, 1876-01-01

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Now a Central Factory we'll managed, will,
according to the experience, for instance, from
Martinique give d revenue of say 20 Q 10;
consequently 20 90 on SIG, 900 gives 49, 200
of which 900 go for interest the amount to be
paid annually to the Credit Association on
the loan was $1,000; consequently the
actual gain will be $1,000, without q cents
outlay. To him, the Governor, it continues
to be a wonder why such a proposal is not
grasped at. Parties at home are we'll aware
how profitable the business will be, and they
may say, that when the offer is not accepted
out here, the reason must be that there is some
thing wrong in the scheme they can't be-
lieve that a scheme really beneficial to the
community, is not more appreciated. It is
Of no use to hide this now whatever addresses
we nav forward home We will still have to full
fill our duties and he would expressly dis
miss the vain hope of getting support from
the Home Government, unless We here do
what we can to help ourselves. He had now
again desired to call attention to this, as
some Of the parties might even at the eleventh
hour step forward and join the idea of a Gem
trail Factory aud a Credit Association. On
the other hand be for his part is willing, as
far as h9 can, to support any petition to the
Home.G Government for assistance; but his
hope of success depends on the facts that may
be shewn as indicating an earnest desire IN the
Island to help itself.
2nd Member for Christiansted's Country
District (R0senstandJ would only beg to re-
mark that it appeared to him His Excelency
laid too much stress on the want of support
from the absentee proprietors. While he too,
the Speaker, depIorcd that want, he would
again by all means guard against their want
of support being construed as a want of sym
patty on the part of the community IN the un~
dertakiOg.
The President said it had not been his inten-
ton to i0in in the discussions on the matter
itself, but he felt compelled to make a few re-
marks in reference to the observations that
had fallen from the End Member for Christian
sted's Country District (Rosenstand) the more
so as those observations stood, in a measure,
in relation to what he, the President, had
stated in the course of the communication he
had had to make a few weeks ago. The
honorable Member pointed out that general
sympathy exists for the proposed undertaking,
but that the want of active participation on
the part of those who have abStained from
entering into it, is owing to the fact that the
parties are unable, under the present oircum-
stances, to do what is required of them. New
he, the President when speaking on this matter
had not been unaware that a distinction as that
advanced by the honorable Member presents
itself: but in the first place he did not wish
TO be more ditfuse than necessary and on the
other hand he GOULD not in a question, which
concerns the Island as a body for ITSELF admit
of a distinction between the different parties
existing 10 the island. He himself was fully
aware of the intense sympathy, and anxiety
with which the question of Central Factories
is watched, a sympathy existing not merely
among a large majority of the planters, but
which be knew to extend to all classes, but
sympathy and feeling, let it be ever so intense,
ever so general, is not sufficient; what is
wanted is action, and the kind of action, that
is required in our case, is participation in the
expenses. It is necessary, to come forward
with the money. We have here to deal with
parties, who cannot be expected to be acquain-
ted with the peouliarities of the island, they
ara not to consider, that the unwillingness to
take an active part in the carrying out of the
project is with a small exception limited to abb
sentee proptietors. If it so happens, that this
limited number comprises the majority of those
who could actively participate, so much the
worse for the island. 1t is not sentiment, but
money they expect and have a right to expect.
The Island itself and not individual parties
was to be benefited aud if the reasonable
condition attached to the generous offer re-
mains unfulflled on the part of the island,
we have every reason to fear, that the chance
will be lost.
end Member for Christiansted's Country
District (Rosenstand) would only hope that