The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-02-01
-FOUR INTERVIEWS.
Prominent Business Men
Talk About the Factory.
WE MUST HAVE 1T.
Great UnaniEity of Opinion
Concerning 1t.

A few days ago reporter for
IHE STAR started around the streets
to interview all our businessmen on
the subject Of our much talked cot
ton factory. We wanted to ask
their'views on four questions, as fol-
lows:
/. Would a cstten factory be q
benefit to Kosciu.ko?
2. Is it practicable to run q
factory here?
8. Should home or foreign cap
ital, be looked to, or both?
4, What should be the capital
stock to start on?
We didn't get very far before
We found that each interview would
be merely arepetition ofthe others
Our business men hare discussed
the matter in all its phases so
thoroughly that great unsnimity
of opinion prevails. There is
hardly man in Kosciusko who
doesn't want to',see a factory started
here, practically all ofthem believe
that it would pay handsomsl y,
and, what is more to the point,
nearly every man in the town is
willing to take stock. The people
are alive to the importance of th>
matter and We believe that the cit
izen's meeting in the court house
tonight (Friday) will be largly at
tended. Matters are in such fermelt +
and all the conditions are so favor
able that We believe it requires on
ly decisive action to bring the thing
to a head speedily. Let well
known business men like w. B.
Potts, c. c. Kelly and others
take hold, shape the plans up
properly, make business propo-
sition to the people, and We have
no doubt that a well-capitalized
factory would be a certainty in a
month. Forever talking will not
do. The tine for action has come.
AS we said above, we started out
procure the opinions Of all our
merchants, but we soon saw that
they would all be very similar so
we ceased our efforts after we had
interviewed 70 II of them. We be-
lieye that what they say is d falr
average of sentiment, and their O.
| pinions will be read with interest.
The first gentleman was
s. Abraham.
Mr.. Abraham is enthusiastic on
the subject, He says that, if he
could draw bis money out of his
present business he would willing
/ ly place it all in such enterprises
under proper management. why,
he declared, - successful factory
OF sufficient dimensions would ben
eft ali the country for 80 miles
around. 1t would at once increase
the population of Kosciasko 25per
cent. 1t would raise local values,
bring more cotton to kosciusko,
and attract foreign capital for 9TH
er enterprises" He thinks that
under proper management a facto-
ry in Kosciusko would undoubtcd-
y pay and pay well, Mr.. Abrs-
ham hardly thinks that all the
capital could be raised here at
this particular time; but believes
that it the people raised a good
round sum it could be easily sup
plemented by foreign capital. He
thinks the factory should begin on
small scale with cheap buildings
and that the whole thing to start
on should not cost oveI $4,000.
A. Il. Kelly.
Mr.. Kelly believes that in the
end manufacturing enterprises will
be the only salvation for koscius-
ko. Farming and merchandising
on the credit system have both
proved so disastrous that a part of
our people must turn their atten-
tion TO something else. He hearth
ly favors the establishment Of a
factory here, and believes that it
could be made to pay well. Mr..