The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-12
COTTON MILLS IN THE NORTH.
Officers Of The Creates COfce-NS Say That
Sectionis Doomed.
SOUTHERN COMPETITION TOO STRONG,
The Manufacturers Of Fine Goods Are
Rapidly Increasing-Coarse Cloth Cam
not be Made in the North alta
Profit Any Longer.

bOoAC4Nf M-hHso., Apil Df-rpttldl.-
The manufacture Of cotton goods in the
North is doomed. SO say the presidents
and other officers Of the greatest mills
IN this section OF the country. Il IS
impossible to compete with southern CONF
petition.
The journal, the most conservative
newspaper in New England, viii publish
tomorrow signed letters from a score
OF the most prominent mill-men I'm this
| vicinity. These communications are I'm re-
/ sponse TO questions asked in regard to the
/ future OF the industry here IN the light
OF the recent action Of the Lawrence
Manufacturing Company, in going out OF
tho business OF making cotton goods. and
returning the capital used IN that busi-
ness TO the stockholders. rather than at
tempting 40 change the MA SO as 90
avoid southern competition, or bsildlng
mil IN the South. Among those quoted
I'm the journal are: jefferson CoOledse.
treasurer Amoskeae Manufacturing Come
pauy, Howard Stockton, treasurer Merri-
mack Manufacturing Company. Elliott &.
Clarke, treasurer Boot Cotton Mills;
Harvey Kent of the Exeter Manufactur-
ing Company; j. IL. Chair, treasurer OF
Albion Company. Thomas ii. Knowles,
president Of the Bristol Manufacturing
Corporation: Edward $. Adams president
Narranga.ett Mills. George a. Draper, or
George Draper and Sons: j. Spencer Iur-
Her. president Of GreeuWoods company
and G. j. Robinson, superintendent
Crompton Company.
FINE GOODS.
BY far the majority are very POSITIVE
I'm their statements that coarse cotton
goods cannot be made here al a pfohi'
ANA many say that the same VIII very
soon he of fine goods too. 10 is tne Hist
oufepoken statement TO this enecl Dt so
large a. number Of representative l1aAu-
tactrrers. and is regarded mere as very
sicnilcant ,,.
points. ,. Al, tbe
South 81 will soon also affect all kinds OF
manufactured goods. Under the cheaper
conditions they will soon make finer soods
and fancy weaving. ,,,.~,,.
(signcD ~ ',l-rC.,-, l,--,,-ar,v
ON the future southern pioh,7 Oh l-1,'' ,,'
cloths will De less. and northern fnii''
win not be able 90 make such Soo-7 '
oo,'t ~. a loss. They must then change
fo finer goods and fancics nor yet nio
5rce1 in quantity in the South. Iheh
.,.,. 1..ira m get large profits by making
goods whose price is governed 10y t'o
blol,or northern cost viii lead 10 the
building i'm the South of mills Tor making
eo'. ,.ofns There are few southern
mills already producing cloths OF inner
warns than can be made Joy nineienths
of the northern mills. see no lta7o"
vyhv the south may not successfully
cofnpete with the North in making staple
fine cloth.
(sgncD ELIOT {. lain.
treasurer Boot Cotton Mills
ALL GRADES AFFECTED.
"soutbern competition affects an grades
of goods IL we could make inner GOODS
in the North they could make the same
goods I'm the South. The price of labor
win have 10 rise in the South. or 10 VIII
have 10 be lower i'm the Nortn.
lsionDb "C. ID. ROBINSON.
.e.ne-intendent Compton Company
..I soc no limitations in regard 10 finer
grades when they reach the competitive
point ..,....,
(sencn 81. SPENCER TURNER
"presidcrt GreeuWools Company
"The action of the Lawrence Manu- |
facmrns Company is am indication that !
all coarse goods Will have 10 be made !
South.
tSienoD POLAND r.. KELLY.
"Supernfeudent Wiliamstowh Manaiac- |
turing Company
Ihe following officials say that the |
manufacture Of cotton goods in Sew |
England VIII decrease and that southern !
competition SIS too severe:
Arthur H. Lowe. treasurer and agent !
Parl,ml Manufacturing Company; A. y. |
Knight superintendent Berkshire 'c'-
ton Manufacturing Company j. IT. /
Chacc. treasurer Albion Company; H.
Stockton. treasurer Merrimack Manu-
facuriug Company: G.. ID. Robinson,
superintendent Crompton Company, D.
Spencer Turner. president Greenwood |
Company: Roland b. Kelly, sllcru-snd-
eut Wlllamstown Manufacturing Com
pany
Others qualify their answers some
what. although nearly every one replies
i'm the Affirmative.