The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-09-11
work for the hoard OF Trade,

Dallas Is to be congratulated upon the
recent formation of board of tr dc with q
membership of nearly one hundred Of the
mos. prominent and foremost men within
her limits. Iii an organization whose mis-
sion is to give shape and vitality to all public
works which the city needs and BY its en-
doraemept render respectable any enterprise
that is worthy, a. vel as t. reject that which
is uudor.erviDg and unworthy. The board
will be reasonably precautions before asking
It's members and citizens to take part in any
enterprise which promises good. 1t will
have specially detailed committees
for the purpose of duly
investigating every proposition of this kind
which may be referred TO them impartially
and with view Of looking more for the goo
that may DO in them than the bad. There's
vast work and an immense deal of money
vet to be expended before Dallas is made
that city now within the womb of her dreams.
We must build the projected railroad TO
Mckee, heinz he Gulf, Colorado IL Santa
Fe and tn East Line & Rid river to our
gates. We must build road from here
! In northeast direction To the
heart of Arkarsa., and another Tire ugh The
Pan Handle, TeXts, TO and intersection with
roads leading vest from Kansas and we
mutt lend ul our influence to the compile
ton OF the Texas Trunk to Sabine Pass.
These new roads with existing lines, the ON
plrtion e tho Texas 4 Pacific to III PAso,
md the msking Of thi' city the southern ter.
minus Of the Missouri, Kansas Il Texas will
be al that we will probably need in thirty
years But while they are in process Of
const ucton our immediate interval
household must be takon care of by the
board of trade. The millions Of people now
living and who will in the lapse of time re.
side along these lines will require everything
that enters into human wants. 1t we reap
the full eward Of our labor, aud expenditures
in building them we must supply them. To
do this, manufactures are absolutely neCes-
sNry. We have next to none. We need
them all to more or less extent
now and will need tn m more
and more MS time goes on. The first
of these in order is one or two great cotton
mills, The next wooden mills. Then comes
agriculture al and works for road vehicles, for
household implements, for, indeed,
machinery in operation for the making of
every article demanded by the wants of mil
lions Of people, We have the Trinity river
Mt our base, as the basis Of all these factories.
In New ard Ol1 England many such are
fed by streams with less water. They are
damned and their water held from winter
to summer so closely that not
a gallon is allowed to run
waste which is necessary to be utilized at
any time during the year. The board we'll
understands the grand advantages that will
accrue to the city by the establishing of man.
utactories which would do no more than con-
sumo five per cent. If the cotton brought |
annually to this market, as it would fully |
appreciate the ability ofour city to supply
q fifteenth part Of the demand made upon
our merchants for cotton fabrics.
We must make beginning in
this matter in some way and some day, and |
why not now? 1t is with the board of trade
to call the attention of capital to this city,
and in this convention 10 urge and insi.t
upon our advantages in this respect, and to
ask our citizens for all their moral and such |
material aid MS they can give in the matter.
There is no doubt of its doing SO. 1t will |
take the initial steps At. once for the f)rma.
ton of Il company for the erection Of our first |
cotton factory, and incite capital
to assist ii from whatever direction it can bs
obtained. There IS an astonishing amount of |
vim and energy in this little city which up
to the organization Of the board of trade bas
only lacked leaders.