New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-04-05
God willing, they will elect.
INTRODUCTION OF MANUFACTURES.

INTRODUCTION OF MANUFACTURES,
One result OF the establishment OF a
state government under the new cons!itu-
ton of Louisiana, and in accord with its
principles, will be the precipitation Of
Northern capital into Louisiana and the in
PRODUCTION of Northern manufactures. But
we have the raw material to manufacture
cotton goods, and can obtain all the labor
that is needed. The climate, so far from
retarding or hindering this class of manu-
features, is certainly very favorable, as any
operative will say who has risen at an
early hour in the morning and trudged
through snow drifts to the Northern
factories, entering with benumbed hands
and running the machinery in mill where
intensely hot fires are required to keep the
looms in working condition.
In several parts of Texas, Mississippi,
Alabama, and Georgia cotton manufac-
lures have been inaugurated, and the same
branch Of industry can be probably estab-
lished in Louisiana. There is surplus CAPT
tai at the North, and there are surplus la
borers there also. All that is needed TO at
tract capital and labor here is the creation
of government where an equality of po-
litical rights prevails, and where each citi-
zen is sure of protection in his rights and
property. The great object of the restless
and industrious people of the North is to
develop the resources of the whole coun-
try fully and profitably. The Northern
mind is active, and constantly seeking new
fields of enterprise and new exploits in
business.
Not only can cotton manufactures be
established here, but alse other manufac-
tories which will render the community
and the state more prosperous. Our forests
abound in wood that can be converted
into street cars and pleasure carriages of
the most elegant description. Yet every
street railroad purchases its cars of North
thern manufacturers. The carriage deal
ers here all import their vehicles from the
North. These, as well as street cars and
railroad cars, might be made here, giving
employment to mechanics OF Louisiana,
and increasing our Industrial population
Furniture-mueh Of that used by house
keepers in New Orleans being more
costly and elegant than in any
other city OF the United states-could be
manufactured here with profit, and give
employment to another class Of Southern
mechanics who would scatter their earnings
among cur merchants and farmers. There
are in fact hundreds of branches of manu-
features which can be introduced into
Louisiana that would augment our popu-
latien. add to our general prosperity, and
change the whole character of our business
As it is little is produced here but crops
Of cotton and sugar. We buy corn, we
buy potatoes, we buy apples, and much o.
the sugar used in Louisiana is Imported
!. We buy from abroad the pens and ink w
write with, the paper we write ani
print on and the chairs on which we sit
Abundant as pine lumber is on the line o
the Jackson railroad and elsewhere il
Louisiana, even hex shocks are inportet
: from Massachusetts, and clothes pins ant
washboards used here are made in New
Hampshire. OF the thousands of cookin.
stoves used in this city all are cast a
foundries remote from New Orleans.
We might 60 on in column after column
to enamerate articles of daily use importe,
from ether sections Of the country whic
can be made Ia Louisiana as we'll and a
cheaply as elsewhere, if we had the eapits
AID skilled labor among US.
y Friction matches used here are made
Z New York, Michigan, and Massachusetts
Our plows and hoes and ether farmiu
/ utensils, including cotton gins and see
sewers, are al imported, and we are pa.
! ing out our money to support communlti
who have no especial personal interest
our welfare, rather than by adapting on
selves 70 the progressive ideas Of the ag
aud conqueriug our prejudices against ne
eanora. attracting instead Of repelIiI
labor md 1apilal. fi
= let hf Rspublicans Of Louisiana a
4 the people who are net strongly welded
7. any ether political party consider this So
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resolve y adsn lseral had progrsasi
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