, 1866-01-16
COTTON MILLS IN CKiCkC0,
The Movement made At La~t-The In
tltal Movement toxTnrds MAN.
nfactureA In our City.

Al ihe last slttine Of the Legl.Atufe OF the State
Of Illinois, number Of eentlemcu, among whom
vas Ileury Fuller, Etq, interested in the pro=peri
ty nnd social well being Of the city, procured the
pareage OF an act Of Incorporation for company
10 be called the Chicago Cotton Manufacturing
compapy-apt.a, haif million oollars, to be d.
portsnce Of such IN eute.r1ee could not fall to be
appreciated, but for some time atter The passage Of
the ae' the thing d'ageed along without an{ denn-
}ope & Cherished Asn idea '0 ef eatab,sh.ns aa me
clsso about 70 ( 9Fa.a sssss ;nsss:t O'Clock <
on hh,urday ad.eznoon $ioo, 900 Of the stock h:
been subscIihed. On which ten per cent is 10 Be
soon n The project u r. properly nndar IVY VIZ. III
guaranteed thsl NOT more than twenty per cent a1-
together Will he called for. The following gentle
lhe .ntesprize: Menfy Fuller. Towcn Hro.hcrz, :,
EaIen A}dnch, Daniel Hurd, Charles q. Walker,
Daniel thompson. George y; Fuller, ". q. ov-
whose name has not .ansplred.
N addition TO theee. he name Of The rcdonb.ablc
Col Goshen. The giant Of the MuseHm. has been
enterprise II one which can BE- participated IN by
i 4 p1opostd p ihe nex1y created company to
doing 80 4 hes been deemed advisable to sta ffou
small beginnings; single hal1d,ng viii be erected
II " i assd e ssa s 81 ss NJ mo4 s
tlan eight thouEaud rpinales will be IN operation
81 The Outset, and The other machinery Of the mill
Will he on a corrc pending scale
II would be dinicult 10 ovcrestimate the benefits
which arc destined to aect.te to the whoIe CON.
muntty from The creation OF such An Important
brunch Of Industry In the city. or to fo.etc what
may be The uimate results 10 the growth and
prosperity Of the "ho1e Northwe+t- such an inst-
lusson becom<s The quiekcncr Of whole d.eirict.
stimulating tllr activity Of the population. and
making regions which lansnishfrg In idcness
alive With thc healthy strength Of Labor Chicago
cannot Re sad to be behind any city IN the world in
rot waattng many Jescmtah,e who cnundently
asfctt tkat tLc ciEy has nov seen Its bett da5s
such predictions AZ not sezy likely so he fnlallcd
in amy eafc. but With The prospect OF is becoming
not only a graf commercial mart, but great
manufacturing centre, ire may confidently look for
e en III s a e. %.
nas depended toe much for III commercial welfare
upon liz position as plsct Of transit and has relied
loo little npon IT. resources for 4tordtng en-
p]o5znesIt I'll snslcnance 10 the Mulifudes Wholive
within IT, borticft. There IL DO fcason why II
should not provide ample meanH Of employ for
ls r.nson TO doubt that, t,owcll las gathered
Aronnd 1t, from al parts Of New England and Can
ata, IN industrious population and fnrul+hed 1abor
would oshrrwtse have rcmaiaed ,dlc, Chicago cau
snd I oee = sss eaIdsya at n = aers s0@ss s;s
wandering. idle, and destitute Throughout onr
Eirects, and as mnny poor mothers who nte unable
to find The 1ncans Of support for their f*miies who
might b. encouraged 10 habits Of industry, and be
enabled 10 earn an honest md respectable ltscH-
hood, were. cotton mills once established ia our
Mids'- Employment q al kinds II becoming
kcs1cr commodity IN Chicago, and ut no time Tor
1tefc 3onr years past have there been as many idle
persons about the city. Al! This eau be rcnedad
by the new iuletna given By the earring out Of
tins new project 81 cotton mandatory, and the
Icarp Of tlose who prophe-y The downfall Of our
commercial greatness be zst at rest to7ereT.
pr,pofc, ue hase every advantage IN our favor. We
can obtain cotton 1T cheap rate here ~ an any
portion Of the United staten. We have 40 unhm-
i&ed supply Of pure water: We have coal. which
With llft1c improvement In 1he mode Of using It.
lastly, " ean ob,a1n cheaper labor. People can
tuslHt here lot one-third less thau IN the East aud
there asc now in the city alone, unemployed
people enough 10 furnish half dozen mills
OF a etnailar capscity to the one now about to be
e1octed. Doubilrs* otner cotton mills Will sooa
rear their roofs above the ground, following IL the
@ e sst an 9oo I'll sna ohs Est a.
out OF her Own bounde ard by y1F1nc of er own In
dusty. tuppy the neeeasitet Of cyfIized sxlst.
ne the cIai manufacturing emporium, Whs,re e3t6e tbe
wants OF the people can he ruppled equally wen a.
at he tands OF EuUpr. and With this adsnntacr,
1hat the produet money vi al ~ ne kept n stcnla
tten in mldFt instead ol betof carried Oh 10
From tle wav in which this enterprise has becz
sci otl foot II win be seen that one Of Tic p!incpa
oltefts IL 10 make IL eInphanc7lly peoples com
1s7. The atock Is Offered In email eba1es, 80 tia
II Is no, lsTond the reach OF any one to become
Shareholder in lbe concern. The proprastors m
Iounse Il n ins teo' a 70 panr "ea e
fnto The movement than the flinds III tncar dispoka
Mijl Var7unt. 1t r. proposed 10 efsa @oooe'
but]din. nj 1rst. which VIII answer al tne !mlnsa!
nic requirements q the factory. Ano which, ~1ei
fhu rcccss1y Of enlargement becomes apparent, eal
lie u.rd as Ell appsIdase 10 Larger and more SUB
ttaLiial stEuctErc