The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-12

premacy in fine cottons." Even to-day u.ch
clains arc often heard. but they now soIna nno
the graveyard whistle. intended TO bolster up
Starting s1S Without esSs capital sapPslr and Without expert.
encc, the South has already practically mon3po,
1ner goods with the determination to capture
that line. The worlds n seds arc growing. IN
creasing wealth of the masses increases the re
tension OF civilization into the dark places OF tne
world opens new fields for cotton goods: Savn
lzation's advance IL measured by the increase
on constantly, and the 1000, 900. bale crop must
100000 and them 1000 900 and then 10000.
600; as the worlds ever-increasing requirements
shall demand
With this growth, and sven moro rapidly
than this, will the cotton-manufscturing inter
sSt g. of t the south ut develop; s While the S,i rnSf from
667, 900 in 1880 to 4.OO0, 900 In 1897 was taking
place, the increase in the rest Of the country
tho South being about 500 per cent, and In the
whole country, outside OF the South a5ouI ~
OF the number OF spiudles in the country; now 1t
has nearly one-fourth OF the number. Cotton
mills are probably pr ,ooG, the !, IN most T. po tgn Srr fSEm 81 and md
Georgia. Nothing else seems to appeal SO ul-
rectly and forcibiy 70 all who have spare money
advance in. mill building in those States has
been due. almost wholly to local capital. The
mills are in nearly all cases earning good fronts,
thus steadily increasing the popularity OF cotton
mills as q safe place for money.
One OF the most marked features Of the NOUS,
trial development of the entire country has
been the very great activity in cotton.mill build
ing in the south. Tho success Of the m mills s. IN
demonstrated as nothing else ever had done
tho inherent strength Of the South's position
for this business. Even before there were any
signs Of revival in general business interests
throughout the country there was 2 DECIDED
tendency toward increased cot.on;mill building
Mills already in operation began making extern
sive additions, while many new mills we're pro
1Arfnd AhnnN fwn q nDn anuarnl n nm
largest mill companies in New England decided
70 build mills in the South. Tho Massachusetts
corporations Of Massachusetts,, built a $500. 600
mill, with 10000 spindles and 1.2OO. looms, at
Of of0NN New En- nsiand' p leadlns sG mifl cSnc erosn built a
S50o.OOO mill NJ Gadsden, Ala, another company
built a 100000 mill at Cordovs, Ala, while
haye been negotiating with a view to erecting
mills OF equal cost in various PARTS OF tho South.
trade at present is the revolution that is going
on In baling and compressing cotton. This Is
men OF America, but also cor,mandine the hear.
ty cooperation OF the cotton mills OF the world.
In place Of 1.-THE the o old nc clumsy, ,6 badly covered ere nm In;
round bale, completely covered, fully protected
from water and mud, as well as from all danger
dgfs9'ibi BY hanging tRis ass, ss1FlnFFh sS &c xrk k FIEsSSsi{c l Ts,
facturers Of New England. decided a few days
ago to give preference to the improved system
OF handling cotton. recognizing the fact that 1t
Is a great step in advance and of common bone
ut to all interests; to tho cotton mills as IN
sumers, as well as to the farmers as produ-
GERS of the, staple. And recently. the writer
the Huntsville, Ala. cotton mills, in which he
said that after testing the DRtter he was salts
fed that his mills could pay 81 a bale more for
round. bale cotton than for the old square bale.
showing that Southern mills, as well as New
England mills will be benefited. On a TO-
100000 bale crop this would mean $50. 600, 600
difference. Under this change the whole cotton
handling system seems destined to undergo q
revolution of far-reaching influence.