The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-26


II Is no longer a question whether the
cotton manufacturing companies Of New
England viii establish cotton mill plants
in the south. They must 10 so OF go out
Of the cotton Manufacturing business They
I admit that this Is the situation.
Among our dispatches yesterday the re-
cent address Of william g. Lowering.
president Of the Arkwright club. was pub
lished. That club represents an OF The
great New England textile manufactu-
rers. Mr. Coverings address was deliv-
cred after he had visited the south and
made a thorough investigation Of the adj
vantages Of the south for cotton manu-
featuring AID had inspected the southern
mills.
In the course Of his address. Mr.. Lover
ing says:
The time has passed when New England
manufacture rs need 10 give but little at
tention to cotton manufacturing In the
south. We have come To realize that the
south has entered the race I'm earnest and
10 stay. Henctforth 10 must be the sur
vival OF the nttest. The mills IN the south
compare favorably with our New England
mills built in every respect TO do their
woIt In the cheapest and most approved
manner There seems to be no reason
why as fine yarns may not be spun in the
south as in any other section of our coun-
try. 1t seeTns to me that the cotton manu-
facturers OF New England are to-day in
ahlcritical condition The tendency Is away
from New England and toward the south,
and any legislation that stops looms
and spindles in New England to-day
for any considerable period stops many
never to be started again.
New England cotton manufacturing
companies have already begun TO build
mills ia the south. one company has
broken ground at Gadsden, Ala. and
others are heard of in different parts OF
this state and OF North Carolina and South
Carolina The mills are coming to the
cotton and it will not be long before New
England viii have to take her supply Of
cotton from us In the shape Of yarns.
Is it not time 10 ask. What does savan-
nah purpose doing to draw attention to
her advantages for cotton manufacturing?
There is no other place In the state that
has greater advantages. Cotton can be
bought as cheaply here as anywhere
and there are frequent opportunities for
getting cotton that has been slightly dam
aged at extremely low prices There is
an abundance of white labor, not only
here, but in the adjoining counties. Girls
particularly. are constantly making APP
plications at the office OF the Morning
News for work. We venture to say that
there are hundreds and thousands Of
young girls and young men in Savannah
and the neighboring counties that would
be glad of a chance to earn such wages az
cotton factories in this city could afford
TO pay
Why. then, should not Savannah make
a special effort TO induce some of the
large cotton mills Of New England to build
mills here2 How would it do to offer to
relieve from city taxation for a period
of ten years cotton mills that may be es-
tablished here? The cotton factory we
now have was so favored when it was
started
The time for action has come. If We
are going to do anything, We should do
It at once. There is not a single thing to
be gained by delay Savannah has accom-
plished several things by prompt and
united action that have been of vast bene-
fit TO her. Let her business men take
hold Of this matter ana see If they cannot
draw in this direction the attention of
New England cotton mill men.