The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1870-03-23
anufncture of Cotton Goods.

anufacture of Cotton Goods.
st r. sr recently received from gentle
l. 80, is interested in the manufacture
a goods in this State, has awakened
Al 30 ION and curiosity, and by reference
n go. Is returns for this State, for the
c in ope'e u's'o'e' '"a' 80. ."e'0 .'.,,,,c,o,,
IS ar,,,",, Invested capital of Sl,e72,15O,
h u hands, OF whom 40 were
n .5 fcmalcs-that the cost OF
!. $500 200 ! manufactured Annually was
: Nat the receipts thcreirom
I6.O47. We do not know
, ~ csc factories are now in
, presume that not a few
ing the late war. 1t will
rom the above returns
that this brand, s,'-,...; ,,,;d
handsomely befo ar and ,o he,;eve
''' "' safer Investment Tor
"P'" people. The climate
'"' ''tCarolina, we are told,
is especially adapted Cha m,r,f,ctu,c Of
fine fabrics, and we l.. from publications
that the Messrs Spraa, a,o la,,ht v.ter-
powers in the latter Sta ~ mi, ,crv reason
Besides the raw mattel, l,.. ,,os. Al
hand, and it is seldontnr;rcd IN invest
any great amount of cal :, ,rcl.si,g
and storing away large nn,i,ies of i, os
1t is deemed necessary a. u, E,olord
and the Northern States.
The prosperity of Grc,pri,oip France
-o''" "'peiiuS IN greater mea
sure upon their manufnctor,, 5r. - ho.
80 '"'So ""' nourishlng tiles, here we
see small towns and village. ,lo;r,s 10 \
manufacturing, ours an agricu,r., r.o,,c
These two interests are not iniu,ol lint mr.
the contrary so closely Intervene. ,,o, coct
prospes the more, when both no cooall,
iosterfd and encouraged. Were he raw
material of this State manufactured With,
our own limits, more of it wouldte nro
, aueea, and our pSrts instssd Of bess;ocs o.
ld TniladelpIia have grown; and at lq,st be
,me something like respectable secord class
tiles. There need be no palmer dcnonstra-
on of this iact to any one, than the toncep-
on of what the cities mentioned would be,
ere the manufactures within theH limits
nd the country behind them, annih1ated and
ever rebuilt They would dwindle and de-
n.y. Therefore it is apparent that natu-
II advantages merely do not make great
maritime cities, but that it is the farmer and
he manufacturer behind then, who trade
mere because OF the inducements held out
, them by cnterprising merchants. Nor
Dix was once the first city of the Union.
he exclusive pursuit of agriculture in the
ountics along the James and the Albemarlc
ound, and in all the country behind her,
as made the Norfolk of to day, which, in
to New York, is merely II city
{ suburban Importance. II we wish to
ave great cities we must first establish
reat manufactures.
The letter alluded to above says:
I'VE have the factory house, (at Rocking
am, Richmond county, now five stories
Ugh, and expect to be able to start 1000
pindlcs and 100 looms 10y the lst of Sept,
nd to enlarge from time 10 time until we
ave 5000 spindlrs and $50 looms. We
xpect also to print caliGocs. and Ms ours
'ill he the only printing mills in the State
hat will make them more profitable. We
ave the finest watcrpowcr in the State, or
ven in the Union, with plenty of water at
Il seasons and u fall of A feet, tumbling
yer n rocky precipice. The mills are situa-
ed in the edge of tue village directly on the
abroad"
The mills referred to were burned down
y Shcrman's army. We are glad to know
hat they now arc being rebuilt, and hope
hat the enterprise may be successful in all
,spccts. The water power referred to is
,dccd magnificent Yet there are many
Tiers very nearly so good rs that in
his State; and we arc led to believe by the
gins of the times, that it will not he long
eforc some Of them, whose waters now roll
lily to the sea, will he made to perform their
art in the great work of restoring the finan-
ial prosperity OF our good old State.