The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-06-09
COLUMBIA. S. G.
Y9 ssday Morning. June 8, 1874.
Shall We Manufacture,

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Shall We Manufactured
We observe that application has
'eReec made 30 the CLERK of the Cour,
,df Etohland County for charter ol
transportation for the English Manu-.
.'ex<sturing Company of South Carolina,
<szlItal 100000. This company in.
'etaads to operate, as we learn. in Spar
Ah<daurg County. The Piedmont, Just
'tSuaiex Graenville, on the Salada, is
,aoaIaily in operation. and promises
4arzeifying results. A new factory has
fI1Ht been completed in Greenville.
Nia,oapital.invested is 100000. The
sgH1prietors. propose to run so cards and
&10 spiudlss, and manufacture cotton
YxEHs. The overseers will be expert.
szceed men from she North; the ordi.
,s3aRy employees will be selected from
sao. County. hThe.number OF hands to
@aaenployed will beabout fifty, mostly
:. ,Eir.as.
-Ehespdlioy of manufacturing is re-
'S=dmmended to us by evory considera-
'szea OF interest and every hope of
gcahperous development. What are
rug doing in Columbia and in Riohland
Saunty to promote it? We have the
Esaal flowing idly by, and only the
:acemory of the myth OF the Sprague
Company, or the Water Power Com.
= eeqy. Ito 'ronsole US during these dull
7sc6' 'sxhry days. But we have also the
.new company chartered at the last ses-
slou OF she,Legislature, the ''Oongaree
: Manufacturing Company" the plans
Naa. which Wa are disposed to look upon
sdsvosably. t2Our business men should
-sxsmine into them carefully. If we
nno notnmistaken. splendid water
easowert may be developed across the
river at very moderate expense. OF
eia1nrse. money is scarce and commands
high price. But those who have it
Manld better consult their true interest
jls2 building up this great business, than
sstH sshdiug it at ruinous and risk rates.
I'd aexsog il up in bank vaults. Wha.
!Aa> does fog Soommunity may be under
: AkoGa ,from u ststement taken from
fsfS@Srgia newspaper. It is cheering
G&at. an unanswerable argument. The
-'esdasmbus (Ga.j Enquirer says:
1.-The cotton manufactures of Co
7:aIasHmbus have taken 1900 bales of cot.
1nu. ..against 6.854 for the same time
L. saet -seaaon. showing an increase in
Axice months of 1886. Our factories
sssve this year aggregated to Colum-
~&s1s. above the price of the raw mate
.aa0i. 81. .161, 600. Had it not been for
.'zxr>,nills, this money would have gone
oa the North for goods; whereas it now
-toacses from the North for goods, and
columbus and the South are that
- 'Sa1ab> the gamer"
Money cannot be scarce in Column
szns. It comes from the North to
kGek Columbus. Here we have none,
'sser Ause,~e make nothing to sell but
esastson. sand it does not do more than
.nsy !etor and rent aud buy provisions
II cybody can see the difference TIE
adds are greatly against us. Aud we
---o only blame ourselves. If we have
.Tottlsrge capitalists. enterprising men
-'saa -'smaU means eau club together and
rxsson set wheels and spindles in motion.
NEherever there is thirty, forty or
lily horse power, the planters around
~ It Ghould unite, and by monthly con.
ASSERTIONS running through a year,
s-aaae the requisite sum to utilize and
'Ee<e!op it. It can be easily done,
'aEaaere there is intelligence to discern
'ssAsa e will to execute. Besides the
''wssers at the Oongaree Falls, we have
.Ec-e than half dozen, perhaps a
e XR.eE, eligible manufacturing sites in
-ske County. The streams rise in the
elevated sand hill ridges which ira
szrse the whole length OF the County,
aad Eave considerable fall Some OF
-Aem are copious aud constant. There
&s'wealth in the spindle, there is EN-.
Enjoyment for the decent poor in fac.
aosy work. Every factory centre is a
rs~ market and general civilizer.
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