The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-09-20
Queen of the South.
ChZ1imbia State.

The annual crop report of the New Or
leans Cotton Exchange shows that South
Carolina retains her handsome lead and
is still the greatest cotton manufacturing
State in the South. During the CONNER
cial year just ended her mills consumed
204 coo bales of cotton, against ISL, 900
for Georgia. and 1000 for North Caro-
| lima. Her consumption Of cotton in
creased during the year $4,000 bales,
against 6,000 for Georgia and 10000 for
North Carolina. Over p per cent OF the
cotton manufactured in the South passes
through her mills.
Making further calculations, we find
that South Carolina manufactured 81
per cent. of the crop of $4,000 bales she
raised last hear; that her consumption of
cotton equalled the consumption of the
entire South in 1880, and exceeded the
consumption of the Middle States in
1870 and the United States in 1881; that
as compared with her consumption in
1880 there is gain of 444 per cent, and
with her consumption of 1890, 65 per
cent, and that her mills manufactured
more cotton last year than the mills OF
any State in the Union save Massachu-
setts and New Hampshire, manufactured
in 1890. These facts the census figures
| and Shepperson's cotton manual establish
and they constitute wonderful record Of
progress.
The best of it is that there is no slack
ening in the pace, and that South Caro-
| lima will maintain her supremacy in the
| South. The census Of 1880 showed that
in that year Georgia manufactured 145,-
OOC, South Carolina. $4,000 and North
Carolina 114,GO0 bales. Since then Geor-
gia's consumption has increased $4,000,
| North Carolina's 6S,0O0 and South Caro-
lina's 61 900 bales. Georgia, it is seen
has been passed and distanced. North
Carolina is vigorous competitor and has
made rapid advance, but South Carolina
has increased her lead little and is now
$4,000 bales ahead.
There are mills now building in this
State which will increase the cotton con-
suming capacity of the State nearly 100,-
900 bales. Some Of the largest of them
will not he in operation tor several
months, but we can safely estimate an in-
crease in consumption during the current
commercial year of 6O,COO bales. That
is far greater gain than either North
Carolina or Georgia can make, and will
put this State beyond competition in the
South. Twelve months hence South
Carolina will be second only to Massa-
chusotts in this great field of industry,
for New Hampshire consumed only 214,-
600 bales in 1890, and cannot beat our ex-
pected capacity of 100000 bales in Sep
tenber, 1894.
And yet we are only beginning! Some
of our finest water powers are yet unused
and others are only beginning to be
utilized. Columbia's new mill will con-
sumo from 20, 900 to $4,000 bales of cotton
but there is power enough on the Colum-
bia Canal to manufacture 250,000 bales
more. We will not acknowledge, from
this time forward, any rival in cotton
manufacturing but Massachusetts,. We
do not intend to check our progress un-
til we convert into cloth every bale OF
cotton that this great State can raise.
We are going to beat New England at
her own game and out Yankee the Yam
kee. The brawling of hundred streams
proclaims it, and miles of white cotton
| fields nod in assent.
Make way for South Carolina, the
Southern queen of spindle and loom.