The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-05-05

Is, with us, easy and direct, anu we save tic DUR
densome Northern charges for storage, insu
| rance brokerage &c, and the loss from repeated
| samplIng and thefts More or less cotton can al
| WAYS be purchased In the lint, thus saving, to
that extent the loss by baggng ar ana a. rope
| bulky and hazardous bales OF raw cotton.
Another advantage Is to be found ln our Gil,
mate. Fire ior heating purposes Is only required
for from one to three months Of the year, accord
Ing to localities. We have an abundance Of unoc-
| cupied water power in every Southern State. we
have also lneShaustible coal beds, easy OF access:
Wages are comparatively low. The mldness OF
| the climate, the abundance OF lumber, anti the
cheapness OF land, enables manufacturers to pro.
vide operatives with expensive but comfortable
houses and large garden plats. The expense OF
living must always be less here than at the North.
The winters being mild and open, we must ever be
able to produce our provisions more cheaply than
they can be produced In country where great
| part OF the six working months are appropriated
to raising supplies Tor man and beast iof the re-
| naming portions Of the year.
Our operatives are admitted to be remarkably
frugal, industrious, easily taught AMI controllcd
| and We have an unemployed class OF many
| thousands from which TO draw in the future. the
| North and Europe will contribute largely in ope.
rdtives whenever there Is demand for 'hem ana
thus manufacturing will advance immigration.
The English in manufacturing, mix INDIA ana
| other inferior cottons with the American. Wnlle
| we use the best staple the world produces. INC
| consequence is that where our goods have oeen
introduced abroad they are preferred 10 Tug Ely
| lSh. The foreign mouulaCluTcT uas oCen nti'"ti
to brand his goods-dr!is, .or instance-as
| American.
! Your committee have had before them ca!eluily
| complied Statements showing the cost oi manu-.
| Featuring cotton North and South They are lnly
| satisfied that yarns can be manufactured mere.
| transported to the North, pay commission y!
per cent. for selling. be sold at he cost o. Ao.fh
e1,n production, and yet yield ne. pfont Oh 9c
| per H. And that certain classes OF colored cooos
| can be pro luced here and sold IN :he N0rth, at
oost OF production Of similar go0dS taese, anu YET
| Weld prolt of over 10c per ID.
English manufacturers have admitted, alter ln'
| spectinp the books OF some OF our Southern lac
| tories that we produced yarns more cneap!y taan
| they did. To test this admission, the Saiuda rag
tory OF this State sent in April. 1862 through Le
| house OF w. C. Courtney Co., OF Charieston,
some packages Of their No. 20 yarn, TO ManCnes
ter England. These yarns sold at l6d., which, at
| the then rate of gold and exchange was equal 70
43s,c. currency here. The total cost OF the yarns
| Including freight. insurance, commission on SAFES,
sc was 80 &c. leaving net profit OF 4Lc per TO-
| In support of the positions assumed, your coua.
| mittee direct attention TO the great success o.
| the Augusta Granlteyllle and other FACTORIES IN
manufacturing plain goods. or the Columous; Ala'
nance and other factories In making coioreu
goods. and the Saluda Roswell and other iacto'
rles in spinning and warning ilne yarns Wltn pro.
at at time wnen manufacturing ut :he North
and In Europe has been langushing and unprotit-
able. In further confirmation, the following eX-
tracts from letter written by prominent man
ufacturer at the North is submitted
"While 1 have only met expenses IN the North
In running twenty frames-aoout 5000 sp!aaIes-