The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-11-27
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manufactures in the south.

,.,d.r to the following extract from an abe !
.1,o,;,l in The last Dry Goods Reporter:
"A, the present moment, among the pro-
J,c.,s Of cloth n those sections, aaniely, the
N,,,hern aud Middle States, which have hith.
.uo been regarded as the Chief seats al man.
uc,c,ufing Industry, there appears to be, aud
d,ub,l.ss Is, soms,h,ug le'sot that prosPefi'
10 which, upon an average throughout the
.hols country, 10 unusually marked. The
-. of raw material has risea d!sprnpor.
,,o,.,.lv TO the price Of fabrics, aud although
-. d,m.nd for The latter is good, the supply
!. mare ,haa equal to it; that is to say, not.
ruhstandtng ,hut raw material Is very h'gh
and manufacturers complain OF made qna'e
n,,ces they nevertheless buy aud work up
laser auantity OF raw material lhan ever be /
G,,s IN the face OF enhanced impof'aiions OF
,,v.l PRODUCTIONS. This is an anomaly which
c,zz., msny hu: if wc teitc upon tho
causes which are ~ operation TO 81 mulste
c,mpeliiion, We may auise at something ike
s.iution. We may reflect that poliucsl
causes 10 Europe have operated to keep goods
che,e IN l. L,ncashlre, md by so dong to pro.
uo,e large exports to this SIDE OF the Allan
manufacturing rivalry have acted IN the
South aud West. These ste, first, abundance
Of capital second, the Influence OF The i'm.
proyenents in steam power aud machinery
sm.ucipa:nr factory labor from water pow.
et lccsl,ie.; and lastly, political motives.
The South has abundance Of capital e.
ync.J ia the fact that tho crop ihu- far de-
l,vered, say 0u0,0 btles, has real I'd
slOi 009 900, against s-0,O0O,0OO Tor y
go 900 bales last ,esi; that Is TO say,
ounniuy diminished by Que fourth, lessen
iur to The same es,cnt the expenses OF freight
hacking. &c. while rates Of exchange are
b,yh. drawn ugAns, hlgh values and have en-
Allied the S,uth ns a whole, probably 10 re.
aze $50 000 900 more maoey from 'h's
ctop than from the last. Nlih these means,
,c,ouss have 90 multiplied that no, short oil
l15 900 spindles are now in operation IN the
cotton States, requiring 100 600 bales oil cot
ton rer suuum, aud every msil brings ndsices
of some new one going up. THIS rivalry al
Ge,s tho old established factories hc more
that the new factories are all armed aih ihe
nowcs, improved macmncry, aud VII pro
duce at probably 30 per ceni batter aa'an'
tsye The cempeiilton tfnm ihls quarter Il
every way calculated 10 diminish the o'o
marrin between the cost of raw material snt
that ,c fabrics; therefore those old concerns
which had reached the minimum margin a
which they could ~otk, must shut up shoi
and give place 10 more competent Operators
c.Rct,.-The Alb,ny 0is.l Pdtriot A"
lhaltlb ,a,,ant glses The fpllasIeg descnP
uo, If the factories IN the Guy Of Columbus
10 tina, State:
The Coweia Falls manufacturing Com
p,ny's establishment occupies large brcl
bard,n.. can,ain ., 800 spudlrs, which max
from 400 10 500 pounds of thre d pc
d.y: "A looms, making 500 yards OF heav
o,nahutrs per day; 81 cotton cards, tire
waol cards. and one wnod jtck They ais
manufacture a considerable qnan'I'yoi Inse,
winch are more profitable than osnaburg
sad warns. They employ from 10 to IL
boys and gits, from twelve years ole "a
wards. Average wages: Superintendent
81 600 per anum; oVef'crrs sao TO sou p
uun,h wcavers sl5 cstders - spi"he'
s. 80 Power: one OF Rtch's centre 'et
wheels FIVE feet diameter, capable OF carry
veg as much more machinery. Fronts
investment 10 io l5 per cent
Near this establishment !, Caner's Fs'
Tory, large BRICK building. SIX s'o'''
h,sh; cost, $4,000; privilege, 600 ca
cula,ed 200 looms aud 0uhO sp'nd'e' p
tmaled value, when completed sloo,oo'
will employ from 500 to | 900 hands
mo, Far from this building is tho How
ard Manufacturing Company srs'sb!lshmen
The building ia Of brick 90 by l2o feet, =
stories. Il Contains 5000 sp'ndles, IL
looms, 10 more TO be added. En'te CO
slO0 900. They manufacture II, 600 yat'
Of cotton osnaburgs, shee,ings cnd sh'rtiu
per week, and 400 to 500 pounds ihfeat
emrloy 100 hands from twelve years old u
wards, one third of whom are males; ~ag
ltom IL 10 10 cents per day for comm'
h'nds assistants 81 to sl %; overseei
iIom W to 81 50; superintendent 5000 p
YEAR. CONSUMPTION 200 kales cotton.
Fast profits. under some d iliculties have v
tled from S3i to 500 per day; esnma"
,u'uIe profits 20 per cent. on investment
ihete Is an extensive machine shop come
ted with lhis manuiaclory. We exam,n
some bales of cloth made by this cslahlis
mlen', aod found it ofa very superior qhalii
Inc hands, male aud female, had gcneI
appearance Of cleanliness, health, and &C
'e0'men'. The proprctors Of the manula
""es have mado arrangements tor p'eac
,0g Sunday schools, and daily free schoo
'0r The operatives aud their iamlic.
We mex, visited Winters Palace Mil
f"Is large brick ediicc, of six sior
o'cuPed by machine shop, four runs
"''' slones-,wo Tor wheat and two ior &C
WIN oil the necessary Touring apparai'
.Sp'S'e Of turning ou, from s0to 100 barr
" aur per day. The entire cost was stat
" oe some s50,500. Ten thousand bush
" wheat had recontly been purchased