The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-22

dends nor be expected tha. business managed s
norantiy, and consequently badY,w De pontaoie any
where.
The difficulty which has caused most OF the Southern
factories to be unsuccessful has been iathef BACK ttn
the management works after they are completed
1t arises from undertaking to put up buildings aud equip
them with necessary machinery On scale entirely QUITO
proportion the money subscribed for the purpose ana
the company generally burdened when their buildings
are finished with heavy debt, and no cash TO start Ous
ness VITA. We probably snoud DC "Iuu sut oS Sni
truth il we asserted that four out o five OF tue factories
erected Georgia the south have undergone ths ex
perience With this state OF affairs existing Tue company
cannot material to al antiSe u oegn VITA,
and oenr pressed for money goods have TO be sod
no matter what OF the market as soon ntaey
are completed This cuts oil per centse at both ends
and ia almost guarantee for embarrassment az the
Ipencement AMI failure IN the end. We DO not know
Factory in Georgia which has had plcuty Of TO
duct il business that has earned fair dividends. The
factory at Macon, which, by The way perfect model,
ss on too extensive scale for the account subscribed
and bid fair the OF others which
had started under similar circumstances. The stock
holders however seeing tho danger likely to arise from
it, instead OF selling out their interest and thereby bring
ing dscred their enterprise, stepped forward and in
creased the stock sufficiently u enable 10 60 on without
embarrassment Another fact may be stated about this
factory, refa,e the generally entertained opinion that
have not the managers here to conduct such esab
iishments.
When the Macon factory was started, under
the control OF a brought from New England at
high salary but he soon convinced the owners that he
did rstand people, and would not answer for
the place. Georgian, born and raised was then APP
pointed his successor position he still occupies with
credit to himself and satisfaction 70 the company Tns
annual dividends per cent, and believe that
every yard of goods that made IS sold the spot This
is not the only of this kind in Georgia Mr. Barring
ton King manages factory at Roswell with marked
The Augusta factories also probable, we be-
leve Bat has not been our objec, to show what fac
tories in the State pay dividends, much TO show
that the why they don't pay entirely within our
control Every one IS too apt to attribute failure 70
any which does touch themselves, bring the
calculations they make question We READY TO
believe that labor is too high 70 manufacture successfully
and therefore adopt eonsuson without giving tue
matter thoush Convinced by experience that we can
compete with the North this branch OF industry be-
comes make ourselves independent Of her by pur-
suing IT,
COTTON MANUFACTURE IN CHICAGO.
From the Chicago Tribune, Jan. Is
We have recentg laid upon the fact that
twenty thousand bales OF the amount that last
year passed through this city Eastern manufactures,
principally from Memphis one Of the largest and best
cotton marts OF the South Aud this circumstance, to-
geher with the fact that average OF about four dollars
per bale paid as freight 70 place this raw material IA
the hands Eastern manufacturers, we have unhesita
iugly urged inviting the attention OF capitalists to
commence on this size OF the lakes anu in our own
class and freight both OF the distance between
anu the seaboard. II VIII be done The temptation Is
real and practical not TO win that practical solution
that shall give busy looms sppues this side OF
the lakes And are not 10 despsc the day Of small
things, may welcome any enterprise here that tends
In the direction vi reducing the material Of cotton 10
some OF It's numerous forms o; utility Not long since
German, tho North Division. commenced a small
way and with treade power the manufacture OF
ton batting HIS h,e enterprise grown his hands,
and he has recently embarked II the batting manufacture
q more exteGced Scale, and witd steam power. He
has product excellent reputation, and has
ready among wnoesas houses for all he can
turn Some OF his manufactured batting that we have
Seen is remarkable excellence Chicago Tune, jan ID
MOVEMENTS OF FUGITIVE SLAVES.
from the Rochester Democrat, January IA
On SATURDAY good looking colored man, thirty years
OF age quite well dressed and Intelligent, reached ths
city from Norfolk Va. He osned by John Talbot,
in that city, aud served his master by driving dray
received therefor food clothing aud lodging, bat without
liberty 60 come except at his master pleasure One
DAY he hal opportunity 70 make sea voyage in yes
Sci trading ~ Norfolk, and went on board The police
searched vessel, ana his heart quaked ne lay
snugly concealed; but he discovered. When he
reached New York he narrowly escaped falling into the
clutches OF the hunters who there found, like
sharks sharp for PROV OF any kind anf ready for
fee TO send back the tugves TO slavery Al Albany he
actually fell into the hands of one OF these gentrya po
hceman, who him at the station, where he obtained
nights lodging. The officer hearing his simple story
OF the black hrs master he would get it, Bat IN
this foed by humane lawyer, who told him how
10 questions, aud him cnance TO try the
virtues OF "eg bail" The young fellow now on his way
10 Canada
Letters have been received from Niles, the from
Wheeling, who recently came TO this place. He found
0rinsby, G. W, in blacksmith shop, and
proved handy AZ the forge and horse oot that he
offered 81 per day FOR his services This hC
freedom TO do what he would with his own. The very
hammer, be says seems have 4 different ring ht
he i free.
FREE NEGROES IN THE SOUTH.
writer in Nashville paper has compiled the proba
BILE number OF free negroes the slave States which