San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-11-09
ATTENTION FARMERS.

/ ne lOllOWlng leUUer Tec6lVSu dI Tue
LIGHT office this morning speaks for
itself in q language that cannot DE
misunderstood. Now, during Fair
time, the LIGHT esteems 1t proper
thing to lay it before the public with
this request-If any gentleman in
San Antonio Or elsewhere, under
whose notice this letter shall come,
will communicate with this office the
information sought in this letter,
LIGHT will take great pleasure in
spreading the information gained.
1t asks no remuneration for any SER
vice of this kind but is more than
ready to do all things possible to
bring in the day of manufacturing.
This is Fair time and editorial space
is at a premium but the LIGHT gladly
gives the space otherwise devoted to
editorial matter to this letter as there
would not be room for it otherwise.
Send all answers to DAILY LIGHT,
San Antonio:
Daily LIGHT:
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES time ago read
an article in "Shoe and Leather Re-
view" headed ga New Tanning Ma
terial." This new tanning material
was said to grow in great abundance
in Western and Southwestern Texas
and New Mexico, and was especially
abundant in your section. L at once
set about trying to find out some
thing in regard to the truth of the
statements made in the article re-
TERED to. L wrote to s. and l.. Re-
view also to the writer of the article
and to the party who they said was
conducting the experiments. L re-
ceived a reply that was very satisfac-
tory. then asked for information as
to where might obtain samples of
the material in order Jhet L might
conduct series Of experiments
myself as L am constantly on
the alert to discover a home tan
ming agent that will be satisfactory
for the expensive oak and
hemlock extracts that L am con-
, antly buying. They claimed that
this material now so rich in tannin
md of so good quality and so abun-
dant and cheap that 1t could be
.hipped to any part of the United
States and sold to tanners even in
a bark region in competition with
Oak bark. If the above statements
are half facts here or rather these in
your section is q mine of wealth to
n few enterprising men with a moder-
ate amount Of capital, for this reason
hides are abundant and cheap in
this state and all consumers all
who use leather goods of the finished
a tiCle have to pay 1reights out
OF the state on hides and buck on
leather besides passing through the
hands of a number of commission men.
am running nice tanning business
here in Terrell and am making some
money, but could double my profits
D. could only discover a Oh aper tan
mug agent. | am able to make some
money and pay for expensive oak and
hemlOck extracts. Now if can pro-
cure samples OF this material and after
a borough test it proves to be a good
reliable material, and if it can be
found in sufficient quantities in your
section, will then take steps to To- |
CITE in your city, and | have no doubt |
uIt that you have enterprising men
&" means who would gladly form a
S Ock company for the purpose OF COLI
ducting a tannery on large scale, if |
tD-y are once convinced that there !
l. money in the business. The name |
. en- was Canagrie or CaIagrie |
i.D.U and now if you will please assist |
tm in finding out in what section of
Ilu state the root is most abundant I |
steal be very much obliged to you
i.ai am also willing to pay you rea-
49, abIe amount of money for your
uHle and trouble. If you only real
led what an industry could be estab-
Il-hed in your city (if the account Civ
cU Review was true) by simply
Establishing extract works, then you
~oald no doubt be Interested in push
ing these inquiries. 1 think the
GU: ago firm are trying to establish
est act works in some portion of the
state Please send me your paper for
taw days during the fair. 1 Will visit
your city if 1 get favorable reply.
Yours Respt.,
&. H. s.