Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-31
TO BRING COTTON MILLS HERE.
SOME BELIEvE IT'S FORT woRrrs
GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY.
Eastern Manufacturers Looking 10
the south--C. II. siIIimnn of the
Chamber of Commerce indornes
tho plan-Letter from }. NJ. Hnrdie.

The subject OF bringing cotton mills
90 Fort Worth from the Eastern states,
which was suggested few days ago
in the Gazette, in an interview with
Mr.. W. s. Marshall, has attracted the
attention of some who see In 1t an
opportunity OF enlarging our iield OF In
dustry.
Mr. q. II. Silllman. president OF the
Chamber of Commerce, was asked what
he thought OF the plan suggested by
MIR. Marshall. that tho Chamber Of
Commerce should send some capable
man to the Eastern manufacturers Of
cotton goods to use efforts 10 induce
them to bring their plants here. Mr..
Silllman ut once replied that he thought
IL would be an excellent plan, and
that money could not be expended in
better direction, He mentioned the
iact that great point with the man
utacturers would be cheap fuel. and
that II could readily be obtained in the
vicinity OF Fort Worth. In passing,
MIR Sillimun remarked that the attrac-
tion OF people here was one great bene-
fit the proposed Seml-Centennial would
accomplish and II might hc utilized to
bring Fort Worth prominently into no.
ticc as u place for the location OF man
ufacturlnB Industries,
Mr., w. S, Marshall said I'm refer
ouec to chedp fuel that an abundance
OF coal, suitable FOR the manufacture
ing Of cotton here, could ensily be OBJ
tained within II short distance, and
that slack coal which can be readily
used In the mills, can be put here at
81 20 per ton
Mr., Marshall called attention to the
| fact that IN his previous interview in
the Gazette he had been quoted as
| saying that 10000 spindes would en-
| ploy $4,000 men, whom the figures should
| have made him say 1900,
| The subject of bringing the cotton
mills to the South. where the cotton
| grows, Is being largely agitatcd at this
| tlmc, many Southern cities are making
! strenuous endeaVors 10 attract them
and there are people IN Fort Worth
! who are conscious OF the many ad-
vAntaBes possessed by this city for
such manufactures aud who believe
! that with the proper effort Fort Worth
| can secure good share.
The fclllwnG latter to Mr. Marshall
| from MIR, James NJ, Hardie VI the
Manchester cotton mills has the right
ring;
Manchester Minis. Jan. 2S.-w.s. Mar
shall, ESD. Fort Worth. Tex.-Dcar
! Sir: noticed IN the Gazette this
morning your views on the cotton mill
industry In the South. I was greatly
pleased to sec such a note In our daily,
for In my opinion Fort Worth needs
ecveral good, large plants OF this kind.
Fort Worth is u great railroad center
and Is In the heart of great cotton
| growing country, This little mill of
il2 looms does not belong TO Fort
Worth. but is controlled Uy Dallas
capital, We are turning out 3GOOl
yards OF goods per week and are com.
pcting with Eastern mllls. The cut,
tars and consumers like our goods
much better than any goods they cut
get In the North, for they are mad,
from the BEST IdSas Tong staple cot
ton and have no cheap hlling matter
In them that the Northern mills hav,
to put In to counteract the freight they
have to pay on the cotton from Gu
fields This mill Is now working g
people, with pay roll vi $500 peg week
with spinning and cordlng We w III,
work twice as many people. making
pay roll OF $1,000 per week. o. $50 %
per year All OF this money is spcn
In Fort Worth, am ErcL.'v inter
ested IN the upbuilling OF cot.ll Mil
ami Fort Worth. The Dallas cottoI
mills Of Dallas. Te1.. sold in ole du,
500 bales of ducllirg 10 one customer
II DALI can afford such u mill. " h,
can't hort Worth?
extend an invitation 20 yru an
the Chamber OF CommScaa tt ean u
me at the mills and see what We Ar
doing. Yours truly.
JAS. NJ. AARBIE.