The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-07-06
IN A NUTSHELL,

In NUJShELL'
The Far,ners' Union will hold
State Convention at Alexandria about
INC month from now for the purpose
Of selecting the place at which 10 pun"
. cotton factory in Louisiana. The
farmers are going to aid in building
factory, that is settled. They are able
to do it end they have the necessary
spiri, aud convictions. 1t accords WIN
their principles and the purposes OF
their organization. A change has come
over their dream. Another day mas
,awned and he VINO thinks that the
farmers will be divided, or undecided,
or yac,llating in matters that direcuy
concern their welfare. will be lett IN
the future. A change has come over
everybody and everything in Loaisi'
ana, a progressive change, anu no.
where ia this change more conspicuous
and significant than in the power OF
Organization aud self-protection ae-
veloped by the farmers.
Taking it for granted, then, that the
State Convention will take decisive ac-
ton in regard to erecting cotton mill,
tho Important question arises, Where
shall they build that mill? SaVera'
localities will compete for this mill
In our opinion Monroe can get 1t II
she does her duty. The Ouachi'a
Parrish Unions have endorsed Monroe.
The Cotton Yarn and Baggiug Fac
tory Company will be represented ny
Judge Gunby aud others at Alexah'
drio What will our business men nc
IN induce tho convention to selec'
Monroe? Tho directors of tho Cotton
Yarn aud Bsgging Factory held
Meeting Thursday night ana deter
mined to- offer TO the Farmers Con
ven,ion 10 take $25 900 and furnish TIA
site as stock In the proposed factory
and to send delegation to demon
sirn,c the advantages Of Monroe AS
location for the new enterprise. IT wa
stated that If this offer could be mau
touether with other franchises ana tn
q nro,ntsc of subscription from the mar
!, ufacturcrs Of the machinery that IN
10 Eormers, Union could be induced
20 subscribe the balance of the capi'
II stock, 500, 900. This would give Mo-
n, roe mill costing SlOO, 900 exclusive
NO tho site. The farmers would own on
,r half the stock and have one III
w the directors, while the other h:
would be owned by the Monroe Cote
Yarn aud Bagsing Factory Compan
is This mill, in the hands of compete
IN managers, would pay from tho SIT
a "a M investment, and nobody has h
,e- the hardihood TO deny that it YOU
tie be of more permanent advantage
he Monroe and the surrounding count
Sc, than all other enterprises put toselh
ed Shall we let this mill 80 elsewher
in The whole question hinges on tho
,p- ton of our own people. In order
it enable the Yarn and Bagging Fac't
for to make the proposed offer, it Is nee
he sary that they raise about SSoOo al
he t;oual subscriptions. This must
he done before the meeting in Alex
The dria, or u feasible and practical p
The cannot be presented To the tarm'
the Will our business men anu prope
one owners who have not subscribed |
n NIT this opportunity to slip" DO
IL want cotton factory with all Its Il
is, life aud energy, with its increase
cd population aud its wages for hundr
best of employees? Then subscribe
h.r once to the &. u. < B. factory.
YOU want to bring new capital 10 M
roe and to create new uses for
sale home capital? Then subscribe at
au- 10 the cotton factory. Thisis the IL
rho ter Ia a nutshell.