The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-09
AN OBJECT LESSON.
What the Business Men Of Wichita Falls
Are Doinu.

what the Business Men of Wichita Falls
Are Doing,
Wichita Falls Texas. December e--Tho.e
Is not town in the State Of Texas today
either large or small, that is not anxious
TO secure manufacturing establishments OF
either greater or lesser magnitude, and as
rule each one expects that outside capital
must come and supply these things before
they can be realized Tho fact Is. how
ever. that many of these enterprises can
he had even IN the smaller towns. by a
lew OF the business men combining their
surplus capital and building them them
selves. As an evidence Of what can DO duue
~ q sniall way In this direction an instance
is here submitted.
tor several years o young man In the
toWi OF Iowa Park, small village ton
miles distant from this place, made brooms
Tor a livelihood He began business on Il
capital OF less than So, which hn expended
lor broom corn and an old worn out ma
Shinc. In three Yeats time he was Joined
~ INC business by his brother The two
mite good broom md when they had
manufactured stock Of few dozen. one
OF them mounted bicycle and, tnklng
win him sample. rode over the country
nnd made sales The business was too
small 60 Justify travel by rail
some OF the business men OF Wichita
laus hually concluded that broems might
pc made good thing aud invited the
company, agreeing to huance the concern
and start It of. Tho Invitation was ac-
( cepted mud the factory started or as n cor
pSodraton, with an authorized capital Of
Quite number Of the business men took
each little stock and In this way the
concern soon had ala che money 1t needed.
A large building was rented machinery
was bought and put ny aud several tons
OF broom coru purchased Experienced
broom makers we're employed. the wheels
put In motion aud the factory started.
The business which had cost no one In
dtvidual any very great outlay began to pay
from the first. Orders for brooms came
pouring tn and the concern soon found II
self unable to fill them More men had
10 he employed hut stll It was difficult to
keep IN with tho demands made upon the
capacity Of the plant At one time the
factory found itself 1900 dozen hrooms be
hind. Additional facilities had ia be sup.
piled aud still more men employed until
today the broom factory Is one of the
largest. II not In fact the largest. enter
prises If It's kind IN the State. The one
at Round Rock may be tribe larger.
Tho factory now has thirty men employ
cd. has capacity Of l30 dozen brooms
every twcnty-four hours and has pay roll
Of about 500 a week. So far IL has been
turning out an exclusively handmade prod
uct. hut the demand for Its goods has con
tipued to increase so RAPIDLY that this
more modern machinery supplied. The
change will be made by the drst OF the
year.
As already stated. the company was or
ganzed last March with an authorized cap
ital Of S5O0o only about half OF which was
paid IN at tho time. An inventory was
taken Yesterday and the little corporation
found itself in possession Of over $ll.on
worth NJ assets with liabilities less than
onethird this amount
This showing is made by q business less
than wear old II the ratio Of progress
in tbc next twelve months is ms great rs Il
has been IN the mast uine the factory VIII
its pay roll viii he more than thousand
dollars q week.
The same business men who have made
secured tbc location Of canning factory
in This city. The new plant viii he moved
from Alyord to Wichita Falls the FIRST OF
the year.