St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-02-16
CUTrON Mills AS A RELIEF
TO THE FARMERS.
Editor Times-Democrat.

me fafloh OF Ea9s fel1ClaOS, 1u1t
the police juries d the parishes OF
West Feliciana, East Batoa Rouge,
St. Helena, Tangipahca, Washing
ton, st. Tammany and Livingston
- invited to join the Parish OF East
Feliciana, either ~ whole bodies or
By delegate representatives. in >
convention to be held iu Baton
Rosge, Thursday, March %, 1t
1oon, 1t the State House. The
object Of which convention shall b
to DISGUISE the need Of said parishes,
- . section, for immigration and
factories, and to take steps 70 set
forth the resources and advantages
Of said parishes Is = section. Thai
Gov. Foster and Prof. Stubbe be
invited to attend said convention. !"
The intention or purpose Of the
police jury Of East Feliciana, g
developed BY the discussion Of the
above, in open meeting, seemed to 10
that the wealth and prosperity Of ,
country, however rich it might be
in mineral or agricultural products,
depended absolutely upon its manu-
facture Of said products into their
last, perfect, 6nal form for useful
ness. That no country was ever.
or could be ever rich or prosperous
however prodlgal it, mineral or agri-
cultural products, that allowed
those product to 90 out Of the
country in their crude state. And
that the permanent prosperity Of
this section OF Louisiana depended
spon tile emancipation Of cotton
from the extravagan. and needless
charges TO which it 10 subjected
after picking from the fields before
1t reached the manufactures, and
this to be done by its manufacture
here. That ''ginsinx was the BE-
ginning OF manufacture" That
the planter should sell it in the seed.
That in that state it should 90 TO
the acknowledgement BY train or
boat but by wagon.
That it ehould NJ be ginned il
little, illy-constructed gins that
leave from TO IA pounds Of lint
On the seed; little oountr, gins
that pay Z l-2 per cent insurance
That it should not be hauled from
the field and stored in imperfecs
houses, then at cost Of labor be
hauled to the gis-and then after
hauled back home and then hauled
to town -Daking several unnecessary
handlings-the same being true Of
the seed.
That it should he not incased in
bagGing and ties.
That it should not be pressed.
That it should not be freighted to
New Orleans 1t charge Of 8 per
cent OF its whole value.
That it should not be drayed.
That il should not DO stored.
That it should net he sampled.
That it should not be insured.
That it should not be taxed with
commission for selling.
That it should not be charged
With brokerage.
That 1t should not be subjected
to the caprices of weighing .'wet
and muddy" and being sent to the
pickery.
That it should not be compressed.
That it should not be subjected
to the charge OF heiny drayed
again to shipside.
That it ahould not be subjected
to stcvedores' charges, nor ocean
freights, and osher insurance.
And finally that it should not be
allowed TO 60 out Of our country
il ito crude, useless state, to be
taken by other people, Who, even
after these extravagant charges are
put upon it, are able BY the privil-
eye Of ito manufacture, to make
themselves the most prosperous
and riches: people on earth.
Citation was made 1T the section
Of Central England, rich in iron ore
and coal; that the people there
did not allow their products to es-
cape them in their crnde state, but
BY diversified industry and skill.
those crude products we're coverted
and fashioned into . Thousand use
fol forms.
That cotton il especially our pro-
Duct that it il our nais dependence /; |
that it 10 40 universally used and
needed BY mankind - iron itself !; |
that BY its proper use aud fabrics
ling into III usand forms 1T asefu.-
aess this can be made III independ-
ent. sslf-sustainsd, prosperous
and people; that by the
Vt factories bore our
crops can be diversified and = homo
market made for products that grow
aere in profusion, but for which
- now have no market.
That building material, brick and
amber, 10 cheaper here than in
Jsw England that coal can be bad
lore cheaper than iu New England
hat ours il = high, rolling healthy
ec,ina. free from I'll danger Ut
pideluic disease or overflow; that
- have large white population
xaely suited factory work !; !
hat The capitxl engaged in the .
Of textile fabrics is ;
xe,nps from al taxstion, both State
nd municipal, BY car Constitution.
That factories established here in
ne cotton ficlds ~ould have al the 4
dvantsgcs, and get ito crude cotton
,ryely over one cent per pound
heaper than the factories elsewhere
-and in = better condition.
The members Of the police jury
semed to think that it would be .
ice policy for the police jariss of !
70 above parishes - join in send >