The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-07-21
Friday, July 30. 1881
EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS.

rushed upon its own distinctions; the people
demanded friend of free schools. they have
given them candidate who does not believe
in taxing one man to educate another mans
children.
They demanded Z friend Of immigration
and they have given them a man who does
not believe in encouraging immigration.
They demanded progressive man at the
head of the state government, and they offer
candidate who has learned nothing and forgot
ten little since the war.
THE MANAGER of the immigration depart
ment of Coleman's Rural World, St. Louis,
recently visited Brennan, and the Independ-
ent of that city handsomely and unselhshly adj
vocated his schemes and labors. This in it.
self is all right, but if the business men OF
Brennan would support the Independent and
do for it what it is doing for the city, they
would accomplish the same and better results
than through the Rural World. The state
press is what makes the state, and if the local
papers are properly supported they will lead
all the immigration societies ever organized.
"WHoEvER controls the cotton goods OF
the world controls the exchanges of the world'
saith Senator Bayard. "In that sense cotton
is king. Exchanges depend upon balances
in trade, and the freight and insurance Incl
dent to money transportation should be the
limit of cost. A bill drawn against goods for
money involves not only the cost Of transport
tation but endless commissions for handling,
endless expenses for running banking houses,
and leaves out of sight all consideration of
prime cost. On the other hand the transport
tation of money, if not gold or silver but paper
imposes no expense but postage, unless an
underwriters premium. When exchanges,
BY m-ans of healthy conditions and economi-
cal methods, are brought to the level of their
source the sovereignty of King Cotton will
extend over but petty realm, and the royal
paraphernalia become one-horse show. As
soon as the popular intelligence shall master
the problem Of what is to constitute money
public Justice and universal equality will get
their foothold in the land.
Among the enterprises in this city whose
success demonstrates what can be accom-
plished by energy and industry in the way of
establishing manufactures in New Orleans are
those controlled by Mr.. Geo. Horter, which
includes tannery, horse collar factory and
a saddle and harness factory.
Mr.. Horter can take the hide Of beef
slaughtered at the abattoir below the city, and
by putting it through his different establish
ments turn it out again in the shape of full
set of harness, employing in the process about
$50 skilled laborers.-[N O. T.-D=mocrat.
In Mr.. Horter New Orleans has valuable
citizen whose enterprise outstrips his philan-
thropy as many to one.
All the skilled laborers employed by Mr.
Horter are apprentices. They are not paid
wages, or if any, it is nominal and paid with
no reference to the value Of their work or the
cost Of their living, but is given as riding
money, or pocket money, and designed only
to please the boys and to induce them to work
with better will.
These apprentices are not bound by linden.
ture. They are placed there to learn
the trade OF saddle and harness max.
ing. None of the securities that attach to
the contract of indenture in the North are
provided in the parol agreement under
which these boys work. The foreman puts
them upon what class of work he pleases,
which is usually branches that are most in re,
quest by the house, and he discharges them
when he pleases, for cause or without cause
1t follows that the boy placed there by his
parents to learn the trade will learn it partially
only, or some parts better than the rest Good
collar makers are not permitted to work a,
harness, nor the latter on collars. By this
method the house is enriched, as the cost Of
saddle and harness thus made, involves chief,
material.
Mr.. Horter will take the hide of beef, no
matter where slaughtered, and putting il
through his different establishments will turn
it out in the shape of full set of harness, and
the cost to Mr.. Horter will be the hide of the
beef and desultory lot Of buckles. Such a
set of harness was recently sold by this es'ab.
li,hment for $500.
Mr.. Horter is a valuable citizen, in enter
prise an example for others, and in prosperity
the envy of all. His philanthrophy will
doubtless, find expression in his will.