The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1859-11-09
From the Mo. ficnyune.
rHERN MANUFAcTUREs.

From the Mo. :ficnyune.
SOUTHERN MANUFACTURES.
In one respect our Georgia exchanges are
interesting. beyond any others that come to
Us from uur sister States Of the South, to
read. Scarcely day passes but they bring
Us something that reminds US OF what that
great Empire" is doing or promises to do
in the way Of building up o. encouraging
home manufactures. Now il is new loco
motive from the great mandatory at Sa-
vannah, new car from the same establish.
ment or those OF Macon and Atlanta, new
iron from tie rolling mills of Cherokee. new
-four from The well known mills Of Columbus
and Augusta, new cotton and woOllen fabrics
from flOlrishing factories in nearly every
portion Of the Safe. Almost daily we no.
tice something that reminds Us Of the rapid
strides this great commonwealth Is making
towards true independence.
Aud the same may be said of portions OF
the adjoining States Of Carolina. Alabama
and Tennessee. The paper mills Of the iirst
named, We believe. have for some time past
been supplying not only the adjoining cOun-
try, but / number 81 the best conducted jour,
mails Of the North; our friends Of Memphis
are equally busy in supplying with whatever
they need large and rapidly developing
country, that naturally looks to them Tor
supplies; while our rat very distant neigh
bors Of Alabama have Of late walked up TO
the importance Of developing the rich mine-
raj resources Of that growing State. Every
where around Us we already begin to see
evidences that We are about entering upon a
new order Of things in the South.
Heretofore, nr at least till within few
years, the Southern States have only been
known as agricultural States, producing cot
ton, corn, rice, wheat aud sugar in album
dance. but essentially dependent upon the
North or foreign imports for most articles 81
common manufacture even. A few years
af0re and We firmly believe We shall in this
respect, as 10 our great agricultural staples,
be exporters aisp--we are so IN the articles
Of -four, cotton goods and paper, as before
mentioned, already or at least we shall
cease to De dependent upon others.
AMI certainly there i no reason why this
should not be the case. We have the water
power, the raw material Of every kind on
hand, anl climate far more genial than ans
4 the great manufacturing States Of the North
can boast, in which 10 work il up. How then
can We fail ultimately, when uur energte.
shall haze been turned ID that direction, ID
produce a better article and At less expense
I than our rivals:
j A few DAYS since, indeed, we had occasion
/ to speak OF the comparative cost Of four Go.
vernment steamers Of nearly equal tonnage
built two Of them al the South and two al
the North, and tnand that tie difference wa.
upwards of s75.Oup 10 favor of the former
And what il true 81 ship building mu.t b,
equally true Of cotton aud wooIIen and iror
manufactures. or whatever may be carried
on 10 the South.
Cotton manufactures IN particular should
be the object 81 our earliest consideration
What could contribute more to our wealti
and independence. Or in what pnterpris,
could cur surplus capital be better employ
ed : Il would be years, doubtless, befor,
We were able to compete with older aud NOR
skI!llul manufacturers 10 the production o
tue flher fabrics; but We could at least, il
every Southern State, q, the Georgians hay,
now for wears been doing, supply ourselye
With articles II home aud common use, Will
in the mean time &c laid tie foundation 70
greater things. Escrythi Is at hand, III
raw material, the motive power, a climai
: unsurpassed, and our success could not b
a matter Of dolbt. A few wears would lin
" as independent Of the world a. we az
How dependent upon IL.
Manufactures id iron also, are worthy I
! our earliest and warnpst encouragement
. Nothing could contribute moIe to our indie
! peadence a. q people, and nothing more ,
. our Convenience and indirectly TO our wealtl
llos yasi, indeed. would have been the "a,
/ iag, the last ten years, IN Georgia, Alabam
! aaJ Tennessee, Tor instance, had the rio
! irun manes 1T lhDse States been deyelope
aud made IL cDutrlbHte IL Tie single articl
/ III railroad iron 4lDne, stiB Tor tie most pai
i imported from abroad. We saY for tie mo.
part. because, ihpggh late, We see the Geol
! ans and 1labamiaas are beginning to thin
I t.les can manufacture their own railroad irOi
] a. well ~ their own -four, and cDti0ns, an
! aOoIlens, anil a. GOOD al article Or bctt,
| and more durable tAsH can De made for ll,cn
This subject uf home manufactures is 10
iBdeed. often enough pressed upon our pc,
. pie, nor with sufficient earnestness an
: warmth We are too prone 10 forgei, in III
i unparalleled pfOdactseness Uf our soil, an
. the annual returns il il sure tp make, ihs
We have other and equally inexl,austibI
! sources 81 wealth. We are prone to forge
! and daily need reminding that. with all ou
7 seeming prosperity, we Of the Southern STATE
: az yet lack one great element of natiun.
greatness aud independence, and that il ca
5 Unly be supplied By building 90 anil patron