The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1895-06-15

- SSN1N tutuhtur Se1O@
to Mr.. Ii. I. Ireys, who permits III
publication by the Tines, hoping thai
Its suggestion may find an answer sni
be carried out:
In as much a. no steps are being
taken towards locating cotton fscto
ries 10 Greenville, save one standing
advertisement, | believe, and An occa
sional mention Of the subject through
the press, | think 1t is time acliv.
measures should be taken. Why no
let the old men Of your town during
the balance Of their lives enjoy some o
the inestimable benefits 10 be derives
therefrom, instead Of waiting for th,
rising generation to enjoy Il? Tha
cotton factories will eventually CONT
TO Greenville there Is no doubt-bul
when9 Life Is short-let us hav,
them now. II is well known thai th,
cotton factories of the North are look
ing southwark. They recognize ths
TACT that they must come-must brins
the factories to the cotton fields
There will be no stampede this way
many will remain for years, dishesrt
ened at the expense incident to theil
moving, but come they must, for they
cannot compete with those operating
where the cotton is grown. The
shrewd Northern man has known thii
fact for some time, and but for poll
tics and prejudice would have been
here ere this. There is no occasion
Tor staying away from such causes
The matter Of politics should keep uo
one from this section now. We can
not have more than free ballot and
ali honest count, and our laws are "a
good as those In any Of the STATES and
are as impartially executed. Az 10
prejudice, that Is back number, and
no up to date Northern man will har.
Dor such feeling at this time. They
will receive more consideration here
than elsewhere, aud every facility ex'
tended them towards making their
business pleasant and profitable.
The great benefits to bo derived BY
the operating Of cotton factories In
Greenville is so generally conceded
that 1t Is q waste Of time to attempt
to enumerate them. A part Of the
weekly and monthly disbursement
will 60 into the cash drawer of every
line Of business In town. A very small
per cent OF the wages paid the opera.
tlves will 20 back North; the bulk Of
1t will be spent here. 1t would benefl
every one from the banker to the
bootblack. That Greenville has sd.
vantages over most any other place In
the South is believed by those thai
are posted. A very favorable impres.
sion could be made on a cotton facto.
ry man that could be induced 10 pull
| up stakes and move for y great in
ducement, by showing him a map o.
Greenville with radius projected ou
fifty or q hundred miles, then describe
circle, giving number of bales o.
cotton raised within that circle. That
alone would open his eyes. But pres'
notices aud advertising won't brlnl
immediate results, If II win bring then
at oil. Most Of the men whose atteu
tlon you want to attract, are too busy
to read long article and have no In
clination to do so. You have got tc
90 aud talk to them face to face gel
q hearing, unfold your proposition
aud plans, give the river and raj
transportation facilities, population
number Of bales In a specified terrific
ry, tax rate, average temperature
favorable atmosphere for spinning
thread, aud oil facts and figures and
data obtainable. Load yourself up
with information so that you will b.
prepared to answer any question pro
pounded on the subject, aud you will
get them. Nothing short of this will
have any effect in this age of investl
CATION. WhyP Because they dom
believe all they read in an ad. You
must tell them II Is 80 aud make them
believe it. Prove II by bringing them
down to see for themselves If uecessa'
ry. Tmpsrt your enthusiasm to them
and they will believe what at first
seems fairy tale.
Now to accomplish this it will take
time and money aud hard work
Some one or more must undertake
the contract aud 60 and see the men
that can build cotton factories In
Greenville. Talk with them, and one
or more factories can be secured In .
very short time. It can be done
There would be two ways Of compsn
sating q promoter of this scheme-s
salary and expenses, or an amount Il
be agreed on to be paid him wher
ground was broken, and there wa
enough 10 evidence and all were salts
fed. What would one or more cotton
factories be worth 10 Greenvillel
Just think oft Why II is too glo.
rious 10 think q realization of theil
existence here is possible. II is mol
only possible but practicable. You
can In the near future have your town
so filed with factory smoke that you
would have TO pass an ordinance Ia
nbate the smoke nuisance Let US gel
after them at once, before other South
eru towns get the pick. Georgia hal
an immense array of ads for factories
Nearly every town In that State II
after one. Had you not better put IN
your proposition aud secure some o
| them before the supply Is exhausted
J Notwithstanding tho water facilities
some of them offer, thereby enabling
, them to dispense with fuel altogether
still think that Greenville, the Queer