The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-11-28
COTTON MILL. COURSE.
PROFESSOR CRaIGRILL WRITES,

The students are taken - the sitds
AROUND ftaieigu ~ LvafH The rrac-
ucai Operations, " htie lhe hcories
are Taught IN the Regular College
Coursc---A OF >Ouihorn
Mills FOiDtec out.
RALEIGH, y. C., Nov. %.
TO the Editor;
1t is the object Of the writer to touch
briefly upon few points in regard 10
the cotton mills in the South. that he
hopes may be Of interest to some Of
his readers.
That our mills are successfully com
peting with those Of the North, and
that the Northern mill owners realize
that such competition is dangerous, is
shown by the fact that last winter a
delegation was sent out through the
South to see what progress we were
making i'm cotton milling; that they
see the advantages Of this part OF the
country for mills. is shown by the fact
thatnearly every large New England cot
ton mill corporation either has at this
time. or has in view. a mill in one Of
the Southern States.
The consideration Of only a few of
our natural advantages will make it
eviuent that we ought to make large
profits by the cotton industry. The
cotton is raised at home. and there is
little or no cost for the transportation
of the raw material. The same state
ment applies in a somewhat less de
gree to coal. There then is the labor
consideration, which is Of course an
important one. as it probably has as
much to DO with whether mill Shall
or shall not pay as any other. Our
labor should be cheap because living
expenses are low. and good because d
warm climate is conducive TO comfort
and happiness. Keep man warm.
and ne is happy but let the colo begin
to pinch, and me immediately has a
tendency 10 become dissatisfied with
his work and everything else This
ought to keep us to q great extent free
from strikes and labor complications
We have another ADVANTAGE in not hav-
ing our working hours cm1ailed BY
legislation, as il is in the New Eng
land States; that this is q great one
can only be fully realized BY ON. who
has seen its effect in practice.
Water is or course necessary for any
sort of a mandatory. but il does not
necessarily have to be i'm the form Of
power, Since for mills requiring 800
horse power or more. as economical
results can bc attained with steam as
with water; this ASSUMES that the mill
IS fitted out with condcnsing engine
Of the most approved style
loo much importance cannot be
given to the fact that "a mill should he
supplied with the newest and most inn
proved machinery. This is "a point
that very often does not receive
enough consideration. Practice shows
that if an old-fashioned machine he
replaced by one with an the --latest i'm
provements. the saving of power and
labor, and tile increase of production
resulting therefrO will more fhap
pay for The change. without ,ai,;np
into consideration the increased canar-
ity of the mill
1t is 4 fact that our cotton mills
have as rule q Northern sltneriI,tnpd-
ent and Northern owners. WHY shouid
this be? Are not our men as capablc
Of filing such positions as our North
crn neighbors? Is il not because thev
do not have the same oDp0rtunitiss for
becoming familiar with cotton min
practice? II seems to the writer thai
such instruction could and shou;d H..
given i'm our technical schools. and
with this object in view. he has nre-
pared ana is giving such course 81
the North Carolina coIIao,e If te,,.;,.,,i
turc and Mechanic Arts with tho ho,,a