The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-10-08
Haiias Compress Company.

Hai,as Compress Company,
\ certain lustre IL 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 moGld,a and by their
transcendent savoir-faire, stalwart In.
bors and ardent loyalty in behalf Of
their famous young city, they have be-
come the cardinal factors in its mar
velous development This company
was Incorporated in 1875, With capt
tai stock OF S35 900. The enterpris,
was devised by Major H. V. Tompkius
the feasibility of which soon enlisted
the substantial aid OF such men as
Captain w. II. Castor, Thomas Field,
Esq, j. Il. ID. Blades Alexander Davis,
the Sanger brothers, Messrs. Marsalis
a. Underwood, George Il. Cassell and
+. ID. Chadick. Its officers now are r,
V. Tompkins, president, w. h. Hughes,
treasurer, G. NJ. Elds, secretary and
George II. Caas' II, superintendent,
with the following AS directors, WIN.
Bond, Il. ID Chadick, John Kerr, w.
f.. Huglea, Marsalis d Underwood,
Sanger Brothers, Jules Schneider,
George +. Casse'l W. II. Zimmerman,
a Davis and Il. V. Tompkins. Its
capacity ~ five thousand ales, and the
cost of construction nearly $4,000. IL
will do business Of fally quarter OF
n million dollars.
city Elevator ami Compress Company =.
This gigantic scheme was the bril-
liant conception, chiefly, of Captain
w. j. Clark, who contributed with
princely liberality of bis nillueuce to-
wards its construction. The following
capitalists and prominent gentlemen
are also largely interested: Colonel
George Noble, General Superintendent
Of the Texas and Pacific; Major Frank
Bond, Vice President of the same road;
II. s. Cobb, wealthy miller and ex-
tensive planter of Smith county; Cap
tain John II. Bryan and Major ii. ii.
Rainey. The officers are w. j. Clark,
President; J. II. Bryan. Secretary and
Treasurer; III. II. Rainey, Vice Presi-
dent and superintendent Of the Com
press, and Il. 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, aud
who, at one time, made stout aud
nearly victorious carse with the Mon
arch OF the Gulf for his scepter
There are twenty-five employees in the
two departments. The collective
cost of these institutions was $4,000,
while their united transactions will
not be less, this year, than u half a
million Of dollars.
Cbu rch's Elevator.
This building stands on the corner
of Wood and Lamar streets, and was
called for by the advantages OF our
city as grain market. Its storage
capacity is 5000 bushels The build
ing complete cost $4,000. Its ener-
getic owner and his colleague, Mr.. ID,
S. Knapp, have the pleasure of know
ing that by their wide.awake purpose
their business will amount to over
$50, 900 during the next twelve months.
Dallas FIGURING mill company.
This establishment and its appurte-
nances are valued at 800, 900, and 1t IL
one of the most substantial and COM
plete structures ofits kind in the State
Its organization was effected last
spring, and the pillars Of it's strength
are 10 such men as Colonel John Kerr,
President of the First National Ba nix,
:. II Stratton, Esq. the honored chief
of the great grain house of s. T STRAIT
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