North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1850-11-02

- SoUrHERNE EorToN MANUFACTURES. The fact that
the South cas successfully compete with the North
in cotton manufactures is almost universally al
lowed, The manufacturer in New England himself
must see, the superior advantages enjoyed by the
Southern manufacturer in h8ving theraw material at
hand, and the vast difference in the rst cost Of the
article, in favor of the latter Manufacturing sites
can be obtained at the South by the side of the
ton field. There is deficiency Of capital, as is
abundantiy testified by the amount vested in works
of internal improvements stocks and in every way
where it is supposed that SAT and nvest
meIt may be made. There is want of skill or
enterprise among Southern men, and the only re-
tnaining item-an Industrial class to be employed in
the manufacturing establishments--is abundant, AID
has been proven in the cases Of several manufaco-
ries already in operation at the South, 10 be most eff
cent. The production of cotton goods is almost en-
tirely by machinery. The looms in many cases are
attended TO by mere children, and negroes are
found to be almost if not entirely, as available in
these establishment as white laborers. aa s7a ~
Had the South engaged in the manufacture of cot
ton at the same time that New England States did
we have doubt the manufacturers, in the last mem
toned quarter, would long this have been COM
PEELED to Withdraw from the field of competition, or
at all events, confined themselves to the productions
of the fnerqualtes of goods. It's within the rec
objection of us all, when the first cotton manufactory
established in the South, and even now, we have
quarter many in all the Eastern States.
The progress of Southern manufactures has gone on
with but little noise, but still steadily and rapidly
1t is estimated that there are It's. 900 spnd1es
running In the cotton StaeS requiring not less IMAM
100, ,OOObales, about fourth of the consumption
of New England. In 1S47, the four States of Ten
nessee, Alabama, South Carolina and Georgia, had
SO factories-which number has been much increased
within the present year. Taking all the Southern
States into account, North Carolina having 20 manu-
factories and Virginia, Florida and Mississippi each
a small number,the sum total may reasonably be put
down at from I4O to $50.
1t is gratifying fact that among all the Southern
Sates Georgia stands foremostin the number of cot
ton manufacturing establishments Within few.
years. than 40 factories have been erected with
in her borders, at cost of one million and half. OF
dollars. About fifty thousand bales now annually
consumed in these establishments, aording prof table
employment 10 large number of industrious opera
tives The manufactories, most of them experiments,
and built greater expense than will hereafter be the
case, found to be exceedngE prof table-the div
idends in most Instances, being from twenty TO thirty
per cent. d" -' E" 5rts N'49~ $50 sf-
Capitalists in the South have every thing to encour
age them undertake the erection of eottons mills.
The successful operation of those already established
and the profits arising from this source, longer
Of doubt. The effect they have upon the geH-
eral prosperity Of the section in which they erec-
ted is felt in the unusual stim1ss they give to home
enterprise of every description Agricultural products
in greater demand. and every species of labor is
required at Increased rates. The price of cotton too
will in time be increas both account of the
qnanty consumed at home. and the force taken from
the cotton field TO be employed in its manufacture.
And above all, the South will be made independent
of the looms and skill of distant sections.
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