Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1843-05-20

ration, oe we'll as IN the spinning and wegy,
ing OF cotton, which will materially reduce
the cost Of manufacturing: and have no
doubt they viii be still greater. The hard
times through which we have passed, and
are passing, have taxed the wits of our in.
genious mechanics; and what has appeared
to us great misfortune, may, in the end,
prove Of high advantage, by opening for
eign markets for our products, which could
not be the case while we were in a state of
apparently the highest prosperity.
"There are in the United States 900 Cot
ton Mills; capital Of fI0.00O,O0O sterl-
ing (5O,OOO,o00) is invested in the cotton
manufacture, they have nearly 10000
looms, and produce 250,0O0,O0O yards in
year. And can slate also, on the very
best authority, that the Lowell Mills, which
consume 10000 bales; (out OF 100000 the
total consumption produce greater guam
thy Of yarn and cloth, by each spindle and
each loom, in given time, than is produc-
ed by any other mills in the world They
turn off 80 yards day in all their looms at
Lowell; and we all know that no English
mills produce any thing like that quantity.
To be sure, they work rather more hours
than we 10 here; they work at Lowell 1874
hours a week: in other mills in America
about - hours. | got return only last
week from friend Of mine, who has been
at Lowell, OF the work performed in the last
new mi Is which have been built there. We
are familiar with the coarse drills that we
all used to make immense quantities of, at
one time, 10 supply pantal0on stutls for the
India and China markets, and now they are
used all over America; and which, not very
many years ago, the house in which am
concerned used TO make and ship to great
extent.
"Ihe new mills at Lowell, produce
those at 3 Is d. per pound from the Cot.
tn,6 IA cents, Gin the other mi Is 7
ccn.s,) which, with the cotton, brings the
cos, to 8 l.2 d. per pound for hose arti.
clos. As TO the advantages they have
over US, | do not exaggcrate when state
it at upwards Of d. per pound in Cotton
alone; the freight II the American mills
being about half the average TO England;
and there is oar d1ty and ether expenses.
In the concern in which l. am interested,
the extra tax paid, OWING to the high price
IF ll)uer, amounts TO a tax Of $1,000
year upon oGr mills, rs compared with
thci. mills in America. Hear Then
their power costs at the highest rate f3
los. per horse power. have not the
smallest doubt indeed, | am prepared to
prove, that they can produce coarse do
mestics, drills, and every thing of that
kind, at least ~ cheaper than we can.
| Hear They have beaten Us out of the
india and China markets. OF course,
they produce for their own consumption,
and after a little while, have little doubt,
we shall have th m introduced very large
y here. Hear. The last thing they
will d. is TO attack the enemy in his own
camp, but !! am quite sure We shall sec it
by and by; Of that, think, there cannot
lie dolbt. The rate of wages is consid-
erahly higher there; but the great obstacle
II the rapid .pread Of production in the
American mills is the difficulty Of getting
more spinners. When they get self acting
mules, that difficulty ,anshcs. We musl
make up our minds to prepare for the loss
Of these markets, it is of no use to disguise
The fact; it is of no use of saying, can
hold out as long as my ncighbor; there is
nothing for 1t but to push the weaker ones
to the wall" Treat is an idle and selfish
way or expression, to sayno worse of it'll
which regret ton many Of us have been
INDUCING in. Hear Let US take care
that the strong lie not also pushed to the
wall; because we my depend upon it,
that, in production, there ale stronger
countries then we are; and if we are as
Il country, the weaker one, we shall all 90
TO the wall together"