The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-10-31
COTTON MILLS
IN THE SOUTH.
THE HOME OF THE PLANT
Should Be the Home Of the Factory.
One Hundred Cotton Mills i'll
Process Of Erection.

b:iorr the meeting ot thu New England -.
ton manufacturers IT Atlanta last week.
Nr. Eamcads further stated that more
,hau oao iiu1i7c,i cotton mills were now ~
process Of erection ia different parts Of The
South.
Perhaps tic most important paper read
before the convention was the one prepared
by alr. Richard II. Edrpouds, :! Baltimore.
SD.
Mr., l:,in,@n,!s reviewed the growth T.! &c
: Gotten i:liu%try il the South and proved by
t;;ctS and figures that the WIZ het%''r:. shf
States hal thrown the Sn1;i! h-hind Nc"
England hy mnr,, tin Il hundred y.'arS.
Ia e..itt .f ;his nis!ur:unr the South woWl',
YET hi. one I'll" Great manufacturing '%h'".
O. the future He H-Su"j that the proper
g.;lce for tie r..t:cn :;ill wa- in the HON" OF
the lotto" plant.
:ir E.lmoMds was frequently Interrupted
with applause IL he :.ror=;r'"l. 'ihr fD'rN
il, j. Il brei synopsis "i Fht$ a!;t%, far"r:
As the N;,utI, hr:: itr hr>t cuttoH mill
about the same yeac IL wa:h S.l2!H"l Siat"r
iaiI the :nn;i,:l.ion Of NV i:ngiand's textile
ia;,i;istry il NAV tc Of interest /" !T;'::: io"E
iGio the rrai.,as why ths iJ!l."- section UGtii
recently faiieJ &c yiev.lop lis cotton ranu-
factH."2 except to 4 ii!nitn:l eNt"4t. while 10"
iattsr was making sllca great progress ni@
Is essential 70 F!SHt H!'"SF7'"ti'!"= - 'Nt
conditions pIe,I:''isS 81 Ptt-.'S ~ ',Ie w." w.,
sections ah:s Wl.! HFH''r'' an answer - t,'c
! ott-rcpea,cd 2uc=ti;,n: Ii the South has Tho
great advantages for cotton manufacturing
raiIntt. FOX il. why has il not iUiir drre'
o3ci This Industry before th;:< Iil" spill
! r.ns anil weaving rf ':riiJH for t.rmrSt!:
Use. OF * y ";;s c2:lc,i IL cldeA ;i:h'$' ''i;
, making Il 'hHmHs?uu' goods: Wis a'in.>t
! u3i't!Sut thrctSHoat ti!c Hodih.
! Ii tE'$ ",ihn"cticn Mc. i:i!no!ihs cNPla:iic''
tina: IN a>t"it!cn 10 cotton tii'' ; tI'i W:I IL
, te:eetIu N al Ines OF hd"stfi"S h*F"i"l-
!n"nt. Her progress was e'ua!IN - r":''n -
| that o! New EnSiand> Wa-H'"StoH ii;",r
w:lS a loin&r ani W. interested III tA'. MAJ
] lac - lrca thr:a:f:'. jefferson vs. also 81
; Sa=2d III tue >a::" Industry.
! BEFORE THE VAR.
E"!"rrlnS to IN" cultivation "' cotton ana
me market t"T tang stai'i" H"!7Ec 'h3 war:
.hi. Eu!ioi''ts s"iA'
IN ~. !'e average Ne" AorA l'i',e .''
! c"i'';i ieo 'ae year WIS - ''';'S; ;'"" ~.
