The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-08-24

tions, and while I am thankful that
such is the fact, l have never dreaded
their power in this section, for they
cannot flourish in native American
communities. Their effect is to put
all men on an equality, not of the
highest. but the lowest member, and
all individuality and freedom of
thought and action is denied. The
organization, though Of human beings,
is but tremendous machine, subject
to the power and control of it's master
1t is contrary to the principles of
free-born American citizens, antagon-
istic of our form of government and
fourishes best where communities are
composed largely of foreign born citi-
zens.
There is q .other scare crow that is
constantly produced when new mills
are spoken Of, that the South is build
ing mills too fast, and will crowd each
other out.
Row, admit that it is serious
mistake to build larger mill than
you have the money to pay for, be-
cause you are not only burdened with
debt, but having no commercial capi-
tai you must buy wherever you can
get credit, without regard to price,
and sell your product as soon as it is
out of the machinery at whatever offer
you can get. Indeed the mill that
owes it's selling agent large sum of
money is in just the same condition
as the farmer who has given lien on
his crop and mortgage of his stock; !;
his credit is limited to that one per-
son, and his production must be sold
just as fast as it can be marketed. If
we never had another mill would
not advise building it until the whole
amount necessary for the completion
was secured. Build what you can pay
for, and as you prosper increase your
stock and enlarge. If this rule is
adhered to, and men of ability and
character arc put in charge of each
enterprise, [ see no reason why the
South may not double her manufac-
turing capacity in ten years.
So far as making more goods than
can be sold, that amounts to nothing.
All cotton that has ever been produced
has been manufactured, and the only
question, is, shall the South get the
additional wage paid and profit for the
finished product, or shall she be con-
tent with the half loaf, the price of
the raw product? The best proof that
cotton manufacturing is not only
feasible, but as rule profitable, is
the tremendous increase in this class
of work in the last fifteen years in the
South.
Do you know that the Southern
States to-day have 1925, ,432 spindles
and 1O7, 500 looms running, against
less than 100000 spindles aud 20, 900
looms fifteen years ago? Do you
realize that South Carolina has 1885,
800 spindles and 80, ,458 looms, or one
third of all in the South to-day?
North Carolina coming next, with
9S3, 1876 spindles and 1855 looms,
and Georgia next, with 749,314 spin
dies and q ,GS4 looms.
When these three States have g.
O57 $40 spindles out of 1925, 900, and
81, 1877 looms of the 107 900, you must
see low absurd is the statement that
the South is overcrowded, when the
other ten States all told have only
967,592 spindles and %, 1864 looms.
The New England manufacturers
have more money and more skill than
we-the first difficulty we are gradual
ly overcoming by following their ex-
ample and selling more Of our pro-
ducts in the finished state, instead of
as raw material; the second difficulty,
want Of skilled heads, we can get over
by establishing and fostering, encour-
aging and maintaining this textile
school.
The only Southern State which is
moving in this direction is Georgia.
She is now organizing textile school
in connection with the Institute Of
Technology in Atlanta, and has $780,
600 secured already. There is plenty
of room for more, but as Clemson Col
lege is the best agricultural school in
tho South, let us make her textile
department. second to none in the
Union.
Nailed His Whlskers to the Fence. =