The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-06-23
CHARLOTTE. N. C. JUNE 2s. 1892.
RUR.zL EcO.sO.NY.
From he Southern Planter.
SOUTHERN MANUFACTURES.

OWN products. we pave been long sdtlslleu
of the fact, and il would lie Just as reasona.
Bile for Virginia 10 seud her whea, aud to
bacco to Uu manufactured IN New England,
or IN Europe, as II is in 5. Carolina 70 !faas.
port her couon thousands Of miles, 10 have
II returned on her in manufactured goods.
The perfect command Of her loborlng pop.
ula,lon, the suboreinalion aud system 10
which they nay be subjected, the very low
/ price at which their labor is oblalued, be.
ing nothing more than the mere price Of
The plauest food and clothing, all combine
10 enable the South 10 compete with any
portion Of the globe, especially IN the man
uiacture Of her owu products. Whence or.
/ lginales the idea tina, the North can manu-.
lacture cheaper than the South We al.
swer, from the fact, that tho price Of north.
efn wkue labor has been compared with
the price Of southern uhIfe labor. Habits
Of southern luxury infect even tho mcchan
les within their iuiueuce, and render them
unable to compete with their more ecouom
zeal brethren Of the North. Consequently
10 all VI those Articles, 10 which the COS, u
transportation is no, too great, they have
been driven from tie market by northern
lmporiauons. Where there IS any thing
like equality IN natural advantages, the
southern aftlticer can never compete With
the northern workman, uaiIl he learns TO
reduce his expenses to the same standard.
Tbs 10 vii not DO, whilst nature invites
him &c more generous living ~ The culu
yaiton Of the earth.
Hero, We seq hat the North mauuac
lures cheaper, simply because she IS less
blessed ty nature; because her people are
poorer, and because the low pnces which
The operative receives a!icr al the expenses
Of gciIn. his products to southern mark
G, arc PAID, are still more dian he can make
a, another calling, although infinitely less
than would satisfy the Farmer az l.t South.
Eul SO have another great class Of opera
lnes IN our negro population, tina. arc &c
cuslamcl to no each expensive habits
whose labor IL obtained Tor ,hcir viclua.s
and clothes, tho very lowest price at which
Il can be afforded any where. This labor,
80 maintain, can be m1do to compete sue.
ccssia'ly with any other upon the face Of
the earth. The Only question y, how can
1, bo most adyaniaseo0sly employed, and
the answer heretofore has been, IN the cul.
tlvalion Of the earth But now that an
ovetproduc,ion has reduced tho prices Of
our grca, southern staples, OF cotton, wheat
aud tobacco, we believe 1t may DO most ad
yautagcously diverted 10 manufactures. II
thus, tLr increase Of our population drives
portion Of our people to eucroach upon
whit has been heretofore the peculiar bust
ness Of our northern allies. and lhuy are Ia
lltcd by it, NC most heartily sympalhso
with their oil ctons, and wish to God we
could continue 70 follow ouo branch OF Tho
business, ,cayias the other to them. But
charity begins a home, and We believe that
tie ouly means Of employing large nor'
ton Of southern labor adyanIIg eously,
hereafter, viii DO to appropriate i, TO manu-
features.
! But We will DO told that manufactures
have been tried at tie South, and baye uni
yersally talcd. Manufactures have been
established, generally, at the South BY JOINT
stock companies, aud such, we believe, will
fail wherever they arc tried, either at tho
South or tho North. The old proyofb is,
al you wan! your business done, get some
/ body 20 do it Tor you, # you want II well
,onc, do il yourself" JOINT stock compa-
uics always "get somebody 10 do It for
them, and they IL not the business, nFo in
the end pretty sure TO get DONE Another
great mistake We think, that IS generally
made in the establishment Of southern man.
ufactores, is in the lnordlnatc and unncces'
sary erection Of expensive buildings, extra
finish about machinery, great deal oil
which il Intended more Tor ornament than
use. We have sometimes been surprised
10 visiting northern mandatory, the rep
uta.ion OF which had created the imagina'
ton of a splendid aud extensive establish
ment 10 fad tie whole work probably un
der a wooden cover, presenting an unpleas
, ing contrast with some ol the expensive lac
tories we had loit behind US. But when W.
90, inside, we found cheerful, active, regu
larry paid workmen, instead OF neglected
machinery, abandoned implements, and this
because the capital Of the propueiors wa
engaged in conducting their business N
stead Of beng locked up IN the brick walls
! with elegant fronts aud finely oEnamenIc,
! windows.
. If instead of forming jobt stock com
papy, any three men will ln'to their copl
, tai, ono Of them, ai least, thoroughly under
!. standing tho mechanical part Of the bust
n ness they propose TO conduct, purchase
parcel ur sprghily negro boys, and tax
:. caro- to keep enough Of their capital IN mo
:. ncy, to conduct tho business, wo bellev
j. lhcy may engage in almost any branch
,, manufactures, with the certainty OF success
NEW COMPOST MANURE.
.. A discosery, which 1t is said will prov
r of the first importance 10 the agricultur
q. community, OF new mode of manutactu
log compost manure, has recently bee
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