The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-09-14

An Important Industry.

An Important Industry.
WHAT MANUFACTURES HAVE DONE IN THE
SOUTH.
[Frcm the Savannah Newsl
AS renewed interest has lately been man
ifested in the subject of cotton man ufacto.
ries in our city, we deem it pertinent to lay
before our community all desirable inform
alton concerning the advantages, to be
derived by the people generally and the
profits which are sure to be realized by the
projectors in their establishment. 1t has
already been stated that the operations of
the Arkwright Factory, for the past several
months have proven eminently successful,
and its prospects for the future are very en-
couraging. Upon the commencement Of
the business season, which promises to be
unusually active and prosperous, the spirit
of our mercantile community should be
sufficiently energetic and enterprising to
induce them to embark in these important
industries without much urging. Cotton
factories have been the very life and soul of
our thrifty sister city Columbus, and
what prosperity she now possesses is owing
ergetic support. What Columbus has done
and is doing in this respect Savannah Ger
tainly can do, if our people will take the
matter in hand. No other investment will
yield so sure and profitable u return as
stock in q we'll managed cotton factory.
but it seems that our people are slow IN
! appreciating or understanding the facts thus
presented. Ono third OF tho iDfcrmaticn
| upon this subject which has been furnished
our community, if presented under similar
circumstances to a live, wide awake North :
ern town, with the same advantages and
facilities as our city, would have resulted
in the erection of half u dozen, if not more,
cotton factories. Why Simply because
the Northern people believe implicitly in
the power of money, ard are keen to take
advantage of every opportunity whereby
they can make it, and will venture in order
to have. We wonder at the rapid growth
of many of the Western and Northern
| towns and cities, and yet there is nothing
to wonder at. The people are no more in
telligent and LIBERAL but they possess the
essential qualification to .. .,.ss, Of Turning
| whatever they can to ., ca nary advantage,
and by establishing Industrial enterprises
| in their midst, attract population, give
| impetus to the growth Of their towns and
thus enhance tho value OF their property,
In this correction we invite the particu Lar
attention of our community in general, but
especially our capitalists, to the following
plain statement OF incontrovertible facts
given in the Sunday issue of the Columbus
| Sun:
! The Columbus manufactures during the sea
son of 1928, took ,429 bales of cotton, an ex-
cess of $40. over tho previous year, and 1901
| mere t0an the season Del0ro CnaG AT 1IEc., 6
low price, this cotton cost $S7 so per bale, or Q
| total of $G49,950. This cotton, without oul
mills, would have brought this aud nothing
more. The shipper could have made but small
| commissions. The staple was passed through
our manufactures, and it's value en- hanced three
fold--ad anced from $649 $50 to 81 949, $50 This
gives to Columbus 81 ,299, 900 above the price
| which she paid the planter, and she has all the
advantages of the latGers trade. This tells a
| truth of which Columbus can be proud, and
gives a clue to the path which leads to the
financial Independence of the South: Other
places may have built more houses since the
| war aud constructed with State aid more rail-
roads, but what one in the State can show such
u net gain from all sources as we can from one
branch of industry alone If there be class
! of men whom Columbus should thank most
| warmly for what prosperity enjoy, and to
whom the greatest obligatiocs should be felt
| it is the public spirited, far seeing citizens
who project and build these grand industries
/ The matter of greatest pride, too, is that the
capital invested came almost exclusively from
our own section.
The Federal soldiers destroyed four cotton
factories for MS in 1865, burned 10000 bales Of
cotton and ruined millions OF other property
but everything almost has been restored by
Southern money and brains. Hardly any out.
side help has been received.
i The strong probability, al most certa nty, ls
that three more mills will BIO built here before
another year rolls around. The Eagle and
PhGuiz Company have already contracted fol
! the flooring for mill No. 3.
| 1t is another pleasing fact that one of our
mills is manufacturing largely tic finer grades
| of cotton and wooden goods. Here, too, is
made the cotton blanket, which is turned ont
by no other establishment in the United States
Productions sold IN all parts of the conn.
try, and are in great demand.
The manufactures in Columbus now run
:s2 900 spindles and 900 looms. If the same
progress is made in the future, as the last sew.
en- years have manifested, we will have in ten
more falls over 10000 spindles and 1900 looms
| in operation.
Tie power of our river is sufficient to run
millions of spindles at very little cost. The
present dam at lowest water will keep going
10000. Lowell herself may yet be compll
mented by being called tho =. Columbus of tie
North" as it is now the pride of Columbus
to hGvc won tine title of the Lowell Of the
South
The Devil Never Howls Till He is Hurt