The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-01-11
necessary to create and maintain

; That a co operative effort fo
mutual benefit is desirable anC
9 needful and practical is not denied
but it is not feasible with the cot
ton IN the warehouses and every
: bale counted and known to the
) spinners of the world as well as to
the combine association itself.
1t is an axiom in manufacturing
that the nearer to the factory the
raw material can be procured, 9TH
; er things being equal, tho cheaper
} the finished product can oe made.
The owner of iron mine would not
think of shipping his ore thou
sand miles if he could find, in his
vicinity, the needed resolyents by
which to convert his ore into pigs
ready for the manufacture, of all
iron articles in foundry and ma
chine shops. The lumber dealer
would not think of shipping his
logs from the long-leaf pine forests
OF the South to the Northern mer
chant; on the contrary he cuts it
into proper dimension stuff, not
omitting to dress. and even to
tongue and groove it, ready for TIE
builders use. Hence the innumer-
able lumber mills of the South and
our immense expor of lumber. Why
is 1t that the old open-Aettio pro.
cess of our sugar-making neigh
bors OF louisiana is iiacardcd,
and millions Of money invested to
improve the quality Of our domes-
tic sugars. TO add to the y2lue of
the sugar, which added value Sc.
cures to the planter a greater net
profit on his labo; and capital ex-
pended in growing, harvesting,
grinding and preparing it for mar
ket. If these things are true and
applicable as suggested in sugar
planting and other industries, then
why cannot the cotton growers es-
tablish, in every city, town, vii
lage or hamlet in all the cotton
growing States, factories for the
manufacture of their raw cotton in.
to more valuable commodities be-
fore final export or sale? Thus
saving to the grower, the merchant
the laborer and the dApitSs,st in
their own midst, the difference be.
tween the value of the raw, ragge d
and condemned bales of cotton
spun into yarn, at least, ifnot WOW
On into fabrics.
This is altogether practicable,
feasible, can easily be done if de-
terminsd upon, and l believe I
may safely predict that it will be
done IN the near future. AS St.
Paul, Minneapolis and other
Western cities ship flour to us in
stead of wheat, SO We will soon be |
driven to shipping yarns to Fall |
River, Manchester and other man
uiacturlRg cities.
l do not wish to be understood |
as advocating the erection of large
central factories, involving the in
vestment of immense sums of mon
ey, within the reach only of capi-
tallsts of large means; but rather
the establishment of small mills at
convenient localities for utilizing
the cotton grown in their vicinity
and numerous enough to spin ali
the cotton, and SO convenient and
close together as to be able even to
handle Seed cotton and gin it in
the factory as it is spun; thus saw.
ing the baggirg and ties to the
farmer, which is clear loss under
Liverpool rules, and runs into mil
lions OF dollars every season. It
would also save the great waste in.
cldent to the present method Of |
handling, sampling, ETC., with all !
which the grower of the cotton is !
charged; but in his innocence he is !
gnorant of the fact, and could not !
lelp it if he knew it. In the es- =
ablishment of these small spin .
lerles every cotton grower in the
could subscribe stock pay
'ble in cotton, for putting the fac =
ory in operation and others not ,
,rowing cotton could furnish capi- !
al for the plant. :
Let the shares be small, and i,
within the, reach of every one. 4
lowever small his means. These e
mall factories dotting the face of IL
he country would afford employ n
nent to millions of men women o,