The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-11-08

before the meeting CT the New England cot
ton manufacturers at Atlanta last week.
Mr.. Edmcnds further stated that more
than one hundred cotton mills were now in
process OF erection il different parts Of the
South.
Perhaps the most important paper read
before the convention was the one prepared
Md. " ~ - i1'-'o'' Vi h"''''i'oie
Mr.. Edmonds reviewed the growth Of the
cotton industry in the South and proved by
facts and figures that the war between the
states had thrown the South behind New
England by more than hundred wears
In spite of this misfortune the South would
yet be 'ome the great manufacturing center
OF the future. He argued that the proper
place for the cotton nil WIS "a the home q.
the "ol;on plant
Mr.. EdmCnds was frequently iL:orr.p;ed
witE applause as Ee proceeded. The follow
ing l. hrirt synopsis oi thi, able paper :
'As 'he ScUtL bCiit it, :lrst .p;ton mil
about the sane year ia which S,mGr, Slater
.ai,. the foundation Of New Tncian,.'- textile
lLIIs'-y. u NAY be O: interest TO h..eay look
into the reasons why the i,-;ur. section urtI!
recently failed 10 d,vcl"Y i.s cotton manu-
la"i.r"S except 20 Il limited "XtvGt. while the
latter Was making s"ch great rruGr->-. This
is "s>entia! q :. light understanding os the
conditions prevailing q. present il the two
sections auI vii! irovid" an au>we: TO the
va ~ l'''k''. i'SlI'u II lllt NtH..I t~ the
Grca: advantages for cotton marU:a turing
claimed for IL. why has I Lo, fully Gcvci-
ope'! ;L!s industry befor. this? Tie spin
MI" ana weaving OF cotton FOR domestic
use. or as 1t was "ali"d in ollen times. the
maniEc Of 'homespuu' goods was almost
universal throughout the South"
II tits connection Ilr EdmouGs cHpiainc2
'ha' IL addition to cotton the South was in-
ieres'"d il al lines OF industrial develop
ment. Her progress was equally as rauiG =,
that OF New England. Washington's father
was a miner and was Interested in the max
ing oi iron furnaces. jefferson was also -
SaScu IL iEe same industry.
rEFCEE TEE WAR.
Referring q the cultivation ot cotton GEG
the iEarkct Tor th@; staple before The war.
Mr. EdmOud> said:
III. 1891 III" tver;.co New York price for
cotton Tor jE' wear was ii reitS. and for
ior,v year. !r".u 500 20 ls%" III" New York
prices :am-cu from ,lat figure 10 - cents.
AZ. :vr ,uv wnc4" r"iicd averaged over Il
cents :: ro':uG. With ~u,E profits a. ;rc-"
proc ,s's.."'.. Z w,fIld hgy" rccu contrary
:" a.. "'"uUh..r history If H." So..u mae
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lt";t rr from 1906 /, lSuu VIII. tie ,.u@,.
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!,.-trla. capabilities 9! tn" p"ul.' =. IN"
.ui.,n IL $50 IA" suuih iHG 2.3fi miles ..
ra!Ir, 49, and the New EnciauU and middle
states l.,'H" IL ."-: ~ !sGn IL" south LAD IL
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NIX ;t.... a.. 1850 while H." N"w England
an, iu.,i&.c -;M,"> la! IL, r"asci - $50. "r
a 4,..!. e ,l.lr :.ho..t 100 pr '"n:. IL 1850
IL" :i..r...,.u g. ~" ~, northern >'.';l'r, ~
'"rH".. ln.; O.. TIE : ''.!h 10y -.iGb .n!.'e. Ry
1860 tho conditions were reversed. and the
.u.,n ,"i Y 2e7 mes. IA t!:nt decade IL"
-,..'L pct, : 20 0HU coo HI'n II" extensions
- :. r...!-ui.. Sv-;,r,. near. all Dt 1t having
r"em .,." Hli:a. .si:.nS ;niH period II"
.. g. .t.". - "li'ul and output q
N..r. >",v"H Ill" p.Hut"d lumber, rc.
:rYuUu.::. steam. rr-.i" h..!Iing, etc. and
II. 1870 Ia. 1!2 Gut .o0N Invested in cotton
uiit> Nearly a.! oiit- tarin:."S OF all kinds
w"r" l-",cratc IL sIIr hul IN number the:
;.r:-, gate n $50, and their Cal itH. was no.
100 oU0 But this Is Gi"r">Si-E.
The wonderful prosperity which ,Ct;0n
uroG-gi.un brouSh. about nnGS al AZ;
illustration in the simple statement ;hnt
though the south nae only oL"-ihira {! ;hc
..uiutrvs poI uiation and Oily uI'-:u!r!h
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