The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-09-01

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employees by lhese seven houses gre Io'An'
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moun 10 $Izo,WU.
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There are In inc county ana CITY . arg
number OF saloons, the aggregate ta1c'
they, pay TO the county being $1f,oIo' anc
by these saloons large sales are mace our
ing the year, Dut these are nor snksn lntt
account. But there are v large wholesale
liquor houses In Dallas, when employ sew
enteen men m DO q trade, mostly oyeI
north Texas, OF blu little less than $5OO,OU
per annum. The retail trade In the city II
July A. much or perhaps more.
/DRUGs, ETC,
Dallas o a very large trade IN drugs
and has some as extensive and reliable
houses in this line as are found III the
state. There are in all, some thirteen
or fourteen drug houses In thr
city, siI of which are on = lnrge scale and
both wholesale and retail. Jle total n'i"-
Der OF hands employed BY these SIX houses
is sixty, and the aggregate sale" Of This
character OF merchandise for the year were
$685. 900.
GRAIN DEALERS.
In this line will be found i'll Dallas q NUM-
Der of establishments, some four of them
being wholesale exclusively, and four or
five othrs retailing, but on a large scale.
Their total sales and shipments run over
$500 600 considerably. Amounts paid out
for grain upon orders, and for shipments
from July 9th to 22d August inclusive wore
$206, 900.
FURNITURE DEALERS.
Dallas has three large Wholesale furniture
establishments, employing fifty men and
the aggregate sale. last year reached $780,
900. Aside from these were seven retail
stores, selling during the same time about
500, 900. The furniture business therefore,
reaches in sales annually in Dallas some
$500, 600.
sHwIsS MACHINES.
This is IN extensive business also in
Dallas, and the offices and agencies estab-
lished here are general offices and do a
large trade over the surrounding country.
There are five companies represented here,
the New Home, American, Howe, Singer,
and Wheeler and Wilson. The Dallas OF
fees employ fifty-nine men, and the aggre-
gate sales last year were $2lO,VOO
These are some of the chief items OF
merchandise in Dallas, but not all. There
are a hundred small establishments OF mi
nor and local importance, which while
passed without special notice. yet DO a
prosperous business LOT the amount OF cap
ital invested and assist very materially in
adding to the hum ofactivity, and industry,
n in swelling the trade and population OF
the town. From a glance back at the more
important lines OF business mentioned, II
Will be found that the grand total struck IL
$14, 100000 OF sales during the past twelve
months in leading articles n by Leading
houses. The igures were not obtained a.
to some lines put 1t may % RATIONAL e.
timated that the actual sales annually Of
merchandise by Dallas busines houses az.
gregates folly Sl5,cOO,OOp.
~MANUTAcTuREs.
Dallas is gradually waking up to the ne
cessity for greater attention to manufuctur-
ing, and has already begun to embark cap
ital to an extent in such enterprises, but al
yet the point has by no means been reached
that is desired. Attention has been cen
tered as yet on the Wholesale business, but
it will in time be learned that II we sre to
become a great Wholesale point, We must
also manufacture largely OF the articles
sold. Some large establishments, however,
are in successful operation in Dallas among
which may be mentioned the following:
Dallas Car Works, incorporated by the 18th
legislature, and with a capital invested OF
$l55, 900, and employing 65 men. In add
ton to building railroad cars, this company
IL extensively engaged in the manufActurs
of wagons, carriages, buggies and furniture
of all kinds, and bids fair to become . very
important industry in ashort time in DAl-
las. 1t is situated at the Junction Of the
Texas q Pacific and Trunk roads in Hsst
Dallas; the Trinity Foundry company en-
ploys n men, and for the current year has
done q business OF $4,000 in engine and
boiler work. Under the same management
there is also another establishment,
the boiler and machine shop
which has so far during the year done q
business of $50, 900, and has twelve mon m
ployed. The soap mandatory il repre-
sentedi in Dallas by two factories, the one
with q capacity OF 100 boxes per month and
the other 300 boxes. The number of men
employ ed is sixteen. In = short time the
OF the factories will be increased to
1900 boxes per month or 1,440,00O pounds
per year. There is a large ice company in
o~peration-the Texas Ice COM
pany. 1t has q capital of $100, 900 invested,
$50, 900 of which is paid np Tbs number
Of hands employed are about twelve. The
capacity OF the machinery is 10000 pounds
per day. This company has a demand for
al! the ice it manufactures. The Electric
Light company has been referred to before.
1t has Just recently began operations, but
BY January LIST TO have 100 lights in
operation. The capacity of the machinery
and power Of the engine in mentioning
them before were underestimated. 1t 10 a
.sirty-fve horse WI engine, Fifty light:
have already been subscribed for. There N
.isa a x;naoar and oidor ,.o,ox.
or works in the city with a capital invested