The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1876-02-12
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sing caused regret that Thibodaux
had none. nor any manufacturing
establishment worth special men.
ton. except a foundry and a saw
mill-the former being erected
previous to our late unpleasant
ness"
Situated as the town is within
range Of 6reezes, fresh from the
Gulf OF Mexico-sixty miles dis.
tant-which modify the heat of
Summer and cold of Winter, it
can safely challenge comparison
as a healthy locality with any
other town or city in the South ;
excepting, perhaps, a few in noun
tam districts or on the sea board.
Surrounded by or near the centre
OF a large extent of productive
soil OF a varied superior nature
on the bank of one of the largest
and most beautiful Dayous in the
State, the waters of which flow
from a great "inland sea" thirty
odd miles remote by water, on
which large steamboats, "walk
the water like a thing of life'
most OF the year ; neara railroad
three and a half miles) that has
daily trains to the Crescent City,
fifty odd miles distant ; a branch
thereof Sixteen miles in lengthy to
HOnma, the seat of the Parish of
TerrebOnne ; IL canal three quar-
ters OF mile long, connecting the
Latourche with Bayou Terre.
bonnie, upon which small steamers
have run it's entire length from
ThibOdaux to the Gulf mentioned:
i'll brief, all advantages of nature
and art actually needed for "a
highly tlourishing town or city.
The advantages of ThibodauX
for a manufacturing town or city
are not excelled by any point or
place-with possibly a few excep-
tions-in the valleys Of the Ohio
or Mississippi, or east of those
rivers in the Southern States.
This is not to be construed in
favor of cotton OrwOOlen factories,
or any other kind that employs
females by scores or hundreds.
keeping them away tor months at
a time from the happy or charming
influences and restraints of home
or the family circle.
Our first efforts at labor were
in Il WOODEN factory at Wheeling,
Va, where were also two cotton
factories that daily and nightly
(part Of the Year, let out, regard.
less OF weather, like chickens from
a we'll filled coop, the operatives
children and adults) of both Sex
es,speckled or spotted grotesquely
with oil or grease and cotton or
wool.
Whilst travelling in tho East
ern States in 1852 and 1858, the
mills at Lawrence, Lowell, anil
other places were visited : their
management was about the same
as at Wheeling. Since the time
mentioned, evils Of the factory
system respecting the employment
of children has been somewhat
modified by law. Calamity or ar
dour to the tair sex is wanting in
any country where females are
allowed, urged, or compelled to
desert home affairs for employ
ment or support.
1t is true want of capital or
monies renders it difficult. to man
ufacture extensively, but if one
halt or more of the monies now
invested in various articles or
ways yielding little, if any profit,
together with that in traffic which
it must be admitted is doing i'm
mensely more evil than good, lar
dent spirits, tobacco, etcJ, and to
winch might be added u moity, at
least, of tn: amount spent at the
nod of folly or fashion, was used
to give regular employment to
supports for
Dr. citieS-making agricuI
tural implements aud machinery
Of various kind, and the public
roads in order, a gooc beginning
would be made, which in due
time would invite capital for man.
nfactureing extensively.
God made the country,
But man the %mechanic) makes the town
Should the example set at the
crossing and Morgan City be not
followed ere long, is there not
hanger thar the advantages of
having the public buildings-now
! leading attractlon-lost by
'emoval or in some other way
diminished, especially if the pub
lc roads that dlverge from the
own are not much improved i
This eau be done at all events.
md If the law is faulty or ineffec
i've, proper efforts would doubt
ess insure its amendment, so that
rood roads would be the rule and