The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-31
Many Fields Of Profitable Enter
prise Are Open in Dallas and
It's Vicinity to Men Of Moderate
{ Capital.
MANUFACTURING PLANTS OF
VARIOUS KINDS ARE NEEDED
Country Is Rich and Prosperous
and Conditions Are Such as to
Win Success for Those Who
Will Work.
BY HERBERT VANDERHOOF.

The careful observer who travels in that
part Of northern Texas OF which Dallas
is the commercial center is strongly i'm
pressed with the inviting opportunities
for industrial development. Wonderful
as has been the advancement in this Sec
ton Of the Lone Star state In recent
progress In the industrial line, especially
as regards business enterprises has not
kept pace with the natural demands.
Admittedly the garden spot Of the great
Southwest, with unriValed resources in
the way of inexhaustible products, and
advancing in population and prosperity
with gigantic strides, this part Of Texas
has outgrown it's present conveniences
for the handling of it's own trade. Every
body is making money, and making 1t so
fast that there is little time or inclination
for the extension Of facilities which are
urgently required.
Success OF One Family.
Immediately, surrounding Dallas is q
which has made this city one of the
most prosperous Of its size in the world
Of from 80, 600 to $4,000, and is growing
with a rapidity that is truly astonishing
There Is no boom; simply healthy
grewt due to the influx Of qarG i've
field that yields generous returns.
AS an illustration of what may be done
here I might mention the success of
the Hervey family in the hotel line: The
Herveys-there are number Of them
operate hotels at various points in the
South and Southwest. Here they have
the Oriental, which, under the direct man
agement Of Frank Julian, nephew, has
attained wide reputation for Its luxurious
accomm odations and superior cuisine. 1t
ic ho from
all parts Of the world, and its register
bears the signature of many famous PEG.
pie President Roosevelt made 1t sort
of temporary White House when In the
Southwest, and it is within its walls that
the leading politicians and dignitaries
of Texas meet to arrange affairs of state.
The Oriental is referred to merely to show
what may be accomplished by those who
demand.
Profitable Fields for Investment.
Dallas, and, in fact, all that part Of
Texas tributary to it, presents alluring
inducements in the line of investment.
and particularly business investments.
hf are ana Epo pa9Ps III f0 Tna5 Th5
part of the state needs more cotton mills,
as it has been fully demonstrated that
the profits are larger and surer when the
raw material is manufactured into yarn
duction as possible. A paving brick
plant would be fine investment; so
would furniture factory, machine shops,
a. shoe factory. paper mill, fruit and vege-
table .canneries: and factory for the
manufacture Of tents and tent CLOTH
awnings, grain bags, etc. Besides these
enterprises profitable investment may be
found in packing houses for the rtiliza-
tion of the cattle and hog supply for
which Texas is justly famous. pickle
factory, a plant for making fruit boxes
and crates, and another for turning out
ak handles and similar products would
pay we'll In short. northern Texas pre-
SCENTS almost illin2itable opportunities. in
this direction. There are two prime
essentials to success. One is sufficient
capital to properly conduct such business
as may be undertaken. The other. and by
far the most important, Is honesty and
square dealing. Texas Is no place for
dishonest tactics in business or anything
else. To men who will conduct their en-
terprises on legitimate basis, and with
due regard for the needs of the com
munities they seek to supply, the OPP
portunities now offered here are un-
equa1ed