand for yarns and every description
Of fabric that could be made.
We are aware that ours is comparatively
a poor community and that we have all
been reduced to straits by the war, and
that each one is striving to recover his lost
ground. The question arises, whether we
IRE pursuing the most certain way of sue
cess? During the past year some of the
Northern factories have divided 10 per cent
dividends. Then if this has been done by
hem, what might not be expected from
similar investments here? But this is met
,y saying, "If had the capital l would
ike to take stock" In reply to. this we
lsk, what amount of capital coutd be raised
in the county of Dallas, If every hundred
dollars was subscribed that could be spared
without positive detriment to present pur-
suits? We answer, more than is wanted.
Our object is simply to arrest public at
ention to.the consideration of this impor-
ant subject, believing as we do, that it is
Southern prosperity and individual wealth.
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RaSn We have received the annual HCat-
llogue of Officers and Students at Baylor
University, at Independence, Washington
County, (twenty first year.") The summa-
y shows the class of 1866, to have number
ID 124 in the Literary Department, and IA
n the Law Department. The course of
tudy in this Institute is full and complete
n all the departments Of Literature and
Jaw and arrangements are being made
o attach to it a Medical Department. The
Galveston News says.
..The University was chartered by the
Republic Of Texas in 1916, and is beauti-
ully located in rich andhealthful region
welves miles from the terminus of the
Washington county railroad at Brennan,
md eighteen miles from the Central rail- |
Dad at Navasota. One third Of the Trus-
ees are annually chosen by the Baptist
tate Convention.
''There are four buildings: three Of stone,
wo of which are each two stories high, |
he other one story. The University has an
xce llent literary, a hadsome cabinet and |
God apparatus. 1t is one of the best found
d, best conducted and most beautifully To-
ated institutions in the South"
n6S-We have rece lived the first number
the Brennan Banner, just revived by its
primer editors and publishers, Messrs. Nc
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