Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-05

where the peni,entinry is situated,
there are valuable mineral resources,
which Is thought may he developed
by the penitentiary labor.
Iron is abundant In number vi
counties In Eastern Texas; also In the
mountainous districts OF the Upper
Colorado and its tributaries. IL Is
found also in quantities less abundant
In other western counties. The cost
OF production is small, anu IL has been
estimated that at the Kelley Works at
kelleyville, which have been in opera
ton Is years, good iron could he turn
cd out ut u cost of ST.00a ton. These,
however, are the only iron works in
the state.
"Other minerals 10 he found IN Tex
rs are lead in the western portion of
the state, copper in the Chenati Noun
tains, and in. Archer and other coun-
ties; gypsum-in nearly every portion
OF the state: hydraulic cement of the
very best quality near Austin; and
kaolin, used in the manufacture of
porcelain, near Brenham.
There are many varieties of marble
In Texas. These have not vet been
used but will he employed in the build
ing OF the new capitol, which will he
constructed entirely ofTexas stone, the
outside limestone, the Inside ornament-
ed with several varieties of Texas
marble.
1.-THE mines of Texas, however, are
yet In an undeveloped state, The coal
and iron mined are used chiefly in
Texas. So is the salt, except very
small portion, which is exported TO
Mexico. For such iron as IL uses, Texas
has to send to other states: and the
greater portion of the coal consumed
in il is brought from ST. Louis and
Kansas.
MANUFACTURES.
as Texas a manufacturing State?n
mo; there IL strong feeling
throughout the state In favor of mauu-
factories. A number have been estab-
llshed in the cities, but there IL not
yet n sufficient accumulatin of SUR
plus capital to engage in nanuiactur-
ing enterprises on an extern i've scale.
The press has been pointing ont the
advantages of cotton mills in Texas,
but very little has been do In this
line. There Is cotton mill ~ Bastrop,
aud others ut Waco and Terrell, All
these mills are IN prosperous circum-
stances. Cotton seed mills are more
numerous. there being one located at
each of the following places Dallas.
Bryan, Hampstead, Waco, Rrenham,
Columbus, Terrell, Houston, Sherman,
Navasota and Calvert. In these, Ms
indeed In all the manufacturing en-
terprises in Texas, nearly the entire
capital invested IL home capital. Be
sides these there Is n wooden mill ut
New Brauniols, In Comal county,
which contains the latest improved
machinery, and Is operated by skilled
hands. 1t uses only Texas woods, and
its manufactured goods give general
satisfaction, and are, in fact, IN de-
mUnd in Boston and New York The
capacity OF the milr which is run by
water power. has lately been consider
ably increased. There ARE extensive
beef packcries and beef canning cstab-
lishments ut Fulton and other points
ON Arkansas Bay, which do n flourish.
ing and profitable business. At Hous.
ton, there are three boundaries, which
are of considerable size, two extensive
carriage and wagon factories. Al Del
leyville IL one of the largest boundaries
IN the South, manufacturing hollow
ware, cooking and heating stoves and
plows. At Marshall there Is ear fac
tory, which employs 200 hands, and
Hour mills are very general through
out the state, wherever wheat IL rails
ed. But withal, Texas cannot as yet
be considered "A manufacturing state
although IL hopes 10 beand still de-
pendent on the North aud West for
such manufacturing articles rs II
necds.o
RAILROADS.
"What is the extent of the railroad
building In the stato.n
Texas Is very liberal TO the rail-
roads, and has held ont many induce
ments 10 them. 1t is the policy of
state 90 encourage the building OF rail-
roads, as IL possesses very few nnviya-
bic streams within its limits; and as II
consequence Texas possesses a much
larger mileage than any another
Southern state. tlpto within II very
short time ago the state assisted the
railways 10 the extent of giving them
III sections of land for every mile OF
road built; but In consequence of the
setting aside of the school, university, |
capitol aud other lands, the public do |
main available for these railroads has |
been exhausted, and the new roads |
get no assistance from the state. |
The railroad mileage OF Tex
as now amounts to DAB !
miles, divided among the following
roads:
Miles, !
Texas Pacific and brancles...,.... .,...,....,..,wl
Texas md 81. Louis
East ,,,....,.......... 49,
aud Great Northern, ,TJl |
Houston. East snd West TeAas.,o...,...,allll |
Texas and New
sabine ana East ~
Missouri
Houston and Texas |
ToIt Worth and Denver ,.....-... s.....,..a.lli |
Houston and lienderson........ . ; |
west JoHHSt..,s...,....-tt, t,,rt.,.+.sl ~ |
Gull Colorado ana santa Fo................... 800
Houston and san Antonio.....-
tSunsct ,2lD
Southern
reNBs Ne Nican ..... - no
lilo hrnnde,,.,. ..,,.... 20
Gulf Western rc2ns aud pncnc..,.. .... GB
Now York, Texas and McNicnn.................. ~
II unk Limo. .,.p...,..,......,. ...,,,... .,
Austin and Northwestern. ......,.,.....a.... W
pecos aud Rio Giande, 50
Atchlson, Topeka and santa fo.o,..,..a.....
"These roads give employment to
about 10000 persons, and transported |
during the past year freight to the
amount of 1900, 900 tons. They do Il
fine business, particulnrl, In bringing |