Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-06-11
AGRICULTURE AND MANUFACTURES-THE
MUTUAL DEPENDENCE UPON EACH OTHER

AGRICULTURE AND OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
MUTUAL DEPENDENCE UPON EACH OTHER.
The advantages to be derived BY agricultural
muaiiy om The establishment Of manufactures in their
idss 10 very happily portrayed in the following article
which will not be unincrestne the present time, when
nc South 10 beginning deveope her resources, and TO
pursas her rvue policy as here indicated
The extracts we copy taken from excellent
ee prize ESSAY written for the "Sou,h Western Far
nsr" BY ciiren OF Kinds county, the importance,
AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS, Of establishing and
fostering MANUFACTURES and the Mechanic Arts,
? within the State Of Mississippi.
The writer. after few predatory remarks showing that
all trsnehes Of industry dependent upon the
and prosperity Of the agricultural interest, and that
manifesdy to the interest Of all their efforts
ensrpse calculated promote the immediate prosperity
OF those who cultivate the earth because wherever that
particular class strengthened and supported the benefits
derive incidentally Jases itself the varied
pursuits in which people engaged He says:
"Without INDUCING in further PREDATORY observations
proceed in effort discuss the topic presented and
shall fnt endeavor to demonstrate the advantages that
would how TO agriculture. by establishing and fostering
ssafaeferiss in midst; and secondly, consider the
influence that would be exered upon agricultural interests
By adequately encouraging the Mechanic Art. II is obv
ous that the field Of investigation upon which propos,
entering, Is too wide for newspaper essay IL
viii be necessary therefore in the remarks which follow
10 avoid al minor detail and embody only the more prom
inent Arguments that present themselves.
The hrst position assumed, that establishment
u Manufactures OF fabrics in Mississippi would
greatly increase the profits OF the cotton grower the
mount OF the raw material furnished for the home market
There 500 600 bales Of annually sold in
the home market, and wrought abcs by our manu-
featuring brethren Of the north Mississippi the
the cotton growing region supplies Of course. large pot
ron OF this trade The manufactures consume this
vast amount Of annually are remotely situated in
q New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, &c. The
transportation OF the article so great distance, is pro-
NJ ear,nn 7, a.
= bale Of cotton 10 New Orleans. To convey a bale
Of cotton to The door of The Massachusetts
cannot cost less than S. when ell the expenses
ded-perhnps II costs sum considerably beyond tina
amount Estimating the cost however. only S. lin or
der 70 avoid the possibility Of exnggeraion and per-
cevs the aggregate cost OF transporting 5O00 900 bales
825OO,000. Upon whom does this heavy annual expen
ditue fs Not upon the manufacturer but upon the pro
Queer Of the article. The planter bears a reduction from
the gross price paid by tie manufacturer for every
cost accumulated by the transportation charges The
Queer goes g marketand to arrive there be is compelled
70 travel long and expensive BY establishing
manufactures here in Mississippi, bring the market
the producer-annihiaie il were, the space between
him and the person TO whom he sells lis produc-avoit
the costs snd charges incurred the road market
sisss' IS per BALE and thus save to the planters who
supply the home Market annual expenditure Of 81 500
OOO-a sum Of money which every year distracted from
circulating medium and which goes 10 sustain
abroad, never again through the channels
OF trade. We agree, thata Of this q loss Mis-
ssspp-because Mississippi does furnish all the
ton purchased by the manufacturing States Our planters
tl.e
ano Indicated by our figures 10 the full extent Of their
sales 10 the American States.
We have heard it commended that the establishment of
Manufactures in Mississippi vet we have
never heard solid argument urged demonstrate the al.
legged mprucicabity of the measure Why can they no,
be established What Kists prevent their
lishmentf The necessary buildings and fixtures might
here be erected at cost he beyond what required
the same purpose in Massachusetts or New York The
requisite machery may be introduced tor only the add
tional Of transportation The operatives 10
VII ed d,u,t
ngy labor here for the compensation they receive
IN Lowell We might, indeed absolutely cheaper manu-
factory labor ia Mississippi by the introduction Of slaves
to perform the mere drudgey Of the establishments Fuel
abundant and cheap. Water power exists penufuly
In the northern and sections Of Sate and as for
subsistence, surely the necessary and
could be sold the BY farmer residing a,
the door Of the mandatory cheaper those supplies
nov furnished being chiefly drawn from distant
The entire Prseticsbly Of the therefore, obv
Tho measure would tend to cheaper the price of cotton
fsbrcs 10 the consumer Establish manufactures Of that
artee throughout Mississippi, and the Planters well
all others who goods who could procure
them Of the price paid by rs hands, the northern
manufacturer Residing within sight Of the mandatory
would, OF receive goods without any charge
for transportation. Instead OF buying themas we now do
from village retail merchants, encountered with accumula
Ted costs and charges for freight insurance. dfayage pro-
hs 10 each intermediate purchaser every yard of
cotton cloth required by Mississippi might be obtained a
True, Of remote countries
situated at distance from mandatory, would incur
and carrying their supplies hOmc but would not that be
ng expense indeed compared with the heavy charges
sIpenoneed under the present system Of foreign Deepen
deneef We learn that those ordinary cotton fabrics de-
nominsed "Lowes," cost at the manufactory about
eight cents per yard. They present sold TO us here
IN s part Of Mississippi, ten per yardhus show
ing that the accumulated charges transit Of the ar
Gle from the hands Of the manufacturer TO the consumer
amounts to two cents on every yard purchased by
What is the chief cause that has produced 50 great
dnpfesion IN the cotton makO Why that the planter
meets nadequat reward for his labor7 Evidently Il
the oysrpfodueton Of the material. There are too
many people engaged In the business Of cotton planting
zoo much capital invested in the pursuit The quantity
produced s beyond the demand. Hence the dcpre ssion
nov etperenced-a depression that Of necessity con.
inus not increase Until The Of the evil shall have
been removed. The introduction OF Manufactures in
ms'Ppii would eEeu powerful agency in the removal
mn eNi. manulsc'ones give employment 70 great
nambef Of operatives. These must O course be fed II
mss eeen essimsed-snd correctly no doubt--tbat each
operative IN manuiuctofy agricultural products
IN ne susensnce, Of the value Of l2L cents day The
estimate seems rather too low. Now LET M supno,e
Inst an establishment Of the kind is in opsra,o, IN bc
county d Hinds giving regular employment 10 200 oor.
ives To support these people, requires day pu,sb,se
p,os.ons 70 the vslus Of S2s To support them year
I'VE yssr. would require expenditure Of 1855 o
eourse, Tits demand for provisions would be supplied b
s srmers q tho country, because they could do The bus
cheaper Than producers reading az distance erc
bsn. We would have home market for every aurplus pr
duet Of the farmcofn, pork, beef butter eggs
yrsstssss, outs potatoes, sc, The farmer woul,
IND 90 his interest apply much Of his land TO n,
crafs 81 Rr.n, because he would then have IN adeaus,
market a. his door. This would. consequently, drnni,l
hs aasnny Of cotton produced and, necessary rosl,
sesd - siosae the pfce ofths cuSiaiod supply. And
@nnsctories in successful operation throughout N.
Whole growing region, giving employment thousands
people and consuming every year productions Of our col
-rcontnR miliions " dollars who does not az one
psesive that an eiesston 10 the price Of cotton would