The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1876-10-14
The Foundations of the Young
Giantess of North Texas Laid
Broad and Deep.
4 sketch OF Her Industrial Interests
"A List Involving Investments
Three Millions Of Dollars In
the Aggregate.
Employing Directly and Indirectly Four
Thousand of Her Population. Whose
Transactions Amount TO Eiqht
Millions Annually.

1t is axiomatie that no city is fnunt
: ed upon rock or can expect to pre-
= serve more than q Fictitious life, tha
: does not encourage aud support manu-
: factures. From the earliest ceuturies
= the nations who have left the ileraz
toie slgnet of their renown upon In
i scroll of time, have been those VIII,
! were The most munificent patrons O
: science aud art, and " hose rulers cher
, ished aud protected her artiiicers ant
> fostered The productions of their ye
, MUS. / 1t is safe 10 reason from sswha
has been 20 what may be-" then ther,
Is perpet''ity not to be disturbed, ana
a promise ieiriI.r kabie az IL is splendid
lin the producing agencies which have
from time to time sprung up in our
city. The ensuing list presents q
showing which cannot but inspire
emotions Of transporting pride in the
eosom of every citizen of Dalias, as il
testities to the fact that there is, in this
city, III least $1,000, 900 invested
In Industries, employing directly or
indirectly, four thousand uf our popu.
!ation, and whose transactions amount
TO ., ,10,0tD annually.
Daiias Compress Company.
1 A certain lustre is attached to this
as the pioneer work of its kind built in
the city of Dallas, and because of its
having give birth and stimulus to all
Those works Of cyclopean measurement
which have followed it. The men who
laid its corner stone and reared its walls
upon the sinews of their wealth are
! men OF no common mo.ld, and by their
trans"endent savoir-faire, staiwart Ia
oors and ardent Loyalty in behalf of
tneiF famous young city, they have be-
come the cardinal factors in it's mar
veioat development This eompapv
was Incorporated in 1873, With a capt.
tai stock of $4,000 The enterprise
was devised ny Major II. V. Tompkips.
the Feasibility of which soon enlisted
the substantial aid OF such men as
Captain w. III. Castor, Thomas Field
Esq, ]. +. d. Blades, Alexander Davis
Tie Sanger brothers, Messrs. MarsaIis
& Underwood, George +. Cassell and
h. d. Chadick. It's officers now are r.
V. Tompkins, president, w. f. Hughes.
treasurer, G. NJ. Eldis, secretary and
George b. Cassell, superintendent.
with the following as directors. VIM.
Bond, +. ID. Cbadick, John Kerr, w.
Il. Hughes, Marsalis Il Uunderwood.
Sanger Brothers, Jules Schneider.
George e. Casseii, w. III. Hanneman
A. Davis and r. V. Tompkins. Its
capacity is five Thousand tales. aud the
cost of construction nearly $4,000. 1t
viii do business of fully quarter of
million dollars.
>'s3 elevator and Compress Company
This gigantic scheme was the brill
l'Hnt conception, chiefly. of Captain
w. }. Clark, who contributed with
prineeiy lberaiity Of his afiiuenee to-
wards its construction. The fo!Io~fpg
| capitalists aud prominent gentlemen
are also largely interested: Colonel
George Noble. General Superintendent
of the Texas aud Pacific, Major Frank
! Bond, Vice President of the same road.
Ii. :. Cobb, wealthy miller and ex-
tensive planter of Smith county; Cap
tain John II. Bryan and Major H. H.
RaiDey. The officers are w. J. Clark.
President; J. Ii. Bryan, Secretary and
Treasurer; II. II. Rainey, Vice Presi.
dent and Superintendent OF the Com
press. and K. A. Stone, Superintend-
ent of the Elevator. The counting.
room is in charge OF Captain Charles
Green, formerly identified with the
shipping interests Of New Orleans, and
who. at one time, made stout and
nearly victorious carse with the Mon
arch of the Gulf for his seep,er
There are twenty-five employees in the
two departments The collective
cost of these institutions was S75, ,OOo
while their united transactions will
not he less. this year, than half a
million of dollars.
Church's Elevator.
This bailding stands on the corner
Of Wood aud Lamar streets, ani was
called for by the advantages Of our
city as a grain market. It, storage
capacity is 5000 bushels. The boild-
Ing complete cost $4,000. It's ener-
getie owner and his colleague. Mr.. d.
8. Knapp, have the pleasure of know
ing that by their wide-awske purpose
their business will amount to over
So, 900 during the next twelve months.
Dallas Fie"rInx MIL Comp asy.
This establishment and its appurte.
nanees are valued at S20.00o, and it is
one of the most substantial and com.
plete structures Of its kind in the State
| Its organization was effected last
spring, and ths pillars OF It's strength
are iD such men as Colonel John Kerr.
President of the First National Ba pk,
!. T Strattou. ESQ.,. the honored chic,
of the great grain house Of s. T. STRAIT.
ton & Co, of Commerce street, an
Mr.. David Langton, one of our resre-
sentative citizens. The officers are.
President. John Kerr; Secretary, 8. T
Stratton, Superintendent. David Lang
ton. The polished functionary of its
counting room 10 Mr.. J. II. McCor
mack, whose address In the science ot
figures would ahash Davies, aud Mr.
r. q. Hogan sees TO The details Of ths
mechanism and grinding. This mil
does q business OF SIseo0 month, ana
over quarter million dollars annu
ally.
Tsssd,. MssIs.
| The brands of this mill have ae
quired an enpiable notoriety In al
parts OF the SoIth and West. II em
/ ploys nine mrt, n Il Slater, eng;
nees. dlachiaest. Who has no supe
sios IL the Mate. aud Charles Begun
sh,Iiata. W. r Mecaa, wm. Call q,
:. d 5oeasfaas me supefinseadent /
lfrs Mich Grey, ssisssstlly ssi,p5 e
90 ais is,o wisA ~ ! 50