The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-05-03


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OUR INDUSTRIAL RESOURCES.
The Mamu1acturo OF Cotton - Pecmlfa,
Advantage OF the Southern com
Pared with the Northern States.
During the first days session Of the Agrcul
tural Convention ut Columbia, on motion oi
Governor Orr, Colonel j. B. Palmer was re.
quested to give some information to the Con.
vention relative to manufacturing at the
South. In response, Colonel Palmer read the
following very interesting paper, which he had
prepared on the subject. Upon the conclusion
of which, a resolution Of thanks was adopted
M. president and Gentl.men Of the Coauen
tson-With, trust, a proper appreciation o
The courtesy or the convention in affording me
an opp6rtunityto to submit the following papsr
tor their considerations; and with painful
sense of my inability to do Justice to 80 impor-
with su n vital interest to the South, but with
recognition of the fact that it ls the duty OF
every citizen to do what he can to advance the
prosperity OF the country, / proceed to read
what have hastily, and I fear very imperfect
ly, prepared. ea,y4t
The advantages possessed by the South over
the North in manufacturing cotton may be
stated briefly to be:
l. An abundance of tnoccupied wa. empower
in every Southern State. ah
2. A mild climate. Fire, for heating pur.
poses, is only necessary for from one to three
can be procured at very low rates. The pay
for such wood delivered within one mile of the
factory is only 81 per cord, and our total OK
Pense for fuel for, say two an1 one-half months
n 70 un0p~ Ioh k1,e@1 l. ~
pound, when charged to the manufactures of
those months, while in the North it IS about
one cent per pound on the manufactures Of at
least five months in the year. "
y. Wages are. and must continue to be- COM
Paratvely low. The mldness Of the climate.
the abundance Of lumber and the cheapness Of
land, enables manufacturers to provide their
operatives. with inexpensive but comfortable
being an agricultural one, we must soon be
aGle TO produce our provisions. while the man.
9faoturing districts of the North mu It always
depend qPoG the distant West, and, to some
extents upon the South Tor theirs.
4. operatives. Northern men, acting as srl-
perintendents Of Southern mills, admit the SUI
Perlority OF our factory hands, who are reAAark-
ably frugal and industrious, and who are easily
controlled.
s. Fteights are lower on yarns and cloths
than on lint cotton. There has been a time,
ton of 45O pounds, worth say $50. paid freight
from Charleston to New York or .Philadelphia
OF 81 80 per bale, which would be 277 per cent
on value, while that cotton, made into a bale
or 400 pounds OF No. 20 yarn, worth say $780,,
on vaipe-a difference in favor Of Yarns FMS y Of ~
per cent. The Southern manufactnrer saves "a es
the freight ON bagging. rope and other waste.
This waste can be manufactured into paper at
the South more cheaply than at tae North, and
1s, consequently, more valuable here than
there. Reclamation or. false packed or dam
~ easy ana a.rect. ana we save tho
I support these position, by the following
saiud Cotton M,is as sbnwn " nv aur hnegs ~
n must he rocniIacieJ +Lat W hSo hS W, nUns
sI;mS,es IuE aniaacSure o. NO. ~ yarn only 1000
s;sg greater number Of spndJes. or :he produc.
less cost per pound: -
-Superintendent. 81: cardino he. snir
Repair ana material imaohinory nearly
Packing, bun anng &C. labor and materials. hs
denesal. M e .ezpenaes-wasch M @ ri8; hauling. SO;
LUZ nnuEss, e =. Oh 40 saiaraes "a; mfsceilane-
oo'' w. s,:'ns '':s' 90
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Add-Loss by waste i.so uonnda cotton co:t
ing $50, milking but 100 pounds of yarnI. . ko
Ten per cent. for wear and tear of machinery.
charged to production, per pound. ... 1 26
20c. per pound . o no
Fretghts to New York or PhiIadelnhia 65c In
surancS 1t 800 - on
Cost cotion ~, nnnni '''''''''" oo ~
io,t :. ------
Total cost per pound OF Southern yarn,
NA,Srr ~ "
Inc very ioWeHt Commute nave seen Of the
COST OF Misunderstanding at the North places
expenses at per pound. 10 "a |
Loss by waste. cotton ct 2Oc. in Columbia
would be 225sc. IN New York; therefore. $50
pounds cotton would cost $101 rs, and would et
make 4UV pounds yarn .... q 81
Ten percent. Tor wear and tear OF machinery. rs
Total cost of manufacturing in the North. u 81
Aau 0os'o' oo''on' A1 oo
Cost Of No.. % warns manufactured at the ~ i
North. - SO 81