The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-11
LET Us HAVE MANUFACTURES

INV iibHb ulIcVtiuii' oiu ~ 10 w uo h"P'"
that this is but the beginning OF move
ment which, before We writ, another fare
well to the old year, will have spread oil
through this city, the great railway centre
of this section of Texas. An interior town
without manufacturing industries can
never amount to much. Sesports may
flourish possibly to certain extent with
out them, but even these seek to possess
them at as early moment as psssible.
Boston is full oil them, the same is true ci
New York and Philadelphia and Baltimore.
New Orleans is fully awake to the great
necessity of their existence within her
limits. There is every reason why they
should be pat into operation at Dallas.
Around us grows the cotton and are raised
the sheep which furnish Immediately to
hand the raw material required for all
sorts Of clothing and the other products
which We are now importing from distant
points at heavy cost. Here is timber in
immense quantity and of every variety to
enable rs to manufacture the different agri-
cultural implements made therefrom, cars,
| wagons carriages furniture, etc, etc, The
Que thing needed, the basis of the success
Of manufacturing is fuel In the several
| counties about us lies coal, and we believe
it to be in exhausless amount. These
mines will be developed, ana at
remuneratiye figures, just so soon
as the railways pass through or near
enough to the region to permit
its transportation to desired locality
where the other requisites Of raw material
etc, can be supplied at low figures Roads
are being rapidly pushed in the right direc-
ton to procure these black diamonds for us
at a cost not to exceed say s. per ton, and at
| this price We can compete with any manu-
featuring point distant, like st. Louis or
other place from the basis of the Original
product Our people, as rule, have but
little money to put into side
| investments, rs in the rush which
has been upon us every dollar they
possessed was required to take due care of
or to'cXtend their own particular business,
Hence, capital alone is needed, We have
all the other dcsiderata We must look to
the North, or the East or the West for this
extra supply. II will come if we will per.
sistently present the acknowledgements of
| investments in the direction we have indi-
Gated. Chicago was built up with Boston
aonito oil slnnn hnp h,,e,s L..
and resident but her manufacture
ing enterprises. The same is true
of Milwaukee and other cities. Ii
Is small moment to us lust now
who shall erect our factories. We care but
little who builds our railways, Mr.. Gould
or Mr. Smith or Mr.. Jones; the roads ARE
with us and are developing our trade.
facilitating the operations of onr citizens in
all conceivable manner. SO il is with lacto-
res, We should care as little wher. thc
money comes from, il we have it not our.
selves, as We do about the color of the eyes
or the stature OF the laborcr. who performs
the manual labor. Now how best TO set
iorth our advantages. how host
TO induce capitalists to seriously look
into our wants, is question of much
concern to us all, The newspapers layc
done much very much, to preach orr
claims from hilltop and valley, The immi.
grafton agencies have contributed n large
share toward the work, the railroad comma
MES have also extensively advertised us.
But cannot something be done by the citi.
zcns of Dallas to show the peculiar adyap.
tages that Dallas presents over all other
points One individual here and another
one there mag accomplish considerably by
letter-vriting or by personal intercourse
hut II occurs to Us that il some
concert Of action could he had
whereby the endorsement OF the whole
city could be had, there would be moral
effect attained not otherwise attninnblc
Circular letters setting forth what our spc.
cial offerings arc, what sort of factories
could probably be run, aud why our lacil.
titles for the getting olfucl and other such
Things, and these properly, iudiciously dis.
trbuied, or presented by proper par,ic,
acting MS committee for these citizens Mt
large, might accomplish much Wcmcrcly
throw ont this us suggestion. There may
b., and doubtless are, other methods hrg,
improvements upon ii. Hut We desire tn
impress upon the minds OF our people the
necessity of at once doing something that
VIII make Dallas TO rise within the next five
years from city 100000 population To q I
least 10000, IL indeed not 5000. Kansas
city progressed in this wise after She had
secured her railways, indianapolis saw ca.
actly the same fate, We have, or will bny.
IN Il lev months, all the railways ccntrrin.
herc that We need Now let us avail our.
selves ot them, and IN the status of nalln,
forever. Let us follow the EXAMPLES or A..
lan,a and Richmond, and We shall so,n
on's,rp both Let us know no snch
thmg US )ct.Hp In our .ncrrics
and our ambitioninrs Some two years
ago II was generally conceded that an mi,
rch region ct country must have some
Erand focal point for distributing purpose.
That question has been decided now. IL, Ne
sec that VIC so position ourselves th., Il
VIII never again he roopencd We ur,el
We pushed the matter of securing Of rail.
WAYS aud some incrcdulou, ones ,hou,h,
/ and asserted ,yn war, .,s,y,,,.. g.. ..