The New York herald., 1876-11-12
COTTON IN THE SOUTHWEST.
ST. LOUIS As MAsurAcrua1So CRY.

ST. LOUIS AS A MANUFACTURING CITY.
ffrom the ST. Louis Globe. Democrat Nov. ST.
As the winter approaches and the ST. LOUIS trade
with the South and Southwest begins to revive our
merchants would do we'll about for means
OF increasing business which must ultimately be 10
them a Of the richest profit Tho opening OF
Arkansas and Texas US by railroad communication
has made St. Louis not only tho market where both
these sta,es purchase supplies but also the
objective point TO which all their produce must bs
sent for SALE Consisting. as does mostly cotton.
the facilities already afforded by ST. Louis capital
for It's compression and subsequent convenient
transportation the East credable far they
CO. but effort at this point not only past
penditure but future profit will alike be lost
There really good reason why st. Louis should
become OF the drst ufactu uring cities
in America We have everything in our favor Labor
is cheap, fuel is. abundant machinery purchAsab.s
at low rates from our own or ne!shboring foundres
and capital In profusion may be had both ST. Lous
and upon application, from the East In addition %
these particulars have great advantage In the
fact Of proximity to the region where tho cot
ton Is raised vast expenditure for Transports
ton may thus be economized. and all thu
saving will contribute the cheapening OF the goocA
and enable undcrsel Easiorn competitors Is u
impossible to transpor, the material TO the East,
manufacture there TO send back. paying freight
both ways, and then to sell At the rates TO which
goods might be reduced II manufactured IN ST. Lous
Our manufacturers could afford the prices
oil the Eastern mills greatly TO deprive the latter
Of cent Of profit while St. LOUIS mills could sill
gam handsome percentage their goods.
good for ST Louis that cotton growers In Arkan
sas and Texas are beginning 10 send such large con-
signmcnts OF cotton this city During tho cotton
transportation season OF 1874 She amount broughs
into ST. Louis by the Iron Mountain and Southern
road So, IO5 baes in s74-5 100 6O6 bales,
and 1876 II lel 2l5 bales IL Is thus easily
that this road has every year doubled the
OF cotton brought 70 ST. Louis, besides transporting
large quantities to Caro- That Il viii foS
years future double its cotton transportation ~
II has done for tho three years. toleraby cer
tain; but II cotton mills established In ST Louis,
and once put larry in operation, one doubts thai
the cotton trade OF this city would In the decade
be counted by the million instead Of by the hundred
thousand bales
According to the census OF 1870 the cotton pro.
duction OF Arkansas was 2a7 600 ana that OF Texas
$40 900 bales ANY who knows how great has
been the Improvement in those two States In the past
SIX years will Ind little difficulty in believing that this
697. 900 balcs then raised must by this time DO In.
creased 10 nearly II not TO more than 000 600. IL
there wero cotton manufactures In ST. Lsus nine
bales out OF ten raised in Arkansas and Texas would
come here, besides largo consignments from Western
Tennessee and Northern Mississippi and Louisiana
How great q neld OF mercantile and industrial
prosperity Is thus opened cannot ap-
pear al the first glance; tho prospect must
be carefully surveyed in order 10 be appreciated
II Will not answer % say that ST Louis is destined
greatness, and that this cotton trade will be thrust
upon her whether she will or Trade comes n ne
such fashion The business men OF = city must use
every means in their power only to keep trade al
ready gained but To extend their influence In every
possible way and II our ST. LOUIS merchants only
be reused TO the truth, they will perceive that the
establish ment OF cotton manufactures and additional
cotton warehouses there Is chance tor financial sue
cess and commercial prosperity such have
been fortunate enough TO behold