Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-03-02

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tsl~We have received ihe Jsnuafy nun.
ber N bellows review As usual, u I.
repleie Win articles NJ interest aud I'm.
porlance. Devoted rs II l. 10 Agricultural
Commercial, Industrial Progress aud Re-
sources Of The South u eommeuds itself "a
the support Of al the Intelligent dsvolees
Of Southern prosperity, ani should he found
In the hands Of every enlightened agricul'
iurisi merchant, politician aud philanihro'
pist. II has fairly won the position, and Is
now tho recognized medium through which
/ the ablest thinkers aud best writers Of the
South seek to commune with their fellow
| citizens.
II would be pleasant to review the entire
table Of contents did time and space allow,
but We must content ourself at present
with brief notice of "Thc New Era OF
Southern Manufactures, by Gov, Patton OF
Alabama.
lie notices the fact that prior to the war
such was the proftahleness of cotton plant
ing that 1t was impossible 10. direc, public
attention to the grave consideration Of
building up manufacturing establishments.
This was equally true OF Rail Roads and
it will be found TO be fact, that rail roads
have progressed in proportion to the de-
cline Of prosperity in the growth Of cotton
To Illustrate VIC have only to compare in
this particular the States Of Georgia and
Alabama Georgia within It's orig |
boundaries had been exhausted in soil TO
such IN extent. that II was found by the
intelligent, that surplus capital in Banks
and Railroad stocks was moro remunera'
tive than when invested in slaves and worn
out lands, and hence her rapid progress in
building railroads Alabama on the other
hand possessed virgin soil and the temp
tation to extend her planting interest WIS
80 overwhelming that she blindly pursued
the one interest 10 the comparative exclu.
sion Of all other interests, and consequent
ly she is row years behind her sister in
extent of railroads, manufacturing, sc.
But Othellos occupation is now gone
The day for successful planting on the old
scale is gone. Large plantations must be
cut up into small farms and in all respects
we will be driven to do as others do in the
absence of slavery. Hence j. is that our
ablest minds are being directed to the dis.
covery of the best methods OF adapting
ourselves to our present status.
Gov. Patton urges the necessity Of di.
versty of pursuits, and he does so backed
up by the unanimous voice of Southern in
teligence. And to this end he enters upor
the consideration Of cotton manufacturing
He says that the negro population of Ala.
bntna in 1860, was four hundred and thirty
thousand. That they had produced nearly
one million Of bales-that they had dimir
ished since then, one fifth; and then enters
into reasonable calculation of the proba
bic extent Of their production in their
changed relationship, and puts down the
future yield of Alabama at two hundred
and fifty thousand bales-arl estimate which
We consider liberal. He estimates that
this yield although commanding dodblo the
price, will only bring into the State one
half the sum of the crop of one million of
bales. lie then goes on to show that this
loss of one-half Of the income Of the State
can be replaced by the manufacture of the
raw material of the State He says il may
be stated as general proposition, that upon
an average, one yard of cotton goods is
worth as much as one pound of the raw ma.
terial. That one pound ofcotton will make
four yards of four quarter brown shifting
worth 80 cts, showing that GO cts. has
been added to its value. In the coarser
fabrics ,lowels,) the value of the cotton is
doubled, and consequently, if Alabama
would put her crop Of two hundred and
fifty thousand bales into towels, her in
come would equal that formerly derived
from her million of bales In this way he
has pointed out the open pathway to re-
newed prosperity. There is no sophistry
in his reasoning; it is on the plane of the
commonest apprehension. But what do we
mostly behold? Men are dying hard; they
are vainly striving to keep up the old PLAN
tation regime, and are only yielding grudg-
ingly to the onward tread Of destiny or II
perchance they realize tile fact that they
must accommodate themselves to the stu
alton, they seem TO look no higher than the
sale of goods. They have been used to
stores and for the most Part they believe
the road is open to II fortune. Years ago
there was an able article pub ished in
Hunts Merchant Magazine, which devel-
phia, New York, and Boston that Of all the
men who embarked in mercantile business
only about five and one-half per cent. re-
tired upon fortunes. In the light of this
fact how will the raw unframed southerner,
lately embarked, come OUT
We have now extended this Article be-
yond our intentions, and must close, hop
ing, at some future time, to continue the
subject
sEs- The Waco Register has the following
notice Of the laborers and servants brought
to that place from England by Mr.. Makeig.
We repeat our wish, expressed last week,
thai Mr.. NJ. will visit this part Of the State,
in furlherance of his immigration scheme.
Since our last, we have conversed with
several Of our prominent citizens on the
subject, all of whom seem highly pleased
with the proposition. We enter our name
for one or two Of the servants-who seconns
the move7
We have only snaca 10 say that the SER