The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1891-12-26

COTTON MANUFACTURING IN MIS-
sIssIPPl.

The Manufacturers Record has
repeate ily urged upon the people
Of Mississippi the getat Importance
of developing their cotton manu-
! actaring interests, and We are
lad to see that the bankers who
1it-nded lhr recent bankers con
ven ion i'll New Oh ans, aul manl
Of whrm visited Mississippi were
impressed with the cotton manu-
featuring possibilities Of that State.
They were amazed at the great
Wesson mill and its splea SUI.
cess, and learned II IN its history
now profitable similar enterprises
could be made, AMI how they
woull advance the prosp rity OF
Mlesis ip.li. Several of the North
ern bankers were interviewed in
Memphis by the Appeal. al.Ayalanche
aud from their statements we take
the following:
Mr.. JAS II. Willock, president
Second National Bank OF Pitts
burg; "My trip through the South
has been one OF continued surprise
| had never been nth of tie Ohio
river. / was chairman of the tx.
ecutive clunci OF the Matt NJ i
b Bnkers' Association In L year, aud
at its last meeting iu New York
city | moved that tue next meet
ing be held in New Orleans. in
order that | might get vi " OF
this country. | am constrained to
say that when your magnificent
and ineXhau ,tib'e resources have
he n fully Developed you will have
the finest and wedlthieSt cton of
this whole country. ] visited The
cotton mill ~ WessDn, Mis- T., and
found 1000 white operatives IL
work there turnn ny out ii 6 grade
Of material. These employees alt
looked heallh bier, cleaner, happier
and more pro porous than those
10 be found ia the North. | also
visited the mil at Carrollton that
is lying idle. 1t is "a splendid Struc
illre, massive aud substantial, j.,
located III the L nfer of Il fine cot
ton-prOducing section, convenient
to ia lroadS and with market III
every direction; and as | looked at
that lltce, with mach merry grow
ing rusly from dislse, / aSksd my
sc f, what is wanting here! Money
nothing Ont capt !. | sly il YOU
bud a photograph OF that min at
Wesson dis s,,ltyed all over the
North, yOu coul get capital TO
operate 20 such plants. We have
money up there that wants invest
ment, aud more that II invested
poorly, and should be put in better
paying bu mess aud | say the
place lor it is the South"
Mr. j. B. Wilson, president Lin.
coin Natl mai Bank, Washington:
I'VE saw opportunities for invest
nent that should meet the instant
appreciation Of the Northern capt
alists, aud ] have no doubt that
It wOul only be necessary n TO make
your advantages AID resources
known in the IN lney centres TO
bring dowl an avalanche of H.
vest0rs. We saw the cotton mills
at Wesson in full operation, aud
came to the conclusion that similar
entrTpris should be established
in all parts OF the cotto CROWN!
country. We were also shuSn over
the plant at Carrollton by Mr.. A.
Il. ktndle, the plesi lent OF The
company that contros the mil .
~ were struck with the Feasibility
Of its success .ful operation. III.
building is large and roomy, The
surroundings are hpalthful aud
pl .asint, and all the conditions
that 90 to make a good manniac-
furilg site are there ia abundance.
| have never seen a better 0penin
fnr the use Of capital than this and
.ther such enterprises that We saw
utfer TO the ma OF means. shOuld
not look el.ewhere Tor an opening"
-Maaufacturel's Record.