New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-06
g II UILLTKEN'S SOUTHERN TRIP.
No INTENTION OF TRANSFERRING NEW
ENGLAND COTTON MILLS TO DIXIE
cDSDITIONS COMPARED.

No INTENTION OF TRANSr EhhiNu NEW"
ENGLAND COTTON MILLS TO DIXIE
LABOR CONDITIONS COMPARED.
Seth NJ Milllken, who star'eo wen aso. ao1o'',
nanled by party Of merchants anu o"si"e's nv"
~ New-York and New-England. upon tour OF IN
spection OF Southern cotton Nuns .,e, 'ano
Yesterday afternoon. During the week 'he! "eie
. tho members OF the party visited the princlpal
co.,on manufacturing centres Of south Caroina'
North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama ana tennessee
A severo, OF Mr. Mllliken's guests nave interests
IN cotton manufacturing enterprises in New-Ehg-
land II was thought in some quarters mat 'he
nurpose of the trip was to arrange ior the es'ao-
,...,oo, - more cotton mills In the South.
Al, ,,uiken however when seen at his home NO.
oeo Nadison-avc by n Tribune reporter yesterday
afternoon denied emphaiically that any Oh '"oSe
in the party prompted in WISHING the o"u'ne u.
mills by any such intent. Il nave I'Fse 'n'eie''7
no sad "in cotton factories in the South ana every
,.oor 7 make q round of inspection. This year
,ooL a marty Of about dozen friends with me. we
travelled In a special car, and combined o"s'"eSS
with casIre but some OF the southern newspapers
have attempted without justhcatiol' 10 iH'eS' o.'i
Trim with an importance that does not pe'ohs 10 IT,
"New-Ensand would have nothing to fear from
tho South IL It would modify It's tendency 10 impose
700 many Maternal laws upon Its people Inc re-
strictions which Maine and Massachusetts want 10
place upon the number Of hours man may "o'h
will not conduce to the benefit o! the "orhe'' ~
man who works ten hours day must IN the hat"'di
order OF things be better off than one who works
only seven or eight. Undoubtedly II these fes"'c-
lions were insisted upon Maine and Massachusetts
would in time see their staple industry transferred
TO the South. But this IS not likely TO happen
The LEGISLATORS OF these States when they lace the
prospect OF their business leaving them. will quickly
modify any existing or proposed laws which inter-
fere with labor
s"But can say with positive knowledge that no
new mills will be built IN New England until there
Is some change in the legislative restrictions pu'
upon labor In that part Of the country. Norh''e"
must not Re bound down by law az 10 the nunper
of hours they shall work nor must there pc any any
only ,N., Il certain age. When there are no schools
for children to go to il is better for them to WORK
than TO around in idlenesS. ,,., T., ,,o
Describing in comparison labor conditions IN the
South Nj Milikcn pointed ont that labor thcre was
far cheaper. for the reason that II cos. ess 10 ~
there any restrictive laws. he said. upon the iels
of working day or upon the age A. wh,fn Tn,
children are allowed 10 work In the southern ipllis
Mr. Milliken showed by statistics OF the NUMBER %,
mills that the young workpeople suffered no neglect
of education. ., . oo.,o,
manufacturers in the South as compared with New
England Mr. Milken maintained that there was
no disposition the part OF Northern cap'an n.s
important factor in this connection. he explanS,i,
Nee bnilt in the South" Mr. Mnliken said there
would be the ever existing difficulty OF help. In
NewEngland it Is plentiful 6u, me fnTth"I D o
AMOUNT OF compe,en; labor TO run the mills"
I8cYdsd in h Rary wh nrnks MR. M Nssnb iS1k
joan p. townsend presiden, OF the Bowery. Savings
Bank: Wheeler smith John Sinclair o w Grer M
r Miiiiken' OF Portland. Me. and J. W DanielsOn
Of Providence.