Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-12-16
SILK CULTURE I'M TENNESSEE.

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2.3l Of that month. II was nImorouety atten
ded from all parts Of the state, and tho great
est enthusiasm prevailed II favor Of TINT ne,
branch Of industry. An eloquent and abb
address was delivered before that body, b.
Rufus DoIhear, Esq, Of louisiana, givinI
full details ~ to The praetieability and beneh
Of such pnssrit. The convention passed III,
following resolution:
Resoired. Thu, this Convention organizs
itHelf into a permanent body, by %aIeettgp {
President, nine Vice Presidents, and Cores.
pohding and Executive Committee. To be- CEN.
posed Of fifteen members. and 4 Recording
Secretary, wlase duty IL sbaii be to take mea.
atires to procure all necessary and importan,
Information Oh this subject, to be submitted Ia
tho next annual Convention. which II shall be
their duty 10 call, at such time M to them may
seem most proper.
And Oh molten Of Mr. A. u. Garden Of
Nashville the following:
Resoffei, That tho Introduction into sny
community OF amy stable production, hy which
the labor Of The working classes can be- ron.
dpred more profitable and more certain. onvl,
10 be regarded az mn enterprise worthy Tho
energies 81 Tho patriot and phIlambropist.
Resoffed That the present depressed con.
dili9n nf thp agricultural and working cIasse.
10 tho Southwest, and more eaneeially the
skicii,n IN tho Cotton and Tobaeeo markets.
h. which Tennessee has been oun Of Tho
principal Rufibrsra, call loudly for tho intro.
dtfbtion Of a new staple, and that division If
labor which the introduction of manufactures
into our St,tc, would effect.
Resofeed further. T,a. tho reeen, endeay.
Org OF \ portion of our ~ciiiyens, 10 introduce
the culture and manufacture of Silk into tho
state of Iennenste and tho Sonth. west, have
infs with our cordial appreciation; and have
co'avinc 81 us. that the culture Of Silk IL M
prt,,cticable, and may be msde more profitable
mn cert 'in, than that Of Cotton, Hemp, or
T1acco.
Mnsofeed, that the unanimous opinion Of tho
SIR. weavors and manufacturers of England
ansl France, AZ tho superior quality and excel.
iofse of native American Silk, ~ II II proii.
cod by tho worm, proves that tho aoil and
climate Of tho United States, arc congenial to
Ito growth and culture.
Resafsed, further, That the specimens Of
domestic manufactures and of tho preparation
raw silk, which have been witnessed in our
S'atc, and especially IN this city, point
out liz culture and manufacture 40 n measure
Of great Importance, In the ultimate sncress
u which there cannot DO the shadow OF a
loubt.
We make somo extracts from Mr.. Il. Dol
address:
lie states that tho Mulberry tree "a q natipe
# tho United States, from Maine to Louisiana
md from, the Atlantic TO the Pacific Ocean,
We can therefore cultivate any quality that we
nay choose. The leaves Of the mulberry arc
'ieferred by the elk worm TO any thing else
lts growth is as certain and rapid as The growth
corn, There ia no itnpossibility in this ros.
'eet, There is no more difficulty in learning
o raire silk worms than raising corn or chick.
ms.
Every citizen IN the State has an interest
i every pound Of silk raised IN the country.
I retains Tint amount o fnoney IN the country,
nd BOO retained no as TO pass through that
Of hands will liquidate 100 debts each
I SI00-or in other words the 300 pays
ebts to the anon 1t of $4,000 by the 100
The silk business would enhance
he value OF every acre Of land In the State.
would increase The value Of every house
nd lot In this city. II would increase The
opulation of this City to 10000 In less than
0 years. II would give more employment to
very mechanic and increase tho wages of
worry laborer. 1t would increase tho business
t every trade and profession from tho barber
tho Banker.
] have heretofore spoken Of what might be
one by setting all the idle persons to work;
III ais this business 10 TO be commenced not
7 them, but by the industrious, intelligent
I'd patriotic persons, they will wish to know J
neither il can be made profitable 10 them :
lives, or mt least whether il would be safe for '
TO ins est money in this business. ! will
ate then that the very highest estimate for :
ising a pound of silk, where labor ia to be !,
red for the whole business. is 80 per pound, J
rent of ground, beard &c,-and mn :
Q rery lopest price for silk is $3, il follows y
ct there would be a clear profit of 81 on =
pound. According to the rery louest es- 7
nate, 40 pounds Of silk may be and have !.
zen made from land Of a very inferior quail. :
.such as pine land or very broken rocky =
ound--making a clea profit Of $40 per acre. .
most silk growing countries the worms are =
| IN the cities and the leaves sent in from !
0 country and sold at from 50cents to 81 per p
pounds. Cout Daodolo. a practical silk 3
over of Italy, calculates that 10000 pounds .,
leaves may be produced from one acre of u
,und. 1t ordinarily requires from 100 to 2. a.
0 pounds of leaves to make a pound of silk. ',
IL is only with energy and industry that q
ccess is obtained IN any thing-but be ASST y
that with all these advantages in our fa- u
as a nation, we may succeed If we apply Z
rselves with energy and zeal. The value n
the annual export of silk made in Piedmont u
III n territory not more than 1-l0th the size VI
this State, is from $25, 100000 to 10000, u
am tolled that a cocoonery in this vicin. re
where $4O0 worth of cocoons were made y
8 year, the whole expense of labor and in el
est on investment did not exceed $3.50. Pf
king a clear profit of 166 per cent. The az y
in made in this city has been sold at SO IN
yard as fast as il could be made. One al
Ind of Satin worth "a, will make about
, yards of ~Satin--leaving $Il for profits ~
| expenses of manufacturing. The Satin "
the very best imported Satin. In gu
OF the Prisons in New York they have be- IN
d To manufacture Silk, and the very first I'd
II with entirely new han is they made clear 70
,Gt Of about 80 per cent. Does any man ny
4 r'that per cent. on a new plantation of U.
ton or Tobaccoi No: If he clears expen- W
he thinks he does we'll Does the young w
or Attorney clear that per cent, on DC
whole expense ofhis education the first co
II of his practice! ] have never known WI
who did. Does the young Merchant OF
ar that per cent, ] believe not. II appears pr
q, tina, the Silk business is better than
", Medicine, Merchandise or planting no
we hear some piseacres say it is all a ID