The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-05-06
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and energy will Inevitably OCCUPY the field
1t seems TO me entirely practicable that
the planters Of ottongrowing districts, all
over the South, should combine together, in
Joint stock associations. and erect cotton
mills of sufficient capacity to spin up their
crops. No doubt if this suggestion we're
acted upon at once, and ell our cotton made
into yarn. and thrown upon the Northern
market, the supply would exceed the de-
mands and loss, at first would! 1ensue Ny
proposition is'to ship, ,dire6t'to che continent
OF Europe 'as vel as TO tbs North oItwonld
take us but little time to drive other yarns
from the market The process Of approach
ing the spinning of our entire crop would
be gradual, and would keep pace with the
gradual withdrawal of our Competitors
10 show the practicability of this plan,
submit an estimate for q cotton mill with
d, OS0 spindles, ring travelling frames:
Number of square feet of flooring, 10, 200;
amount OF No. 90 yarns manufactured for
spindle, 81 pounds. Total amount of No. 20
yarns manufactured in mill, 1884, 96O pounds.
Cost Of first class machinery, with all the
latest improvements, viz: One large cylinder
cotton opener, (English;) one 5 cylinder
openerI with 1 lbeater, (English;y L double
lnp machine, (English J 10 self-stripping So
Inch cards, witlr2 r. w. heads, troughs and
belts; drawing frames and cans; English
slnbber, 60 spindlesi 2 English jack rowing
frames, 40 spindles each; 20 ring traveller
Spinning frames, 204 spindles each; 14reels,
traverse grinder, slide rest, card clothing,
governor, turbine wheel, cotton scales,
bundle and bale presses, shafting, betting
bobbins, transportation, putting up machine
ry,' findings to commence with, &C., &e,
$43, 900; building, including houses for ope-
ratves' estimated tan by an experienced con
tractor,) 1000; total, $50, 900. Such q mill
will give employment to 81 operatives, and
will consume S87 bales cotton, weighing
450 pounds each. Estimated net profits on
productions, if sold Mt cost Of Northern pro-
duction, SIT, ,74S No estimate is made of
the cost of water power, as that would de-
pend upon location, size and nature of
stream. .-"i r-l
Finally, with great dididence, but with
equal earnestness, 1 urge upon the conven-
ton, and upon the Southern people gene
rally, careful consideration of the facts and
figures submitted; and close with the sug.
gestion, that houses of correction for juve-
nile dellnqhents, who abound in our midst.
andpenitentiaries for females be established,
and that their inmates, as we'll as those Of
orphan asylums, be employed in cotton
manufacturing. may state that, by the
wise forethonght of the projectors OF our
State ,Penitentiary, this was, though to a
limited extent, provided for, and I believe I
manufacture nearly. if not quite all, their
clothing, bedding. &c.
On motion of Gov. Orr, the thanks of the
Convention were given to Col. Palmer, for
his interesting address, and he was requested
to furnish the Secretaries with q copy, to be
entered on the journal.
The Convention then adjourned, to meet
at O'Clock p. M.
EVENING SESSION
l.,
On motion of T. s. Clemson, ESQ.,, an
additional Committee was appointed on Ed
ucation. The following gentlemen compose
said Committee:
Education-T. S. Clemson, G. P. Pelham,
Jas. L. Orr. B. F. Perry, James Chestnut.
Gen. Gary, from the Committee on Reso.
lntions, reported the following, which were
adopted:
l. That they recommend that the meeting
organize itself into On association, to be
called "The Agricultural and Mechanical
Society of South Carolina
2. That the officers elected by this meet
ing be the officers of that Society, until
otherwise ordered.
3. That Committee be appointed to
draft Constitution and Bylaws to govern
the Society.
On which Committee was appointed: D.
w. Aiken, j. s. Richardson, II. j. Counts,
y. i. DeLoach, 10. A. Law, 81. @. Davis, J.
Chestnut, Il. S. Hill, J. j. Mcclure.
Hon. w. S. Henerey, from the Committee
on Mechanics, recommended:
That, so for as it is possible, the Associa-
tion shall have its implements of agriculture
manufactured within the State-either by
:iie existing means, or, if necessary. by the
formation OF companies for the special man
ufacture of implements required by them.
And that until such companies are formed.
they will foster and encourage those estab-
lishments of their State engaged in this
work
Mr.. Henerey accompanied his report with
an earnest and able speech; he urged that
the people of the State do not fnllu o,,nroa;