The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-26
TEXAS INDUSTRIAL


The factory spirit h,
in Texas, and nearly sy.,.
state Is now striving to s...'.
enterprises. The bus,,.-
tnat they must use their ~. n.
in promoting this growth !,
ing and they sho*Sa sr.s,..
to embark In this line !,
ago. ~
The towns and cities !,
grown and prospersd her.,a,.' '1H
natural resources. and VIM
velopment OF manufactures NJ
any great extent. The ms,..
immense crops raised Ia ~. 80
great cattle and lumber in,er,.,. \
chandiaing and the sellinr !,
for years been the chile, Su,,s
ests OF the moneyed men =
these lines Of work have MA.
tunes.
But the time has now CON. n.
thing more than the proaucIss I, u
OF raw material Is neces..,
continued growth and real
There must be manufacture. Is, M
oerful crops raised in this s,.t. y.
utilized by home mills and ,.,.,
avenues OF employment mum /. 4
open in order to accommo,at. \. Y
eonstantly increasing popu,,,..
farmers must be furnished b,t...
for their products and mus,
aged by factory building to ral,. !.
sity OF crops.
1t Is encouraging to note that !, u
sections OF the State ara /,
eating the necessity Of this nav i.
growth and are striving TO se,ur. :.
prises calculated to benefit their
and the surrounding country.
these movements for factory dey.,r.
as recorded in The Post recently -.
The business men of winshcro n \
farmers Of the surrounding touptr
maturing plans for the erection d y
ton mill.
The Denison cotton mill will sooo !. }
work. Twenty-three cars Of m,,A,,
have been received for the new .utrr
Messrs. Downing & Christian Win !.
a -four mill at Temple. The mill IN
$4,000. n
The business men of Garrison nv, ,
termined to erect a cotton and ~
mill and $4,000 In stock is to be t,kr I
Garrison citizens.
The Bartlett Oil Mil company q ~
lett, Bell county, has been chartered n
a capital stock Of 100000.
The Itasca Roller Mill and Elsr1
company of Itasca has been incorpoya
Capital stock, $4,000.
The citizens of Williamson county u
determined to have cotton mill sxs
by the farmers and business men Of "
A crate and box factory Is Ia contsu,A
ton at Alvin. in Brazoria county.
The Gonzales oil mill at GonIilx Y
Just been completed, and is now cuiah
cotton seed.
The Sherman packing house hu n
completed and began work November
Messrs. Tpmkies & Co. bare rs,f'
a rice mill at Houstoo.
Mount Vernon citizens have subsulls
80, 900 for cotton mill.
The effort to build a $4,000 eottos y
At Hillsboro on the cooperative plial
good progress.
The citizens of Rusk county met
henderson recently and organized . stts
to erect a 100000 cotton fitts'
\ -four mill with a capacity Of ta'
arrels day is to be erected q h'
Texas.
a plan is under consideration to ~
/ cotton mill in connection with the Sus
rphan home at Corslcana.
The Texas Broom Manufacturing q
any of Georgetown has been chaFsas
The Industrial association Of TerTsa
irving to secure a cotton mill,
A move is on foot to establish Iseu
t Sherman to manufacture oyas'
jumpers, etc.
These notes Of industrial sct!sss
'exas have been made within the pan
avs. They indicate to what ex'eu.
manufacturing spirit has taken nov
be people in this State. Nearly even {
on is becoming interested 10 some :
industrial Development, and thar
ardly a paper in the State tna'
this new method Of pf0p'
nd prosperity. !.
Texas is destined to have ms'4
iring boom within the next lew - 4.
Id the first work to secure tn's w w
'ial awakening has been accomp'.'
he success of the factories now ~,
Ig or contemplated in Texas w'a =
Iuch for the future OF the state