The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-12-29
aueMEs nRos. . oO,s ENrERPRIaE
A Description Of Their Successful
manufacturing Establishment
A banquet There Last
Might, and what
WAS said aRd
Done.

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Hughes, Bros. & Co. was last evening the scene
of one of the most pleasant and elegant enter
tsinments given during tho Christmas holi
DAYS. 1t was given to their patrons and few
invited guests interested in the progress ofth'
place. This firm, though young, has by it!
| energy sprung into prominence that Dallas
may we'll be proud of, and for the honor 0ftht
city all should lend it q helping hand. Thi!
| inueed has been done, and they are now
THE LEADING FIRM
in their line, south OF st Louis. It sp
pears that their territory extends
TexarkAna Denison and Seymour o.
the north, to Houston, Austin and BRENNAN
in the south; from Marshall and Jefferson IN
the east, to Buffalo Gap and Fort Griffith il
the west-scllIng in this territory in one
hundred and sixty-one towns, to eight hun
died AVID three merchants: In the larger
cities, such as Fort Worth, for instance, to
thirty-two merchants; Sherman twenty-nine
and to every merchant in Eastland and
Weatherford, with one exception; also max
ing largo sales in Corsicana, Tyler, Waco,
md other cities Of equal Importance. Let
those who fear TO undertake manufacturing
in Texas, emulate the example set by this
live firm that commenced business selling
their first bill out side the city Of Dallas in
our roighboring town Plano, Oh the first
day of March, of tho present year. BY that
lndOmitable perseverance characteristic of
these gentlemen, they have in this short
period compassod more than two-thirds of
the entire state, selling to q greater number
of towns and merchants than perhaps any
other firm in Texas. The main feature of
their suceeRs has been the determination
that their goods shall not bo excelled in puri-
W by any others in the market they excopt
rome. To this end they guarantee every
package sold by them to be absolutely pure
and unauthorized, likewise guaranteeing
full weights, ind authorizing dealers to re-
fund tho purchase money whenever consumers
have cause for dissatisfaction. The
above are the established rules
of their house. And we ore assured by them
that they will b. strictly adhered to in
tho future a9 in thopast, In consequence
Of their rapidly
INCREASING BUSINESS
they have been compelled TO purchase
e steam engine and machinery and
greatly increase their capacity for rapidly
manufacturing goods, and to-day all Of thor
heavy work is done by stesm. power IN the
rear cellar Of their building is located their
beautiful engine, with coffee and spice mills;
inthe front cellar their circularsaw and box
factory. On the first floor in front is stacked
their goods boxed and ready for shipment.
la the roar part, on raised floor, is the
space used ier making the celebrated "Dr.
Hughes grape bsking POWDER" which they
claim TO BIO the best mgdo in.the United States.
Through this apartment, from the cellar ts
the shird story, runs steam elevator, car
ryng the manufactured articles for distr-
button to tho different rooms where thew
are packed aud labeled BY q number Of
girls and boys. This apartment is presided
over by Dr. IL q. McDil, graduated
chemist and pharmacist, who critically in-
spocts each and every article received Mt the
establishment before used, as well as man
n6r Of packing. In the rear Of their
building is their immense coliee.roaster,
with capacity sufficient fer parching two
ssck5 Of coffee at once. This is run by O
belt from the en- inc.
In ono Of the rooms on the third floor is TO
be found their laboratory for manufacturing
fLAvoRING EXTRACTS, coLoGNEs, ETC;
also for analyaing all raw material before bo-
ing used. They purchase all their material,
with the exception of coffee, direct frOm man
ufacturers-tor cash; thus obtaining bottom
prices on all tho goods shipped to them d.
rect OF fourth class freight rates, thereby on
sbling them successfully to compSte with
northern and eastern manufacturers. They
give to merchants purchasing from them the
same time as Is given by other houses deal
ing il the same line Of goods. We predict
for this firm bright aud
SUCCESSFUL FUTURE,
and tho regret is. that there arc not
more men in this city willing to fol-
low the firm in their laudable efforts to
build UP manufacturing interests. Ii is IN
automatic fact that cities without factories
dwindle to towns, towns TO villages; and if
TIE people of Dallas expect ever to resch the
goal SO tempungly held out before us by our
natural and acquired advantages, they must
encourage all enterprises as this aud
similar ones in oar midst. Let US despise not
tho day Of small things, for out OF Thorn
have grown many Of tho colossal fortunes of
the ago,
THE SUPPER.
When the sky rockets, and the Roman
candles, and the other fireworks had ceased
their glowing scintillstons, and Lawrence's
band hRd delighted all with its aiyery strains,
supper was announced. Theu all sat down
to a table oysrcapped by appropriate designs
of Welcome and loaded with COED things,
such 50 roast turkey, roast pig salsds, cakes,
fruits, iollie5, wines, punches, biscuits, wsflas,
mullins Ind bucSwhoats, etc, all these latter
made from Or. Hughes celebrated Grape
baking powders, and fascinating 10 the palate,
The reiresbment closing the following sen.
timonts ware offered;
SENTIMENT FIRST
offered by G. V. Hughes senior of
Hughes Bros, native of Tax
as "Tho state Of Texas; gallant and he
roio ia history, boundloas ia resources. tho
home OF. tho emigrsnt, the inviting fsld
for enterprise and capital"
JUDGE j. NJ. HURTS RESPONSE.
As there are present older Texans than
myself, mon identified with the early history
of the state, amongst them our old frjsnd
John Henry Brown, who might almost be
said to have oticiated as granny at its birth,
feel that 1t would have been easy to And
one better qualified to respond to this toast
than myself ! am Texan only since 1858,
but brief as 70 the time since then, it embraces
about two-tEirds our entiro existence as a
state. Though young in years, however, we
have history Of which any nation might bo
proud. Gallant and heroic! Neither Greece