The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-03
SOUTHERN COTTON MILLS.

| New England Cant Compete WIZ" Ahe"'
| in Any way. , ,,o..,,,
| Boston, Mass. April 81 Nc ''''V''
| Journal. the most conservative paPe' ~
New England says today editorialiy' M
dor the headlines. Are Our MINE ~
Leave us?" "The Journal was 'he mrs,
p.,er 10 print the news of the, PROPOSED
| lion of the Lawrence Manufacturing
| company Nothing has occurred % iate
| vars OF so much intcres, 10 ila w,
ms The Lawrence Manufacturing com
pany has decided to 60 out OF VA p,,s'i,eae
of making cotton cioth. to cen rs ma ma
chinery, and to return It's stookhoiuers
one-half OF its capital from MS vash sur
pius. With the other hall II WIN con
tinue TO make hosiery. IL takes tni8 ~, s,ep
after most careful delibsr"tioh. runs
oessiui in New England. II mas nearly
100 900 spindles. used for making cio,h.
rus capital IS sl,5op.wo. In former years r4
cumulated surplus nearly equal TO its
capital. II has one Of the best known ana
most popular trade marks IN me country;
Its plant is IN good condition, ana ~
would sei III TO be in strong position ~
continue business, Its mahagcrs are ~
tremeiy able men among 'nc peg. od iii ,i,e
Than whom no one Is better known IN
manufacturing circles. has been II iarRc
owner in the present company me
It's officers is cause for prolouna re,
Election, Is this the beginning Of the enc
tries are on the downward pnihY II 20,
what is the cause. and what the remedy?
"Whiln there has been much discnlsion
from time 10 tune concerning southern
competition in coarse goods, and forsisn
competition. under. the Wilson tarltf, on
fine goods many have Ella lined , nat ms
The fact remains. however. that the
Massachusotts .e cot ad9 mills OF nj, I9wdil
Georgia The Dwight mills of .chicopee
have spent "A similar sum in Alabama
Tho Whittier mills of Lowell have built
the mill near Atlanta. and three or four
ether mills, like the Nashua. the stark.
etc, have started or are considering the
establishment OF mills in the South The
for labor. and short hours. We can not
compete with the longer hours. and
cheaper labor and mat'rial of the South
chinery. so AS to make finer goods, These |
however, have 70 meet foreign coinpeti-
ton, with rs cheap labor. The Wilson
of manufacturing.
Now. we have the fact that such able
and experienced manufacturers as these |
in the Lawrence company have decided, +,
after most careful d liberation. to 70 out |
Of the business. rather than 10 build |
Southern mill or to change their present |
mill so as to make fine dress goods under |
our present tariff They do this at a time |
when they can get their capital bark
today are discussing this move. and won
dcrlng whether their action IL wise or
mot.
"southern competition is unavoidable:
foreign Is not. Therefore, more of orr
best mills are forced TO go ont OF the i
business, dcpriving thousands Of employ
ment,"
Boston. April Anew England ralis are
giving up the fight against Southern COM
petition and will soon cease 10 manufac-
ture coarse cloths. Today the Lawroncs
company OF Lowell. Mass.
one of the biggest plants in this section,
stopped making cloth entirely. The d.
decided to refund 10 the .Atock-
holders half Of the capital stock. shut
down half OF the mill and make nothing
seriea 's'e oilhcr New f;nsian a mills mills viii
very soon have to shut down.
Treasurer BAKER ni Iis lawrence com
las aS beea s pandns for ihree yea Years WIN" Ii"
says that The low wages paid for South
,rn MIL labor Is ne cause Of the trouble
,e snf chspsr III ta IS here e consss 81
" the Soothern manufacturers have an
,,dyan.qgs o.. those Of ,the North q
so@ to are 'f esad sun Se c Mss
md csoiT.'n although all the Southern
states are Misunderstanding cotton. Mr.
Baker sasa ,Aat the Lawrsnce Manufac-
he manufacture OF coarse goods. as there
! such q surplus OF labor IN the South
e e M ,og gsnsraiop a. least T. max
,fsctnre here at a. prci f He says that
he sSuthsfn mills % not ao mnlannfac,are
rice. and that the Northern mills have !
Q meet ~, and that manufacturing IN
=, here for good.
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