The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-10-31


ADVANTAGES OF TUE soCTE.
Referring 20 tie social advantages offered
by tfa south for the operation OF cotton
milIs. 49,. Edmonds said;
''Prohably Ii" iNsst important con&idcr2-
ton in tbc estimation Of mill men Is the labor;
! The south has an abundant supply ri tt!''
Very best help from which % SECURE mill
operatives Al Investigation on this point
will convince the most skeptiral. = New
| England mill owner lateiy stated that, t. say
| that New England mill help was in any way
superior TO southern was simpl V TO say that
the lower clusaes OF foreigners are superior
70 tic native AnSln-Saxon tmerirans.' Halt
! 4 century ago New En.Iand mill; were oper-
| ;ttcu by native Americans--daughter Of thu
small farmers in the nciShbrrhuod cf tl.'
mills: bat the inronius, "f Preach CGllatilaI3
and others dro.c tilc American girls out Of
th., :niiis There is no danger Of this III the
south 1T least for many years 10 come. 1ne
! supply OF possible np"rttircr, eager Tor inc
! Opportunity II earn living bE working ii
cotton mills. is to-rlav sufficient to equip
three or four times aS MANY Mills as We have.
provided these mills are rot clustered tc2
closely III any one locality: The inrrca$" III
the helr supply will be almost as great rs the
Increase ia mills for rlany years. Ihr,,.
people are capable OF acquiring the h!.:l!"s:
Skill required in cotton manufacturing: they
are docile; not given to strikes, and is L
class are ANXIOUS to lind work and WiIlinGtn
accept much lower wages than northern
operatives are rOm mI,ellr! ~ have in order -
live On this point il must tH rcn'i nitt'r'H
thu nature has made It possible tn LIVE III IL"
south n; a vnr. 1li,rh lower cost ;h2I IN the
north, h.r;t;l$I- Of II" lover c"Sc uf f""l a9'
Clothes, tie ch"apnr with which fpni "an
bc p.n,.u.'r,!. AMI the abundance and ri'''Ii'-
ness o! building materials. These atc peg
iIlaa...lt .ir,.tagrS: no possible ching. ul
conditions can altrr theG. They Forever
guarantee. q lower iubor cGst in the south
than elsewhere,
NI'.1s sHoULD DE LOCATED HERE.
Nr EdGan,is iaSstcd that iy Ha;!ra! So
lection ihe South WIS the proper location Tor
cotton mills. Said he: in closing
"Evrrrwferc manufacturing is tending -
fht source of r;lT iuatcr!;it. prGfdrd tho
facilities for production ,an bc secured. In
former wears the profits in manufacturing
were sufficiently arg to iusti!y ti!c trans
portatjun of raw material. New England
rpilJ !i;,ul its cotton thoHsaHI n!i!''i. and
It's coal almost in equal distance and !i!ri Il
profitable markc+ for the pr,,iH'tiou OF jts
goods Great Britain could import is rnttcE
from America. crer;t. it. -. COG COZ S;':nd"S
AMI market the product ri IL mills iAr1ugh-
r!:t the world. Bat with li!" decreasing
margin uf (ruHt in misunderstanding: ii y II
r;:o:r "s il iron. ::::!:'vr a@;i ni::"r ii:t;% 81
ii,Ii,tiy, nrrHs>;tTy for the i:!:il II SIX t:iE
>.'i:r,r al supply. Jn the t#,iE'S s. II t!!Hc
tx. Solirt' : opportunity i.:i r:':i:r. - own
;.'":.l' have demonstrated th":: i'h!i-:a!
.n!;tv il cotton n 4Gu!iittur;n;. :hr profits
III ili.S itii:stry throughout II" South iit:c
".'a S!;lii :i,mtiv large - tufn iIs, attention
y! ;i:s entire s,:t:G;! very largely 10 tAi& i'll
d;.<Jrv Tic a;l,SG ii:I;l.i:irr: IN the Sp..th,
lii" .M.St coIs::rv:l:iv" I'ankrrs. the ::cnciai
ninr..!l;, ntS and the farmers a:r ali now -
rs; ;:ly i-;rN in Ct.tinn nils. / II" i:.r:Ii.QE'
spin :i,.S wii;cil III" South FOX las n "E IA
tIun j: scarcely ! pr tcl:t: II th' hHE!'"-E y!
si,trirS iu the W2-iI---itt;S. reports =lT!:!';
tiI: total as - G3l $50. although tIt2 S''llh
fr,,:::c.:; uvrc G1 per crlt. Of the w"T!'
,.ol,,,l rrou. Thee ;h apnGIIni r.!S"nS,
easily understood by any mau va" viii ::;,ic
t;ir TIM. to investigate. why ti" : nth "lS
un;li,!c after ,nc disastrous; loss, o; IL. war
to TAX. up industrial pursuits nIGi! ahpuS
1880 II IS mainly during tho lt$t .!Ee years
t,.as the greatest progress liaS b"'A Ma'l",
an; every veur is ;;.lIia:; ilcrcas:G !A?.H"A-
tu!n to this movement.
TIE FUTURE or TIL: sDCrH-
"Lou!:i::: t. C@H.rl! and SJuth America
and 70 Asia ald Japan. ~ the cutting o!
NicarauTila canal. foT :: iH2fEct loI N'uEtF''I'l
cotton :on!s iiir Syuth'S position Is lMpfcS-
i.ahi". il has every I",$&i:.c advantage that
ran b.. ;isN,, f,r the production 0f cotton
goods ut the lowest possible cost. rs ;!lvali-
tacrs for distribution arc hut little interior
to those Ct the moth. :@0 whatever d!:,;d-
vaDl;icrs il E:ls III this WY viii n. eliminated
Un;!.r the genera! progress which Is h'!nS
MADE. NJ rIc ";;.i possibly a!:y longer Iu"s-
ton the south future position IL III" rI:t"n
notwithstanding world. The rapid d''N;'i;;!-
lacu: pi tie textile industry ii th@ eJ@G!
does not ..cccsS2riE Involve lis DECREASE IN
NV l:nyianL or :Irr;t Britain. Even Sho':Id
these !iol,l th": present b.snp>s and con-
ti!u" to operate as many srInVIc7 as thcT
d toiar ti' Hatl; rl incr"iS; Wl!"h t:i'; ever
":uwr. ,i:.:.i;inds ct IN" world rc':n;:: E!"~5
J." mel ny the so!:ih. Il is possible i::.t C!t"
M a::,l Japan may l",cpIi!" l,'t"ca II this
;u..lietry. la. il they Gn ,c rr.i;c";s r':-1 *
which they viii i,-y.;u:2 goods viii >:;ni':E
lie an additional. p.'',: IL ,'iI2 t2': capita H.
New EI@!.! 5tr,! :;"::iS.! mills u IT, SD!it1
as tic only ;i::"n w.:,:'! can hop; T. 80!
rDmlrtition irum l4lS il .'%i;ti! AL th:.i.
provided this Industry should develop !ar!''-
iy ii those COUNTRIES
The svutI,s POSITION i:' a:'i". Ii l. Only 4
question ;ls t. wa4,h"e tl. nil! c':H"r~ ii
G1h.r sections shall l,.;tvc IT, So'It - ,;cy"i-
up this Industry with IL "%: ra:':,2, h:.i ~
its cwa l:;Jor, or jim IN th:. 80; ami thHS
secure a la-t q. i!a profits art! III sections
ne mutually benefited by al ia;"f';laH;" 81
invest ment.:.