The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-01-10
THE SECRET OF WEALTH -
RECUPER ALTON AND

AN1O - = A~ANAA1 ION.
The accounts given of the "Clo.
attachment remind us of the wonda'Itt
expectations raised when Whitner
thoroughly revolutionized the Az. 50
world by introducing his cotton DIN 'r ~
effect of that grand invention was - LIE
gregate workmen inside immense coss
mills-Clement's improvement mala. 'on
possible TO spin the cotton into warn
the very farm on which it was Gu, On
1t thus solves the whole problem that I Va
SO much agitated the South-that of ia aaS
ming ourselves the cotton we GROW rl n,
exporting. not the raw material. but ,bU,
material spun into yarn. The toreiona.
instead of ordering a certain uuant;fn :,
cotton, will send for certain numbers VI
warn, which, when he receives then,
will work up into such articles as he >, nc
quires. The hosier at nottingham
England sends to Arkwrights mil; !.
Cromford, or to Struts at Belper, or ess
where, for yarns of the numbers he 70
quires to be made into drawers, shirts an
stockings When the new system ba
comes established, he will send to Nen
York or New Orleans and get his warn,
there, uninjured by the baling, comnress
ing, and so on, to which it has hitber,,
been submitted This supercedes II.
mill at Manchester or Stayley Bridge and
when our people here work clear of tbs
| incubus of protection" we shall maxi
our own stockings, and supercede tbs
Nottingham hosier by exporting them r.
all parts of the world With the Glen
ent attachment we shall have it in ON,
power to spin in the South all the cotton
we grow. The question arises, when We
possess the power to do this, shall va
| have the will and the determination 70 do
| it, or shall we sit and look on while some
body carries the whole business of n
Maine or Minnesota? Even Chicago sees
the golden opportunity that is coming
within our grasp, and perceives what our
interest, our duty to the section of coun
try in which we live, requires of us. The
Chicago Tribune asks the people of the
cotton belt: "Why not transfer to the
same fields the other branches of cotton
manufacture? Why not have the Cotton
factory complete, and have the cotton
business in all its extent carried on in the
neighborhood where the cotton is grown
and spun? Why not the South in its
advance from producing baled cotton to
baled cotton yarn, go one step further and
produce baled cotton cloth?" Other peO
pie can see what the hour requires of us
whether we are capable of doing so or
not. So Lowell saw when she built the
mills there, that ought to have piled Their
busy wheels to the music of the soft SOU
thern breeze. The Chicago Tribune saws
further: ''As American flour is now sold
in England at less price than British
millers can afford to sell flour made from
American wheat, SO, if this invention
proves successful, as there is evidence
that it will, this country will be able to
sell cotton yarn in Europe cheaper thanh
can be made there from American cot
tom The Tribune sees evidence that, #
our people work up their own cotton, the
most valuable results will follow. 1t SAYS
ait will add largely to the value of South.
ern products. 1t will give twenty to one
hundred million dollars annually to the
money value of the cotton production. III
will enable these people to purchase more
of what they need, and do not raise, from
the north, and leave to be distributed in
wages an ever-increasing surplus. twill
encourage general industry. 1t will 90
far to break up the fatal system of consu
ming the crop before it is gathered" Has
Memphis any part or lot in this matter
But little time ago one of our most pub
| lic-spirited merchants offered TWENTY-FIVE
| thousand dollars toward starting a cotton
mill here, and there was not energy found
| to do the rest Can we be moved now?
Our city is in debt; we want thousands Of
dollars to aid in blocking yellow fever
out Have we the spirit to do what so
clearly will look like imbecility to leave
undone? With the prophet we cry;
"Aake, awake! Put forth thy strength
l-1Ncmbhis Appeal.