The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-05-19
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determined is whether or not they
possess or can raise. from nature,
sufficient quantity of the raw materis
al to make building pay. Your peo-
pie seem strangely indifferent to their
true interests, when we consider
that they are 50 situated as to have
the best of raw materials at their
very doors and are within easy reach
Of the very best markets that the |
world affords.
Whether we consider the two great
manufacturing interests - iron and
cotton--or some of the smaller ones,
we can see no excuse for people fail
ing to engage in some enterprises of a
manufacturing nature to get wealth.
The great cotton mills of the world !
must be erected in the South. The
great iron mills must be there You
have the raw cotton and raw iron in
unlimited supply.
In your town you ought to make
half-million pounds of rope every
year. The machinery is exceedingly
simple and not very costly. A dozen
people possessing $3.50 each of spare
capital could lay the foundation of
successful enterprise which would pay
a very handsome profit and build up
your town.
Five thousand dollars will build
factory for making cutlery. The en-
terprise pays 335 per cent on the
money and there is not such an insti-
tuition in your state. You have the
best iron for the purpose in the world
and it requires very little skill to
make the goods. Yankee girls and
boys make from three to six dollars
per week in such factory and are
thus made self,supporting. They have
no more brains than your girls and
boys, and yet your people sit down
and say they will do nothing because
they are not informed on the subject
You can get the information like Jno.
Russell and other great cutters got
theirs-by exercising the brain that
God gave you to the purpose. Rus,
sci began to make knives and forks on
black-smith's anvil, and his wife
polished them on a grinding stone
turned by their little son. When he
died he was worth millions and work
ed some five thousand hands la his
shops. He was further away from
good iron and good coal than Milan
is. The machinery now made for this
cause can be bought very cheaply-
S1250,00 will fix up a shop in good
style in tools and with them an aver,
age of twenty dollars per working
day all through the year can be made
The Southwest consumes thousand:
of the products annually. Why not
make them and leave cotton making
to your Southern neighbors? You car
TINS give valid employment to you
ooys and girls and build up your town
| am anxious to see you thrifty PEG
pie, full Of real energyand enterprise
and if you ever expect to make
town worth any thing as a none,
centre you must build it at home
Now wish to tell you a few fact
gathered while in New England
The people there have become vel
wealthy through 'push and enter
prise" They have naturally cour
try without any natural advantage
of any kind. They have to impol
all Of their raw material for manu-
facture and the great bulk of it fc
sale. They have been cooperative
their habits. They commenced
wise system of manufacture some fit
or sixty years ago, aud they woul
join hands and contribute sma
sum to any kind of manufactu
ing enterprise with apparent merit