Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1875-08-07
Southern Manufactures.

person giving the public the benefit Of
his thoughts through our columns
but we have no hope of any one
taking the initiatory step in this direc-
ton. Therefore, we take that step
with the hope Of drawing some one
out but if we fail in doing this, it is
our intention to write series Of
articles on the subject ourself.
We notice in q recent number of
the Franklin Sun a very sensible
article Oh this subject, signed Coax
ley" in which the writer mentions
Delhi, in this parish, as suitable
place for the erection of manufactures
of all kinds of farming implements
and wagons, buggies, &c, and of
cotton mills, and refers to the factories
of Georgia to prove that they pay in
the South. 1t will doubtless be
remembered by the readers of the
Delhi Chronicle that, while editing
that paper, the writer of this, in an
article on this subject, referred to
Delhi as very suitable place for one
or more cotton mills, and advanced
he same or similar reasons for our
conclusion as those used by Oakley ;"
and we are still of the same opinion
and are glad to see that we have the
concurrence Of so practical q person
as the article of Oakley" proves him
to be; and while we do not pretend
to be better able to present this sub
Ject to the public, as logical writer,
we are willing to cooperate with
all such persons in this matter, and
would prove our faith by our works"
had we the capital to invest in such
an enterprise
We are fully persuaded that manu-
factories such as are mentioned by
the writer referred to above, would
do more towards developing the re-
sources of our country and placing il
in permanently prosperous condition
than even the opening up of every
acre of tillable land in the State with
out them-indeed such enterprise
would be means Of producing this
resultant We propose in future
numbers to give our reasons for the
faith that is in US, by showing the
reason why it would pay to manufac-
ture our cotton at home, the markets
that manufactures would open up for
other products of The farm and dairy,
the advantages to be derived by socie-
ty from the class of immigrants the
establishment of factories would bring
into the country, the amount of money
it would keep in circulation in the
country, the independent position it
would place the country in, and the
great wealth that will accrue from the
enhancement of the value of real
estate, and in fact of every species of
property. But Of course our limited
space will not admit of an elaborate
presentation of all these facts, still
we hope to state them SO plainly and
simply as to be understood by all
who read our articles.
And now we wish to impress upon
the mind of the. reader that, if we
should in these article make mention
of special localities, we do not wish
to be understood as presenting their
claims as the only favorable locations
for the erection of manufactures but
we desire them to be taken as of
general application. In fact we are
of opinion that cotton mills ought to
be almost as common in the South as
cotton gins-at least the means of
converting the raw materialinto thread
should be altogether as common.
And when this is the case, and the
people of the South recognize and
adopt the policy of manufacturing for
home consumption and expectation
everything that can be produced to
advantage upon our soil, then will we
be the most independent and prosper
Gus people in the world.
As conclusion to this article we
copy the following appropriate para
graph from the Columbus (Ga.)
Times, as very applicable to this
State-more SO than to Georgia:
Don't say the times are hard and
that money is scarce, while you do
not lift your finger to change the
known cause. We import from other
States all our reapers, threshers,
chains, axes, shovels, spades, iron
pipe, hinges, picks, willow-ware, rope,
axe and pick handles, wagon spokes,
plows. brooms, wooden ware, fire
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