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

Sweetest dreams Of love unending,
Bttter tears Of love undone;
For the dearest, tor the Unrest,
Only one.
Falsest hearted only chosen
Soon the shorthved dream was Ger
Hes some, and I an, lonely
Evermore.
OUR INDUSTRIAL RESOURCES.
The Manufacture or Cotton n-Peeuii"
Advantage OF tho Southern as com
pared with tho Northern States
During the first days session OF the Aericui
furaI Convention at Columbia, on moaon o.
Governor Orr. Colonel J. B. Palmer was 10
ouested to give some information 70 the "oh
,yention relative to manufacturing at tns
south. In response, Colonel Palmer read the
following very interesting paper, which he hae
prepared on the subject. Upon the CONCLUSION
of which. resolution Of thanks was adopted
Mr.. President and Gent.'nsen OF ue Conoen
sion-With, trust, proper appreciation
an opportunity to submit the following papsl
for their consideration; and with palnfu
sense Of my inability to do justice to 30 imPor
tant 4 subject, traught, as I believe 1t to De
With 30 h vital interest to the South, but WITH
Stecoghition Of the fact that it ls the duty OF
every c,tisen to do what he can to advance tns
prosperity OF the country. l proceed TO Iead
what have hastily, and fear very Imperfect
II, prepared. s.,,,,, o,,o,.
the North In manufacturing cotton may be
ststed briefly to be:
/. An abundance Of unoccupied wa.er-po"er
q mild climate. Fire, for heating pur.
poees, s. only necessary for from one to three
niouth6in the year Resinons heart pine wooo
can be procured at very low rates. The pay
for such wood delivered within one mile OF the
fictory is only 81 per cord, and our total eA
pense for fuel for, say tEe AMI one-nal months
Nd the year, ls but one.tenln Of Que S1ms pf %
mound. when charged to tho manufactures OF
those months, wilhelm the North it ls about
enc cent per pourd ON the manufactures OF az
least five months In the year.
"a Wages are, and must continue TO De, COM
paratiyely low. The mildnees OF the climate,
the abundapGe OF lumber and the cheapness OF
land enables manufacturers to provide their
operatives xith inexpensive but comfortable
Houses and large garden plats. The country
beine an agricultursl one, ne must soon be
able to produce our provisions. while the man
uiaeauripg districts Of the North mu It always
depend upon the distant West, and, to some
extent upon the South Tor theirs.
"a Ooerstives. Northern men, acting as 81.
perintendentB Of Southern mills, admit the su-
periority Of our factory hands, who are remark
ably frugal and industrious, and who are easily
controlled.
s. Fteiehts are lower on yarns and clotts
than ON lint cotton. There has been time,
;Within the last three years, when q bale Of cot.
ton Of $50 pounds, worth say $50, paid Height
from Charleston to New York or Philadelphia
OF g 80 per bale, which would be at per cent.
on value, while that cotton, made into bale
Of 400 pounds Of No. 90 yarn, worth say $lS6,
paid only 60 cents per bale. or A-lOO per cant.
on value-a difference in favor OF yarns OF 1t
per cent. The Southern manufacturer saves
The Aaoight- -hseeiaers Aaa other- waste
This waste can be manufactured luto paper at
the South more cheaply than at tae North, ana
Ia, consequently, more valuable here than
there. Reclamation on false packed or dam
Sged cotton ls easy and direct, and we save the
burdensome Northern charges for storage,
It SUPPORT these positions by the following
statement Of actual cost OF manufacturing at
HaludA Cotton Mills, as shown BY our books.
il must be eecollected that we have employee
spindles, (Ienks' ring trayellers.) OF course,
Areater number Of spindles, or The proc uc-
Hon OF yarns ef q lower number, wound insure
Gless oostper pound:
Essor!su upsrautend-ut 81; eardtnt, Sc; spin
g; ess,ns sss a. m::Sinery nearly "
Pisrfns. SuniHaa Sc. la5or and materials. IS
GSperST expenses-watch IS; hauling, 50;
ssAndines, 20; oil, -; salaries, "a; mtsceliane-
90 Tetal pei pound .......:............. 624
3! M.sts - .ssS pounds cotton Sas cost
Ten per cenk for wear and tear OF machinery,
charged p production, Per pound.......... 90
aeArosat oo-t Of manufacturing cotton, worth .
Issais ; % n New York :; piiladeipiia s5c., in.
n.ru1pnce ID. Observation-Disclosures. " "
post cotton per pound. nd......................' ~ w
'e' fotaE oos. per pound of Southern yarn.
mo 20 delivered In New York. 70 80
The yer, lowest esim ite have eeen Of the
oost Of manuttcsnrlng At the North places
cot othbot. reosir, pack ns, and general
Gpspses & Der pound. ................... 10 "a
would DO 27xc In New York; therefore, A6o
pounds cotton would cost s1o1 IS, and would
g s pound: s .:s. s:n ana ;s.i Of
- f coa, a. fna,nusaotur,pa in the North... u 81
Aad eqSs @ ooe.on.."...".."....' .''..'. ~ oo
Cost Of No. 20 yarns manufactured at the
North % Oh
Raowina . difference In favor Of the sootn @ =,
spee pound. .s..........''.''''' VI
80th uean9 the same q iatfy OF COTTON.
Deduct cocamisnons, carriage, &c............ Iol
ana Se hsve net profit to the Southern
m .nufsctsror, provided he sells at the cost
OF EortheJn production. on.................... o w
A manufacturer OF cotton yarns from Man.
chester. England, after looking at our books,
iold me that ne manufactured cheaper than
fbey did, BY about the difference in value Of
currency and gold. That is to say, that the
Uost Of labor, repairs, packing and general e1.
psnses vas with them, gold. .............. - "A
Add for difference in va.ue Of gold and cur
roncy. ...... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10
And We have In currency...... ............ W
Estimatdng cotton In Liverpool ct "a cents, and
md the wasts (&50 lbs. cotton, worth $l0S,
mating 400 lba yarn.) would dbe............ 90
:7as -=..f 98s
Wear and tear Of machinery. .................. 3'
IL 26
Aad eost Of cotton ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. "a 90
And No have, as cost Of No. 40 yarn nanufac-
tured tn England 10 ~
Cost OF southern yarns, as heretofore shown. ~
Tretght snd insurance. Observation-Disclosures. J 6o
Cost Of Southern yarns delivered in England. 80 so
Difference In favor OF Southern yarns. rs
But no estimate is made Of the bro erage,
90, In Liverpool, or OF the freights and char