The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-04-17

fofy WIS about Ia !, built "a the Manchester
sldc II The river. It's scheme is in train Of
accomplishment The nanufacturer has ahca-
DIV brought his fsinil,-and the proprietor o.
the >cite IS about erecting the necessary build
nes.
We understand also. that Mr.. Cunning ham =
luse manufacturing -four mil ON the iine OF
the James RIVER Canal is about TO he CONVEX.
ted into cotton factory. The proprietor Of
the mill has already gone 10 the North t. lay
IN the necessary machinery aud workmen-and
in partnership with another gentleman of CAPT
tai IS about to cnmnruce tie business on a safe
basis and oa respectable scale. They viii start
2 o. spindle besides power and hand looms.
&c.-li IS expected, thai they will at first con-
Gnr Themselves 10 cotton fabres, beg ginning with
those which are bcsl suited 10 the market pro
baby the coarser ones In the first instance 1t
may not be- long, before cloths for our laborers
and a variety of other domestics may really be
supplied by the looms at own doors.
We understand, that Capt. Ford, OF Amelia
county, has made very promising beginning
upon small scale in the spinning Of cotsn
VAN. He has converted lis mills INTO cot
tn factoty-'he cotton that he spins is grow u
in the nelg hhourhood-iti Is sent 10 him on toll
and II ms toll cotton princ pal that constitutes
tie profits OF his estabI ishment. lie sends To
market, either the yarns OF the cloth which he
has woven by common hand ooms Ia the neigh
bolhood. Most of his hands said to be
wong black boys. We ar pleased 10 learn,
from very competent Judge, that til" yarn, aud
sluiis which he has seut to this city arr of a su-
pelior description TO those from the Northern
factories. ID.
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From the NetU YolE National fduocale.
" He who runs may read,
Aud the way farIng man tho fool need dot there
Consumption of Cotton in Great Britain in
ls27-7l2, 300 bags--averase weight 300 lbs. is
2u6 742, 40 lbs-nelt average cost say IL
cents pr h. is 5 10, sos 7o1 81.
A very nodera estimate of this cotton when
mauuiactu ed, is computed al over $500, OpD,-
OOO-moIe Than on half Of this amount Is annu-
ally xporred, by official returns. Nj McDutie
in his financial report thinks they will reject our
cotton, provided we lay further restrictions on
the Introduction of then manufactured goods /! I
Ii IS well for the republic that we have one wise
statesman.
The estimated consumption Of cotton in the u
ntcd states for the year 1925, is 300 900 bales.
equal TO IS, 100000 lbs lflhis was sent 10
IsoHip' hlih npi htIIfSo 'll' t'hii ~ a. "
sink its value from the present rates, and to nett
- cents nrr lb. which is the oulsldc-t would
produce S43jo,OoD!l! II is computed thai u-
bout 100000 persons (men women and children,
most of them women and children are employ
ed IN manufacturing thus cuttou--let Tvs see the
result-~e will TO avoid Cayi. p,l il all into COIN
m ~ shttings AT 10 GEMS PEI yard, and we have
the product S529 900 OOO !!
Suppose the individuals now employed in
manutat turing cotton in the 4. States should
change their vocation for the growing ofrorn
how many bushels must they produce at 30 cents
per bushel, to amount 10 500, 0O0 o0o-and how
many bushels would each individual Of the L.
States receive II divided equally, allowing our
population to be- u 0OO,OO0l
II statesmen should arrive at the obvious
truth that these 100000 individuals produce a
sum equal 10 furnish every individual of e u.
States with 6 bushels of corn. lay one YEARS la
bour in manufacturing, ! would beg ofthem 10
answer one other question II the same mum
Der ofindiyiduals was employed in Georgia in
growing cotton how much would the ordinary
product be estimating the cotton at IL cents
per lb1
One question more and have done-suppose
by accident. or design Great Britain should be
deprived OF our cotton for 1928 aud 1879. what
would be the probable amount of her less ? aud
" Itch of the two eounr ies, Great Britain or the
L. States are dependent the one upon the o.
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