The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-03-02
TERRELL.
.t,orrcsnondepce Of the Herald.

Correspondence OF the Herald
TERRELL, February notwithstanding
your having large list of subscribers IN
our town, only occasionally see communi'
cations in your paper relative to the vari-
Gus matters of interest frequently transpir-
ing here, one or two of which occurring
lately being of more than ordinary i'm
portance, the first being the success that
has attended the efforts of our citizens who
undertook the erection of cotton
factory. After long and patient
work, together with the expenditure of a
large sum of money, their enterprise is an
assured success, and last week they sold
their first bill of goods, baled thread which
was pronounced equal to the best and
brought top Rgures.' They have several
offers from large firms north and east to
handle all their manufactures, and the day
is not far distant when Terrell will be ex-
porting thread yarn, ducking, osnaburgs
and that class of goods. The factory is now
giving employment to q large number OF
men, women and children, which force will
be doubled in few weeks. The
managers being unable to obtain all the
labor necessary to run the entire machinery
in this vicinity nre contemplating sending
east to the crowded manufacturing cities
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through the factory where everything from
the roar of the engine to the rattle OF the
looms or subdued buzz of the thousands of
spindes bespeaks system, skill and energy,
YOU will agree with us that the success Of
this undertaking is measure OF no small
importance TO Terrell. Next in Importance
comes the "oil mill' an enterprise that is
destined to be of great benefit. All the
machinery has been purchased and the
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that they will be ready for operations by
next fall. Backed by plenty of money in
the hands OF men who do not know the
word fail, it will be all that 1t proposes.
The want of good hotel has been Sc
riously felt here for some time, which your
CORRESPONDENT learns is about to be sup.
piled, as eral of our citizens, amply able
TO do so, are contemplating the erection Of
good brick this summer. matter which
becomes more important since the Central
railway has contracted with our people
to have their road running here in time for
the next cotton crop.
To-day has been rendered eventful in the
history of Terrell by the burial OF one of its
old pioneers, Colonel George W. Carter, the
last of four men to whom not only our
town but the entire county owes debt of
lasting gratitude for their energy and zeal
so efficiently directed toward advancing our
material prosperity. @. Q. Nash, one Of the
original owners of the land on which the
town was built, died several years ago of
consumption. r. A. Terrell, for whom the
town was named, died of the same disease.
John G. Moore died of dysentery two years
ago, and now the last Of the four is gone.
Colonel Carter has been afflicted with the
dread malady, consumption, for several
years, against whose steady advances he
made gallant fight, but to no avail. Yes.
terday morning he passed peacefully and
quietly away, and was buried to-day by the
Masonic fraternity, in the presence of a
vast concourse OF people. Nearly all the
business houses in town were closed during
the last sad ceremony, in honor of one
whose ZEAL indomitable will and untiring
energy has contributed more than any
other man to the prosperity of Terrell.
The continued heavy rains make our
farmers and merchants alike look blue; but
let us look forward hopefully to what may
he a more prosperous future.