The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-02-03
Dallas.
LIE FUTURE FLOUR MARKET or 4l''t
SOUTH WEST,
lDallas lIrrald7

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1t is already an established fac
that in the futu,c manufactures viii
contribute to the pern:anency an,
growth of Dallas; G.it tic extent an,
rapidity with which This will he done
depends in Il large degree pon III,
prudence and judgment with wLic|
We find ont and follow such lines O,
production as we now have and arc
likely to haze the greatest procliv;tie,
for. In the first place, in all IN anu.
featuring four things a,e essential
lSt, raoney-capital TO work with
"a, raw matcrial something to work
on; 81, labor somebody to work
and 4th, a market somebody to buy
what is made. Now that place which,
can furnish in SONIC linc of pro.
dnctl"n the necessary capital at the
lowest rate of interest, a constant
supply Of raw material ut tho lowest
cost; the best and cheapest labor ;
and can command a good narl:ct for
all it can make, is most likely to sue
coed in that particular line, and
should direct it's development in that
direction. The past history Of sue.
ccSstnl manufacturing cities show
that the greatest results are accom-
pliShcd by those that concentrate
their efforts in one direction, viz !:
that in which it has the most of tue
advantage. For instance, pittsburg
is famous for having iron work--hcr
advantage is cheap raw material.
Lowell, in America, and Winchester;
in England, arc famous cotton mills {;
they have cheap capital and abun-
1ant labor, and so of any other city
that has suspasscd its sister in man
uI;'cturcs, it has been by doing that
which could bc done best. We then
ask ourselves, what interest can Dal
las develop in which she has superior
advantages over other places in North
Texas The answer is-thc milling
interest-t'our. No place eau com.
mand as large, cheap and constant
supply of wheat. The present pop
ulatlon and accessibility by rail gives
assurance of the largest and best sup
ply of proper labor. The capital
already here, and that which is likely
to come into such enterprises, far sur
passes that afforded by any other
Texas town. And for 4 market We
have tile State of Texas, West Ark
apsas and Louisiana, and tie great
West soon to be opened up beyond
our ability to supply; and tie man.
ufacturo Of anything like the amount
needed would lie OF volume sufficient
to allow a profit at prices that would
exclude competition. When wheat
can be held at low rites III first. class
elevators, insured, the flillcr can
borrow money with which to buy aud
carry the SAME ut comparatively low
rates, 80 when barrels are made by
the thousand, it can 10 done at less
cost apiece than when made by the
dozen or hundred. Again, banks will
advance money on shipments at low
rates; when large and regular, than
when small and uncertain. Large
enterprises can afford the best MACH
inery and most skilled labor; while
smaller ones cannot. Possessing the
advantages that Dallas does, if there
be ANY truth in the adage, "do that
which you can do best" her most
promising fields in which to direct
her efforts, is in taking early steps to
become, as She may easily aud speed
lily lie, the -four market of the South.
west.