St. Landry democrat., 1880-01-17
olsFEnENcE OF 5l55,0oo,0G0 Ga CROP
IN OUR FAvOR.a
From the Atlanta Cons ~titution, p. =,

> From tie Atlanta Cun~t ~ttution, c. c7.1
ATLANTA, Deccmbey ffSY.
Col W. X @ullnan, Geneva. G.:
Des>r Slr-ln L letter addressGtoyou
; some days since, in regard to ) Gle
hcnt attachment. I did not ans'r vopy
inquiries as fully as I desired, :,ng TO
a pressure Of business occusind by
some days absence il0m my oil. At
thaJ Time | thonght is would ,,lncc-
eSaAlN TO. give Il detailed dc$cli}1n #
:ho 4htlrT mAchtH"ry which wcu nave
5hEolVrd both time and space buDon
reflection / think can confine yself
&c Il narrower compass, and meet'I the
points set forth iii your letter
q itc several descriptions Of Il! At
tachnTht, furnished III the cOluis Of
tie Constitution, as also the one saw
III the GoF1n&3on Star were, in nl7Dln
lon substantially correct. | hayt,lso
seen an article from Mr.. Tardc of
~ lndsor. n. T., and an. ;tlgertisrent
from >. Y. Stiihling, Of WeStminst, s,
T., 3 copy OF which herewith irose.
and which ! think covers truth lIy
| every material point presumiug. tlrr-
for@, that You have read a portion kot
AL the articles referred to- concde
| tllaG a mere expression Of my opiuiC is
abont all that is desirable.
Although not strictly agricultural,et
1t is so nearly allied to die farming n
teIest deemed it my duty 60 look ito
! li!e merits OF this machine that miet
IN Ease Of necessity be ready to give n
Intelligent opinion. | thought il avc3s
thing claimed for it was true that +
would become q rcvoiutionizer; shat j.
stead ct retaining III our midst merey
the proceeds Of the sale of the raw CO.
ton product OF the State, we might r.
tam TO oQr people the superadded mi
mons from its manufacture into warns
that 1t might Gescue from the severe
iaborS OF the farm thousands of on
uellcate women and children and brina
t0 them, at least, a competency. II il
by bringing light work within pasJ
reach OF the millions that France is H.
day one OF the richest nations in thr
world Every one there, from the
smallest urciIlNs of both sexes to adults
ct threescore years and ten, are contri-
butors to the commonwealth. ANYTHING
That would break the shackles that now
bind Us to the car OF Northern CONNER
clal depotlsm is q desideratum to nv
mind, and believe is to the mind Of
every we'll wisher Of tie South. most
devoutly to be hoped for. Anything
looking to that end should be encour.
aged by the united support of all South
erneTs. Animated with these homes.
and entertaining to some extent these
expectations, | visited shorttime sipeai
the little factory at Westminster, s. G. !.
belonging to j. Y. Scribling. ] foundI
it indeed a baby factory, different from j
other cotton mills, to the eye Of a casna
observer, but little save to the extent o;b
It's machinery. Although it was KNOWN
% tne proprietor Ohat our party was
coming, tie machinery was silent, owing
20 the death OF one Of the operatives
[t was perhaps IS we'll, as it gave rs
ezq!re TO examine the entire affair. and
o discuss it without the busfling inter
.erence. OF the machinery. After taking
loies OF everything aDpertaining to the
hill, thel II company with one OF the
}afty eateav3ged TO verify the stata1
Hent OF the Messfs. Striblia- as to theI
'lo1lts. In the matter Of EXPENSE couid
lot see why the whole could NOT he
comprised into two heads, viz: " Inter-
st on capital and cost OF iabor.n In
his, as in all other kinds OF manufac-
uilng, the capital may be classified as
ioating ana permanent, the floating
apital being that used in the purchase
4 stock, and the permanent that in
,ested in buildings and fixtures, In
he case OF a single attachment, $50 GOO
'ouads OF lint, worth $1,000 at ten cents
'er ponha, represents the 1leatinr cani- |
al. As this investment in sfock i !
'eing returned throughout the wear
rom the sale of yarns, it is deemed hut !
alf That legal rates Of interest should I
g allowed tor SIX months only. The I
ornament capital or Investment. ! |
uppose, VIII approximate $1,000, and /
II thls allow per cenE fay the full /
eflod Oh one year, Ihe matter would |
hen stand about as follows:
i.e.ost on $1,000 OF floating capital. six
lnolIlnS SITS
months o-o
abor of eight hands for 800 days at 50 10y
oAtihSent expenses per Uay, 80 ccntS-.-. $50 !
aApwin& a total expense per eannum. .&l375
HE price OF labor and contingent ex-
enses is a little in excess of those in
lrred by Mr.. Stribling.
Now, the gross profit of the mill is the
ltieGence between the amount paid for
ie raw and that received for tie man
featured matefial. Mr.. Stribling in
Haea ne that be paid at the rate of
y gents per pound for lint cotton and
)ld yarn at seventeen cents per pound,
lus increasing the value OF the cotton
5Ten cents per pound by the process
manufacturing. Well, $1,000 pounds
INT cotton at seven cents per pound
mounts to $500. From this deduct +
le anouat oI expense as above given
la-We nave q net profit of sslG2t. 1t
Ill be seen that 10 cents per pound for
'ttou Is aIe tbasis ot my CattUuii1t 1T iU11, but
e same proportion should follow the
'aGges which have occurred in the
iices or the raw material. II | ain
Ircct IN these estimates, it seems to
e the profits should bo satisfactory TO
" reasonable man. Although | lave
Htten to greater length than | ex-
:cted when | began, yet there is one +
her point to which shall invite vonr {
tentlon.. Should this little Invention
owe tc be OF such utility as to induce t
general employment in the manu- /
etnre OF Georgia's staple, the result
the State will greatly surpass any
ing at first Conceived Of. Estimating
G cotton crop of Georgia at two hun
ed and fifty millions of pounds and
annual capacity of one attachment
fifty thousand pounds, it would re-
Ire FIVE thousand mills and forty =
04sand Womea and children to operate \
en- Counting the labor at $1,000 on =