New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-07-11

their term all those officials who will no: q,
their duty. A greater part Of the citizen
900 has found out tina: the chief cause OF G.u
calamity lies in our poor production
The create: part 0; our necessities cou:t
be produced here: yea. even some Of those
article. which now aimO.: exclusively ar.
! imported nigh; be manufactured here 4
! such an extent as TO form {. staple article
for our commerce. To erable :his tire.
things are n ecessaIy-!abo:. capital. anC
finally energy and enterprise Labor and
| capita: are here. bu:. alas. energy and en-
| ferpiise ars act 70 te found on the side OF
the capital. Ii now--as by the generality
OF the calamity. the wealthy. even the rich
have TO suffer, too the cani.ai.. voul! he
| willing to make sacrifice lul the elevation
0! home industry. :he initiative could seyes
come from them. They would be help, ~
and probably lose tieir capita: "a ,seit :.
| enterprises. No. the mechanics and work.
! ingmen have TO give the first impulse. TIE
first and most necessary is a firm crgani2s.
ton OF every trade i'll that way. that
in separate meetings tie professional. Of
one calling come to an understanding
which Of their articles might be uanufac-
tured here at the came price and Of the
same quality as in the North. what ma
chimes would be needed and what CAPITA!
for the commencement and continuation Of;
the il work. 1t would be the special work of
the most able to furnish a plan TO show
clearly by which means tho thing could he
done. These separate trades Unions. al
though complete IN themselves. would be
connected with the Mechanics and Work
ing mems Association. Of which they are
me Mbers at the same time, and would r..
port their results to that association. It
then would be the duty of the grand ccun-
Gil to acquaint the capitalists Of this city
with those plans. and induce them 20
tn rnish the FUNDS. Il woaiG lie
advisable to commence with those
trades that ar. represented her. b;
the greatest number OF PROFESSIONALISM. as
shoemaAers and tailors. TIE mechanics
following those callings should first OF all
free themselves of the pyejudic. tina, by
cheap manufacture they would lose the
better kind Of work. just the reverse
would be the case. Surprising the shoe.
makers would have tho same arrangements
made as the cheap manufactures of Phila-
delphia or Massachusetts. BY complete
division of labor and the use Of machines.
the workman would. although receiving an
astoni shing cheap price for his work. We.
by tho quickness of the work earn good
wages. which would be increased by his
part of the profit. The importation of cheap
shoes from the North would gradually |
cease. o ur home industry could supply with |
their goods not only all the dealers of New
Orleans. but great part Q: the South |
besides. and millions, which now are sent |
North, never to return, would circulate here
md aid in the general welfare. in the eleya-
ion Of every calling. Many persons who
low are compelled to buy cheap store shoes
would then, by the elevation of home in.
ustry in better circumstances, have elegant
oots or gators made to order and paw
proper price for them.
The same with the tailOrs. The great
lumber of them increased by the many
ewing girls and women, could, working
18th the best machines comparatively, SUP.
~ all the clothing stores OF the South
ere also the consequence would be, that
work would be increased and
otter paid. As soon as the success of these
70 branches of industry would be secured,
le ideas of our capitalists would change
aterially. A spirit of enterprise would
ring up and they would call into life other {
'anches of industry. Furniture manufac.
ries, glass, wagon and carriage manu-.
ctories would be established. and first of t
our cotton would cease to leave our
harves as raw material, but as manufac. '
red goods would form staple article OF T
II commerce.
This is what we need. This alone can f
We us from misery and decay. This it is,
nat in comparatively short time would p
svate New Orleans to such degree of s
salth and splendor as she never possessed. t
en- in her most prosperous times. v