The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-17
NEW ESTEEPRIsE,

OF all the rev enterprises that have
sprung up in our midst, during the las,
year, We know OF none more worthy OF
credit, and The voluntary mention OF which
we are more willing to make, than that oil
the Texn8 Cotton Press company, located
| in East Dallas. This manufacturing estab.
| lishmeut has sprung up in our midst SO
quietly and 20 little has been said about IL,
and its owners and managers have been so
rctcelt us to their future intentions, and
so spsring in their advertisements, that
one-half OF the citizens OF Dallas are in total
Ignorance to-day Of its capacity, invest.
ments and benefits to our rapidly growing
| city. Owing as II does the exclusive right
west OF the Mississippi river 10 III anuiacture
the most popular cotton press (if the vox
| populi and their assert oDs be wor any
| thine) in the south, and having already
established more than one hundred and
| fifty agencies in the above described terri
tory (which agencies, by the way, have
been made with the leading dealers in
every town. |. has put itself on a founda-
ton which insures its success and per-
marcy in our city, as long as cotton rules
as king in the south.
The manager and controlling spirit OF
this enterprise was offered very handsome
pecuniary Inducements by capitalists in
Memphis, Little Rock, Houston, and Fort
Worth, to locate this factory at their re-
speclive places, when Liddell & Co, first
began to look for western investment and
a wider field OF operation from their homo
factory in Charlotte, N. @. But he having
cast his lot amongst us, decided that Dali
las should be the place, and began opera
tions here in quiet Way lat February,
asking no assistance but the coniidenc.
Liddell g. Co. had in him as their manager,
and his Iniidence IN the peculiar merits OF
their cotton press.
When the company was fairly organized
and began operations, CAPITA j. /. Reekes
and w. II. CASTOR, two OF our most enter
prising citizens we're induced to LEND h, p
ing hand, and what then seemed TO them
but lit to East Dallas in securing the 10
cation OF these shops, has turned out TO be
the very best investment they could have
made with their money.
The company shops are located on the
Texas e. Pacific road near the residence OF
Coloael O. G. Slaughter and cover more
than an acre OF ground, and own more
than 600 feet OF railway front and switch on
the Texas & Pacific road.
All OF their machinery is new and sirst-
cl ass Ia every respect and bull esoecially
for their business. The arrangement OF
their shops aud their facilities for handling
material are not Ike, ID by any manu- c-
turing institution OF It's SIZE that We have
occasion to visit IN many years
Their capscty covers about i've hundred
cotton presses per annum and their present
prospects indicate a ready sale during tle
coming season for the entire product Of
their factory.
Oar reporter, who hs. just returned from
visit TO East Dallas has been So thor,
oushly Impressed with the m'gn iud. aud
81 stem of tn fsct lrv that he hes " Re-
comments visit # insp.f ton t. al mar
ties who feel an interest In such insii'u-
tions, which are d. sined become In the
near iutuie toe bone aud sinew Of our city.