The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1851-04-22
New ORLEANS. April IS. 1881,

1t is pleasing to see the honest pride which
you take in furthering the cause of Factories
in the South. Your section have shown a
practical evidence of the sincerity of their
purpose, by building and completing one in
your midst. The report has reached this city,
that you are now weaving lowells and domes-
tics of such a quality, and in such quantities
that Lowell is despairing of ever requiring to
open up and set in motion the factories that
have been shut up for the past season. 1t is
to be hoped that the proprietors will find the
investment a good speculation; yet at this
time when old established factories have been
closed in the North for want Of profitable en-
ployment, it can scarcely be presumed that
your first effort could be a test OF future profit
The South has many advantages for manutac-
turing facilities, being near the cotton held,
the carriage and freight and storage expenses
will be light whilst the economy OF using up
what would otherwise be waste cotton, gives
an advantage for clothing negroes at a cheap
er rate than heretofore, and therefore secures
one constant kind of manufacture. What has
oftentimes been an insuperable barrier to the
success of factories in the South, has been the
want of a sufficient supply of labor. Negro
labor is too dear-the field for their labor is
the cotton field besides, their fingers are not
generally nimble enough, nor smooth enough
for handling %slivers, yarns or textiles-a fine
touch being requisite to make a cleanly, and
not a w~asteful, factory operative. A remedy
and a substitute for negro labor may be had
here by giving timely notice, as a great many
factory girls from Europe arrive here and pass
up the river, whilst your beautiful retreat
would be easily ana cheaply reached, and be
at once a saving to them and a profit to you.
While upon this subject, | may state, that
the last Boston papers show that the factories
for heavy domestics will not go into operation
with any hope of profit, till once the cotton
market falls thirty per cent. Better resolve,
then, TO support home industry at a good adj
vance--where all the expenses and profits are
spent amongst you-than to encourage a man.
~ufacture which can only be made at the ex-
pense Of your losing a third of the product of
your labor,
Crevasses are doing much mischief-and
you come in for a share of the evil results of
high waters the same rush that sweeps away
the %levees, carries away the telegraphic posts.
wires and all, so that you are as effectually
shut off from the active world, as if you were
18Th q. Dlo~oa
like the New York Express, sue for damages,
against the operatives, for not furnishing you
with telegraphed dispatches, for they are regu-
larry deposited for transmission.
The grand Railroad Convention will organ-
ize tomorrow; and, if properly represented
from the various parts having an interest in the
projected Improvements, much good will be
effected. Whilst it is desirable that unanimity
may prevail, there must be candor in stating
the amount of trade likely to flew from either
of the routes, so that capitalists may take an
interest in the undertaking. There are only
two routes having any show of being carried
out; but on these, it is to be feared much dis
puiation may ensue. The Metarie Ridge
route, running to the head waters Of Lake
Maurepas, and running eastward at that point
towards the present Madisonyille projected
} route, has been thought the best yet the Mad
i~sonyille terminus, having strong friends, may
i prevail. The great desideratum. is to create
/ an internal trade, by rescuing the rich, mac
cessible lands from a state Of nature, and max
e.
ing them perform their part, 50 that they may
bring forth and bud, giving seed to the sower
and bread to the eater and trade and CON-
: merce to the rest OF mankind. An earnest eye
7 is kept on certain capitalists. If they could
t see their interest extending beyond the Second