The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-11-16
MUST HAVE 4 COTTON MILL.


The Tarboro Southerner says that
Edgecombe county grows about one
twentieth of the cotton of the State,
while manufacturing but one-sixtieth.
It mentions that the factories in that
county have helped cotton, making it
'ssell here for $3.50 to 81 more than 1t
would if there had been no factory
Therefore, it there shall be sold here this
season II 900 bales, our factories VIII
have benefited the farmers from $751;
600 to $4,000"
T. cotton ought to be manufactur-
ed a, jacent to the fields. Instead OF
Edgec :,nbe selling its cotton for 6 and
Z cents the county would get 20 cents
per p,und-and that lisa big difference.
News and Observer.
The foregoing was taken from Sun
day'e News and Observer, and in the
same issue. OF the paper, the correspon-
dent rom Durham said that cotton sold
at the Erwin cotton mills in that town
Saturday at Z 81 cents.
Now, this is but another evidence of
the Importance of the establishing of
mora cotton mills. When any COM
mui:ity can manufacture its own cot
ton, it certainly stands chance of re-
alizipg better price for its cotton than
if there were no mills. Eastern Carol
ina produces large quantities of cotton !;
but, strange to say, there are very few
cotton mills in this part of the State.
With cotton mills in every county in
sufficient numbers and capacity, tie
cotton crop would be worth from 1-8 to
1-2 cent more every year. This would
mean an immense sum of money to
the farmers of Eastern Carolina, and a
great increase in the volume of general
business.
With these plain facts before the peo-
pie all the while, it is strange, indeed
that they do not make, more effort to
establish cotton factories. They would
be a means of greatly increased pros
perity, not only to the farmers but all
business men as we'll.
Now, what will Scotland Neck do in
this matter? While no one here has
any great surplus of capital, it the com
munlty can be aroused on the subject
and made to see the Importance of the
matter, It will not be hard to build a
cotton mill.
The COMMONWEALTH has watched
carefully the progress of the commun.
tiles in which are cotton mill inter
ests, and without an exception they are
more prosperous than those that have
no such interests.
Six years ago we spent several days
around Henrietta, cotton mill towr
III Rutherford county, and we observed
that the people all through the count,
seemed more prosperous than in othe
sections of the State where there wer,
no mills. The reason is plain: No
only do the farmers get better prices 70
their cotton when they can sell Direct,
to the mills, but they have a marke
for many other things besides thei
cotton. ALI these things tend to hell
the farmers, who are really as much, O
more. directly benefited by the pres
ence of cotton mills and like manu-
featuring industries than any othe
class Of people.
The CoMMoNwEALrH is in earnes
when it urges upon the people of Scot
land Neck to come together and bull
good mill.
Will they do it,
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