The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-05
ro,srrns ron LOCAL cArrr.L.

| The Memphis Commercial Appeal nm
| one or two of tho New Orleans papers. ar
| calling the attention OF their respccty
communities to the growing necessity o
cotton factories In their midst and TN
great promise In the way of profits and o
| general local development which such es'
| Establishments at such points would offer
There seems to he hope that the efforts Of
these papers will bring some practical re-
suits.
| The chief argument urged for either
| Memphis or New Orleans is the fact that II
| Is q great cotton mart, a great distributing
| point, and with special facilities for manu-
featuring the raw material. One of the
| New Orleans papers remarks:
| Tho Memphis Commercial Appeal calls the
attention of her CAPITALISTS TO the proposition
| OF cotton mill building. and fOroibly remarks
| tliat IL cotton mills are being forced TO come
| South to be near the base of their supplies of
raw material there should he added virtue in
getting ms near the plantations as possible.
II Memphis 10. M the Commercial Appeal nH-
seris, the ccntor and assembling point for tho
cotton of several StatoE, New Orleans 10 the
market where moro cotton rs assembled than
any other one confer In the country and for
that REASON should at once equip herself to
manufacture tho bulk of Its receipts
IL Is remarkable and almost inexpiicablc
that such great cotton ccntcrs as Memphis,
Now Orleans and Houston. have not long
since been equipped with the necessary
appliances for manufacturing at loas, d
third or half of the cotton they ccGeWc
lf we could for instance, manufacture n
half million bales year at this point and
retain our present shipping or expert vol
ume, we should not only create demand
here for half million more bales than
we now receive. but the factories would
require some $1,000 employees. thus addi ~
at least, that many more people 10 ;he
city's population increasing the weekly re-
tail business by $4,000 or more md maxi
ing Houston still greater lohllng or
wholesale center than now.
As 1t is we are content to ship this cot
ton anywhere from 1000 to 5000 miles 10
those who find profit in manufacturing 1,
and shipping back to us the manu,,oturei
product, after having obtained the raw
material from such a distance
Tho South ought TO ship two third o.
its cotton from the Southern fields unIy
in manufactured shape and the 2re a1.ast
cotton cenlcrs. such as Houston an Mem
phis and New orleans, ought TO us-galse-
tire the greater part OF Il.
Can we not arouse capital 81 ihis ppin,
TO the recognition in practical va. of our
position and natural ficirices IN
the premises Climate and eg.ry other
necessary feature, oxecp, possibly fuel. are
In our favor aud e would be comparatively
easy 10 solve the fuel problem we're larger
demand created. In the event of oui o.
tanning deep water. and there is no doub.
that No VIII obtain It. our positi,a Us
great cotton manufacturing center would
be still more enylable and promising.
The citizens who have or who can cor.
mand means In this city. could wur won
doris here In q year or SO, II they we're 80
disposed and themselves become million
aires. Think Of Houston with II half dozen
great cotton mills, two or three big sugar
mills and refinery and ono on two lars,
tobacco warehouses and factories. in adll.
ton to our oil mills and cpmpros5vsi And
all with fifteen railway outlcts aud n ship
channel to deep water!
Is this not contamination devoutly 10
be wished? is II not worth time ana t,nney
and effort to reach suoh u condition Mould
tho accomplishment not add tnDusanes To
our population and millions 10 our hpsl-
ness and our taxable wealth?