The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-02-18
COLONIZING THE SOUTH.

The Proposed Introduction OF Foreign
Mechanics and Laborers into Georgia
and South Carolina.
| Mention has already been made In The
NEWS Of Mr.. P. PapiD, the superintendent OF
the Labor Cooperative aud Improvement As
ISOLATION of New York City, who accompanied
the Charleston delegation TO the Augusta
Convention, and who was afterwards appoint
| ed member OF the committee on direct trade
and immigration. Mr.. Papin has returned to
this city, and Is now staying at The Charleston
Hotel. His object in vlsiliug the South Is to
determine suitable locations for colonies of
skilled laborers without regard TO nationality.
Hls mode of procedure ls as follows: Having
selected an advantageous location, he carries
there, for example, FIVE hundred working peo-
pie experienced In working cotton factory,
each of whom has previously contributed
from one hundred dollars TO three hundred
dollars to capital fund. Several capitalists
having also been Interested, cooperative
association is organized, and the capitalists,
having contributed their quota Of capital, re-
ceive in return an equivalent amount OF stock,
Issued by the association, while TO each Ia
borer is issued stock representing the amount
of money he has contributed. A factory is
then erected by the association, with cot
tages for the accommodation of the laborers.
Tue laborers are paid, according to their de :
gree of skill, q stated weekly or monthly
salary to enable them to live, and at the end
OF the year the expenses of the association
being paid, the profits are distributed to the
stockholders, both laborers and capitalists,
according to the amount of stock held by each
Individual.
In the South Mr.. Papin proposes to estab-
llsh around each factory a community of
practical agriculturlsts upon the same gene
raj principles. None but married men or
members OF families are allowed to join the
labor branch OF the association, and each
member of the community Is required TO sign
an agreement, on entering the association,
that no sale of sprltuous liquors will be al.
lowed In the settlement. In connection with
the establishment of colonies Mr.. Papin pro-
poses to establish a general cooperative
banking association or financial agency,
which will manage the financial affairs OF The
colonies. Branches Of this banking instllu-
ton will be established In Charleston, Au-
gusta, Savannah and other Southern cities,
where the local capitalists will, as far as pos
sible, be induced to become Interested In the
enterprise. Mr. Papin contemplates imme-
diately establishing colony on the above
plan at Carroll, Ca, where cotton factory is
already built.
In the vicinity of Charleston, either upon
the Neck or James Island, or at Mount Pleas,
ant, he will proceed to establish, without
delay, colony of shoemakers, taiors, bag
makers and truck farmers, which will com.
prise from two hundred and fifty to three hun.
dred and fifty families. The workshops,
dwellings, and other buildings necessary for
the accommodation of these families will con-
stitute handsome and Important improve.
ment to the suburbs of Charleston, while the
money and labor which they will bring into
the city cannot fall to contribute materially to
Its prosperity. In this movement Mr.. Papin
has the good wishes and support of number
of influential Charlestonians. Mr.. Papin
further proposes, as soon as suitable arrange
ments have been made with influential South. |
ern men, to open correspondence with friends |
OF his In France, for the introduction of i'm
migrants from that country into this, and for |
tne establishment OF steamship line between !
nantes on the Loire aud Charleston. Both of |
taese latter results he asserts confidently that |
ne can accomplish If he is only seconded by |
the Southern people.
NEW AND CHEAP CH1LDREN's CapR,.ors
Velocipedes, Roccking-Horses, Carts, Wheel. |
barrows, &C., just received at Won santen's