The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-01-24
Cotton MnnufactOry.

You VIII remember tlat some seven
or eight years ago that l addressed,
through your paper, several com muni-
cations to the people of Dallas, with
the object Of inducing them to engage
in the manufacture of cotton. The eff
fort met with no response. Perceiving,
however, your laudable and persistent
efforts in that direction, and meeting,
as they do, my most hearty accord, l
have concluded to put III OH oar, to
give you lick ahead if possible.
will only touch the question at its
most vital point, by asking, whether
capital will pay, ifinvested in cotton
factory? My mind has long since
gone to rest upon this subject, not hav-
ing solitary doubt as to its profitable
ness. For the present l will rest that
question upon the testimony of S. H.
Gilman, Esq, from whose article, pub
lished in the Galveston News, Novem-
Der 26, 1867, take the following ex-
tract:
81 will first analyze one bale of cotton of
500 pounds before 1t Is gnned and at the gin
house, to show what it would produce If
manufactured there. 800 pounds, or one bale
of lint cotton, requires an average of 1000
pounds of seed cotton for its production,
which, after being ginned, leaves 1900 pounds
of cotton seed.
The lint cotton made into cloth on the spot
| will produce 1000 yards of the heaviest quail
ty of goods, worth, net cash on the spot lS
cents yard, w
The cotton seed, made into oil,
will produce 30 gallons of
crude oil, worth 10 cents per
And 1000 pounds of oil cake,
worth for expectation or
home use $50 per ton at the
mill-one-half ton,......"......." lO w
Gross product from one bale at a.. -
The cost Of the manuiacturc
will not exceed, when carried
on on large scale, cents per
AgSd gddrS for the oil SC ncr gal Al 70
Net value of one bale of cotton,
manufactured where it was
grown. ........................ WIZ 10
We will now transport this bale to Lowell
and see the result; the cotton seed being so
much the larger proportion of the planters
product cannot be taken to Lowell with the
lint, as the freight and charges would amount
to more than double the product. Therefore
at Lowell, we can only operate on the lint
cotton.
500 pounds producing 1000 yard of the same
qualify of cloth as in Texas, and allowing
them some advantages for long experience,
we Will allow them the same price for their
cloth, which is giving them for such advan-
| tages all the profit now made by purchasing
the cloth in Lowell and selling 1t in the in
terror of Texas, certainly large margin:
900 yards, at w
Cost of manufacturing, cents
per yard. ............".....:-S4O
Bagging and rope for one bale
| Freight on one bale, say from
Bryan, Texas, to Lowell, Mas
SachusettS...-................. IL
Insured twice, at 21a, on $780,. 3
commissions 21a...."..'....'..'"''" ~
Press charges ................,...:...
| Wharfage, brokerage, weigh
Average loss in weight and by
damaSe....................... oo oo
! Net value of same bale, manu-
factured in LOwell............. STA so
Value as above, of bale manu-
factured near the cotton
fields of TeXas.......-..,..."... 172 10
Difference per bale, in favor of
This may to the mninitiated look almost
increditable, but is nevertheless true and will
only be further strengthened by impartial
| investigation.
l might fill column with such ex-
| tracts, but long articles are read by
only a few persons. So much for the
direct profits, which goes to the stock
holders. But there is, besides this, a
large indirect profit, which inures to
the community in which such an es-
tablshment Is located, A factory on
q moderate scale will draw together at
least 1900 inhabitants, consisting of
those employed and their dependents.
How much money would this popula-
ton spend per annum? Again, how
much money would be disbursed an
nually by the company itself? Let
each one make his own estimate.
After studying these questions fairly,
then l ask that some one will furnish
an instance of flourishing city whose
resources depend alone upon trade. To
aid this enterprise, the Dallas Manu-
featuring company will donate an acre
of ground eligibly situated upon Mill
Creek. Much has been said and the
time for action is at hand. Every in
telligent man approves and feels the
necessity of forward movement, and
if only few of our leading business
men will take hold of the enterprise,
put it in practical form and back it up,
success will be assured,
| ]. T. E. SCOTT.
DALLAS, January 10, 1874.