The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-05-15
\ Dallas Enterprise,

~ baiihs Enterprise.
Prominent among the large enterprises
recently set on foot in Dallas, is that of the
Texas Cotton Press company, located near
the old iair grounds. The principal factory
OF TINS celebrated press, is at Charlotte
North Carolina, and only two years ago 4,
made Its first sale through Sydney Smith
Co, OF Dallas, which resulted in the sal. ;
OF iorty-six presses in ISL and 1852 and LIS
presses in 1881 and 1888. Thi. increase of
sale connected with the satisfaction these
presses gave in Texas, AS well AS elsewhere
IN the cotton states, decided Liodell & Co.
OF Charlotte, North Carolina, to establish
somewhere west of the Mssippi river, A
branch factory to supply the southwestern
department, similar TO the one they have
Mt Montgomery, Alabama, for the south.
eastern department; through the influence
OF sydney Smith Il Co., Dallas was selec, ed
AS the place, and company for the manu-.
lacture OF these presses was immediately
formed, consisting of w. S. Llddell. SYDNEY
Smith, n. W. Godbold and J. I. Reekes.
They purchased the ground of w. IL
Gsston, near the old Dallas car shops, and
Immediately began their building, and
they now have one of the best appointed
shops 1t has been our pleasure to visit any
where in the south; all of the machinery
has been built especially for them, and par.
ticularly Tor the manufacture of these
presses. Their wood planer was built for
them in Philadelphia, weighs II 600 pounds.
cost them 81. 200 and will plane four sides of
u piece of timber II by 10 inches, any
length, at one time running through,
thereby saving an immense amount OF
labor to rehandle these heavy sticks. Their
boring machine Join'ers, growers engine
and boiler, were made by Liddel & Co. of
Chariot e, North Carolina, the senior mem.
Der of that firm. W. +. ]. Liddell, being the
patentee OF these machines, which machines
have made for themselves quite II repua.
ton among the manufacturers in the north.
west.
W. 5. Liddell, IA member of the firm OF
Llddell Co., is the superintendent and
manager OF these shops here in Dallas, and
they are now in active operation, and
visit to them will be treat to those who
have iancies Tor nice work.
Orders for these presses have already ac-
cumulated for nearly 100 from the State of
Texas alone and although they are turning
out i've presses each day, they will not
more than be able during the coming sea.
ron TO supply the demand, rs they have
agencies located in Arkansas and Louis.
lana, whose orders they must also fiji MS
well Ms those from Sydney Smith & Co., in
Texas.
A few more enterprises like this would
be great benefit to our rapidly growing
city, and we know of nothing that would
be more beneficial to the permanent growth
of Dallas than manufacturing interests like
this, and we are glad to see that our citi-
zens are taxing more lively interest in
sich enterprises than ever before. IL is
generally the case in towns that have
grown up as rapidly as Dallas that specu.
latlon has run rife with all of our capital
lists, but We predict that within five years
from to-day the manufacturing interest OF
TINS city Will be more appreciated than
aGy branch of business we will have.
Why cannot wagons and pows be made
here as well as elsewhere We certainly
have the finest bois dare wagon timber on
the globe and worlds of whiteoak within our
reach; labor can be obtained here as cheap
ly rs anywhere else, and there is no reason
why we should send else phere to buy and
bring here the implements our far uers
need for the cultivation and saving of the
variety of crops that the soil OF Texas is
able TO produce.