The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-10-21
a COTTON MILL.
A Meeting Held Yesterday Looking to the
Erection of Mill

Meeting Held Yesterday Looking to the
Erection of u Mil
There have within the last two years Of the
history of Dallas been quite number OF
meetings held and a great deal said and
published concerning the establishing OF a
cotton factory in this city. II has been
SHOWN that those established In other cities
are paying handsome incomes, vet from
some cause, probably want of concert OF
action, nothing definite has been done in
TINS direction, and to-day Dallas, one of
the thriftiest and most substantial cities
IN the southwest, is without cotton mill
nut another and more positive attempt is
now being made TO secure IL and the pros
poets are tiattering. A few days ago, Colo.
mel ureen, capitalist OF Little Rock, ar
rived IN the city on a tour of inspection,
with view OF investingin some enterpri se.
ana alter looking the city aud surrounding
country over, and considering the wants
and necessities of the city, he arrived at
the conclusion that cotton factory
was needed, and that it would yield more
on the investment than anything he could
put money into. He SO expressed himself
to several prominent citizens who made an
appointment TO meet him at the Board OF
Trade rooms yesterday ard discuss the
matter with view of forming Joint stock
company There were some twenty of the
leading merchants and business men pres.
ent. Colonel Stevenson, secretary of the
Board OF Trade introduced Colonel Green
who in a brief talk explained the workings
OF cotton mill, and commented ON the
held for one here. He is interested largely
IN one he succeeded in establishing in Little
Rock, which, though yet in its infancy,
pays over - per cent on the capital in
vested. Colonel {. 5. Mitchell was, 1t should
have been stated before, called to preside,
ana Colonel Stevenson acted as secre-
tary. The latter related what
he knew about cotton mills
and Messrs. Sanger and Bake, wholesale
dry goods merchants, gave some iniorma-
ton about cotton goods, their make, cost,
etc. Others spoke, and the subject was
generally discussed in an informal way,
and it was finally agreed to open a subscrin.
ton list then and there, which was done,
and S3i 800 worth ofstock was subscribed on
the spot, and the building known AS the Par.
ker mill situated ut the foot of Main street,
! was put in by Messrs. CASTOR Il Thomas as
| $4,000 worth ofstock, which is TO be used
Tor the mill. A committee of three, con.
sisting OF Messrs. W. l.. Griggs, Alex San.
! ger and ii. c. Stevenson, was appointed to
solicit contributions, or rather stock. The
sum necessary is about 100000, of which
sum Colonel Green subscribed $4,000 yes
! terday. IL il hoped that this effort to secure
to Dallas n cotton mill will after so many
| other failures succeed
II you are Going to tho Fart OF Southeast.
keep these facts in mind The time by the
Memphis Il Charleston railroad, from Dial.
las, Sherman, Fort Worth and other Texas
towns TO New York is from one to five
hours quicker than via any other line out
OF Texas; the time TO Atlanta,
Georgia is eleven hours faster than
the time via New Orleans, and
eight hours faster than the time OF
any other route via Memphis. The time
to Chattanooga is twenty-three hours fas-
ter than the time via New Orleans, and
eleven hours and forty five minutes faster
than the time of any other route via Mem.
phis. The time to Knoxville, Bristol and
all points in East Tennessee and Virginia
is twenty-three hours faster than the time
via New Orleans, and sixteen hours faster
than the time of any other route via Mem.
phis, Pullman palace sleeping cars now
run without change from Memphis over the
Shenandoah Valley ra,,road and via Har.
risburg to New York. Passengers de.
string to do so have the privilege.oi visiting
the wonderful caverns of Luray. Ask for
tickets only by the Chickasaw route, and
go through TO your destination without de.
lay, For further information address L. X.
Rogers, general western agent, Dallas
| Texas.