Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-22

4 Fan river telegram, which the Her
aid printed on Monday. says;
Fan River millmcn. who have been
forced unwlllingy to recognize the
fact that the south has already become
n factor OF no mean Importance in the
Manufacture Of cotton cloth, are not
disposed 10 look lightly at the prospects
OF keenor competition In the future In
halt dozen years enough Hpindle8
have been placed In southern mills 10
represent one-slXth OF the entire NUM-
ber IN tho country. Previous to the
time mentioned the south contained but
onc-ifteonth OF the spndlos of the
United States.
During the last four years tho num-
Der OF southern mills has Increased
from $50 TO 800 and the capital Invested
from 3Gi 100000 to 3o7. 100000 No better
evidence could be afforded or the fact
that the cotton manufacturing interests
OF the nurtn are destined TO seek ere long
the more congenial, more convenient
ana more economical field for their de-
velopmcnt In tho country south Of the
Potomac.
The advantages Of this transfer arc
obvious Ia the nrnt place. tho chief
raw material used ls more cheaply OBJ
tanned by the southern mill. aud the
saving In the cost Of It's trausporta-
t'on must always be serious consider
alton with tho manufactures The
bright southern climate Ia much more
favorable 20 the health OF operatives
than the rigorous climate OF New Eng.
land. Labor Ia the south Is also more
1icady ana cheaper than In the north.
but there Is stun another aud important
confederation In favor OF the south as
the chief scat of our cotton manufac-
lurcH, which seems 10 have been over
l3okou. Tho statistics Of the treasury
department show that seycnty-threc
per cent Of an cotton cloths. coiorcd
and unc1l0rod, exported from the Unit
ed stutos 20 TO countries situated south
or the fortieth degree VI north latitude,
or TO counties whore chief seapUrt5
are nearer Norfolk and Charleston
than Boston The development OF our
export trade Ia cotton piece goods must
for many yrur5 be rocked for chiefly TO
the markets OF Mexico. Central aud
South America. the West indies. Am.
ca and China And these foreign mar
kets can be moro easily reached from
thc scaports OF the south than from
any seaport OF New England, II Amer.
lean cuttuns are 10 compete 10 foreign
markets with those OF Europe they
must utilize an these advantages.
Ola England. by means Of her free
trade policy, ls now enabled to import
annually l7oO,OooOoO pounds OF cotton
(musuy from the United StuleD. out Of
which she manufactures yarns and
piece. goods Of the value VI $500 900.
or this total production or cotton goods
she exports and sells annually In for
oign markets an amount valued at
about S32SOO0Ooo. Nothing but our
protective tariffs prevent tho United
states from roaplng the vast pronts
which our FREQ trade rival renps from
thp Manufacture Of American cotton,
OF course we cat never hope to do this
while our "protccuOulBw Hyutrm ~ re-
tainrd. The very means we have
adopted 10 shut out foreign manurac-
turca from our mnrl,ctH have necessa.
rily shut NE ont VT the markets. uf the
world. We eau never sell freely TO
other countries from whom we refuse
10 buy freely, Unfortunately. the states
mon VI the new south arc ignorant OF
this chuuEoleW aud invIuclblo law OF
trade. The people. however arc no,
aa blind na their politicians A small.
but very able virginia country paper
tho Nelson Examiner, commenting rc-
comfy upon tho auuthwurd march Of
tho cotton trade 10 get The ADVANTAGE
ot cheaper raw materials, Baya "It
would be tho Same IN the Iron trade
tho iron ana s,cci manufacturers or
Pennsylvania would have to follow the
cotton mills--lt iron orc was placed ON
the free HIST and the duty ON finished
articles made OF iron reduced TO a rcve-
nuo basis" hut It polntedly romnrlts:
In order to add few thousand dol.
lars to the already enormous profits of
the owners OF iron and coal mines and
the railroad carriers OF those articles.
"a few southern copgrcHsmeu stood out
against FREQ coal and iron ore and re-.
duccd duties ON their products-thus
putting on indefinitely the day of
Astounding prosperity OF the south
Magnificent. indeed IL the vista
opened w 20 the south and to the
whole country by the new commercial
era now dawnlng upon a. But It's new
hopes are doomed TO long period NJ
disappointment unless It throws on It's
blind political guides. who would
strand II amid the fatal quloissnnds
ana on the sharp rocks OF "protcotlon-
ism"