Washington telegraph. [volume] (Washington, Ark.) 1839-1871, 1862-08-20

| PIKE COUNTY MANUFACToRY.-The necessi-
ties Of our community, depending for relief
upon the manufacturing establishment in Pike
county, have given this private enterprise
something Of public character, and must be
cur excuse for the public discus sion of its
| affairs We have heretofore called tfie atten-
| ton of our citizens to this matter f or the pur-
pese, wholly, Of assisting to preserve a healthy
tone of public sentiment upon the subject
and induce such action ON their part, as would
enable tie establishment, in the natural or
der Of things, to accomplish the greatest good
fos the community. Its benefits are incacula
| bic 1t i difficult to estimate the good which
it ha. already achieved Its advantages may
bs yet extended without interfering with the
rights of the proprietors. But this requires
also the judicious cooperation of the commu
nifty
The great object to he accomplished is to
cause its advantages 70 be equitably distribu-
ted amongst the really INDECENT. Persons of
wealth AMI means are enabled in many ways
to furnish til smsslves from other sources, and
whilst they with their superior means of trans
portaton, or facilities for leaving home, crowd
the factory and acquire precedence in purchas-
es, the more INDECENT are excluded from its
benefits.
| BY running all day and u cool portion of
the night the supply of spun thread which the
capacity of tho machinery furnish is alto
gether inadequate to the demand. Even this
| il lcssoned by the continued crowd Emporium
ing for thread, aud 50 dstracting the atten-
! ton Of the manager a. t. interfere materially
with the operations of the factory.
We think it would De an excellent policy for
the several couute. of SEWER. Hampstead, La
fayotte. Columbia, Union, Ouachita, Clark,
Polk, Montgo merry. Hot Springs, Saline, CAL
| houn, and Dallas, for instance. (other counties
having other means of supply more accessi-
| BILE TO procure in such proportion of
thread the factory could furnish, and dis
| tribute it by means nf township committees,
ut the regular rice. t. such families as might
be really needy, and unproviGed with ca rds and
ma terials for spinning, and unable to procure
clothing elsewhere. Il must be remembered
| that throughout the country many families are
supplied with cards, AMI have machines who
arc making clothing for sale. Although small
| in each particular case. the aggregate amount
Of clothing thrown into the community. j.
| very considerable. Those whose mean. and
! leisure enable them. may supply their def Glen
cics very materially, by seekin. these pur-
clascs through the country, or by sending
/ abroad to some more favorable locality. The
! poor cas i'll afford to do either, but must man
/ ufarture at home. ont Of what thread they can
| procure. Indeed, if not assisted in some way
! they must Inevitably suffer.
! Nc~suppose TIC agent of the factory would
| consent to such proposition, an agree to oc-
cupy it solely in supplying the county demands.
| ihe amount of spun thread furnished the
community, although inadequate. would he
more than at present, a. there would be less
| interruption OF the business. Whatever it
mi Int he it certainly would be distributed with
q discrimination better tlculltcl to relieve
! thc most pressing distress. 1t would cost the
county nothing, few worthy families would
/ wInt the means Of pIyins for the quantity of
! tlirrld necessary tcr r,mily U,e. Those who
! lid you'll lad Charitable neigl!b,rs to help
| them. Ii i not their want Of means to purchase
which make, the hardship. 1t is their inabil-
/ ity to -crambe for proceed ,nce and get in in
time. Ia the rush Tor thread and salt, one i :
reminded Of the pool Of SLOAN, and thinks Of
many cIipple4 whom ~ onc will assist to the
| waters.
| The restriction az iiust the sale of Iore than
twenty pounds to person. having been direc
| ted a.ainst speculation at second haul wonld
not apply, we think, to contracts made by
counties for distribution: or if thought to do So
would he readily modified by the Provost Mar
| -hal.
! We throw out these thoughts by way Of sug
| gest'on, hoping that they will meet with due
| considerations aud lac adopted or rejected BIZ
the community as they may commend them
/ selves the rublc mind. They acquire adj
| ditiDnal force from the known fact that many
| poor wives aud mothers require this thread
| for tie purpose Of manufacturing clothing, to
! be sent to hu-5ln Is and sans in the army
! They have no means Of going to the factory,
and could not leave home il they had.
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