Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-11-26

ease. he also ssys shst the enew rover
falls to very great depth along this souts.
and I, 1t cattle are wintered thsso - gvass
al ne. lie further says that coal In aeoed
auce can be found on either Of these routes.
This fact would give the passes nestiensd
great superiority over their esopseisors.
~ fuel Is large item In the succsasfsl
crossing Of the plains. We prsau0s the
company building the Pacific rcd will take
every prscauion 70 get oa The 49, end
most eligible route when they gse Into the
= untair regions, il beng - Their isesssst
to secure the most available place to cross
those mountains.
ManeGAcsarlnG Ia the Oooeh.
During tho var the South exhibited sx>
traordnary energy in supplying hss own
wants in vsrious departments Of masuiae.
turc. Her citizens exhibited great ingsnui.
and inventive genius, and manufacturing
establishments sprung 10 In various sect
ions. We have alrcaty noticed the osgani.
sing Of cotton manufacturing companies 10
tao or three pieces IL the excluded States.
Tho Mobile Tribune. Of he l7sh inss., oea-
tions that meeting 10 70 b. Asad b TOo>
kinsvills. Choctaw coasty. Aiahanss THE
mouth, TO organise cotton manulsctusing
company Il ia to BE- built on . site whsrs
there is abundance of wsterpo~er 10 run u
least 700 spindlss and 30 lseas. ~
Let this kind Of enterprise g On. The
South las cotton lands. cotten md lab0R.-
Why not pocket the profits Of cotton manu-
facturey II New England mill>ownsrs osa
double their capital In fron one TO three
years, declaring naenisicsot annual divi-
dends. Why should 0sssgia. Alabama, and
other Southern States. throw away the OPP
portuni,y to make remuncrstivc profits up.
on their own peculiar stapley While wait
ing fos the Radical party 10 como to its SEN
SEES. do is,icc and admit the excluded States
a. the enjoyment OF thor Constitutional
privileges. the Solth can well AFT, ri for .
time to dismiss from its mind political AT
fuUS. uiu NihbcSS itVtt UNIV UcNtlOtbetucit
Of its'ndustria resources. II thereby 1t CO
tablishes but n partial Independence Of New
England manufactures, the compensation
will be ample for its temporary exclusion
from political privileges. II will open ucw
fields for laborcrs OF the South, new chAn-
ncls Tor capital. new forms Of industry ,nsw
sources OF wealth. Upon this general sub>
,sct the Mobile Tribune says
The water power il to be found cvery<
where the cotton lies by its aide. Our
days are lcngcr in wintcr than those of New
England. Our country where there are
mill sitcs il healthier. Fuel 10 abundant
Consumption that terrible avcngsr of Yam
kec cupid,'y il not here. although it may be
found. IL well sought Tor, IN any country -
Lying adjacent to the mills ars lands, which
the aitiSans can cultivate, and frOm them
educc homestcAds which, when fairly start
ed. will make within lev years, beautiful
places, where true men can live we'll. and
Wh", when they shall have grown accustom-
I'd 10 them, will not seavc them for an.
temptation in the bleak and Undesirable
climate Of New England.
All this IL true; and, therefore. Ne can
not pcssihy sec ~hy the cotton my not
here bc made up into cloth or parma ., d
yield TO lhOse who make them Q very eemu.
ncrative return. In Ch0ctaw county there
are hundreds &c little negroes, vho, undes
the new evangel Of the Radicals, have bern
cast forth without much hope Of bread and
butter. These little wallis, umsier skdlful
manufacturing system, could b. made use.
full to themselves and their parents; and 10
ore quite sure that they would like The Gun.
ploy ,nent. Theft fathers and moshess mieht
20 into the fields to make cottnn. The liz.
tie chaps might 80 into the factories 70 help
spin il. and thus child and parent would b.
al the time getting somcth;ne 70 make
themselves comfortable. Nay, Il they de.
s,rc 1t. ultimately 10 invoke the usss Of Cd.
ucation in order to III themselves for the
good time which Is coming; aud, il tina in
term, purchasing lands. q ehsis msans Of
DOM % Increased. 40 that. with industry,
within few years the black man might BE-
able 10 cay to his fellow sufferer the white
man, "see bere. We have bssa diIiesns in
the performance OF our duti.s, Wy shall
you not respect " 2" WslE When thew
ca" ask this question, Il will be bed nan
who w,ll refuse u Acsssi = thsu the respect
Wnich ~ tOelf u0e.
T. co.,
E0ecs - che Taeaa.
The WOODEN busioess, which foe the last
year has been very poor, b wssss than svsr.
Most Of the mills, 70 ars toll, ~ roaming
At . loss and according to The Springiisld
Republicans
"A Berkshire manufacturer il forced IN
sell IN excellent article Of hroodcao,h for
- 50 yard for which he formerly eos q.
sod toe WOOL fos which costs him ail 10 esss
for the cloth. The smallest mills IN Bark.
shire are crnGmentinN their eAoblisAuenie
with mortgages, and the business i eveep
wy in . scsry condition No ether iupos-
tant manufacturing interest in tie cunsesy
IN such PROSTATE. per,lous atate. ThOunA
N re = high protective tariff on cloths. its
virtue Is nca'ralized. BY high tarifIs on
woods. making the raw ma erals very an
pens've, ana the high prices Of laUor end all
other materials in the manu.acturp. q COM
sras'ed with the low prices OF gold. by
Which the foreign prodn: actions il measured
IN our markets.
The Journal Of Commerce, on the sa,ns
subject, SAYS:
There has been no very high tariff on
~oois, the bill for that purpose having been
lost ss the last session of Congress. The
piice OF wool is not as high this year q il
mas been IN either Of the previous three
Yeas. In proof Of this We onnex Q stote
mens Of the lative prices, both 1t THE date
e0d earlier in the season, 10 Zach Of the lest
four yeass
1898. range Of fleece wool. e0oeO 7s0e5
1855, .. sSSss soSsS
1866, ." i. soSSs ~
y the protection" required = veI ia
oeen granted, then the whole list u trorhlee
would have been realized. AZ Il &. ~ -
creased expense Of eshss itcms nskioe m
the cost, has aissady swallowed :. ~ -
vA"sa9ee pramised wheo the eoorwous AM
On s;.' woslsn. vss psopossd, siGAsas ~ a.
d's'ea = shs 60 e - 9oewsOnl; "a a.
v Ws .ntssests ere again sppsalise 5oe sid.
aas soaA - 1sae o. t6sSf Mn pro>
sscHee AueeeeA sine ahey- ~. ~
@ y esessssncs. - -Gan ~ -