The North-Carolina standard., 1845-09-03
Mnuvfoet,.1es, IN North sOay6lina.


the city of New York, and adds, the profits OF
manufacturing are superiorto those Of any other
occupation at the present time This is no doubt
truc and for proof of it look at the fourishlng
condition ofthe North, and reflect upon the amount
Of wealth which must be accumulated from the
large dividends the manufacturers are regularly
declaring in that region. 50 49,
We rejoice te see this subject exciting attention
in North Carolina. A meeting has recently been
held in Wilmington in this State, to take into con-
sideration the practicability Of erecting Cotton
Factory at that place. and at this meeting letters
were read from gentlemen at the North, giving
information as TO the amount of capital necessary
10 build such Factory as would be profitable.
One Of these letters gives estimate, in winch 1t
is laid down, that Factory can be erected, all the
machinery purchased-every thing complete, for
$4,000, which will run 5000 spindles The
Wilmington Journal in publishing the proceed
ings of this meeting, forciblysrenarks:
"Itis with pleasure that we notice the deep in
terest which this sub jecI is exciting in many of the
Southern States. That we Gan manufacture the
cheaper articles Of cotton goods, particularly white
cloths and yarns at the South cheap, and even
cheaper than the same goods can be ~mAde at the
North, we believe Is now aSceItaIne0 0Y eXpeEt-
ence. That we ought TO do our Own1work so lar
as we can, every will readily agree. Ii is
fact perhaps not known to most OF our readers,
that beth the yarns and the whrescloths made in
North Carolina factories, are heavier and bet
ter than the same class of articles made at the
North. II is also fact well known, that orders
constantly sent from the Northern cities TO our
manufacturing establishments for these articles
To those who have already engaged in the busl-
ness, manufacturing has proved most profitable
inv pifaI In hn
Fayetteville, there are several Of these establish
ment%, which have been operation for years,
and they have proved profitable, not only TO those
directly Interested but they have given an impetus
the Industrial pursuits Of the country in which
they are located Our own town, we think is as
well adapted 10 the successful carrying Of this
business, any other in North Carolina. il -
tue, we have not the same water power which
Fayetteville and sother points in the State can
boast of. But then we have The authority of the
best practical minds, that the machinery of cot
ton factory can be driven cheaper by steam, than
by wafer. This is stated in communications
ceIved By a gentleman in this town from sources
which merit perfect confidence. Indeed, actual
experiment has shewn such TO be the case. There
is every motive then TO induce our enIerpii<ing
capitalists embark in this line of business. All
experience shews that il will be profitable TO them
selves directly. Then the incidental benefits
which would flow TO them from the impetus which
il would give the commerce Of Wilmington,
would be incalculable. See what the Steam Saw
Mills and the Dislilleries have already done for
US. We have every to reason believe that if the
manufacturing spirit is once aroused the same If
still happier effects will flow from it, This we
predicted in advance, that in less than two years
after the first factory commences its operations in
Wilmington, there will be or three more in
full blast. Nor would this IN lure. those who may
FIRST embark. Our field is amply large enough for
half dozen establishments. We have our own
State; we have the whole United States; our To-
cation on the seaboard gives US the whole world
bat VtaTy-T1 NIGHT nf
mingIon ship manufactured goods TO the South
American markets, as we'll as the brother Jona-
thans of Rhode Island, or Massachusetts? We
say then, those who have put their hands to The
plough, go with spirit and energy, and you
will not only do well for yourselves, but you will
confer an enduring benefit upon the whole COM
munity. From the proceedings which We publish
below our readers will that the enterpIising
business men of our town have already taken the
incpient steps towards erecting Cotton Factory
in this place. We would con jure them 10 be
prompt aud energetic in the matter. At the same
lime " e would, if our voice hId any weight. beg
of them to see that step they take be guided by
According TO the census of 1910 North Carroll
ma had at that time 25 Cotton Factories, with Az
034 spindles, employing 1919 persons, and pro-
lucing articles TO the amount of 8 $4,000, with
a capital of o95 800 Nearly one-third tE all
he capital in manufactures was employed in the
OF cotton; and Virginia, with cap
ilaI of at least SII OoO, 900 engaged in manufac-
lures, had fewer Cotton Factories at that period
Than this State But why should not people
go into this business more extensively? We have
The woter-power in most Irstances-and where
that is lacking. steam can be made to supply its
pIacc-we have cheap domestic labor, and we
ha re the -ayy material at our very DOORS
We have too long been dependent upon the
North for our flbrics-indeed for almost every
thing we use, as some of our people are upon
South Carolina and Virginia for their habits of
thinking and for their political opinions. 1t is
time, high time VIC had thrown off all this and set
up for ourselves Let US begin at once, and let
no true son Of the good Old North pause for
moment until very much of this noble work OF
is accomplished. True, the fiscal
policy of the Federal Government has always
been against US, and under its operation, though
we started as the equal of New York in territory
and population, the emporium of that great State
and indeed of the Union covering but few
square miles, often votes more money for single
ol,i ct than we ordinarily raise by taxation in
twenty vearsl But we must not only cote against
this ruinous policy-we must a0ork against it.
She now employs about sixty millions IN manu-
hctures. and we about three miliOns--thc differ
euce between the two in wealth and power can
ha So, :, ,,,,hont nj efforf