The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-10-08
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hand in running It, They not only
supply the retail as well IA wholesale
dealers Of our city, but their lines Of
trade extend TO various parts Of the
state. In this mill the very finest
Grade OF graham hour il made. NlessTs
birmingham IL FELTON, have associated
with them Mr.. William NJ. Chase, u
Gentleman who will increase the al
ready large popularity OF this manu-
factory by his business traits and
courtesy.
PhGniG stone Com pHBy.
The varied riches Of Dallas county
,oll Is proving itself IN manifold ways.
Among the valuable elements lately
ascertained to exist among its trea-
sures IL "A sand, not known in any other
mart Of the State In the same perfec.
lion, which il found to he OF nature
adopted to the composition Of building
stone. To this revelation may be at.
ributed the splendid mandatory of
this really beautiful plain aud orna-
mental stone work in active, operation
in our city. Mr.. j. w. ScheHck, the
general superintendent of the work.
here, il gifted with thaC force of chnr
acter calculated to push IL forward to
an issue Of enormous value COnspicu
Gus samples of the elegance OF this
composition, Is seen In the front Of the
palatial structures OF Messrs. John
Knephy & Sons, Colonel John h.
Stone, VIM. M. Myers, Esq, and also
the new Episcopal church The same
material will enter into the coustruc
ton OF the courthouse at Waco, for
which Mr.. Schenck, has the contract,
and 80 inc0ntestible are its excellen-
cies that the patentees have iudentur
ed with capitalists east for the erection
of hotel, the masonry, of
this composition, to cost S7S0,O00
This mandatory has branches at
Waco and Fort Worth. Mr.. p. T.
Watts. competent gentleman, being
superintendent in the former city, and
the p pular Mr.. j. J. Smith in the
same capacity at Fort Worth, This
manuiactory does business OF from
$4,000 to 100000 yearly. The pay
roll foots up monthly from 500 to
81 900. The force of men vary from
fifteen to thirty. Those employed in
this city, which is the headquarters Of
the mandatory, are David Wilson,
W. Fl, Russell, William Myers, James |
Dunlap, Charles Royne, p. j. Gohle
and William Latham. Moulding
rooms are to be put up at once at an
outlay of $1,000, with multiplied facili-
ties, enabling them to supply, besides
their useful variety, all kinds of Jas
rciicr0, from Madonna TO ii hobgOblin,
from the pleads to shoe.horn.
D@iihH "oOieh MDb.
1t needs no very searching study to
be enlightened concerning the reason
why wooden and cotton factories are
always remitted to the rank OF the
most vital producers. We fancy the
cause Is obvious to the most sluggish
perception. 1t is therefore the foun.
tain-head Of much qualification, that
among our city's resources, We are per-
mitted to point to her wooden mills,
which, though only in their infancy,
having been astarted not over sixty
days, are in most flourish ing state.
The sales of this factory, this early In
its life, amount to 50, 900 per month or
1876, 600 annually. They manufacture
every thirty days six hundred pounds
of blankets, twelve hundred pounds of
stocking yarn, fifteen hundred yards
of jeans, one thousand yards oftweeds,
five hundred yards of linseys and five
hundred yards of cashmiers. The ma.
chienery and apparatus are supurh.
They consists Of one spinning jack, of
two hundred spindles, one set Of manu-
featuring cards, and one set of custom
cards, five looms, one stocking yarn
twister, four dying watts, one fullng |
mill, one washing machine, aud one
mapping machine. They have also
spacious bleaching house, and laigr
drying yard. An expert corps # -
sistants male and temal,. ar ergtE,.i;
they are Mrs Hook aud Mrs Little
page, weavers. G II. Morgan, pngiHert
p. WITT Clay Littlepage, Peter UIef
fer Cary Myers, Wan. LiItlepage, ii
I. Kieshawer, Richard Joley ana Jas.
Roach. The owner and superlDtend
ent, Mr.. john Moran, j. manifestIy
the exact spirit for the place. He il
master OF the situation He ha, per
severance, grit and animation He is
uLsparing OF his arms, has ambition
aud Is just the age, when his purposes
are Of that tension to hew the way t.,
success, and we depart from our groove
to express our sensioility for the pc
likeness of his welcome ard his accom-
modaty chaparondge.
Kivien's Cooper Works.
Mr.. X. J. Kivlen il n gentleman of
large means, who has shown decided
, shrewdness and clear-headedness in an
Investment of this nature. For the
time heing his business is carried on
In the small building on the lot on
Houston street, within whose doors
the looker.on will find busy activity
from morning until night. All the
men engaged in this factory have,
from twelve to twenty years proof of
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