The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-08-05
THE NEW SOUTH.

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sake assets, there il new life in the
southland already. New enterprises
and industries have already sprung up.
Tho cotton manufacturing industry CO,
pecially is making very gratifying pro.
grcss. 1t is a fact that has called out
considerable comment that while some
of the largest cotton factories in New
England have been closed within a few
months, a number of establishments of
the same kind have commenced opera
ton in the southern states. This fact
has been taken, and rightly so, no
doubt, rs an indication that the centre
Of this important induetry will be trans,
fGrredtO the southern states at no distant
day. And there arc other indications
which point to tho same conclusion.
The naturalSIomo Of this industry is in
the cotton belt, for there the business
can be carried on at the minimum cost
for transportation of the raw material
to the factory, and Of the finished pro-
duct from the factory to market, and Mt
nearly if not quito tho minimum cost
for the buildings, ground and power.
And tho present is II favorable time for
tho industry to obtain u firm foothold
in it's natural home, because the cost Of
machinery is much less than it was when
most of the New England factories were
established.
There are largo markets for cotton
fabrics in Cuba, in Brazil, and in
Mexico, and to these markets the
southern states have the easiest access.
At present they are supplied chiefly
from New and Old England. The cot
ton is grown in the southern states,
n thousand miles north, or
three thousand miles across the ocean,
converted into cloth, and then shipped
back past the southern ports from which
came to the East Indies, South Amer
lea and Mexico. And what is moro,
while those countries export most to us,
they import least from us. This is
obviously III unnatural state of things.
All that is needed to change it is n
rational commercial system, and an in
tolligent spirit of enterprise in the
southern states. With these tho south.
ern factories can supply the markets Of
this hemisphere in competition with the
world.
AS tho eastern manufacturing capital.
lists SEQ their supremacy slipping away
from them in this branch of industry,
they VIII undoubtedly apply to congress
Inr mora nrlinntInn 10 fn hA harpl
that the southern manufacturers will
not be deluded into the belief that their
interests require them to Join in this
movement. 1t is not tho home market
llone that they should aim to control.
They should cherish II higher ambition
han that. They should strike ut Britt
'ather than Mt Now England supremacy
II this branch of industry. With free
they can succeed, because free
will relieve them from the pay
OF contributions to other indus
tries, and enable them to manufacture
cheaper than anyone else. II the south
ern people have the wisdom to.pursue
the right policy in this matter, the day
is not far distant when they will have
satisfaction of seeing British ma
and British skilled workmen
transferred to their own towns and cities,
and OF witnessing a new birth OF indus
Try, and an increase of population and
wealth such as the south has never yet
known. -Lhicago Times.
MURRAY writes Never touch the
bars, frog, solo or outer surface with q
sharp knife or rasp. Shoe with light,
hin shoes that allow the sole, bars and
'ro9 to be brought in contact with the
ground, and thus bear their due pro
of the horses weight. Use small
nails, aud not oyer five OF them. Never
allow the points TO be driven high M
he wall of the hoof. For ordinary ser.
vice in the country during tho summer
months use only tins which protect the
100, bu' leave the entire ground surface
tho foot unprotected.
The Rural World has discovered a
Use for old discarded fruit and oyster
ANS place them in the trees 30 TINT
'cu can fasten them by driving a small
lail through tho corner of the
careful to place them 80 they will
10 shaded when tho leaves come out.
DR. you place them on tho shady side Of
ono building, driving twonails through
no edge Of tho can into the binding =
VIII accept such houses for Their /
nmmer homes, in which to rear their {
Dung. All this is cheap and why not
nov these birds c,m o,d uns;o9n