The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1879-02-28
ULMAN'S WOOL FACTORY.
A Successful Coast Enterprise Vim and
Energy Will Conquer.

Editor DemOcrat-Star:
BAY ST. LOUIS, Feb. 26, 1879.
The establishment of every new indus
try along our seacoast being mater of
general and public interest, send you
detailed report upon the new and import
ant enterprise at Bay St. Louis, commonly
called Ulman's Wooen Factory" 1t is
SO called, becaus. Alfred A. Ulman is its
sole proprietor, and of this gentleman per-
sonally it is proper to say something since
this is his individual enterprise, conceived,
projected and accomplished by himself
alone. Mr. Ulman is a citizen of Bay St.
Louis, still young (apparently about thir-
ty years of age) and brimful of vim, ac-
tivity and energy. He has a strong prac-
tical mind, an unwayering faith in his
convictions and resolute purpose to ac-
complish whatever he undertakes. For
tunately he is possessed of ample wealth,
whatever he may undertake. In the
South most young men similarly blessed
with fortune would abandon themselves
to a life of Incidence and luxurious ease,
but Mr. Ullman considers his wealth as
only trust giving him new powers for
good, and imposing upon him new duties.
This faith is, that the South can manu-
facture woolep goods rs well, and more
cheaply than the North can manufacture
them, and it is to demonstrate this propo-
sition, and to deyelope the wealth of the
region around him that he has just now
completed and put in operation this flcto-
ry-Ulman's Woolen Factory, as it is com
monty called, because at present it man
ufactures only WOODEN goods.
The factory is situated in the southern
portion of Bay st. Louis, two milea south
of the railroad depot, and between the
railroad and the Bay. He was just get
ting it into shape when the late epidemic
came so crushingly upon us, but all is now
again alive and active, and the factory is
daily turning out fine and handsome
woolen goous of various kinds, blankets,
shawls hannels,' cassimeres, jeans, etc.
Heretofore Southern manufactures have
limited their efforts to the production of
the palmer and coars.r lines of fabrics,
and it is both a novelty and surprise to
see Southern factory making fine and
beautiful fabrics. Bnt such asurpfise awaits
all who visit this factory. Tho goods are
really fine, very fine, soft and pliable as
French fabrics, and fine enough for any
body to wear. j have critically examined
these goods (aud | am a good judge of
such things) and pronounce them excel
lent. Several ladies, who are "experts"
in this matter, confirm me i'll my own
Judgment. Already several gentlemen at
the Bay have donned handsome suits of
clothes from cassiineres made at Ulman's
factory. Among other taings this factory
produces two kinds of heavy red flannel,
which have never seen surpassed in its
quality.
Mr.. Ulman says that he defies all COM
petition-that he asks nobody to buy his
goods, because they are home production t;
that he relies only on the intrinsic excel
leuce and value of his goods to sell them
This shows that his "head is level F" as to
the methods of success in manufacturing
goods.
The machinery and all the mechanism
of his factory are of the latest and most
perfect kind, and as the heads of his de-
partmets he has employed only men of the
highest skill iT their arts. He declares
that his dyer, MS weaver anu MS iuahaSer
have no snperiors anywhere He declares
also that the wool of the Mississippi sea-
coast, which his factory consumes is most
excellent wool and particularly adapted to
manufacturing. Thus he has the best
of raw material, the most perfect machiue-
ry and the most skillful labor, and what
else is needed for the production of the
best style of goodsf
Mr., Ulman also knows how TO "make
every edge cut "-the true science Of eco
nomical production The same steam
power that drives the factory wheels, also
runs saw-mill just outside the factory.
aud the vast pine forest around the factory
supplies unlimited saw-logs. Again the
4" slabs from the mill make fuel to fire up
the engines, and thus entirely saves all ex-
penditures for fuel. The lumber sawed at |
the mill is used in the erection OF the |
numerous buildings about the factory, and 1
also for sale. Connected with the factory /
is o store, stocked like all country stores,
with miscellaneous goods, from which the
employees and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OBJ
tain their supplies, and which also has
a good and increasing trade with those
who bring wool or cotton to the factory
for sale. | may mention in this cannee-
tion that Mr.. Ulman is making great ef-
forts to induce the farmers around here to
cultivate sea island cotton, which IS al