New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-30
COTTON MILLS INTHE SOUTH
ATALK WITH EDWARD ATKINSON.

/ WORN ~ OTTER Inns OF PR0Dr"rION-TEN-
prNcY or MtNUFACrr EtNG To CoNCrNTRAfE-
TiFrrr- "r TIL GIN 'TU- rN-ILAGE.
Edward Atkinson. %. Boston. was in this city
'.u datst. ~ is abont tie nttlu size. with white
h.ir AM siatt beard taai wi be- white. clear
c-cu co.rt.I .i,r ava p'a..nf Inanr,rs. Being well
known throughout thc South from th, -iudy h. has
given cotton nd - r1nuufrifr TEin reporter
u-c"i hir 90 y sonrinr ou The subject ~ cotton mills
ir 'r south. Hr was frat rrl"~fant 70 taxi stating
tai D." nad boon much iu tnr pan'r- that De wanted
T. tc, % ont Our -iilrc after nro'hrr mentioned
d. Gre r. po.ier. AMI ~ la, N- Ntin~on hr""ming ~
ter -f 30 fhr et-a'ion -il 80 port rh- s''th-
rrn irnt ~ THE TuE So. Who l'@ been writ
| iuc zach abb. ,'tfcrS upo1 the condition oi the
! South, T. we'll knr0r. Ia uc n man ~ very
! acutc ol~I aion. In orc ~ his letters he
-i~aks 81 my d-eonrarin- ,o.ton manufacturing In tii'
sHin am per c'ly vrl aware thai thrrr -"vrrfl
very locr--fl mills ~ South Carolina and Gcor-l ard
perhaps els, WHERE unl'r the mana-ciu' %, OF Hcn % o
walld icc,,d whrrrtci they established 'inr~s that
bad any possible ntu.t- fr ih pncr Eut thc question
nos At i--" i- Nit'r" r ro. noe Cotton STATE cam con
vert any lg, portion ~ the cotton mo-. produced into
either yar c;ipn ilhr.s ~ thr cir e. mikes go a-
to ay. au ipqrrr sl, i. on tc lnui , rcs ir the
Iu.t,i iatcs or Li.npr"
81 i.r cl'na o. n": favorable to manp'aci1-inrt
"Taa' il i- N,il adApjrI io any wo,h timt mn may
M 70 fn d' iu -nmc particular sections thoT is no qucs-
ton P,..softl p,Im'Ht ,ii. rit aui 0uHi- IONS
/ ~ d !,
fir climate. nltcr pov.r fsl ami oth"r cYud.,l'us
arc CONCERNED, nui tlr cotton country rrop,r dpll
the fa-.bi IS of c.lthh+.Iug indA-'ri, hat
require cop'inunr. i1j,nr Labor every working
DIV in rn f'Hr ou ang large -Hc. ,"r
ti r.-" tll Nhrf thc h,,'- ~ thc pc"p.- and tr'r
n''oui". to ti -n. mat of ,-riH that are 't- 90
til 20 thr Ir,t--ii inauuftc dru~ oi cotton have
l,tu ID, roi' Vi. asI The urrc--.r capita h uii-
lated. there Viii Doe many opportunities for lG"-'
profitable vork with .. t1rn.I' 'o~ taa. 10 r. "iii
De- no incentive to und. ~'dkr -uDh c.'- business ~
spinning and weaving cotton Tarrc -t''ir' ~, i'"r
opportunity for profit ou ''r, small aipl'' ~ capital
relatively To that ?, ii, iu 'lIih, factories 20 c 90
aimed by those who give their attention to the % f'r
methods 81 preparing ginning ami hsur o"t,"n. whrh
must b., douc ~hrr' 1t Is grown. than th'"' i- {" o
found in any branch ~ spinning weaving known
to mo"
wAsIrPTL METHOD, ~ TIE rnI-IH
Have Won any dra Of the amount % capital invested
IN r.nningr'
4. nearly "a can ascertain there g.. hnf "A u1'h
capital invested In cotton ginning aad pr sing 'n tho
Cotton state there is n ar the fn.t'r'-
for spinning and Wca,ins ia re- m" In""l
states pat together M'r-Irr~ are hing taken
hy the SUP. rnt. nd, ~ ~ o., { hollis to dr-
tc-minr this qpc,'iou. ~ Vhi'h VT There ar no
positive data Known "'c IN trs w,v tl Who'll. sim
can De- computed rh. iriun. auI l'lr ,rr i'r'I}
49, uo-i inr'rtrut hr,noh~ ln cotton ttuu' .tnrir"
aud vet 10 IS -a'o &" 80, ihst 10 ih" -"rh 900 inspect @"
,~.' .i'i a., r,., ~, ~ i ,' ave. Il. .,,.l
lutrfrrnt after heuf Ii.t'th 90" hcd '"f"r 'ii' y
nf me fnctor, tn, kA-tcfi -lfr-- dirt,. .r"l-
manner d. who, thr .t.tl, be- treated UrfH thr ~p.r
ar. trainsd o. -ui.nhr m,fb.-n THIS d' partW"ni -
cotton manufacturing. - %. hf-'i'd That i"r' . u
De- afy lr-c n.i-rr, ~ si..,-. BOO th, s+9nf.- 1rl
M, wrnvrn. which rrti- order ne bob dt-'rr.inc
e., aniIur-- and fhr c''s.st ,-s'~ n'. m' ur g. t''
n.un,c,t dciHi "a" rave tAr u'nr''rf1-'r H"n bins
DO ,or think. th~', ilrt tie -ol,a mrr.f.'-
,ur, cott,u g." IN, rrr,f -,'rf"
That t1r e,l'hr-n -'.''. W'' r.sr r .a-'" portion