The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-05
a COTTON WILL FOR HOUSTON.

There has been so zssk talk o, the
necessity q faceory szrr-prsses IN this
State. and particularly st eerso1 -.l.s. aest
Houston o1=rs Sc z'aar naHszsagse set al
most azy ks-s at c1.slsG-ttz 4ssas,g.. .lr-.s-s.
there vas fz-r,ns-n.ert Al. Huni.AF7l znssssss
OF the 5EstEess -el4aus .--sszi-rri,.r ss,x-
ing 10 the L1aalss,l-Irtui II 1.rvsrrlfar .s-
a cation zysIE x .iss 10,un-
The idea II ~ ~ 4ta sF-.1ssg-Ig.sa ,As-
rather thar = ssssif 1iir rrIe " -v1. ar L
half dozen. larg, .aulrlnra III Gu1srcafs
the venture. Tia an.-rlsr-1tz'-a pla1 aAs
several aGvaEsag-,a y arrfe uiru q nnG -
qnirsa OF ang ors man psshiic sU,r,E eaa
hs appealed "a N 'lis vsEriuam ranks se sG--
csety. . gs1sr4i itt=p-ar isni ars more 4aatgY
sssyr-sss ADJ tse eo'aar4,y ant SLY .aa D..
s-p,agas .agastisr N -zss-t1isahs1Es elle ar-sr-
pr,Hss. 1ai Ess has .lar lsa4rs.G man nrvs-
z,eur amt 1lia aiiEaees ara ulas &c VII "a
.4svi,a "a, nicgasz
T,lri-s AZ, ;iuas n me community Wa
sav raae snt+Gr NILS Wa adc par q 1kis
sessisuu 5e,.aasss at ne scarcity and high
yr-ina Ut aL5or Ia et.ar CARTS K ,ae soa,n.
anwsvsr lbs Bssoe Los eeen seczrsd tEoaa
sts narrr,zEf..nx cnaat-y ard tn5usaa:s OF
s.s so-z AMI daughters Of The farnesa have
foan4 more pr7a,s6le employment than
eo,sIa be had on the farm. and have readily
adapted themselves to the factory work.
The demand for labor is easily supplied 10
these times, AMI It is possible that hands
could bo obtained for a mill at Houston at
wages that tho mil! could proa,ably pay.
An such questions. however. would of
course be carefully canvasscd and unless
there was promise OF q paying enterprise
II would hardly be undertaken. What Is
wanted nov is 20 test the popular pulse In
the premises and ascertain II there Is local
money to bo had for this character of in
dustry. provided II is ascertained that the
mill can be made a SUCCESS. In other por-
tons OF the South, with no advantages to
compare with ours, cotton mills are work
ing over time aud paying large dividends
II arc city IN the Southern States should.
apparently embark In some kind OF man
ufactures of cotton. that city is Houston,
railroads for distribution OF its products,
tho large number OF consumers TO BIO
reached in this section and the prospective
deep water facilities for foreign trade.
Under the cooperative plan no man
would risk much money whdle his small
investment might be made to pay unex-
pectedly large returns. Manc mills have
failed for want Of the most improved ma
chinery and because OF the absence Of
thoroughly skilled management. Mistakes
like these are easily avoided. however aud
1t seems to The Post that a moderate sized. |
up to date cotton factory IN Houston ought
to be conspicuous success.
This city and county must bestir them
selves and work in harmony We need
more industrial plants here. They mean
a better retail trade. better market for
the farmers. more wholesale trade. more
wealth for the community. Others ore NOV
Ing In such direction and so must Hous-
ton Let us give this cotton mill enterprise
a hearty Endorsement and generoa. boos,
lit may prove the pioneer Of great in
dustriai awakening In this cofhmEinity!