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

GAIT pounds; the average number OF yarn
Manufactured, 27,S1S; the total number OF
spindles was about 6048 249; Of these the
Nor thern States had 584S, 477. and the South
ern States only 199.772. The average number
OF yarn manufactured at the North was 2Isi
production per spindle 59H. The average
number of yarn manufactured at the soutn
| was 12h; production per spindle 140.S7.
These figures are based upon the re 1orls
| made to the National Association OF COTTON n
Manufacturers and Planters: 1t ID propau.,e 70
that many Of the smaller mills IN tne Soaei Saed
uron an average production per spindle rinS
trayeller) of 81 pounds an average nu2eu aoa 1''
% spln q 800 600 bales would require - -
25S spindles. If cap frames wore 9soo' rol o'
conrse less number Of splndles @ouiu o.dine, Uo
ouired. The calculation VIII vary Sa oschines
Nod ii 4e4. .25S spindles would give employ %
ment to 24s, ,s51 hands-prlnclparyh hora isnaio''
from ten yeaas of age up, and smau DoSs.
The average wages OF the operatives lois
and Iit,lel IN our mill IS Sl41 oZ eacn Pci au,
nnm which would give as the gross amount
raid na for wages Dor aSnum, $S5 1893 901 g.. And
that, too, paid for labor that would nearly an OF
II not ONLY be otherwise unemployed IN ADDING
to the wealth Of the country, but be O positive
burthen upon the country.
Ii must not be supposed that because these
figures show that it would require about twice
to spin up our entire cotton crop at home, that
the amount Of capital required would be double
that invested in cotton manufactures IN the
North, q, therefore to be beyond our reacn, /,
for but comparatively small amount OF
Northern capital is invested in spinning: Inc
most OF it is in weaving, dyelng, Prlntlng,
bleaching, SC. Spinning il comparatively
simple, and complications commence "uen
weaUog begins.
It must be evident to every business man,
that all our cotton mus. sooner or Liter, Dc
manufactured here. at the place OF It's proauc-
ton. II done now, by associations OF planters
and other Southern people, additlona al
wealth ls secured to ourselves auu ~ ou5
children if deferred, Northern capltal and
energy will inevitably occupy the field,
II seems to me entirely practicable that the
planters of cotton-growipg districts all over
the South should combine together in joint
stock ass )ciaGions, and erect cotton mills OF
sufficient capacity to spin up their crops NO
doubt, if this suggestion we're acted upon at
once, and all our cotton made INTO yarn, anu
thrown upon the Northern market, the supply
would exceed the demand, and loss, at first,
would ensue. My proposition is to ship direct
to the continent OF Europe, as well as the
North. 1t would take us but little time to
drive other yarns from the market. Tho pro-
cess OF approaching the spinning OF our entire
crop would be gradual, and would keep pace
Win tne Sraouai "ltuluo""i Va oAi coupon
tors. -,
To show the practicability of This plan, l
submit an estimate tor cotton mill with
1880 spindles, ring travelling frames:
Number Of square feet OF hoorlng, III, H0O;
of No. 20 yarns manufactured for 'pin-
die, 81 pounds. Total amount OF No. ~ yarns
in mill, 854 $50 p unds: Cost OF
machinery, with all the latest .a, I'M,
opener. (Englisb;) one 8 cylinder cotton open
er. with / beater, (English;) double lap M
chine, (English;) 10 seltstripping, Sc inch
cords. with 3 R. w. beads, roughs and belte;
q drawing frames and cans; English slubber,
60 spindles; 2 English jack rowing frames, 11O
sp,ndles each; 90ring traveller spinning frames,
slide reel, card clothing. governor, turbine
wheel, cotton scales, bundle and bale presses,
shafting, betting, bobbins, transportation. put
tins up machinery. fndings to commence
with, &C.; & -, $4,000; building, including
houses for operatives. ESTIMATED by an ex'
perienced contractor,) $1,000; total. $50 geo.
atlyes. and will consume SS7 bales cotton,
weighing $50 ponds elch. Estimated net
profits on productions. if sold at cost Of North
ern produ,tlop. SIT 74S. No estimate is made
OF the cost Of water-power, as lat would de-
pend upon location, size and nature OF stream.
earnes,ness. urge upon the Convention, and
upon the Southern people generally, careful
consideration of the facts and figures submit
ted; aud close with the suggestion, that houses
of correction tor juvenile deliquents who
abound in our midst, and penitentlaries for
females be established, and that their in
mates, as we'll as those of orphan asylums, be
employed in c,ttcn manufacturing. may
state that, by the wise torethought Of the pro-
jectors of our State Penitentiary, this was, to
q limited extent, provided for, and believe
am correct in saying that the convicts now
nearly, if not quite all, their
clothing, bedding, &c.