The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-09-30
Manufactures.

of Trade, (cilizens invited distinguished
member made remark that think was
mistake. The subject Of railroads for Dallas
was under discussion. He said the city should
DO made commercial city before manuiac'
turing is introduced.
assisted in building the third passenger
railroad that was built in the United States
| did not assist to the extent that your recent
guests from Scotland ana Chicago are OK
pected to assist here, but was essential, new
srtheess. My father kept hotel In one OF
The towns through which that road passes. |
was a I" boy of all work." and drove the horse
and buggy carrying the dinners to tho party
.hat surveyed the road. One day before
they reached the hotel, and one day after
they passed it, in that same county, about
that time, attended the first "cattle show "
l ever witnessed. They are called sgri-
cultural fairs now. The farmer who
took the first premium for the best crop of
corn in that county carried dirt into the
field to put around some Of the hills of corn
in "hoeing time" as it was SO stony he
could not hoe the corn successfully with
out it.
That railroad is probably kept in the most
perfect repair Of any road in the country ;
is the smoothest to ride over Of any; no &C
cidents, all steel rail, now, two trains a day
lone each way and makes forty eight
miles in fifty minut 5. Through passengers
are carried ut about two cents mile-somo
"through" competing trains carry at much
less than that-and ct that road has paid all
expenses and repairs, ,nd besides that its whole
original cost nearly seven times over since.
| was boy and help d build it, as described,
and its stock is not on the market at any
price. | participates in the congratulations
70 the citizens OF Dallas on the arrival Of the
capitalists referred ~, and almost desired
10 congratulate the capitalists that they had
the opportunity, and were permitted to make
their proposed investment. in view OF the near
future OF this section of Texas
The road | speak # was more costly in
construction than roads arc now. They did
not make curves or grades then rs now. To
avoid very slight deviation from u straight
line they built the road through graveyard
in the town referred to, creating great ex-
element and costing quite an amount for an
addition to the old yard, with new aud
costly stone wall around tho new and old
part and the removing the bodies from under
the track and the east side of it to the new
addition, all paid for by the railroad com
pany. Standing in that locality, the engine
can BIO seen coming 10 either direction as far
as the eye can reach, and when first seen
looks to the eye like 4 mere black spot on
ihe track, which Is perfectly level and
straight line Tor may miles in both direc.
lions, the ground through which il is built
being mostly rock and gravel, and by no
that road pay such profit on
ia cost was evidently the man
ufacturing industries that were in operation
when IL was built, and that have grown up
since that time along the line of that road.
WHY'S It that in that state (of course |
refer to the Old Bay state, where they have
no soil, the surface of the ground generally
being rock and graveD thoy raise a greater
value Of produce to the acre than any other
section of the country, and at profit, not
withstanding tho great labor required and
the payment OF such price for fertilizers rs
enables tho city OF Boston to sell the street
and other cleanings Of that city for enough
10 more than pay the whole cost of keeping
It the cleanest city in the world? Need say
II ia simply because they have homo cash
market, NJ u big price, for the kind of pro.
duce they cultivate!
What has built IN the towns and cities of
that commonwealth and made 1t the richest
and wealthlest, and given it tho best credit
OF any community in this or
any Other country? One illustration
Ihad the honor OF Introducing q system OF
water-works .for,the city of Taunton. The first
contract was for something over 100000 1t
was paid for with city bonds payable twenty
years after date, bearing five per cent inter
est, and those bonds we're sold for twelve
per cent. premium. What would twenty
years five per cent bonds OF the city of Dal.
las sell fol. now? And yet Taunton is not as
large city as Dallas, | don't remember
the relative population, but | am certain
commercial houses that Dallas has. What
makes the difference in the value of the
bonds? Certainly not because the Yankees
are more honest or more determined to pay
debts than the Texan. 1t is evidently be.
cause he has means and an income not de.
pendent upon heat Or cold rain or sunshine
The more extensive the ravages of the boil
worm, the greater the Yankees income.
Toledo, Ohio, and Fort Wayne, Indiana,
have both issued bonds for water.
works since those of Taunton wer,
built. Both bore ten per cent
Interest and sold st discount and that wheu
money could be had at a less rate of interest
than when Taunton bonds were sold.
Did you ever consider what u compliment
you pay the Yankee when you permit him tc
come here aud buy your cotton at your very
door, gin and bale it, pay drsyages and
heights, slorages, commissions and profits
with loss of weight, damages, etc, then man
ntacture 1t Mt higher cost than you would
have TO pay, and with almost the same list O
expenses, send the manufactured goods her,
and sell them at profit! In manufaetur
ing the eoarser goods especially, you woulC
have quite an advantage over tho northern
manufacturer, aside from all these expenses
which OF themselves amount in theaggregatt
70 over two cents pound on every pound o
cotton that goes north and returns, as yo,
would have better labor at less cost. an,
besides that, a great advantage in man
u.acturing the cotton direct from
the seed. Cotton remaining 81
the seed absorbs 40 oily substance that add
10 its weight; makes better thread, and
more easily manufactured, with much les
waste in the shape of "1yings" than wheI
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