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

II Dallas needs any thing more than
another, it is such factories as will con-
vert our raw material into merchanta-
BILE commodities. Perhaps first in the
list would be frst-class Touring mill,
supplemented by cottoh compress.
We regard as a first-class essential
such milling facilities as will not only
convert all Dallas county wheat into
merchantable flour, but draw the grain
from adjoining counties. Certain facts
underlie the matter that are not gener-
ally known. One of these is, that
Southern grown wheat, when con-
vertod into -four, being of a dryer ma
ture than Northern wheat, will keep
sweet in tropical latitudes great deal
LONGER than Northern flour. The flour
Of Maryland and Virginia wheat will
preserve its original purity much longer
than New York flour, when shipped to
Central or South America. This has
long been a demonstrated fact. But
there are other and more transparent
views nearer home.
The Southern half of Texas does not
produce wheat. 1t embraces Southeast
and Southwest Texas. The Southeast
is lumber and cotton producing re-
gion. The Southwest is partially a
corn and cotton, but more strictly a
cattle, horse and mule producing coun-
trv. Each subdivision, from the Sa-
bine to the Rio Grande, must buy its
-four from North Texas or the Western
States. With present and prospective
railroads, North Texas, with proper
milling facilities, can furnish them
better flour at less cost than'they can
possibly get from the Western States.
suppose a family on the Neuces, in
Southwest Texas, wishes to buy two
barrels of flour for six months ahead.
If they buy Illinois or Indiana flour
they know, by experience, that before
the six months expires their flour is
liable to sour and become unfit for
bread. On the other hand, they will
soon learn, if they do not already
know, that flour from North Texas
wheat, on account of its dryness, will
preserye its sweetness for at least
twelve months. ...
Considering this advantage and adj
ding to it the other potent fact that tue
Northern cities can get new flour an
nually tw o months sooner than from the
Western States, and the thoughtful
man will see the advantages we, as
section, have over any other State OF
the Union in the production of wheat
We have given much thought to this
subject, and have been surprised that
among the enterprising citizens oi
Dallas measures have not been taken
IN establish, on large scale, at least
one. aouring mill. We have large
number of creditable mills, but we lacf
mn grown, first-class Touring mill
oapable of turning out floir in suci
.nuantities as to meet and increase th'
demands from our own coast country
Cuba and the gulf coast of Mexico.
If our business men who have Sc
leeted Dallas as a permanent home
would revolve these points in thei
minds, they would realize the wisdom
of these suggestions.
Some shrug their shoulders and say
railroad freights are too high. In re
ply.we say, be not alarmed. The people
ofTexas have never parted with thei
right to regulate railroad freights
Through our Legislature we propose Il
control this matter in fair and equi
table manner; and the people do no
intand ever to allow any incorporates
company such monopoly on freight
az 10 rob agricultural labor of its jus
rewards. This is truth as indelibl,
fxed in our mind as the laws of thu
Aedes and Persians. Railroads shal
never become masters of our industria
rewards -Iiever. Weintend to contro
them and, while doing them justice a
prontable investments, we intend tina
they shall be subsidiary to the highe
interests of the great agricultural classe
of the country.
So be not afraid. Put up your mills
your cotton c3mpresses, cotton AM
woolen factories-drive ahead iroI
factories for wagons, agricultural i'm
pIements, furniture and every staple
article, implement or tool that can b
successfully inaugurated, and here, a
IN other States, the benefits would b