The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-05-11
MONROE AND THE COTTON FACTORY.

MONROE AND THE COTTON FACTORY. ]
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We publish elsewhere in to-day's pa
per an article from the, Times-Demo-
crat under the caption of ssSouthern
Cotton Mills" which we commend to
the careful reading OF the friends Of the
Monroe Cotton Yarn and Bagging
Factory. The article referred to con-
tains the statement that one of the
New England mills, tho White field, of
Newbnryport, Mass, has determined
to novels plant to the South aud tina, |
many other mills will follow. This
removal is made because the South |
possesses superior advantages in every !
resPect over any other section OF the
country for the manufacture OF
cotton goods, and, we believe, Louis
lana offers superior Inducements to any
State in the South, Notwithstanding
the New England mills are being
moved 10 the Carolinas, Georgia and
Alabama. Why 10 thss? We can see
no other reason for 1t than that our
advantages are unknown, while those
OF other States are being prominently
Advertised. A representative of the
WhI,efield company, giving the rea-
sons for the change of location OF their
mill, stated that the step was taken
''because We desIle TO avail ourselves
of the immense advantages the South
possesses tor manufacturers in the
cheaper raw material, cotton, cheaper
fuel, III the smaller cost of living there
and the consequently cheaper labor,
and 10 the more favorable leg isiaiion."
The Whttetield mill IL to be removed to
South Carolina and these remarks were
made to apply particularly to that
State. Louisiana possesses all ofthese
| advantages aud more. She would
grant the Whitefield company or any
other company WHO would move their
plant here, besides all these advant-
ages, exemption from taxation for ten
years. As the Times Dsmocrat says,
there ia an exodus of factories from
New England 10 the South, aud II does
seem 10 us that some OF them ought to
he brought to LouIslana. Surely II our
advantages were known some Of them
would come TO US. Now we of Mon
roe are pridiug ourselves upon some.
! what OF a boom and imagine that we
have got "move on us''--a regular
Great Western move-hut we are ex-
pending our energies in great meas
ure III talk. Why can't We put a sure
enough move upon ourselves and get
a cotton factory--an enterprise al.
Mitted on all hands to be necessary to
u permanent boom Of NIonroe:. OF
course the Telegraph would prefer 10
see our home people who have inter-
ested themselves in cotton factory
build, equip and operate Que and lie.
rive tho profit and glory which we
know would follow such an achieves
ment, but up to date they have not
been successful In Interesting sufficient
capital In the enterprise 10 insure its
success, AMI we would therefore sug-
gest to the Monroe Cotton Yarn and
Bagging Factory the plan of Inducing
some New Engiand mill to remove its
plant here. We think \ mutually sal
tsfactory arrangement could be made
by which this could be done. For in.
stance, the home company could give
As stock, franchises, site. ETC., to some
company who would move their plant
here aud take stock In 1t to the value
of same; or an outright donation Of so
much money aud all the ground nee
essary for mill might be made to
some company to come here. We
think either Of these plans, together
with our natural advantages and the
ten years exemption from taxation
wontd work successfully and that II
the suggestions are properly and
promptly acted upon we could have
a cotton factory within the year.
MONROE.