The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1839-10-03

and rudesi principles. Even 10 tins way,
however, it WAS a very profitable adjunct OF
domestic economy. adding to the family III
come an hundred dollars OF so, annually
without increasing the expenses al all. Ia
Georgia, II was managed somewhat differ
emily. A few mulberry orchards we're
planted; bu. the population was SO sparse,
and the difficulty OF procuring hands 50
great, that the business was abandoned after
a few years. The same causes produced
The same effects in all subsequent attempts,
aud particularly IN that OF 1924 10 1882.
The writer of this was ia the heat of The
battle Of tia, period, even 10 the trout rank
though private in the line We fought
hard to get the people TO plant mulberry
trees. The first sentence that the writer
OF this ever published on the subject, was
this the first object of attention TO per
son contemplating the culture OF silk is, to
secure an abundant and convenient supply
OF mulberry leaves, without which be, OF
course, can do nothing But all was Of no
| avail. People were continually sending TO
the writer for silk worm eggs-not for inul
berry trees sometimes, 1t IS true, they
would send to HIM for five dollars worth Of
silk worm eggs, and as many mulberry
seed as 'rouid feed The alk pornS produced
BY The eggs But the idea thai they mus,
FIRST plant mulberry orchards and BY iha,
neaus secure an abundant aud convenient
supply Of nulberry leaves, could not be ln
pressed upon their minds The people of
tue United States are a thorough 20 head
people bs, unfortunately, they do not
adopt the wi.ole Of the exeellen; ptecepl Of
puf old and eccentric friend, David Crockett
they DO not frat see They are right,--
THEN 20 head; bui they % head first
AM thra, SITTER experiencing all sorts uI dts
appointment look about 10 see II they are
rghir Heretofore, We have begun to RAISE
worms fllst, before ar bad leaves 10 feed
thea'; now We are ralslng TREEs firsI-se
are beginning RIGHT, md tue result wi;l be,
~e shall certainly 20 ahead IN the silk
business.
Weato continually asked, is nut the pre-
-eut trade IN morus tnullcauiis trees q mere
siecul ton Will not those engaged IN II.
both as buyers aud sellers, back cat, as soou
Us they have made oil they e.a with lbe,r
trees
" Whatever the faoltnes Of the dealers in
trees faay be, matters not We know that
the fret f their operations will be to plan
mulberry orchards ell over the county, and
that is MI We care for. IT they can contryr
TO make fortunes Out Of SO great good
conferred upon the country, all the better
for them. A II We certainly know IS, that
heretofore we could not euisl thu money 70
tetesi 10 the s,k business We therefore had
no mulberry orchards planted, and the con
sequence sa- FAILURE; nov we have the
money Interest deeply involved 10 the buI
ness, mulberry orchards are IA progress all
over the country, aud success to The silk
business is certain; because MONEY IS the
great tno,ive power Of human enterprise.
Whatever mas be the result NJ the trade IN
trees, whether failure OF fortune attend 1t
with each individual, matters not % me cause
al all--the money each person has seuturrd
will have produced It's quota OF trees IN the
country, aud the tires will be here ready TO
furnish foud for the SILK worms. Not s1n.
Gle tree that Is produced aill be autlhtIated
not a Single tree can b. appropriated TO ans
other purpose lt'traders 10 the tree falI, aud
become bankrupt, aud their stock Of trees
tie sold Tor the benefit Of creditors, the trees
will remain 10 the country, aud silk Will be
made from them, and the country will be
enriched by them. So. whether the trade
10 trees be or b. not matter of mere spec
uIatlnn, aud whether the present dealers
bnek out or not, is oil no consequence to the
GREAT CAUSE.
Bat. soy some cariiiers, you arc doing
nothing bal raising and selling frees, ire
udnf 70 see you making six, II you can
THIS - the eifofycscencc Of the 20 ahead
splrt Of the people noticed above. They
cannot wait Cor the end, as in the natural
progress Of things, but must have the effect
before the cause be fairly IN operation. The
only obstacle the writer Of these common.
tarles fears at this time, as likely to impede
the silk business, Is the beginning TO make
silk too SOM. This country is no, supplied
w.th mulberry trces--nnt an hundredth
part of the number wanted TO supply the
country will 10 produced this year. The
consequences will be, the prices of trees will
induce people to SELL and thus TO defer plant
ing permanent orchards Hence, all the
wofms raised this year, or the MAJOR part at
least, mus, be fed on the native mulberry
from the woods at COST more than equal
to the value Of the silk produced. This Will,
or nj least may serve TO disappolht many,
and 10 disgust others. But when the coun
Try shall be well supplied with trees, and
the PRICE Of them consequently reduced so
that there will be no object ia selling, then
NAV the culture Of silk be expected 10 90
abe i'd Ia another paper. however, 10 the
present 0uuber, We have made condensed
statement of the cocooneries now feeding
10 many parts OF the country. The facts
set forth, we feel assured, will satisfy any
reasonable person that We are making SILK
even now, to an extent that very few have
hetetotnre s,,onast,d mass BILE.