New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-12-24
: Iss,nSE n MANUFACTURE OF COTTON.


/ A HOME MANUFACTURE OF COTTON
In spite of the fact which experience has proved
III Georgia ana other Southern States that Cottcr
can be manufactured at profit, tho Capitalists q
| this section somehow show an extraordinary de
gree of hesitancy about embarking their funds in
such enterprises, and have been satisfied to allow
| to the North all the advantages which are to be
| derived from the manufacture of our great staple
contenting themselves with its production, In
1 common with large majority of the Southern
press we have, time and time again, attempted to
correct this error, by pointing out such facts as
| came 10 our knowledge which bore upon the sub
Iiect We have called public attention to the facts
| elioited by the success of every manufactory
erected IN the South. We have showed that in
nearly every kind of goods which they have at
tempted to make, they have gradually outstripped
competition, and taken possession of the market
both at home and abroad and we have essayed to
convince them that il we could be successful SO
far it was within the bounds of possibility even
probability-for US to succeed in every case.
Southern capitalists have remained unmoyed by
these arguments. The turn which political events
have recently given to public opinion, may now be
the cause OF better feeling on this subject, and
we touch upon 1t again with hopes Of being able to
accomplish something.
We Yesterday visited d mandatory of cotton
| yarns and cordage, which is located in the inn
mediate vicinity of New Orleans, which, during
the short period it has been in operation, has
proved not only successful in production as to
quality, but as paying institution. We speak Of
the Cotton Mill of Mr.. L. N. Lane situated in JEFF
ferson City. We examine the workings of the
machinery in every department, and beheld the
cotton it went through all the various processes
| and changes, from the time it came from the bale
| to when it was yarn done up in hanks, bundled,
prepared, labelled and packed into bales ready for
| market. Under ordinary circumstances this would
have been very interesting sight; but when we
eraberea that this was Southern mill. here ut
Il. 80 ~, a.
nohe' m 'ne iiiilheuia'e Y Ne@ "
leans, we felt doubly gratitied and interested.
This estabIishmenthasn now running 1000 spndles,
employs fifty hands, and is capable Of producing
annually. 500 900 pounds of cotton yarn, of all the
Qualities used in the South, and Is 600 pounds of
cotton cordage. All these goods readily sell in
this market at yery remuneratinr rates in spite of
the high prices which cotton has been bringing
and the high wages Of operatives. The proprietor
who il 4 Southern gentleman, and resident Of
Nav Orleans since boyhood. 1--WE have known him
twe1tv.one vearsl informs MS that he can mann
faetnre donesties with the same facility Al yarns
and cordage. and that he designs doing 80
as soon az he can erect suitable macbinarv
The hugbear abont the iticultv If ATTAINING 1abor
and I'M rn;nous pricas which bave Il be Maid forft
ha talIs ns ax;sts on1v IN the imaginatian If the
onnonants # soptbarn entarnrises a. tbe worl
i i'm tboueb confinng ana tba onera,vss bainr
n,nst,v vonng hova ana oir,s vbo can malra n
mia emnlov tu;c as m,cb - IN sYv otber tners i
al,says eno,,at ,vb;ts lahor ,o bs had - ricas
,vb;cb ,aa - = ,aroa n,ar,;n a. ,rost r sIara.
were "a tle Y,rofits ,vonld II increased Iargalv
and ,t,a ntrof7p ction of aave Iabor IN this enter
nrise Ia only been DELAYED on account Of the
bsavv casb ontlav wb;.b thair nurcbasa wou1d
reug;ra
Now We vii, ask the onastion ubatbe, sf,ar
this succassfa1 e,Tort of MI Iane ,vbo was a. ~.
snis sueceasiul ehors u nr. Lahe, VINO WAS IN en-
tire stranger in the business IL NAV not be possible
cA ) - 5-5,.,g 80. 4. 49, .l.,,.2,- --e
III
80 80 "es.iu ei1ey 80 pioAe oqNs,5 iuolasisoi w
leeuoh may slii ne Hade on Tue grouhas that the
Southern merchants will not buy from them on ae |