The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-01-02

den under date of mber alst'
says:
Several enterpr ses to be started
as early as practicable are being talk
Ell of. One Of these is the erection
OF . graded school building by the
town. Some of the business men are
still doing all they can to get cot
ton factory at an early date and other
minor factories are being talked Of.
This is Just rs it should be, and it
is hoped that tie business men oil
Camden wi continue to do all they
can, AMI not cease their efforts until
their object has been accomplished.
Su:h enterprises are sprinsing into
existence not only throughout the
South but al over this State. We
can think of no better beginning for
Camden than the erection Of 4 graded
school building and cotton factory
Education is as essential rs economic
development and they go we'll to
gether.
And when once one factory is put
in on.r.I;----ttrcEs Will Hollow, until
there will be brought about an era OF
unprecedented thrift and progress,
The Manufacturers Record OF last
week, speaking of the economic de-
velopment of Southern towns, says
that "Mr Abbott Lawrence was pro-
!. baby the most remarkable and saga
ksss man New England ever pro-
5EHe was q merchant in pro-
:: At the same time states:
!lqot philantthfsrespf'iistsh and seer.
RistyGy tells us that when New Eng
pland was first striving 20 become q
manufacturing center, Daniel eo'
ster expressed his doubts TO MIR Law
renee as to wheth,r the infant indus
tries could compete with the cheap
and trained labor Of Great D'ltmn'
but was answered that he need have
no fears of killing competition as
long as the people Of the South re-
Trained from manufacturing" And
the same paper goes q TO saS-
"Whether incident is true in
fact, is immaterial, but it is represen
tatiye of tie foresight Of this remark
Rble man. Now the era Is dswnins
that MIR Lawrence cautioned Mr. Web
ster about. The South is entering
upon manufacturing enterprises
The MANY industries of New Eng
land may not be driven to the wal
by the industries of The South. but
they will have in them competitors
\ closer than any they have ever en-
!ountersd.
1.-Two important factors in the up
building of the industrial South are
Just beginning to 10 appreciated
5rhese are the increased amount Of
energy and wealth that every new
family brings to thriving town, and
the importance oE-small industries
New England h. 8 become great anG
- s;ch .hy looking. after these small
Some of her leading in
'essaiJi shments Of to day
ed twenty y-or perhaps fifty year;
q in little shop, and her large in
3ustrial centers have grown by draw
5 ing to their population single fsmi
lies at first, and lster on scores O
them at a time. Every industry
howey small it imay be, creste'
wealth, and. in msny cases, the small
er the industry the mora wealth pro
portionately, it creates. It requires
hIlusssand dollars or so per opefs
build and equip cotton mil
kast furnace, or some other sucl
n industry. while many OF tht
fsmaller industries. Woodworking es
I Establishments for Instance, can give
one person employment for abon
every Two hundred dollarsinve
4 And every industry. large or small
creates wealth hy adding to the vol
i ume of business of every trade aae
business in the town in which it ii
Y established.
Towns in the South thatare stTug
Cling for industrial growth, shou!(
4 bear in mind this rroportionaliy
J greater wealth creating power o
\ small industries over large ones -
when they have these smaller ones
In their midst and have added tt
mir wealth. then they can consider
ching out and establishing arge
ksstrial plants. Such economic
"a systematic growth rs this mus
~ ID before the South can compete
tie North in the manner thai
lawrence foretold.'
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