The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1871-12-01
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That the people Of the South have
long neglected some OF the most
profitable pursuits Of commerce. IS a
we'll known fact: that they have de-
ended and are still dependent on
The North for almost all the imple-
mants with which she tills the soil,
for her reapers, mowers, headers ana
tbreshing machines for the IRON
which lines the track of our railroads,
for the rolling stock, for the engines,
and for almost every thing else used
in raaroading, is an incontrovertaole
and disgraceful fact; and when the
self same people are reapng SO rich
harvest from inactivity, our lack
of energy, and our want of enter
prise. visit us, and see the natural
resources of our country for all man
ufacturing purposes; see the vast
mines of mineral scattered TIN ough-
out the length and breadth of our
land, lying undeveloped for the want
of little energy, little enterprise,
a little "push !" see the untold wa
ter power of our streams running to
waste see the millions Of acres OF
land that are lying idle, bringing no
revenue to the country, but source
of expense, for taxes have to be
paid on them; is it at all remarka
bic that when they return home,
they should say the people OF the
South were the most favored and at
the same time the most indolent and
thriftless people on earth.
Tennessee pays out annually IN
the neighborhood Of $50, 100000 for
manufactured goods, the raw mate
rial for the most of them being pro,
duced in the South. These goods
can be manufactured as cheaply here
as at the North. People of Tennes
see stop and think for one moment
Of the amount of good that could bt
done, if this vast amount were dis
tributed annually among our people
to be by them invested amongst us
to add to the material wealth of on
country, so that all might be bene
fitted thereby, instead of being sen
away never to return.
1t is folly to say we cannot hell
it; we have no capital. Commence
small, and increase your capacity a
rapidly as you are justified in deini
so by your trade. Awake from thi
Grip Van Wrinkle slumber' that yo
have been indulging for the pas
three-quarters Of a century, and G
to work. If men of capital will no
invest their money for their ow
profit, the development Of the coun
try, and the good of their fellow
men, we call on our working men t
l take hold aud show these croaker
; and old fogies what can be accom-
plished by energy, skill and well di
rected labor. Let them form co
operative unions-unite their mites
their labor, their brains and thelI
skill, and put the ball III notion
Two such instances have come un
der. our observation, and have prov
on a decided success. In one OF ouT
western cities, the proprictors OF q
large iron foundry proved to be
bankrupt, and were to be sold out at
Sherif's sale. Before the day Of
sale, their former employees formed
themselves into a Joint stock com.
pany, or cooperative union, unitec
their capital, bought the foundry
with its machinery, stock on hand
5 etc, selected their business man
-, ayers, their forcmen, and all went t.
: work with a will, and to-day it i
one of the most hourishing foundrle
in that city. Another was co
5 operative printing Office. A part.
o of journeymen printers that had bee
thrown out of employment on
a "strike." united their little capital
9 bought material, partly on time, Sc
, Iected men to manage the business
and have declared from one and
halfto two and a half per cent
monthly dividends on the entire cap
ital invested, after paying them
selves the weekly wages which they
demanded from their former EN-
pIoyers. We cite these two instan.
ces to show the laboring men that
they can start in business for them
selves, and that by so doing they
will advance their own interest and
the interest of the whole country,
and prove to "old money bags" that
he has missed a good investment by
his old fogyism. Let all work =
The Enterprise.
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