The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1866-11-24
OF AMERICAN MANU-
... ,eaT .FAOTURES, .. ... ...r,-


The manufacturing Interests Of this
country have lately received a wonderful
impetus, which is all the more gratifying
because their growth is confined to no
particular section. We recently com
mented, briefly upon the mulhplieitylof
cotton faclorias springing into existspce
in the South, and almost every mail brings
Us additional accounts Of projected new
en- eFpriSes- II is not difficult TO see that
the time is not far distant when the ooarss
er fabrlcks of cotton and Of wool will be
produced at the South in sufficient guam ?
titles to render That section nearly self
sustaining The West too, has taken
steps for the ,establ.a lment of manufac-
turing Industry on a grand scale. and
avows her j0tention to tree herself from
dependence upon the East, 20 far as re
CARDS the leading fairies of cotton. aud
wool, The Pacific States are making
rapid strides in the prodnction-of wooden
goods. New England States, New York.
New Jersey and Pennsylvania, have,
within the last three oS fouF earseadded
hundreds Of thousands of spindlss and
shultles TO those previously in operation.
Thus the -whole system of domestic in
Gustry has been. and is being, expanded,
and an identity OF interest established,
which must, In time, be productive of
The best results. It must be shallow
MUD that cannot see that 4the investment
of capital in manufacturing establish
ments North, South, East and West, will
be for the good of the whole county. Il
W0uldi have been far better ii, long ago,
those sections of the country which we're
wont to declaim most loudly because OF
The property of New England had adopt
ed the same truly American ideas Of
growth, and thus shared in such. enrich
ment, instead Of trying 10 discourage, if
not 10 destroy, :he system. 'l.... 3, II 81 p
The cbeapness OF labor and of capital
in r agIand has bled her, hitherto, to
CONTROL the manufacturing, enterprises Of
other countries. Sue could import cot
ten,. wool and other raw material for her
factories, aud food for her operatives. and,
by reason Of the low wages of labor,
could keep the price of manufactured
goods cheaper than they could be safforl- ,
ed where capital was comparatively dear.
and labor was better FemuneTated..a Thai
system. then, il not only the most prof
liable TO US which encourages the labor
ers of Europe TO come to this country,
where, helped by many fayoriug eircum
stances they may supply our. own wants
as well as their own. The advantages OF
Immigration 10 us are many lold. ~ We are
enriched, BY the addition Of muscle aud
skin; We have SO many more 7 producers
and consumers, aud so much added to-
our numerical strength that, IN due time,
our Dependence upon foreign countries
for manufactured commodities must neo
essarially be greatly lessened. E gland
Is essentially q manufacturing cluQtrY.
A small island, with crowded, industfi
GUS population, she creates capital BY her
industries more rapidly than she can ab..
serb it. Our oWhzcountry, on the con J
ttary. with the resources os s vast cont CONT
men stilf 10 be developed, absorbs cap I,i'
tai more rapidly than, it can, at present,
be lproduced.s But this condition, in tie
very nature Of things, cannot long con- Sl
ti1de.i Very soon after the country. es-
capes from IFS present abnoSmaI condi- {
tiou, the iucresse Of capital win become:
equal TO- tie demands Of ali legitimate
enterprises. Our financial Independence
OF Ems gland will be hsstened according
as vs. labor 10 transfer E1propesn indus:
tries 70 bur o1n towns aud cities This
ttabsfer can be brought about wfth ii RAP D.
idity IN proportion to the wisdom dis
played By the governing authorities,
touching the tax and tarif systemss. aud
other Questions of fhancs, With OUT
inexba1stible coal and iron minea aud our
great wealth Of teeo1 1885 III Cotton. WOOL.