The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-09-11
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r,7rspAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER II, 1866.


. TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER Il, 1866:
!, 0avUFA o1URE8 IN so UTH CAROLINA.
The late civil war and its results will un-
!. doubtedly produce an immense change in the
;daaa and actions Of the people of the South.
) 81 long as the Southern planter, who always
lad publi, opinionin this section, had secured
TO him certain kind of labor, he was con-
tent to continue the cultivation of the soil,
which, to him, had its charms, and brought
with it an independence Of thought and ac-
I tion which characterized no other pursuit.
The abolition Of slavery will probably lead
to the increase Of individual competition, to
the necessity Of q personal supervision of all
enterprises in order to make them successful,
to tho closer watching of every item Of ex.
pendture, aud consequently the practice of q
more more vigorous industry and greater economy
than heretofore. e.
These results will necessarily lead to the
development Of. other forms Of employment
than those Of planting, and the neglected
waterfalls and mineral deposits Of the State
will begin to receive that attention which
has SO long been withheld from them. These
advances may not add to our; virtue, but they
will bring numbers and riches, two elements
which are strikingly necessary in sustaining
the manhood of q nation. This spirit is now
manifesting itself in the revival Of old man
ufaoturing enterprises and the starting of
new ones under better chances Of success,
notwithstanding the impoverished condition
Of the: people. Among these projects few
are more important than the manufacture of
pottery from the immense deposits suitable
for that purpose, which are located in this
State, between Aiken and Augusta, on the
Inc Of the South Carolina Railroad The
supply furnished by nature in this locality is
of the finest description, and inexhaustible.
The Southern Porcelain Company are en-
gaging extensively in the manufacture Of
Kaolinn ware il, this'region,, and We notice in
the Louisville lKy.) Courier 9 mention Of
some beautiful specimens Of table ware
which were manufactured at this point This
branch Of industry has been Of much impor-
tance from the time Of tho Athenians and
Etrusoans, and the fame Of the potteries Of
Stadordshire in England is world wide. Let
US 60 to work and develop these valuable de-
posts. This vicinity is also fast becoming o
manufacturing region of prominence. The
Graniteville and Vauoluse Mills, under the
management Of the Messrs. GREGG, ore strik-
4 ing instances Of the success which will attend
the manufacturing of cotton in the South
when managed with skill. The new Kalmia
Mill, for the production Of cotton goods, is
located in this neighborhood, as we'll as the
Bath Paper Mill. -z.
The streams Of this region ore remarkable
for the purity Of the water as we'll as for the
inexhaustible supply, they never feeling the
effect Of drought in summer or cold in win
ter. The Kalmia Mill will, we learn, soon
commence work and the Graniteyille Mill
is being supplied with new machinery
throughout for finer class Of goods. The
water.power of this region alone could be
made sufficient to manufacture large part
Of the cotton crop Of the State, and when these
mills shortly getinto full blast, with the estab-
lishments now located on the Augusta Canal,
twill not be too much to say thatsome twenty
thousand bales Of cotton will be turned into
cloth Or yarn in this neighborhood. The
middle and upper section of this State are
covered with unsurpassed manufacturing
sites, and how much more strikingly advan-
), tageous would it be for US, instead Of ex-
porting, say this year 10000 bales of cot
ton, worth perhaps sl5,oOo,Oo0 gold, if we
could send abroad the manufactured article,
worth s5o,ooo,ooo or $50 o,ooo,o 900 What a
stream Of wealth this branch Of industry
alone would pour through the State, giving
employment to every idler, and sending pros
+ perlty and riches through multiplied forms
of industry
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