! i2rIS years. rom 1oe" 7" .>"''' sh' ~" l"'N
iF!;':3 FaHSe1 ''''lli ti't0 i'S"F' 20 - DS''tr:
. h!i" ~! f1@ WhF!| tHTlOl aNi'Fd@'u o''i II
, +"nts Z POUND. VAN S!rn pE"H'Sa aS 'e">''
, prices ylH!u"d. it would nave hH'n contrary
! to all economic history i thc south nal
! failed 10 comcrnfcate a!i its energy upon i!'2
/; ry;Hgscn q; cotton production. II :'u"!:i !i2t
J.: expected: that men sho,!;! ~! t. ;;r!Si'
: 7u':h money-n;IiinS opportunities IL ~
! growing prr4rn'Ha l3r at 'c;s@t t"2 il'!"'
'!Ons. or frc:i! 1900 70 1850. WITH l"r si'@F'
! exception vi TIE decade rom l,i3 !" l&';''.
daring witch pc:lp! ovcEpr"d; 'tipA ;;i;'l
other causes loTccd l:l"''S - ~ i"''''2- Ken
year average on record. l j. i',';!'S'i:!S :"
i3I0" t&e 'HasN"' l"r!i "hr,h !'':r "'S'':.: 81
PF"Ht9 On c?ttoA Sa'': 90 '',S+I',' I''!.,',s
i;"'Sca!nS lht" new h'H 'o!'S ,isi""!'' -!
: ''"sS."'1 |.tA'llit''9 - '' 49,
sonFe' IL !o3V sE.' 79u!h E''o -'2'2 Hi'; -, ~
: railroad ana the NJ" En$:;!:lo ana h:H';llc
stats '3S mi:i'1: ~ 1917 snc s2llh h''U ID
; "re;tS2u IL Mileage 10 !9'f !:'iles H""'-
! fAiiAinS that o. loIo. "'iEe n" ~" I-:i.na!u
! ana midI!c States Hai !EcfcGSfa - ''4t! oS
! !! gam .; only ;lpo;.I !G9 I:i ""H'. III io'o
tna ni!'%se 81 the t"o HHFsh2T:: sections GN.
s;,"ne,' tAa' .! "a; s2a'H - -.i'' !'';Ss; t !A
l9<N 'G' SVldttn'hs N''e I.tS "',.' ~,
7'",i' ~ - .rao nnn noo '>,t ,.
s!.1 4! ":euoOoo "H.' iI ~ - :. ln,r..
~ - '"!li V"' E:'.S -. s;.I ,l,o
'c2is !ota' G'tii'': '1u!':.S t".s F'n.'' '''E
' "N,' 1'|'"HS' rI:nt.. :.'"', "4i. ;.,,
f,,,,,.,;. .tar, r;,,ri5t. Im;jIns, etc. and
: -, IssD h:;I ga u0) l0A invested il cotton
nii.s T:.ar,y .Iii .,:i;s factories Of all kiu.!s
! ,cc-, mocir-atr in sjZn. but in humber thry
! ar-r,r,-r - 500 an., their r;ini.3l wasSI75.-
! ia 0o0 Huf tf,is is dinr,ssioa.
.."nn v,n.ierfnl r,rosnprirv which cotton
! n-,,lr.;ino hrou,ht about finds an ant
: i!Ir,rr.tinn IN ~, sirr,nIr statement ti:;t
,n,..,,h no ..o,,ib hal crly onp-;nir,l Of ti,a
cani,2ry:s 1,nn,;Iatiun and oniv nn.-fou:in
! nf ;,l ,yhi,l rr.,!I..inn the 0s...s..l yala..
.; is properly. nnn i,1i, ~ VI. -
80 W. @ 2.-'o0'',oo1 o's' u', ,o'''.
! oo',oo':0'' i-h lily Jill" ~>"1it' - * ~
Fci-'' ....., ,,,--., ,,,..,nn,r
! -, no" tHh soUIh 80 ss' NE .AtDi.D'
1n!a SI"P"E -, t.1 rOssoL
KY III tic :22"t!t ~ u, n"s III ri,,
! tl"9tHH N1tH !i-I S,l"'t1ou "-.irlt ''S wa