The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-07-21
The Cotton MIN.

prOpOS1LlOHr W, -WniCA we dAAuuSO JSS-
terday-the establishment in this city
of a cotton mills being received
with a good degree of favor by our
business men. Almost every one to
whom the matter has been presented
comedies its value and Importance to
the city, and have signifed his will
ingness to take stock in the enter
prise. The chief question now is,
how shall we proceed in the matter?
1t is proposed that the merchants and
moneyed men of the city meet at the
Board of Trade Rooms this afternoon
at three o'clock to consider the whole
question, hear from the gentleman
who presents the matter for consider
alton, get the benefit of his long
manufacturing experience, and decide
whether or not it is advisable to I'M.
dertake the establishment of the Com
pany. Let every man who feels an
interest in the enlargement of our
manufacturing and commercial facili-
ties be present, and give the move
ment the encouragement of their
presence, if they can, do no more.
It is useless for us to write at length
of the importance of this enterprise
to Evansville. A manufacturing es-
tablishment like this will bring
amongst us a class of operatives and
their families, which is not here. La
/ Dor is capital. The addition of such
a population of itself would be great
addition to our wealth. The mill
will cause the disbursement in
our city of at least one hundred thou
sand dollars, which otherwise goes
abroad. 1t will not only supply our
own merchants with staple articles of
cotton, but will create market here.
for the supply of adjacent towns and
cities, and thus give our mercantile
community a frmer hold upon the
trade of the lower Ohio Valley and
its tributaries. e
Here, now, is tangible proposition
presented to us bya gentleman, who
comeite us we'll recommended as ran
intelligent manufacturer, who has
grown up in the factories of England
and this country. He has a new and
complete noutft of. machinery for a
factory, capable Of manufacturing cot
ton batting, yarn, drilling, fannels,
warp for WOODEN mills, and other IA
brics, which he proposes to put into
joint Stock Company gon terms
(which will be equitable and satisfac-
tory to all. What is needed on the
part of our citizens, is to take suffi-
Gent stock to put the machinery in
building and set it in operation. 1t
will not require much capital to keep
it fully employed, asiits products will
find ready sale and yield a speedy
return rr. z.5.t. y-s...l ia
4 We hope our business men will
come out and give the project a full
investigation, and, if found feasible,
take hold of it with such energy as
will insure its success. We have
been using the. figures obtained from
the records to contrast the prosperity
and wealth Of our merchants with
those of other cities, 1t will seem to
give the lie to our deductions
from these plain figures, should they
refuse to consider such proposition
as the one now presented to them
If ours is the first commercial city in
the State, which it undoubtedly is,
the oficial4reooEds being correct, will
it not be matter of great reproach
to us that there is not sufficient public
spirit and enterprise to take $4,000
in an establishment so much needed
ond nnu On easily ohfainad2