The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-07-02
ALBRIGHT FUTURE FOR EASTERN
TEXAS,

derful soils of Texas, his disappolnt-
ment at the appearance of the corn and
cotton was, perhaps, natural. The
truth is Eastern Texas is
neither rich cereal nor a heavy cot
ton producing region, but there are
possessions there that if duly de-
veloped will cause it TO flourish be-
You'd the dream of even its most
sanguine citizens. We refer more
especially TO its mineral wealth, to
those deposits of nature which have so
enriched the people of Pennsylvania
and some other States, and which are
to-day placing the name of one South
ern State before all the world as the
equal of Pennsylvania in the mineral
and metal lines-Alabama Run
ming through Rusk, Cherokee, Hender-
son and other counties are miles
and miles of the finest iron ores to be
found In the world, and along with
these are the needed fuels and lime
stones to make most remunerative
the forge, the furnace and the factory.
There is required but the proper ad-
vertisement of these wonderful re-
sources TO induce an investigation
that will most certainly be supple
mented by quick investments. We
say this because it has been now
demonstrated beyond all question that
pig iron can not only be produced in
Alabama at a less cost than it can be
produced at Pittsburg, but can be
laid down i'll Philadelphia
and New York at a cheaper figure.
The Birmingham (Alsbsma) Chroni-
Gle some few days ago stated that it
had made careful and thorough cam
vass Of the cost of making pig iron in
that district, and that it had an esti-
mate from party who stands ready
to mako contracts under bond to sup.
ply the material at the figures below,
which coincide with the average in
formation received by thepaper named
| WI tlu u Y hiiAGA bDila VIC shb - AZ 80 ~
| one ton limestone 49,. .......,.''.: II
one and seven-tenths tons coke at
$2,3O ........................ VI
Labor and salaries ............ ........ 2 .,
Incidents and depreciation oiplant. l "
Total. ylO A
To this cost must be added the
freight rate, which, to New York and
Philadelphia at present, Is 1913 pei
ton, or $l4.2O per ton. Turning, now
to the New York iron market report
we find the following:
Charcoal Wheel Iron. ...........S SIS 0JG29 "
Virginia c. b. Charcoal Wheel
Arithmetic Gn No ''.',,.,', 10 10 y SSg5o
2......,....,.,.. u O09lS
S............,... 10 OV9l0
The Cleveland Iron Review see
cause for alarm in these data, but 1t con
tends that American Scotch pig iron
from the superb Mahoning Vale.
ores, delivered at Cleveland, ought t,
be produced at the following:
. Iron ore delivered ut furnace. ....... 81
Fuel Observation-Disclosures. .,...... o I
Limestone .................,
I
J lncidentals repairs, interest, etcl .... l
RAN freight TO Cleveland .....,..,.....
| Total ...........,. .,.,........ ..,...rSlO
r Perhaps 1t sought 10 be-" but in tn
a meantime the fact remains that tn
: figures are only hoped-for possibilities
Q whereas those given for the Alabam
/, mines are actualties.
Now, we propose that jus
what Alabama is doing Ess
l ern Texas can do. The iroi
s whether as red hematite, brown limol
1 ite,or magnetic ore, has been subiecte
: to tho severest tests and various al
: alysos and proven TO be of fully equl
4 grade with the best specimens froI
a the Alabama Coosa and Warrior di
J. tTicts. 1t is true we have not as "
r discovered the pure coal that exists I
s plentlfully in Pennsylvania, but "
have in superabundance and close
proximity tho identical Ignite that
i being used by the Alabama furnace
/ while the lime exists in exhaustle
y quantity. Let our Eastern Tex
y friends, therefore, take goo
20 heart, for they have with
II their very midst immedia!el
+ under their feet throughout that ei
e tire redland region commencii
st away up in Bowie County, some Va
It ues that can make those counties
n blossom as q rose, that can make the
y valleys to rejoice in the richest Of mi
/ ing and manufacturing cities wi
g. their palatial business and dwellil
houses, and the mountains will eel
the gladstone sounds of thrift and Q
R terprise. 1t is only question of she
10 time under intelligent effort, only
e. question of rubbing the lamp in
le proper manner to arouse tho gent tn
Id will do tho bidding OF transfer fro
at threatened poverty to positive pre-