The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-10-20

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tire. and are now blowing them Or. and SO
getting them up by plecemeal; bat with some
Of the smaller craft they are more successful.
and we saw one small steamer that had just
been raised when We were there. 1t certainly
looked queer affair ; but they said the wood
was sound. and that few repairs would make
the engines all right. The steamer that took
US from Constantnople to Odessa, on our
way to the Crimea, had been submerged Tor
about year, and. according to the captain,
(whose statement receive with doubt,) the
engines recommended working without any
repairs being required. Scotsman.
A SOUTHERN COTTON FACTORY PAYING
TWENTY-FIVE PER CENT.
Per cent, has magic sound in my ears
that are rather hard of hearing in regard TO
other matters. They can distinguish the
turkey. Talk to the owners OF these ears
Of law or gospel. the Constitution or Kansas,
party, politics, preachers, prisoners, cables,
creditors, or even crinoline. and they appear
as stoical as mummy bur pronounce per
eentGge, and they are alive as crickets. all
attention, aud ready fnr proposition. We
fear, greatly lear. there are tolerahly large
number OF surh persons in the world, and,
Tor aught we know, there may be some stray
representatives. of this class even IN New Or
leans. II this should BE- the case, their mouths
will not only be thrown ajar BY our caption.
but they will probably be as humid as the
eyes Of muck phllantfopisl over an imagi-
nary tale ~ suiferins loratrd so far of that
he will be in no danger oi being called upon
! tor dime 10 relieve II
We have excellent authority for saving
that there is cotton iaeinry now 10 opera
tion IN a State adjoining Louisiana witch
pays .wentysninc per cent. on the capital
invested! II is certainly large figure. and
We must confess frankly that we ourselves
were somewhat surprised al il, though We
have lnng been satisfied that we here in the
South are overlooking some of the surest
means &c wealth and Independence. and de-
voting too much Of our time AMI thoughts Ia
matters that pay but very small per cent.
upon capital thus valuable. The factory we
refer to Is locate ~ Chuciaw county. Mis-.
sissippi. and has been gong on noiselessly
but most successfully for number ~ wears
past. We suspect there are no politicians
connected with IL. or We should have long
since known al about IT, and IL Whplc CAPT.
tai would, doubtless. have been brought IN
bear in various elections, every nne Of which
was specially intended % save tie Soath.
1 So quietly have ihr aiI.irs II this very pc.
tuliai institution heen managed, that Few
/ people, even ~ the State in which i, j, stu.
afed. probably have lad. until recently. any
definite knnwle,lgr OF il. We do not rccoI.
lect q have seen any a!iasiuns 10 il III the
papers Of Mississippi. till lately. and 10 only
one or two AZ alt. Col. Williams, the editor
Of the Mississippi Planter AMI M,chinie.
who, BIZ the way. is dung ma.h to forward
i the interests Of the State ~ the development.
Of its agriculture and Of il. domestic resour-
ces IN general. lately paid visit to THIS cot
ton factory II Ch"ctiw county. and from his
letter We make the following interesting px-
i tiacts:
/ We're wc 10 search IL an argument Ia
prove the practicabllIty and value Of manu-
featuring cotton and wooden goods ~ Mis-
slssippi. We would want nothing more 10 tie
/ point than tie success Of the Choeiaw fdet0-
Il ~. Starting with but little capital. remote
| IRON market, and IN tie midst pf comma.
nit, that entertained prejadic.. rather than
kin,ils feelings. IL has increased and grown
/ 10 consequence until community Of near
500 souls re now deriving support fran its
/ ape, atlUns, while, 10 the Stockholders, IL II
paying dividend Of 90 per cent. II is per.
/ hap- one IL the best managed concerns 81 the
sort 10 be found ~ the south, combining pcDn-
omy, skill, utility and system 10 iis details
/ For this the company are indebted. 10 great
extent. 10 the prudential administration 81
/ their excellent President, william Wessnn
/ We were particularly struck with the quiet.
/ ness, good or,lrr, and sannd morality 81 the
little town. The operatives. male aud female.
all LINKED chrrfigl aud rontendsd. whirh, ol
course. bespoke Ideal and punciual epmpen.
sat,on Tor their Labor"
Tbs. extract ought 10 be einbslmed 10 the
columns u every paper IN Louisiana. and We
NAV add 10 The Sooih. 1, proves vh.t Ne
have been eoniending for. that in diversity.
/ ing uar industry - a. 10 develop our internal
resources aud take advantage 81 our mean.
Of natural wealth, is found our true policy,
the mean. - once Of uur safety, Of our pros.
perity aud our wealth.
/ Tn. ChUcisw factory was commenced and
has been conducted precisely in the manner
We have advocated. VIZ: upon a snail scale
al first. sith . gradual enlargement Of opera.
tons a. success shJuld warrant. We trust
/ the inf senee d tie success Of this expert.
inent will MT be lost upon some u our own
citizens who last year we're talking aboat
starting a similar establishment in or near
New Orleans. Surely il twenty nine per
cent. cannot bring them up to the scratch.
nothing can. We trust the matter will re-
eeiye immediate attention, aud that another
business season will not be allowed 10 pass
away without witnessing the commencement
Of cotton factory IN our sieiblty. Labor
can here be obtained in abundance. the raw
nstsrial purchased on The spit. and every
yard Of cloth made taken at fair price al
the very door Of the warehouse. Who will
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