Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-08-18


the human family are now clothed in fabrics
made by hand, uud that they readily take
such goods as are made by machinery and
that arc suited to their respective climates,
and pay for them in such commodities as
they have, ou account of tho superior
quality aud appearance Of the goods and
the chtapncss Of their cost. 70 give somo
idea Of tho export demand and tho rapidity
with which it is Increasing for American
goods, vii! state that for tho first six
mouths of 1870, from January lst to Juno
goth, the shipments from the ports of New
York and Boston were II ,4S6 packages,
whilst for the corresponding months of 1881
it was 77,lS4 packages. Of course these
were not all of Southern manufacture, but
a large proportion of them were. Added
to these the 10000 to 10000 en- igrants
arriving weekly in the United Stateo arc
all to be clothed and largely SO ia heavy
goods made at the South.
The management of cotton mill is not
unlike any other large business, it must be
skliully managed to make it u success
The manager should be person who has O
general now'cdge Of the business, ono who
possesses high order of executive ability
aud one who is good merchant and fnan-
cicr Tho prospective prolit5 Of "a mill,
however economically aud ckilfully the
goods may bc made may be readily frt-
tered away by the ignorance, inoapacity and
general want of ability of tho general
manager
Southern mills that have been favorably.
located, we'll built ard skilfuly managed
will compare favorably with those in any
other sccticn in tl.is respect and on inycs
| tigation Of tho subject will demonstrates
that II majority OF the most successful
mills have been managed by Southern men.
1t is said the South should plant and
prepare the cotton for market, and Increase
its value by improved cleaning and ginning
appliances (Which in themselves are proper
and commepdablc) ind then send it to tho
North to be manufactured there, to be re-
turned to us in goods; that tho South is not
adapted by nature for the manufacture of
! 1t, and consequently cannot succeed. do
| not imputc any improper or selfish motives
to the parties who have thus expressed
their opinion and given their advice, but
| am sure they could not have examined tho
subject clrefulty, or become familiar per-.
sonally with the Southern country, or con-
sidercd its advantages and facilities for
manufacturing before forming such an
opinion; but, be that as it may, am of tho,
opinion that good earned dividends by
Southern mills arc much moro convincing,
arguments to stockholders than 6uo spun
theoricH upon tho subject by persons who
arc not identified with them, and who aro
not familiar with their facilities, and
think they will so consider it.
TIE HEAVIER FABRICS WILL ALL DE MADE
IN TIE SOUTH.
tor the present, at least, the South
should coufnc itself exclusively to tho man.
facturc of the heavier fabrics and yarns.
in which the raw material forms largo
element in their value, and in which 90
very high order of skill is necessary in the
operation, such as standard aud threo aud
four yard shccings, shirtings aud drills,
plaids and stripes, cottonadcs, coarse yarns,
from SIS to 2o's; hosiery yarns, various
kinds of twinc, carpet warps, cordage, cot.
ton rope, dyeing aud flashing many kinds
of heavy goods in general use at the South
and other kindred goods. As experience
is had, if it is found practical and profitable
to take a step forward towards the finer
grades of goods it will be easy enough to
make thc advance. That is the way Eng
land and New England started, aud it is
the way We must start. The peculiar adj
vantage ut the South is in the saving in the
cost of cotton anl in cheap labor, there
fore the greater the weight of cotton used
in the goods that will pay gond profit, tho
greater the profit on the investment. Cot
ton costs a New England manufacturer all
of one cent per pound il transportation
and expenses more than it costs Southern
manufacturer, consequently the heavier
fabrics can be made cheaper ut tho South
than it is possible to make them at tho
North, and will eventually all bo made at
the South. Northern manufacturers know
this and freely admit it, and acting upon
their proverbal good business capacity and
sense have within the last five years with.
drawn immense amounts Of their machi-.
merry from heavy brown goods and fabrics,
and many Of them from print cloths, and
put them upon fancy dress goods and fancy
and light goods Of various kinds in which
the larger element in their value is in high
skill, and in which there is less sharp COM
petition, by doing which they have radi-
caly changed the character Of their pro-
duction, and unified these mills from ever
making .he same styles Of goods again.
Tho Northern and Middle States will alo
ways remain manufacturing country, and
In less than half century arc likely to
take the lead in the world. English man.
facturers see and fear this, but there is
plenty of room for all, Will, profit for all,
and there is no reason why tho United
States cannot raiso ten million bules of cot
ton, and work up five or six, furnishing
the world with cotton and also large pro.